I left at about 1:45 AM EDT. Drove until I took the required 30-minute break. Took an hour and a half nap then continued on. Drove non-stop until I got to the Petro truck stop in Hammond, Louisiana. Got the truck washed when I got there. I'm parked for the rest of the weekend. 688 miles today.
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I went to McConnellsburg, PA this morning. Arrived at 6 AM EDT. Got loaded right away with a JLG Skytrak 10042 Telehandler that is going to Whitsett, Texas.
I left at 1:45 AM EDT and drove to Charleston, West Virginia. Delivered the backhoe. My next load was to be at the Daily Yard in Carlisle, PA. I drove as far as I could today, 683 miles, but had to stop at the AC&T truck stop in Hagerstown, Maryland. I had only 6 minutes left on my clock when I stopped. I emailed my dispatcher asking him where the paperwork would be left for me since I would get there in the middle of the night. He called me on the phone and told me that he "FORGOT" to tell me that it wouldn't be in Carlisle and that I would have to load it tomorrow morning in McConnellsburg, PA. It is so frustrating when having to rely on someone who "forgets" to do his job!!!! I could have reloaded today.
I left at 3 AM EDT and drove the rest of the way to Piscataway, NJ and delivered the wheel loader. Was out of there before 7 AM !!! My next load was at the Port of Baltimore. I drove down there. The ship that hit the Key Bridge was tied up at the Port. Drove right past it, although I couldn't get a photo of it because of the traffic. They still have not started to unload it. I went to an area of the Port I have not been to before. They were very busy. When I got there to check in I was the 24th person in line. It took two and a half hours just to check-in. Once I got checked in I was given a dock to park in front of and they would bring my machine to me. Over two hours later they finally brought it. Loaded a Case 580 Back Hoe that is going to Charleston, West Virginia.
This morning I was at Caterpillar in Clayton, North Carolina before they opened. When they opened, loaded a Caterpillar 930 Wheel Loader that is going to Piscataway, New Jersey.
Left there and headed that way. Lots of bumper-to-bumper and slow-n'-go traffic in Washington DC then more north of DC. I got tired of all that so I stopped for the night at the TA truck stop in Jessup, Maryland. I'll leave in the middle of the night. Hopefully, the traffic will be more tolerable then.
Early this morning I drove the rest of the way to Chantilly, Virginia. Got there before they opened. The lace was right at the edge of the Dulles International Airport property. Once they opened I delivered the stuff. My next load is tomorrow morning in Clayton, North Carolina. I drove down there and stopped at the Petro truck stop in Kenly, NC for the night.
