Friday, July 29, 2022

 When my 10 hours were up, I wanted to leave.  Started the truck and got this...

I shut the truck off, sent an email to the shop, and went back to bed.  Once everyone in Carlisle got to work they decided to have the truck towed to International in Jacksonville for repairs.

At 1:45 this afternoon they came and said they couldn't find anything wrong.  No fault codes, nothing. I showed them the photos of what it did and then emailed the photos to them.  They went back and discussed it with a bunch of other people. Glad I photograph everything!! They rechecked the plugs and test drove it over some real bumpy roads and still nothing. Everything worked as it should.  Than figures!!  So, after several phone calls and discussions it was decided to leave the truck there and try to recreate the conditions that caused the malfunction.  So I left the truck there with the APU running as it was last night.  I left instructions to keep the APU running and how to restart it if the shut it off, otherwise the truck batteries will go dead. We will see Monday morning when I go back.

Thursday, July 28, 2022

 Was on time for my unloading appointment in Savannah, GA this morning and for unloaded.  Then drove about 3 miles down the road to Pooler, GA to load a Link-Belt 130 Excavator that is going to Hialeah, Florida.  The machine was not ready to go.  They also had a paperwork problem.  So I sat there and waited for several hours while everything got straightened out.

Didn't get out of there until almost 1 PM!!!!  From there I drove down to the Daily yard in Jacksonville for my 10 hours off.  

Wednesday, July 27, 2022

 As soon as my 10 hours were up I left.  That was at about midnight-30.  In Kentucky it started to rain so I switched on the windshield wipers.  They swept across the windshield about 3 times when the drivers side wiper flew off!! Of course, it is always the driver's side!  Had to stop and get a new wiper.  Continued on.  Had a great day on the road.  621 miles today. Stopped for the night at the Flying J truck stop in St. George, South Carolina.  My delivery appointment in at 7:30 in the morning.  I'm only a little over an hour away.

Tuesday, July 26, 2022

 I did get to Lafayette earlier than my 12:30 loading appointment time.  Loaded a Caterpillar 3512 Genset and a bunch of parts that go with it.  They are going to Savannah, Georgia.

The guy loading next to me had to tarp his load.  He was unsure how to do it, so I helped him tarp his load.  When that was done, I left.  I drove to the same truck stop I was in last night, the TA in Seymour, Indiana.  I'll do my 10 hours and get back moving again.

Monday, July 25, 2022

 40 more days until Gator Season!!

Drove over to Dalton first thing this morning and loaded a "furnace elbow" that is going to Nucor in Ghent, Kentucky.  20,000 pounds.

Left there and drove down to Ghent and unloaded it.  My next load is up in Lafayette, Indiana.  Started off that way.  Stopped for the night at the TA truck stop in Seymour, Indiana.  448 miles today.  My loading appointment isn't until 12:30 tomorrow so I'll take my time getting up there.  Even so, I'll still be there early in hopes of getting loaded early.