Saturday, July 16, 2022

 I left at 2 AM EDT and had a very good day on the road. This truck is a LOT better than the other one.  So far, so good. Drove 634 miles to the TA truck stop in Denmark, Tennessee.  

Thought you would like to see this.  When I got this truck it needed fuel real bad, so I filled it up.  It has two 100-gallon fuel tanks.

Friday, July 15, 2022

 This morning, I hooked up to a different trailer, got chains and binders from the shop, drove back to Shippensburg, PA, and loaded a Volvo ECR220ELR Excavator.  

Brought it back to the yard in Carlisle, PA.  Unloaded it, took the chains and binders back to the shop, and dropped off the trailer.

Then hooked back to my trailer.  In case you forgot, this is what I have.  A Volvo L60H Wheel Loader that is going to Amarillo, Texas.

Left Carlisle and drove to the Petro truck stop in Raphine, Virginia for my 10 hours.  I'll be starting again at about 2 AM EDT.

Thursday, July 14, 2022

 Woke up at midnight and got back to work swapping my stuff to the new truck.  Worked on it all night and got it done.  Then took the old truck to the truck wash and vacuumed it out and got it washed.  Then filled it with fuel.  After that, took it back to the yard and dropped the keys off with the truck shop guys.  

Yesterday afternoon, while I was sleeping, the trailer shop pulled my trailer in to do some work on it.  They finished it today before noon.  

Extremely tired, I was in bed before noon.  Good night.

Wednesday, July 13, 2022

 Woke up at midnight because the APU was acting up again!!

But couldn't leave until 2 AM.  When 2 arrived, I left and drove to the "home office" in Carlisle, PA.  Got the keys to the new truck and started the long process of swapping into it.

I got some of the bigger things moved into the truck when my dispatcher asked if I could go down to Shippensburg, PA to the Volvo plant and load a machine that had to be picked up today.  The driver that the load was assigned to abruptly quit.  So I hooked up to my trailer and went there and loaded a Volvo L60H wheel Loader that is eventually going to Amarillo, Texas.

Left there and went back to Carlisle.  Worked on the truck a little more, got a shower, and dinner, and thoroughly exhausted, fell into bed for the night.  I'll finish up tomorrow.

Tuesday, July 12, 2022

 Left real early this morning and drove to Lathrup Village, MI.  Had to back into the job site from the main road, but I didn't quite fit all the way.  

Waited for the workers to get there.  When they got there they had to wait for the crane guys to get there.  Said they would be there at 8.  8 came and went.  Then they said they would be there at 9.  9 came and went.  They finally showed up.  Then they had to reposition the crane.  They FINALLY unloaded me. Picked up each of the 8 concrete things one at a time.  Just as I got empty my dispatcher called and said they had no loads anywhere near me and to deadhead to Carlisle to swap into my new truck.  I started off that way.  As unbelievable as it sounds, I had no traffic issues going through Detroit, Michigan, or Toledo, Ohio.  I was amazed!!!   Stopped for my 10 hours at the Glacier Hill Service Plaza in New Springfield, Ohio on I-76.  Will leave here as soon as my 10 hours are up.

Monday, July 11, 2022

 Arrived in Schofield, Wisconsin about a half-hour before they opened.  Unloaded the wheel loader.  My next load was in Lannon, Wisconsin.  Drove over there and loaded 8 concrete things and a small box that are going over to Lathrup Village, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit.

Left there and drove to the TA truck stop in Battle Creek, Michigan for the night.  Will deliver first thing in the morning.