Saturday, May 11, 2019

Left a half hour before sunrise.  Nothing exciting today, just a nice day on the road.  Stopped for the night at a truck stop in Grantsville, Maryland.  Will get a very early start tomorrow.

Friday, May 10, 2019

Left at 3 am this morning and drove the rest of the way to Creve Coeur, Illinois. That is were the new Dozers from the plant are stored for shipping by either truck or by train.  Got there just before they opened.  Loaded a Caterpillar D6 Dozer that is going to Bensalem, Pennsylvania.

Got out of there in really good time.  Drove to the Flying J truck stop in Spiceland, Indiana for the night.

Thursday, May 9, 2019

After the Louisville curfew was over at 9 am I left and drove to the power plant in Rockport, Indiana. No, it is not nuclear, it is coal.

Internet Photo

Have you ever wondered what it looks like under one of those big cooling towers at a power plant?  Well, here it is.  That is a fine spray of water cascading down, and a lot of it too!!!

Close Up

Here is what it looks like when it is inactive.

Close Up

I delivered the motor.  Was supposed to reload right there with another motor and take it back to where I got this one from.  Unfortunately, the crane that they were going to use to lift the old motor was broken.  The old motor won't be ready to go until next week sometime.  So I left there and headed toward a truck stop.  Drove over to the TA truck stop in Mount Vernon, Illinois.  Got my next load assignment, it is up in Creve Coeur, Illinois.  That is right next to Peoria.  I'll leave here very early in the morning.

Wednesday, May 8, 2019

Found out that my refrigerator quit working.  Went over to the truck wash at 2 am and got the truck washed, I was 3rd in line.  At 3 am I was done and left to continue my journey to South Charleston, West Virginia.  Got there at 7:30 and loaded a water pump motor that is going to a power plant in Rockport, Indiana.

The reason it is up on blocks is that there is a part that sticks out under it.

Then it had to be tarped.

Left there and headed toward Indiana.  Stopped along the way and bought a new refrigerator.  Then drove to the Flying J truck stop in Waddy, Kentucky.  Couldn't go any further because I didn't have an Indiana Permit yet.  While doing my post trip inspection I found I had a flat tire.  There is a  place on the other side of the Interstate that can fix it, but there were 3 others ahead of me.  So I waited at the Flying J.  Went inside to the Denny's to have dinner.  They sat me, left a menu, and never came back.  I watched several other people get seated, their drinks brought and their orders taken.  Me?...nothing!!!  Once again I was ignored.  I'm exhausted, my back hurts, and I'm very hungry.  I did not need that tonight.   I let them know how I felt as I walked out - like they really care!!  I'll figure out where to eat later.  My Indiana permit finally came in, but too late to go anywhere.  

Here is the culprit of my flat tire.

I finally gt to bed at 8:30.  Good night!!!

Tuesday, May 7, 2019

Got my truck and trailer back this morning.  Left Carlisle and started off toward my next load which is down in South Charleston, West Virginia.  Stopped for the night at the Petro truck stop in Raphine, Virginia.  Will go to sleep very early tonight and get up very early in the morning.  I'm still about 3+ hours away.

Monday, May 6, 2019

My truck is still in Kenworth.  They say it should be done tomorrow.  My trailer looks like it is done.  But I'm still in the hotel.