Drove the three-hour trip over to Waterloo, IA this morning. Got there an hour before they open. There were 18 trucks ahead of me to load. The smoke from the Canadian forest fires is very heavy here today. You can sort of see it in the photos. When it was finally my turn, I loaded a John Deere 8R 250 Tractor with tires and hubs that are going to Bainbridge, Georgia. Also loaded two weights that are going to Orlando, Florida.
Left there and drove to the Love's truck stop in Williamsville, Illinois for the night. Only 474 miles today.
Thought you might like to see how the John Deere plant in Waterloo, Iowa looks. All the following photos were from Google Maps.
Here is the entire plant...
Here is where all the trucks check in and get entered into the computer system for loading. Then we wait in the staging area to be called in to load. They call us on the CB radio or call on the phone if you don't have a CB.
This is the loading area. If your machine permits it, you can back inside the building and they will drive the machine on your trailer. If the machine is too big and you have to separate your trailer, that has to be done outside in the parking lot. Most of the time, for the machines I have been getting lately, they can back the machine on the trailer from inside the building.
Thought you might find that interesting.
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