Saturday, November 4, 2017

Had an unexpected very late start this morning.  Was fogged in until 10 am.  When I was finally able to go, I did.  Saw a couple weird things today.  The first one was a pick up truck with a car on a trailer.  It was parked on the side of the road and the occupants were doing something when the car rolled off the trailer and bounced a few times before it stopped moving.  Fortunately it all happened on the side of the road and it didn't hit anything.  The other weird thing I saw was just before I got to the truck stop.  There was a pick up truck with an ATV on a trailer.  While it was going down the interstate the ATV broke loose and rolled off the trailer into traffic.  Another pick up truck hit the ATV.   I went by shortly after it happened and they had moved everything off the road. I stopped for the rest of the weekend at the TA truck stop in Baytown, Texas.

I listened to this disaster on the radio.  The Gators were totally horrible!!!  Not too terribly surprising given all the problems they had off the field this week.

Florida vs Missouri

Today, 11:00 AM

Faurot Field, Columbia, Missouri

Florida Gators (3-5)

 

16 - 45

Final

Missouri Tigers (4-5)

	1	2	3	4		Total
Florida	0	6	3	7		16
Missouri	7	21	7	10		45

Friday, November 3, 2017

As soon as my 10 hours was up I left and went to Baton Rouge, Louisiana.  Got there and loaded a Grove RT650E Rough Terrain Crane that is going to Houston, Texas.

Left there and started back toward Houston.  Since I don't unload until Monday I decided to stop early.  I also would not have made the Beaumont, Texas curfew. So I stopped for the night at the Petro truck stop in Egan, Louisiana.

Thursday, November 2, 217

Got a late start this morning because I had to wait for my Mississippi permit to come in.  When it arrived, I left.  While on the way this afternoon I got a call and a change of plans.  

Instead of delivering tomorrow I'm going to the Daily yard in Houston and leaving my trailer and load there.  I'm getting a different trailer and going back to Baton Rouge, Louisiana to get a crane to bring back to Houston.  After that I go back to the Daily yard and get my trailer and load and deliver it.

I went to the Daily yard and dropped my trailer and picked up the other trailer.  The only problem was that I had to bring all the chains and binders with me.  So I had to take all the chains and binders off my load and put them on the other trailer.  I will spend the night in the yard and leave for Baton Rouge as soon as my 10 hours is up.  Good night!!

Wednesday, November 1, 2017

Went into Conyers, GA this morning early to beat the Atlanta rush hour traffic.  I got there early.  When they opened I loaded another Caterpillar 336E Excavator.  It is going to Houston. Texas.

I got out of there in good time this morning.  Got stuck in some bumper to bumper traffic going through Atlanta, but it wasn't too bad.  Aside from that, nothing else interesting today.  Stopped for the night at the TA truck stop in Grand Bay, Alabama.  Couldn't go any further because my Mississippi permit has not come in yet.  I'll get to sleep in tomorrow morning until it gets here.

Tuesday, October 31, 2017

Went over to Ocala and delivered the excavator first thing this morning.  Next load is up in Conyers, Georgia tomorrow morning.  I drove up to the TA truck stop in Jackson, GA for the night.

Monday, October 30, 2017

Left at sunrise this morning.  Another uneventful day on the road.  Stopped for the night at the Petro truck stop in Reddick, Florida.  Will deliver in the morning.

Sunday, October 29, 2017

Nothing exciting today.  At sunrise I drove over to the TA truck stop in Slidel, Louisiana.