Friday, April 8, 2016

Went back over to the repair shop this morning.  The truck that they thought would be finished yesterday took longer than they expected and was not ready.  The said that they could get me in this afternoon and tear down the engine but it would sit until Tuesday because they are closed Saturday and Sunday.  Monday they had a previous commitment out of town and would be closed.  I would be paying for a hotel for all those days.  Didn't want to do that.  Don't like hotels to start with so that option didn't thrill me.  We agreed that it would be better if I just came back Tuesday morning.  I went back to the Petro truck stop to wait until Tuesday.

Thursday, April 7, 2016

Was at the repair shop in North Little Rock first thing this morning.  The ran a few tests.  This one was the big one that it failed miserably!!   This is in the radiator where the cap is. There should not be any bubbles in this.  All the bubbles is a very bad sign.

Have a bad head gasket at best, but most likely a cracked head.  Will be starting on it tomorrow morning to find out for sure and if anything else is bad.

Wednesday, April 6, 2016

Truck is still having coolant issues.  There is a place in Little Rock that will fix it.  Tried to get a load over there but there weren't any.  So I left for Little Rock deadhead. On the way it was really windy.  Saw a semi truck in front of me almost get blown off an overpass.  Got it on video but it was too far ahead to really see so I won't waste your time posting it.  Stopped for the night at the Petro truck stop in West Memphis, Arkansas.

Tuesday, April 5, 2016

This morning I went back to the port and picked up my loaded trailer and drove up to Dacula, GA and delivered the excavator.  Don't have another load yet so I went to the other side of Atlanta to the Petro truck stop to wait for my next load.

Monday, April 4, 2016

This morning went back to the port and picked up my loaded trailer and drove to Albany, GA via Macon.  That's the way the State routed me. 40 miles out of the way!!  Delivered the excavator and drove back to the port in Savannah again.  Loaded a Caterpillar 323FL that is going to Dacula, Georgia.  And YES that really is the name of the town!!!!

Dropped my trailer there at the port and headed back to the TA truck stop in Richmond Hill stopping again for a pizza on the way.