Saturday, May 6, 2023

 Last night at about 9 PM CDT I left Houston.  Drove to Mariana, Florida, and checked into a hotel because my APU was broken.  I was lucky.  Checked in at 7 AM CDT.  After breakfast, I went to bed.  At 4:30 PM CDT, when my 10 hours were up, I left there and drove the rest of the way to the Daily yard in Jacksonville, FL.  Load Monday at the Port.

Friday, May 5, 2023

 Exactly 10.33 miles south of where I am a fire broke out at a Shell Chemical Plant.  I can see the black smoke from here.

I'll be leaving here tonight to head to Jacksonville, Florida for my next load.

Thursday, May 4, 2023

 Didn't do much today.  Went up to the Daily terminal in Houston to wait.  The food is much better there.

Wednesday, May 3, 2023

 Arrived in Texarkana at 6:45 AM CDT and delivered the wheel loader.  From there I drove the six-and-a-half-hour drive down to Victoria, Texas for my next load.  After checking in and getting my trailer set up I was told that my load was picked up this morning.  Great!!  My dispatcher made a mistake.  So, I went to the TA truck stop in Ganado, Texas for the night and until they figure out where I'm going next.  I get to sleep in.  595 miles today.

Tuesday, May 2, 2023

 When my 10 hours were up, I left. That was at about 12:30 AM EDT.  Good day on the road.  No suicidal turkeys today.  Drove another 589 miles. Stopped for the night at the Petro truck stop in North Little Rock, Arkansas.

I finally got my video software working correctly and was able to complete the video I made for you of me loading the Caterpillar D6 Dozer in Hazelhurst, Georgia. Hope you like it.

Monday, May 1, 2023

 When my reset was finished at 2:30 AM EDT, I left and drove to Carlisle, PA to the Daily yard.  Loaded a Volvo L90H Wheel Loader that is going to Texarkana, Arkansas.

Left there and had a good day on the road.  Saw a car in front of me hit a turkey.  The turkey was on the right shoulder of the road.  It either ran or (most likely) flew up into the car's windshield. It smashed the passenger side of the windshield.  The first video is the normal view.  The second is zoomed in.  Sorry about the zoom quality, that's the best I could get it.

Stopped for my 10 hours off at the TA truck stop in Greenville, Tennessee.  587 miles today.