Every time I do a tarp load it is normal for the stupid tarps to have to be adjusted at least once along the way. This load was no different. The back side of them came loose.
I left a half hour before sunrise this morning. No traffic problems at all today. Not even through the construction in El Paso. I stopped for the rest of the weekend at the Petro truck stop in Deming, New Mexico. I got a lot farther than I thought I would today. I'm tired again tonight. At least I'll have a few days to get some good sleep.
I almost forgot, a Tesla pickup truck went past me pulling an Airstream travel trailer. Weird looking!!
I had a 9 AM CDT loading appointment this morning. I was there at 8:30. There were two trucks ahead of me. At about 10:45 They finally loaded me. I have no idea what this thing is, or what it does, but it is going to Waddell, Arizona. It is 13 feet wide.
Then the fun began. It had to be tarped!!
Once that was finished, I left. Drove to a small convenience store/truck stop in Menard, Texas for the night. I should sleep well tonight! I'm tired!!
Left real early this morning and drove the rest of the way to Abilene, TX and delivered the motor grader right when they opened. My next load is tomorrow in Wacco, Texas. I drove down there and stopped for the night at the Pilot truck stop in Wacco.
By now I'm sure you all have heard about and seen the video of the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse in Baltimore, Maryland. I thought I'd give you a little perspective on where it is in relation to where I load or unload at the Port of Baltimore.
In the internet photo below the red arrow points to where I load most of the time.
In the next internet photo, you will see a green ship behind the damaged ship and collapsed bridge. On the other side of that green ship is where I load and unload most of the time. Also the red arrow in the above photo shows where that green ship is at the dock.
Hope that helps put things in perspective.
I lest at about 1 AM CDT. No traffic problems anywhere. Stopped for the night at the TA truck stop in Terrell, Texas.
This morning I went over to the Port of Savannah. Loaded a Caterpillar 140 Motor Grader that is going to Abilene, Texas. This one has a steering wheel and 8 levers to control it. I don't like these as much as I like the ones without a steering wheel and everything is controlled with 2 joysticks.
Time to go back to work. I load Monday morning at the Port of Savannah. This morning I drove up to the TA truck stop in Richmond Hill, Georgia.
