Friday, January 11, 2019

What a day!!!!   Last night I heard from my pilot escort car.  She said she had a job to do that night but would see me in the morning.  I went to bed.  This morning I had an email waiting for me from her.  It said that she was involved in a car crash last night.  She said that she was fine but her car was not.  I would have to get another escort.  Just dandy!!!!!  So I sent an email to the person at Daily that makes the arrangements for escort cars explaining the situation. Unfortunately she doesn't come in until 8 am.  At 10:30 am my new escort car showed up and I was, once again, back on the road.  Made it up to State College, PA and delivered the wheel loader - FINALLY!!!!!!!!!  

I have a few things that need fixing on the trailer so I drove down to the "home office" in Carlisle.  Had dinner then went over to the Petro truck stop that is a couple miles down the road, for a shower.  When I got in the shower room and opened up my bag I found that an entire bottle of liquid soap had opened up and covered just about everything in the bag with liquid soap.  I spent an hour cleaning that mess up.  After showering I went back to the Daily yard for the rest of the weekend.  Don't know how long I'll be here. The mechanic said that they probably won't be able to work on my trailer until Monday.  Just wonderful!!!!!  I'm glad today is over!!

Thursday, January 10, 2019

My Virginia permit finally came in at about 10:30 this morning.  I left and was very glad to be moving again!!  No problems on the road today.  Stopped for the night at the Flying J truck stop in Winchester, Virginia.

Wednesday, January 9, 2019

Left this morning at 6 am in order to beat the Knoxville curfew.  Stopped at the weigh station a few miles after we got started and had a run in with a "Barney Fife" state trooper.  He was a young guy just being a total jerk.  There are a lot more of these type cops out there than anyone would like to believe.  They are supposed to be the "good guys".  WRONG, they are not.  Got out of there as fast as possible.  Just made the curfew.  Continued on up into Virginia where my pilot escort car dropped off.  Don't need one in Virginia. I had to stop just inside Virginia because my Virginia permit has not come in yet.  Stopped at the Petro truck stop in Glade Spring, VA.  Waited there all day, still no permit.  Hope it comes in early tomorrow.

Tuesday, January 8, 2019

Left this morning a half hour after sunrise.  Did pretty good until I-75 south of Atlanta.  There was a crash and I got stuck in a 5 mile traffic back up.  Took an hour to get past it.  The rest of the way around Atlanta was fine.   Continued on up to the Tennessee state line in Chattanooga.  There my Tennessee pilot escort car fell in behind me as we continued on. Stopped for the night at the Petro truck stop in Knoxville, TN.

Monday, January 7, 2019

Went over to the Port of Savannah first thing.  Loaded a Caterpillar 982M Wheel Loader that is going up tp State College, Pennsylvania.

After I finished loading, I had to wait for my permits.  None of them had come in yet.  Georgia finally came in at about noon.  I left and went back to the TA truck stop and scaled.  Then I left and headed on my way.  For some reason they routed me up through Atlanta.  I have no idea why.  I was not expecting that.  I stopped for the night at a "Mom & Pop" truck stop in Metter, GA. That will give the office plenty of time to get the rest of my permits and my Tennessee escort.

And tonight is the last college football game of the season.  The season went by so darned fast!!!! 

Alabama (SEC) vs Clemson (ACC). GO ALABAMA!!!!!   That trophy needs to stay in the SEC where it belongs!!!!

 

Sunday, January 6, 2019

Yesterday we took all the "stuff" off my trailer and made it a four axle trailer again.  My next load does not need all that.

This morning I drove up to the TA truck stop in Ricmond Hill, Georgia for the night. I load in the morning at the Port of Savannah.  Don't have any of my permits yet.  I'm going to load anyway and hope they come in before I'm finished.