Saturday, May 7, 2022

 Still raining!!  Got up early and went down the road to the laundromat and did laundry. They have some huge machines there and I washed all my blankets and quilts.  Then went back to the Daily yard and went back to sleep.  Early afternoon I drove to the Penn Harris Hotel in Camp Hill, PA, and checked in.  I had a room with two double beds.  The TV didn't work and they had to send someone from maintenance to come fix it.  It's always something!!!  The "shindig" started at 5:30.  

Panoramic Photo

The food was pretty good.  The speeches were too long (as usual) and the door prizes were pretty good.  I got another jacket for 10 years.  Hard to believe that I have been at Daily for 10 years.  The time has just flown by.  I guess it is really true that time flies when you are having fun.

Once all the door prizes were finished I left and went back to my room.  I'm not into all that schmoozing that goes on at these things.  

Friday, May 6, 2022

 Last night I got an email telling me that my truck was due for an oil change and lube.  I also got a call from the person that handles the random DOT drug tests at Daily.  She said that my name came up this month.  We set up for it to be done sometime before 3:30 PM this afternoon at a place just down the road from the Daily Yard in Carlisle, PA.  It has been a couple years since my name came up on the random list so I was not surprised.  

Left New Paris, Ohio a little after 2 AM.  More rain again all day.  On the road, I scheduled to have the truck maintenance done at the TA in Wheeling, West Virginia.  I arrived there at about 6:30 AM.  There was a truck in the bay already but I was next in line.  The guy at the desk said that "...it might be a while, the mechanic procrastinates a lot".   I went and had breakfast, came back, and took a nap.  I woke up at 8:30.  The other truck was still in the bay being worked on.  I decided not to wait so I canceled my appointment and left.  While on the road called and scheduled an appointment to have the work done at the Petro in Carlisle at noon.  I arrived at the Petro right at noon.  They were just finishing up another truck and said I was next.  I had time to go to the Daily yard and drop off my trailer.  I got the maintenance work done at the Petro and left there at 3:05 PM and went straight to the clinic to do my drug test.  After leaving my "golden deposit" at the clinic I got my paperwork and went back to the Daily yard.  Tomorrow night is Daily's annual "Safety Banquet".  I'll be going to that.  I'll have a hotel room tomorrow night courtesy of Daily.

Thursday, May 5, 2022

 Left real early this morning and drove to Davenport, Iowa.  Got there before they opened.  When they opened, loaded a John Deere 624 Wheel Loader that is going to Baltimore, Maryland.

Left there and headed toward Baltimore.  Started raising shortly after entering Illinois and it rained steadily for the rest of the day.  At least it held off while I was loading, for a change.  Had a bunch of bumper to bumper traffic going around Indianapolis.  Stopped for the night at the Petro truck stop in New Paris, Ohio.

Wednesday, May 4, 2022

 Left at sunrise this morning.  Nothing interesting on the road today.  Made it to Mokena, Illinois and delivered the wheel loader.  My next load is tomorrow morning in Davenport, Iowa.  I started off that direction.  Stopped for the night at the TA in Morris, Illinois.  563 miles today.

Tuesday, May 3, 2022

 Left early this morning and got to Clayton, NC a little before they opened.  When they opened, loaded a Caterpillar 938M Wheel Loader that is going to Mokena, Illinois.  

I was out of there by 8:30 !!!  Pretty good day on the road.  A few slowdowns from construction.  Stopped for the night at the Love's truck stop in Ripley, West Virginia.

Monday, May 2, 2022

Was at the Port of Savannah when they opened this morning.  Loaded two Caterpillar CB2.7 Rollers.  One goes to Rock Hill, South Carolina, and the other to Charlotte, North Carolina.  

Was out of there by 8:30.  Delivered both rollers. My next load is in Clayton, NC.  I drove to the Petro truck stop in Mebane, NC for the night.

 After a few nice days off it is time to get back at it again.  Started off slowly.  Drove up to the TA truck stop in Richmond Hill, Georgia.  Traffic was pretty heavy on I-95 today.  Will load tomorrow morning in Savannah.