Saturday, September 30, 2023

 I left at sunrise this morning.  I made the right decision about waiting until today to go through the Washington DC area.  Had no traffic issues at all today.  Drove 574 miles to the Flying J truck stop in St. George, South Carolina.  

Here is an idiot in Virginia.

The Gators were absolutely horrible today.  Kentucky totally dominated them in every aspect of the game.  Gators looked like a bad high school team.  The team that beat Tennessee was nowhere to be found today. They deserve to be dropped out of the top 25.

Friday, September 29, 2023

 First thing this morning I was at the Volvo plant in Shippensburg, PA to load a Volvo SD75B Compactor and a Volvo DD35B Roller.  

Took them back to the yard in Carlisle.  Was done and on my way back to Shippensburg for my load before 9 AM EDT.  Once I got there, I loaded a Volvo L120H Wheel Loader that is going to the Port in Jacksonville, Florida.  

Left there and drove to the TA in Greencastle, PA to scale.  Turned out that all my permits were the wrong weight and width.  So I sat there while they re-ordered the permits.  They came in but not in time to get through the Washington DC Friday afternoon rush hour traffic.  I'll leave at sunrise tomorrow morning and hopefully not have all that traffic to deal with.

Thursday, September 28, 2023

 At 2 AM EDT when my 10 hours were up, I left and drove to the "home office" in Carlisle, PA.  I had a package delivered there to pick up.  When I arrived, I picked it up and discovered that the rest of my cameras came in too.  They are part of a new ELD (electronic log device)  system that Daily is checking out to replace the one we are currently using.  I am part of the pilot project.  So instead of loading today, my truck went into the shop to get them installed.  It took most of the day to do it.  I'll get photos of them tomorrow for you.  I also found out that I'll be getting a brand-new truck when they start coming in sometime around March.  Tomorrow morning I'll go to Shippensburg and pick up a couple small machines and bring them back to Carlisle.  Then I'll go get my load.  Very productive day.

Wednesday, September 27, 2023

 Left Scranton, PA at sunrise this morning.  Drove the rest of the way to Londonderry, New Hampshire, and delivered the wheel loader.  Turned around and headed toward Shippensburg, PA for my next load.  Stopped for my 10 hours at the TA truck stop in Willington, Connecticut.  I'll be glad to get out of New England!!!!

Tuesday, September 26, 2023

 Left at sunrise this morning.  Had three episodes of bumper to bumper traffic in the usual places between Fredericksburg and Washington.  Pretty much smooth sailing after that.  Overcast with misty rain all day.  Stopped for the night at the Petro in Scranton, Pennsylvania for the night.

Monday, September 25, 2023

 The next load was in Pooler, Georgia.  Went there and loaded a Caterpillar 950GC Wheel Loader that is going to Londonderry, New Hampshire.  

Left there and drove to the Petro truck stop in Kenly, North Carolina for the night.

Sunday, September 24, 2023

 It was a very good day for football.  Some really good games.  The Ohio State at Notre Dame game finish was wild!!   Even though the Gators won, it was a sloppy.  They didn't play very well. 

Thought you would like to see what my truck looks like when it's parked.  It gets a lot of attention.