D.C. & L. Trucking: 5/29/22

Saturday, June 4, 2022

Left at midnight. Drove to the Love's truck stop in Charlotte, NC, about a half-mile from where I deliver Monday. It was full. Not a parking spot to be had in the lot or out on the street. So I drove about 35 miles to the next one. I'll be at the Love's truck stop in Blacksburg, South Carolina. 633 miles total today.

Friday, June 3, 2022

Got started this morning at 2:30. I got very lucky today. No traffic problems going around Richmond or Washington DC. Traffic was heavy all day. Had a few areas of slow & go between Washington and Baltimore, but it wasn't bad. No problems in Baltimore or Philadelphia either. AMAZING!!! Delivered the roller. Next load was over in Monroe Township, New Jersey. Went over there and loaded a big thing of metal. Have no idea what it is or what it's for. All I know is that it is going to Charlotte, North Carolina to be refurbished.

I was just about out of hours for today after driving 575 miles. They were kind enough to let me stay there where I loaded so I could get my 10 hours done. As soon as they are done I'll be heading toward Charlotte. Lots of night driving so the traffic should be a lot lighter.

Thursday, June 2, 2022

Left this morning and drove the rest of the way to the Port of Jacksonville and delivered the Caterpillar parts. They are going to Singapore. My next load was back up in Pooler, Georgia. That is right next to Savannah. I went there and loaded a Sany SSR120 Roller and a parts box that is going to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Left there and drove to the Petro truck stop in Florence, South Carolina for my 10 hours. Even with unloading and loading I still got 488 miles in today.

Wednesday, June 1, 2022

I left at 2:30 this morning. There was a wreck on the east Atlanta beltway, I-285, just east of the I-75 interchange. Traffic was backed up on I-75 for several miles. I found a way around it. When I stopped at a traffic light on my detour something happened in front of me that I have never seen before.

Wasn't a big deal, just something you don't see every day. Had no other traffic issues today. Stopped after driving 631 miles and ran out of hours for today, at Grady's truck stop in Metter, Georgia.

Tuesday, May 31, 2022

Left at sunrise this morning. Had to get ahead of the St. Louis curfew that started at 6:30. I did and made it to Fenton, MO with 12 minutes to spare. Delivered the wheel loader. Then drove up to Decatur, Illinois and loaded five palettes of Caterpillar parts for a Caterpillar 794AC Mining Dump Tuck that are going to the Port of Jacksonville in Florida.