Left real early this morning and drove to Mason City, Iowa, and delivered the motor grader. Had it off before they even knew I was there. Next load is in Waterloo, IA. Went there and loaded a John Deere 8RX 370 Tractor that is going to the Port of Baltimore in Dundalk, Maryland.
Left a half-hour before sunrise this morning. I only had around 7+ hours to work with today. Stopped for the rest of the day at the Pilot truck stop in Osceola, Iowa.
I gained a bit over ten hours today. I left at about 1 AM CDT. Just a little bit of bumper too bumper traffic in Dallas from a wreck. Other than that, very uneventful day adding another 575 miles to my tally. Stopped for the night, with only 11 minutes left, at the Pilot truck stop in Muskogee, Oklahoma.
I only had about 6 hours available today. Went the rest of the way to Carmine, TX, and delivered the wheel loader in the mud. The next load was over at the Port of Galveston. Drove there and loaded a Caterpillar 140 AWD Motor Grader that is going up to Mason City, Iowa. These things are fun to drive!!
Of course, it started to rain as I started to load. It stopped as I was finishing. By the time I had finished, I was just about out of hours. I parked in a small area across from the Port entrance for the rest of the day and tonight. The blue "X" marks where I parked.
Thought you might like to see the controls for these machines. Notice, no steering wheel. It steers with the left joystick.
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Drove another 575 miles today to the Love's truck stop in Waller, Texas. I'm only about an hour away from delivery but I ran out of hours today so I have to deliver tomorrow.
Left Raphine, VA at about 1 AM. Drove 716 miles to the TA in Meridian, Mississippi for the night.
