I didn't get any permits so I'm here until at least Monday sometime. Yesterday, while loading, I saw and heard the military jets flying around. There was an occasional sonic boom too. Didn't think much of it because I'm around military bases quite a bit. Well, I found out why they were flying around so much. The Fargo Air Show is going on this weekend. The airport is not far from here so I watched the Blue Angels perform this afternoon.
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Went the rest of the way up to Warner, SD to the job site where this transformer was to be unloaded. I was a little early.
Once the crew got there things moved pretty fast. They unloaded that 46,000-pound transformer with no problems.
My next load was up in Fargo, North Dakota. I went up there and loaded a Case 500 Tractor that is going to Auburn, New York.
By the time I finished with that I was totally exhausted. I went to the Petro truck stop in Fargo for the night and to wait for my permits to come in. So far, no permits have come in so it looks like I might be here for the weekend.
Left early this morning. Thought you might like to see what Kansas is famous for (besides The Wizard of Oz). The State flower, sunflower!
Very uneventful day on the road. I like those! Made it through Nebraska and up into South Dakota. I love it up here!! Stopped for the night at a very small truck stop in Wolsey, South Dakota. I'm just about an hour away from delivery. The crane set up today so they will be ready for me when I get there. Shouldn't take too long to get unloaded.
Left early this morning. Had no traffic issues going through Fort Worth, I went through before rush hour. Didn't have any issues going through Oklahoma City either. Stopped for the night, after driving 600 miles, at a truck stop in Newton, Kansas.
Left early this morning and drove into Laredo. Got there an hour and a half early. Had to wait for them to open at 8. When they opened I found out that I wasn't given all the numbers that I needed to load. Had to call Carlisle to get them. So instead of loading 2nd, I loaded last. When they finally did load me, I got a transformer that is going up to Warner, South Dakota. It's a bit top-heavy.
Left there and started north. Lots of bumper-to-bumper traffic in San Antonio and some more in Austin. Stopped for the night at the Flying J truck stop in Jarrell, Texas.
Didn't see a lot of out-of-the-ordinary border protection stuff. There were a few mobile video surveillance units set up, but that's about all. There were, however, a lot more state troopers along I-35 than there normally are down there. Didn't see them doing anything other than sitting there. Didn't see any military or out-of-state agencies.
Left Lufkin very early this morning and drove the rest of the way to the Port of Galveston. Got there about an hour and a half early. Once they opened, I went in and delivered the 944K parts. My next load is way down in Laredo, Texas. Right across from the Mexican border.
