I drove the 245 miles over to San Antonio and got there as they opened this morning. I took my trailer apart and got everything out in preparation for my machine. The machine I was loading, a Caterpillar D6 Dozer, was not ready yet. It had an air conditioning problem that was supposed to be fixed yesterday. They hadn't even started on it yet. So I waited. Helped another driver load a water tanker on his truck while I waited. Also saw them take my machine into the shop.
Yesterday I forgot to tell you that I passed one of those self driving trucks. It had a human sitting in the driver's seat but he wasn't doing anything. It was going slower that the traffic flow and while I was behind it the brake lights kept coming on. When I went to pass him there was nothing in front of it to cause it to keep braking. I must say, I'm not a fan. There is no way that a self driving truck could do the oversized loads we do. Impossible.
After a couple hours I was told it wouldn't be ready anytime soon. They have to order parts. I was given a different load that wasn't too far away. I drove over to New Braunfels, TX and loaded a John Deere 544 Wheel loader with a bucket and forks that is going to South Plainfield, New Jersey.
Left there and started heading north. Just north of Austin there was a lot of construction. I-35 there was 3 lanes wide. There was a semi truck on my right. I could not see the signs that said his lane was ending. This was a close one.
I stopped for my 10 hours at the Petro Truck Stop in Carl's Corner, Texas. This is the place Willie Nelson was part owner until Petro bought it.
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