Saturday, May 20, 2017

My next load is Monday morning in Hope Mills, North Carolina.  I decided to drive down to the TA truck stop in Kenly, NC.

Thursday, May 18, 2017

Finished swapping into the new truck.  Took all day!!  That is a lot of work!!!  I'm exhausted.  Here it is, 2017 Kenworth T680.

My first load in it is Monday morning.  I'll be here until at least Sunday.

Wednesday, May 17, 2017

This morning we drove the rest of the way to Manassas, Virginia and delivered the generator.  It was very tight getting in there.  VERY tight, especially being long and wide.

After that, drove up to the home office in Carlisle, PA and dropped off the trailer.  I'll be here for a few days. I'm getting a brand spankin' new Kenworth T680 four axle truck.  It will take a few days to complete that task.  I'll have pictures later.

Tuesday, May 16, 2017

Left at 4 this morning and drove down to Virginia Beach.  There were 4 aircraft carriers in port at Norfolk Navy Base this morning.  

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One of these ships was in there too.

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The business where I loaded this morning had a model railroad out front.  It was really cool. 

Loaded a Caterpillar D3516C Generator that is going to Manassas, Virginia.  It weighs 80,000 pounds (36,287 kg).  Loaded, I am 14 feet, 5 inches (439 cm) high and 11 feet, 9 inches (358 cm) wide.  I am 92 feet (28 meters) long.

I have a pole car in front and another escort car in back.

Just as we were about to pull out, my chase car developed an electrical problem.  All his lights and radio went out.  

Spent an hour screwing around trying to fix it.  We were unsuccessful.  They called another car to come meet us.  He was coming from Richmond - about 2 hours away.

While we waited we watched these guys flying in and out of the Navy base. Those jets are really LOUD!!!

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Three hours later the new chase car arrived and we left.  Stopped for the night at the Flying J truck stop in Carmel Church, VA.

Monday, May 15, 2017

Delivered the excavator first thing this morning then drove over to Daily in Carlisle.  There is a load in Virginia Beach, VA that requires three 4 axle trucks each with stretch RGN trailers.  Apparently, one of the trucks that was on the way to do it broke down in Asheville North Carolina.  I was the only available 4 axle truck anywhere near there so I will take his place.  In order to get his trailer over to Virginia another truck, that was also on his way to VA Beach, stopped at the TA truck stop in Ashland, Virginia and dropped his trailer there.  Then he went to Asheville, NC to get the other trailer.  I went down to Ashland and got his trailer.  That's where I am for the night.  Are you confused yet?  Tomorrow morning we will meet in Virginia Beach and he will get his trailer back and I will get the one he picked up in Asheville, NC. Then we will load.  WHEW!!!

Sunday, May 14, 2017

This morning I drove the rest of the way to Murrysville, PA.  The route the stupid State sent me on was horrible.  After getting off I-79 north of Pittsburgh, it was narrow two lane roads that were full of ups and downs and lots of curves.