Saturday, May 11, 2024

 When my 10 hours were up at 9:45 PM CDT, I left.  Drove all night and stopped for the rest of the weekend at a truck stop in Mitchell, South Dakota.  Home of the ...

Friday, May 10, 2024

 I left at about 1:30 AM EDT.  Had no traffic issues all day today.  Made it through Atlanta, Chatanooga, Nashville, and St. Louis easily.   After driving 679 miles today I stopped for my 10 hours at the Flying J truck stop in Pendleton, Missouri.

Thursday, May 9, 2024

 Last night I got an email that said my truck was due for an oil change.  I got up early and got it done.  Was over to the Port in Brunswick when they opened at 8 AM EDT.  At first, they couldn't find my load.  Over an hour later they found it, brought it over, and put it on my trailer.  It is the bucket from a Volvo EC550EL Excavator that is going to Rapid City, South Dakota.

This is the machine it attaches to...

A multi-axle truck will be loading the machine tomorrow.  I left there and headed toward South Dakota.  Drove through a very severe thunderstorm about an hour east of Macon.  Lots of heavy rain and wind.  Stopped for my 10 hours at the TA truck stop in Jackson, Georgia. 

FYI...blog readers in the past 7 days.

Wednesday, May 8, 2024

 I left at about 3 AM CDT and drove the rest of the way to Birmingham, Alabama, and delivered the man lift.  My next load is tomorrow morning in Brunswick, Georgia.  Drove over there.  Had some bumper-to-bumper traffic in Atlanta.  After driving 679 miles I stopped for the night at the TA truck stop in Brunswick, GA.

Tuesday, May 7, 2024

 As soon as my 10 hours were up, I left. That was about 1:30 AM EDT.  Had a good day on the road.  No traffic issues until about 40 miles north on Chattanooga on I-75.  There was a crash that had the Interstate shut down.  So I stopped a little earlier than I had planned.  Even so, I still got in 514 miles today and was done by about 10:45 AM EDT.  I like that!!!

Monday, May 6, 2024

 I left at 3 AM EDT and drove to Sparrows Point, MD and delivered the generator.  Was very foggy, couldn't see much.  From there I drove to the "home office" in Carlisle, PA.  I was supposed to swap trailers for a load going to California but that load was not ready and was pushed back.  So, I took a nap while they decided what to do next.  At about 1 PM EDT they got me a different load, one that I didn't have to swap trailers.  GOOD!!  I went down to the JLG plant in Shippensburg, PA and loaded a man lift that is going to Birmingham, Alabama.

From there I went to the TA truck stop in Greenfield, PA for my 10 hours.

Just before I got there This happened.  Another edition of "How stupid are you?"

No, I didn't hit him.