Saturday, April 29, 2023

 I left a half hour before sunrise this morning.  Made it to Malone, NY in time to deliver.  Spring is just getting started up here.  Trees are still mostly bare.  Small light green buds are starting to show.  My next load is back down in Carlisle, PA.  Started off that way.  Stopped at the Petro truck stop in Scranton, PA for the night.  Will do a reset here and head out as soon as my 34 hours are up. 

Friday, April 28, 2023

 Left a half hour before sunrise this morning.  Rained almost all day.  Drove 589 miles today.  Amazing!!  Stopped for the night at a very small truck stop in McGraw, New York.

Thursday, April 27, 2023

 Left an hour before sunrise this morning.  Very uneventful day.  Drove 488 miles and stopped for the night at the TA truck stop in London, Ohio.

Wednesday, April 26, 2023

 Timed it pretty good this morning.  Went into St. Louis, MO at 9:10 AM CDT.  Continued to Hanibal, MO, and delivered the dozer.  My next load was up in Waterloo, Iowa.  The farmers were all out working in the fields planting.   I went up there as fast as I could.  They stop loading at 3:30. I checked in to get loaded at 3:29. I was the last to load today. I GOT LUCKY!!!!  Loaded a John Deere 8R 310 tractor and tires going to Malone, New York.

Left there and drove to the Iowa 80 truck stop in Walcott, Iowa for the night.  540 miles today.  I'm exhausted.  Good night.

Tuesday, April 25, 2023

 Left a half hour after sunrise this morning.  It took an hour to get around Atlanta.  Several areas of bumper-to-bumper traffic.  After I got through that mess it was smooth sailing for the rest of the day.  Stopped for the night at the TA truck stop in Mt. Vernon, Illinois.  There is a Chili's restaurant across the street.  I pigged out over there!!!  Have to start a little later tomorrow.  Can't get to St. Louis before 9 AM CDT.

Monday, April 24, 2023

 Went over and unloaded first thing this morning.  My next load was over in Hazelhurst, GA at an auction yard.  Went there and loaded a Caterpillar D6T Dozer that is going to Hannibal, Missouri. When I initially walked behind the machine a bird took off from under it.  I looked to see a bird's nest on the track with an egg in it.  I removed the nest a placed it on the ground.  Never a dull moment.

Trying to make a loading video for you but I'm having difficulty with the editing program.  If I can get it to work right I'll put it in tomorrow.

Left there and drove to the TA truck stop in Jackson, GA for the night.