Saturday, May 14, 2022

 I left Galveston at 3:30 AM CDT and very soon after I got on I-45 got stuck in a roadblock.  They are doing major construction on I-45. Crews were switching the closed lanes, so the cops stopped all the traffic while they did that.  I could have slept for another hour!!!  Oh well.  Once I got through that it was smooth sailing for the rest of the day.  Stopped for the rest of the weekend after putting another 585 miles behind me, at the Love's truck stop in Big Cabin, Oklahoma.  I'm totally out of hours so I have to do a reset tomorrow.

Friday, May 13, 2022

 Left a half-hour before sunrise this morning.  Drove to Galveston and delivered the tractor.  Didn't have another load yet.  The bridge coming out of Galveston is weight restricted to 80,000 pounds due to damage to the bridge.  It is really messing up loading out of Galveston.  None of the big stuff can move.  So I headed back to Houston.  About halfway back they found a load for me back in Galveston.  So I turned around and went back and loaded a Caterpillar D5 dozer that is going to Kansas City, Missouri.  

I didn't have many hours left for today so I parked for the night at the parking area just outside of the Port gate.  I'll get started tomorrow when my 10 hours are up.

Thursday, May 12, 2022

 Got a late start this morning but timed it perfectly again.  Arrived at the St. Lewis curfew right at 9 AM when the curfew ended.  No issues on the road and traffic wasn't too bad either. I pushed it pretty hard today.  Drove 665 miles stopping once for that stupid required 30-minute break.  Stopped for the night at the Love's truck stop in Domino, Texas.

Wednesday, May 11, 2022

 Left early this morning and drove to Fort Dodge.  Got there just before they opened.  Delivered the telehandler.  Next load was back in Waterloo.  Drove there and loaded a John Deere 9R 490HPPC Tractor that is going to Galveston, Texas.

Left there and drove to the Love's truck stop in New London, Missouri for the night.  Will be starting a little later than usual.  Have to time it so I get to St. Louis at 9 AM when the curfew ends.

Tuesday, May 10, 2022

 Yesterday, while loading, the tag light on the trailer got smashed.  As soon as my 10 hours were up I left.  That was about 1:45 AM.  Didn't sleep very well last night so I got sleepy a couple times and stopped to take a nap.  Stopped at the Daily terminal in Bettendorf, Iowa, and got my tag light replaced. Continued on and stopped when I ran out of hours at the Flying J truck stop in Evansdale, Iowa. Even with all the stopping I still did 653 miles today.

Monday, May 9, 2022

 Left real early this morning and got to Baltimore just before they opened.  Delivered the wheel loader.  My next load was over in McConnellsburg, PA.  Drove there and loaded a JLG Telehandler that is going to Fort Dodge, Iowa.

Left there and drove to the TA truck stop in Hebron, Ohio for the night.

Sunday, May 8, 2022

 Checked out of the hotel this morning and went back to the Daily yard.  Stopped along the way and got fuel and the truck washed.  With all my "chores" done I can veg out for the rest of the day.