Left long before sunrise this morning. Stopped in Dallas and got the truck washed. Boy, did it need it!!! Looks a lot better now. Drove down to the Flying J truck stop in Jarrell, Texas for the rest of the weekend. I deliver about 15 miles from here Monday morning. Now it is time for College FOOTBALL !!!!!
Left this morning a half hour before sunrise this morning. Had a great day on the road. No problems at all. Drove 540 miles non-stop. I didn't even have to stop for the restroom. Stopped for the night at the TA truck stop in Rockwall, Texas.
Left real early this morning and timed it so that I arrived at Creve Coeur, Illinois a little bit before they opened at 7 am CST. Loaded a Caterpillar D6 Dozer that is going to Georgetown, Texas.
Left there and went over to a truck stop in Morton, IL across the street from a Wal Mart. Got all my prescriptions refilled. Then hit the road. Drove down to the TA truck stop in Matthews, Missouri for the night.
As soon as my ten hours was up at 1 am CST I left. Drove to the Daily terminal in Bettendorf, Iowa. Had several problems with my trailer fixed. Then went to the tire shop and got two new tires for the truck. After that, went back to the Daily terminal, stopping for lunch on the way. I just got a load to pick up tomorrow so all is good.
Left a little after sunrise this morning and drove the rest of the way to the job site just west of Highmore, SD. It was about an hour from the truck stop. Here is a time-lapse video of the last part of the journey...
After I got empty I started heading east. Stopped for the night at the Flying J truck stop in Sioux Falls, SD.
Left at sunrise this morning. My South Dakota permit expired yesterday. Sent an email before I left telling my dispatcher that. When I got to South Dakota I still didn't have my new permit. I sent another email telling them I was at South Dakota. I kept going anyway. I saw on the Daily Express web site, where I can check the status of my permits, that my SD permit was not even ordered until 6 minutes AFTER I had entered South Dakota. Fortunately I was not going to cross any State weigh stations. Roads were not bad today. The plows were out doing clean up work. Glad I waited until today. The worst road was the last one. A little over 50 miles of mostly ice. Here is a very short, edited video of part of it.
Stopped at a small truck stop in Wolsey, South Dakota for the night. Still don't have my South Dakota permit. This is what I look like now...
I deliver about an hour from here. This is the closest place to park. Still getting over this cold or flu so I'm going to take a nap.
The rain changed to snow last night. Maybe an inch or two fell. When I got up it was still snowing but by the time I finished breakfast it had stopped. I left a little after sunrise. I started off west bound on I-90. The winds changed direction from yesterday. Very heavy wind from the north and blowing the snow that fell last night. The plows were out and doing a pretty good job of keeping the road open. I didn't get to where I wanted to today. The wind and blowing snow were just too much. I thought that if I continued on my permit might be in jeopardy due to the conditions. Plus, I was at the point where my permit route took me off the Interstate and on back roads. Wasn't sure how the road conditions were on them. So I decided to give it another day for conditions to improve, and for me to feel better. The extra sleep I have been getting has really helped. I stopped at a small truck stop in Worthington, Minnesota. There is a pretty good restaurant here. Here is an edited time-lapse video of a little bit of the roads and where I stopped for the day.
