Friday, February 3, 2023

 They had to put down crane mats so that the crane could get in and in position.  That took a little longer to set up.  Then the first truck went in and got stuck.  For some reason, he drove off the side of the road.  Don't know why he did that because they had a lane blocked off for us.  Anyway, they called and asked if I would come over and pull him out.  I dropped my trailer and went over.  When I got there I could see that they had hooked the crane up and were lifting it out.  He was able to just drive out of it so I wasn't needed after all.  The arrow points to where he was stuck.

I went back and reattached to my trailer and waited for my turn.  I, of course, was last.  When it was my turn I went in and they unloaded me.

Didn't get finished until after 3 PM CST.  From there I drove to the Petro truck stop in Beaumont, Texas for the night.

Thursday, February 2, 2023

 Left at about 7:45 AM CST this morning and drove the rest of the way to Nacogdoches, TX to a Baptist church parking lot that is going to be our staging area for delivery.  No ice storm here, just lots of rain.

The delivery job site is 0.8 miles north of here.  We won't get unloaded until tomorrow.  The crane isn't due in until then.

Wednesday, February 1, 2023

 Left this morning a half hour before sunrise.  An uneventful day.  Stopped for the night at the Flying J truck stop in Orange, Texas.  Two of the other trucks (the ones that loaded before me) are here.  We will all be going to deliver in the morning.

Tuesday, January 31, 2023

 Left early this morning and drove over to Ormond Beach, FL to load.  Got there at 6:30 AM EST.  They were already loading one truck.  When he was finished they loaded another truck.  Then it was my turn.  We are all going to the same place.  Loaded parts to a Checkers restaurant that is going to Nacogdoches, Texas.

Left there around 10 AM EST.  Drove to the Love's truck stop in Mossy Head, Florida for the night.

Monday, January 30, 2023

 Left at 3 AM EST and drove down to Tampa.  Delivered the wheel Loader and was out of there by 7 AM.  My next load is tomorrow in Ormond Beach, Florida.  I drove to the Pilot truck stop in Ocala, FL, and will be here until tomorrow morning.  There is no place to park any closer.