Saturday, February 24, 2024

 I thought you might be interested in seeing what this crane looks like when it is all assembled.  It is the Manitowoc 21000 Lattice Boom Crawler Crane. All of the photos below are internet photos.

The company that bought this already has one just like it but they need another one for a project in Panama.

Friday, February 23, 2024

 Left Baltimore very early this morning and drove back to Shady Grove, PA, and loaded another section of the crane boom. This huge crane is going on an ocean cruise to Panama.

Left there and drove to the Port in Baltimore and delivered it.  Then drove back to Shady Grove and picked up another one.  This one is a bit wider than the last one.  This one is 13 feet wide.

I didn't have time to get back to the Port before they closed for the weekend so I stopped at the AC&T Truck Stop in Hagerstown, Maryland.  I'll deliver this Monday morning.

Thursday, February 22, 2024

 Left early this morning and drove in to Baltimore and delivered the counterweights first thing.  After that I drove back to Carlisle and swapped trailers.  I got a step deck trailer for my next few loads back in Shady Grove.  I went there and loaded a section of a crane boom. It, like all the others, is going to the Port of Baltimore.

Left there and headed to Baltimore.  Got stuck in a long traffic backup caused by a crash with a fatality.  3 lanes down to 1.  It took over an hour to get through it.  But that wasn't the end of it.  Had more bumper-to-bumper traffic on the Baltimore Beltway.  I thought I'd never get to the Port.  I did and delivered the crane boom section.  From there I went to the TA truck stop in Baltimore for the night.  Going back for another one in the morning.

Wednesday, February 21, 2024

 I left real early this morning, still using the shop truck, and drove to the Port of Baltimore and delivered the counterweights.  Left there and got stuck in a lot of bumper-to-bumper traffic on the Baltimore Beltway.  It was a mess!!!  Finally, I made it through that and drove back to Carlisle.  My truck was ready so I put the shop truck away and hooked my trailer back to my truck.  I went back to Shady Grove, PA, and loaded a couple more counterweights.

Couldn't make it back to Baltimore in time to unload today so I stopped for the night at a truck stop in Hagerstown, Maryland.

Tuesday, February 20, 2024

 I left at about 1:30 AM EST and drove to Carlisle, PA.  Stopped and got the truck washed when I got there.  The shop wasn't ready for my truck so I took a nap.  At about 10:30 my truck went into the shop.  While they were working on my truck I got the shop truck, and my trailer and drove to Shady Grove, PA, and loaded two counterweights for a very large crane that is going to the Port of Baltimore.  I had pieces 34 and 35 of 81 that are going.  

Those counterweights each weighs 18,000 pounds.  I took them back to the Daily yard in Carlisle for the night.  I checked into the hotel for the night.

Monday, February 19, 2024

 At 9 AM EST we left and drove the rest of the way to Mooresville, North Carolina, and delivered the thing.  My truck was due for maintenance a while ago.  It is a maintenance that has to be done in Carlisle, so I started off for Carlisle.  Stopped for my 10 hours at the Petro truck stop in Raphine, Virginia.

Sunday, February 18, 2024

 We left a half hour after sunrise this morning.  We had a very short day driving to the Love's truck stop in Blacksburg, South Carolina for the night.  Will have a late start in the morning.  Can't leave until the Charlotte curfew is over at 9 AM EST.  Then we will deliver tomorrow.