My loading appointment was for 9 AM EST in Lafayette, Indiana. I was there at 8 AM. I was 7t in line. At about 10 AM I got loaded with two crates that are going to Elkridge, Maryland.
My next load is on Saturday in Lafayette, Indiana. This morning I left and headed that way. I stopped at Walmart along the way. I stopped at the Petro truck stop in Remington, Indiana, and will be there until Saturday.
I left as soon as my 10 hours were up. Drove the rest of the way to the airport in Rockford, Illinois. I was lucky and beat the Chicago rush hour traffic. The temperature when I left Ohio was 61 degrees. I drove through the cold front on the way. When I unloaded it was VERY windy, sunny, and 20 degrees. I also delivered a day early!!! Not too shabby!!! I left there and drove to the Petro in Rochelle, Illinois to have 3 trailer tires replaced. They didn't have the tires in stock. I then went to the Love's. They had the tires and took me in right away. This is what my tires looked like...
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Drove to the Philadelphia International Airport and arrived first thing this morning. After going through security, I was escorted out on the tarmac to the area where I was loading. I was directly across from where the airplanes stopped on the runway to take off. I love the sound of those big jet engines when the throttle up. Anyway, I loaded 4 pallets of stuff. I have no idea what it is or what it is for. They are going to the airport in Rockford, Illinois.
After I finished securing it to the trailer, I was escorted back out. We went right past several airplanes waiting in line on the taxiway to take off. I always wanted to drive out there at a huge international airport. Check that one off my bucket list! Made my way back to the Interstate and got in good ole' Philadelphia rush hour bumper-to-bumper traffic. Once I got out of that mess it was smooth sailing the rest of the day. Stopped for the night at the service plaza on I-80 in Broadview Heights, Ohio.
I left real early this morning and arrived at the Port before they opened. When they started working, I got unloaded. Then drove back to Shady Grove and loaded another counterweight.
Left there and just before I got to I-81 this happened...
