Saturday, June 27, 2015

Went over to the Caterpillar dealer in Columbus, Ohio first thing this morning and dropped off the excavator.  Then went up to New Philadelphia, Ohio and loaded a Gradall XL3100 Excavator that is going to Forest Park, Georgia.

Left there and drove down to the TA truck stop in Walton, Kentucky for the rest of the weekend.

Friday, June 26, 2015

Left the TA in Baltimore this morning at 9 am. Good day on the road.  BUT at about 4:15 this afternoon I still did not have my Michigan permit. I called to find out where it is.  By 5 pm it still was not here.  The problem with that is that I have another load that HAS to be picked up tomorrow.  Without a Michigan permit I can't go into Michigan to deliver this load until it comes in Monday sometime.  Created quite a pickle!!  So they made arrangements for me to drop this machine off at the Caterpillar dealer in Columbus, Ohio.  Someone else will come get it and take it the rest of the way to Michigan next week.  That way I can still pick up the next load on time tomorrow.  I stopped for the night at the west bound rest area on I-70 in Hebron, Ohio.

Thursday, June 25, 2015

This morning went back to the Port of Baltimore in Dundalk, Maryland and loaded a Caterpillar 323 Excavator that is going to Brownstown, Michigan.

Went back to the TA in Baltimore to scale and wait for my Maryland Permit.  

Maryland is running about a day behind on their permits and it did not come in before the Baltimore curfew started.  I'm here until, at the earliest, 9 am tomorrow morning provided it comes in before 9 am.

Severe thunderstorms predicted for tonight.  Might be an interesting evening.

Wednesday, June 24, 2015

Short day today.  Left Morgantown, WV this morning at sunrise and drove in to the Port of Baltimore and delivered the skidder.  Don't have another load yet so I went to the TA truck stop in Baltimore took a shower, and had lunch.  I didn't sleep very well last night so I am really tired today.  Glad it was a short day. Going to take a much needed nap.

Tuesday, June 23, 2015

Left Bloomington, Illinois half hour before sunrise this morning.  Good day on the road.  No problems.  After driving 571 miles I stopped for the night at the West Virginia Welcome Center on I-79 in Morgantown, West Virginia.

Monday, June 22, 2015

Finally got another load. It was over in Davenport, Iowa.  Drove over there and loaded a John Deere 648L Skidder.  It is going to the Port of Baltimore.

Had to wait a while for my Iowa permit.  When it came in I left.  Passed a little crash in Illinois.

Here is the lock and dam in the Illinois river.  It is really underwater now!

Stopped for the night back at the TA truck stop where I started from this morning in Bloomington, Illinois.