Saturday, June 19, 2021

 With a fresh set of hours, I left this morning and went to the Petro truck stop in Brazil, Indiana. I'll be here until Monday morning.

Friday, June 18, 2021

 When I got up this morning I saw, much to my surprise,  that I had only 58 minutes of time left on my 70-hour clock.  That meant I was stuck here for the weekend.  What a pain in the butt!!!  So I'll deliver Monday instead of today.

Thursday, June 17, 2021

 Left Baltimore at about 2:45 AM EDT.  Very uneventful day except when going around Columbus, Ohio a truck going the other way on I-270 struck a large powerline.  Somehow a boom on the truck went up and the driver didn't know it.  the line fell across the entire Interstate (both sides). On the other side, traffic was stopped completely.  Our side was still flowing.  We just drove over the downed line without any problems.  It had just happened before I got there.  Other than that, it was a pleasant drive to the Love's truck stop in Knightstown, Indiana.  590 miles today.

Wednesday, June 16, 2021

 Left a half-hour before sunrise this morning and drove to Frederick, Maryland and delivered the tractor.  The next load was at the Port of Baltimore in Dundalk, Maryland.  Went there and loaded a Caterpillar 320 Excavator that is going to Terra Haute, Indiana.  

Thoroughly exhausted, I drove over to the TA truck stop in Baltimore.  As soon as my ten hours are up, I'll be on the road again.  Good night.

Tuesday, June 15, 2021

 Got a late start this morning.  Had some construction bumper-to-bumper traffic east of Indianapolis.  Aside from that, a very uneventful day.  Drove 483 miles to the TA truck stop in London, Ohio for the night.

Monday, June 14, 2021

 Left early this morning and arrived in Savage, Minnesota before they opened.  Someone was there and took possession of the dozer that I delivered.  The next load was down in Waterloo, Iowa.  I drove down there and loaded a John Deere 8R 340 Tractor that is going to Frederick, Maryland.

Didn't have an Iowa permit yet so I went to the Flying J truck stop in Waterloo to wait for it.  2 hours later it arrived so I drove down to the Iowa 80 truck stop in Walcott, Iowa for the night.  I do not yet have an Illinois permit so I'll be here until it comes in.

Sunday, June 13, 2021

 Left Morton, IL at about 6 AM CDT.  I still didn't have an Iowa permit. I was a dastardly villain and went anyway.

I made it through without any cops bothering me.  Stopped for the night at the Petro truck stop in Albert Lea, Minnesota.  One of my favorite places to stop.