Saturday, February 3, 2024

 I left a half hour before sunrise this morning.  There were two cruise ships in port this morning.  I like to see those.  They are much nicer to look at compared to the freighters I usually see. Galveston really floods out quickly!!  Just an average thunderstorm had the roads ponding with a lot of water.  I'd hate to see what they are like during a hurricane.  Had rain most of the morning.  I drove to the TA truck stop in Kilgore, Texas for the rest of the weekend.  I'll deliver a few miles from here on Monday morning.

Friday, February 2, 2024

 I left at about 3 AM EST and drove the rest of the way to the Daily terminal in Houston.  I dropped my trailer and went to Baytown to make my deposit in the cup.  When that was done, I went back and got my trailer. My next load was in Galveston at the Port.  I went there and loaded a Caterpillar D6 Dozer that is going to Longview, Texas. A long journey!!

After loading, I went across the street from the Port entrance and parked for the night.  I'll leave in the morning.

Thursday, February 1, 2024

 Last night I started at 11 PM CST when my 10 hours were up.  Had no problems with traffic.  Drove straight through Dallas and Ft. Worth without difficulty.  Drove the rest of the way to Lubbock and delivered the wheel loader right when they opened.  Don't have another load yet, but they said to head toward Houston. So, off I went.  After driving 675 miles I stopped for my 10 hours at the Petro truck stop in Weatherford, Texas, that's about 25 miles west of Ft. Worth on I-20.  While there, Carlisle called and said my name came up on the list for a random drug/alcohol test.  So tomorrow I'll go to the Houston yard, drop my trailer, and go pee in a cup at the test collection place they are sending me to. In the meantime, I'm going to sleep.

Wednesday, January 31, 2024

 When my 10 houyrs were up I left.  I didn't get quite as far as I would have liked.  The Dallas / Ft. Worth area roads were a sea of bumper to bumper traffic this morning.  I really didn't want to get stuck in that mess so I stopped at the Pilot truck stop in Caddo Mills, Texas.  I'll go through Dallas in the middle of the night when, hopefully, the traffic will be flowing better.

Tuesday, January 30, 2024

 At about 1:45 Am EST, when my 10 hours were up, I left.  Very nice uneventful day on the road.  Drove 641 miles to the Love's truck stop in Jackson, Tennessee.  I'll be back at it when my 10 hours are up again.

Monday, January 29, 2024

 I waited for my 34-hour reset to be finished before I left Carlisle. At about 10:45 AM EST, I left and drove to Shippensburg, PA, and loaded a Volvo L90H Wheel Loader that is going to Lubbock, Texas.

I left there and drove to the Petro truck stop in Raphine, Virginia for my 10 hours.

Sunday, January 28, 2024

 When my 10 hours were up, I left.  That was at about 8:30 PM EST.  I drove the rest of the way to Carlisle, PA.  It rained the whole way.  I got there at about 1 AM EST. I was going to unload the truck when I got there but decided to wait until morning when the rain stopped.  At about 9 AM I unloaded the truck.  Later on, I went to Walmart and restocked some stuff.  Then I did a few loads of laundry.  Now I'm done and will relax for the rest of the day.  I'll load tomorrow afternoon when my reset is completed.