Saturday, April 16, 2022

 This morning I drove to the truck stop in Hagerstown, Maryland.  Traffic was much lighter this morning which made for a much nicer drive.

Friday, April 15, 2022

 Left before sunrise this morning.  Very uneventful day even though the traffic on I-81 was heavy. I stopped a bit earlier than I had planned.  There was a wreck 17 miles ahead with all lanes blocked and a 10 mile (and growing) back up.  I decided to stop for the night at the Pilot truck stop in Harrisonburg, Virginia.  I'll go the rest of the way in the morning. 

Thursday, April 14, 2022

 Left this morning at sunrise.  Didn't get very far.  Still didn't have my Virginia permit so I had to stop at the TA truck stop in Baileyton, Tennessee to wait. Sat there all day.  At 4:30 PM EDT, my permit finally came in.  I'll leave here in the morning and drive through Virginia.  The Port of Baltimore is closed tomorrow for Good Friday so there is no hurry.  I'll go to the Flying J truck stop in Winchester, VA for the weekend.

Wednesday, April 13, 2022

 Left Little Rock at sunrise this morning.  Pretty uneventful day on the road.  That's the way I like it.  Stopped for the night at the Petro truck stop in Knoxville, Tennessee.  My Virginia permit was ordered five days ago and it still isn't here.  If it doesn't come in soon I'll have a very short day tomorrow.

Tuesday, April 12, 2022

 Left Prescott this morning to time it so that I arrived to deliver right when they opened at 7:30.  Delivered the excavator.

Next load is at Caterpillar in North Little Rock, AR.  Went there and loaded a Caterpillar 14 Motor Grader that is going to the Port of Baltimore.

From there I went to the Rush Truck Center in Little Rock to get my windshield replaced.  They finished it this afternoon and I went over to the Petro truck stop for the night to let the glue dry.

Monday, April 11, 2022

 When the gates opened at the Port I was the first one through.  Loaded a Caterpillar 317 GC Excavator that is going up to Little Rock, Arkansas.

Left there and headed toward Little ZZRock.  On the north side of Houston, a rock flew from another truck into my windshield. 

So, after I deliver in Little Rock tomorrow I have to get it replaced.  I stopped for the night at the TA in Prescott, Arkansas.

Sunday, April 10, 2022

 As soon as my reset was finished this morning I drove over to Galveston.  I load here in the morning.