Saturday, September 21, 2024

 I left at about 1:45 AM EDT and drove 620 miles to the Daily terminal in Jacksonville, Florida.  I'll be here until Monday morning.  Now it is time for an afternoon of great SEC football!!!  GO GATORS!!!

Friday, September 20, 2024

 This morning we took the Daily truck off my trailer.  Then I went to McConnellsburg, PA, and loaded a Caterpillar LT943 Telahandler that is going to St Augustine, Florida.  

Left there and drove to the Flyig J truck stop in Ruther Glen, Virginia.  Lots of bumper-to-bumper traffic in Washington DC, Fredericksburg, and Quantico.  

Thursday, September 19, 2024

 They didn't start to unload me until after 9 AM EDT.  I finally got the container emptied.  Then I had to return the container back to the Port.  I went back and dropped off the empty container.  Then had to reload another one.  The paperwork was screwed up so I had to wait again.  Got that straightened out and loaded another container that is going back to the same place in Manassas, Virginia except I only took it as far as the oversize lot at the TA truck stop in Baltimore.  Someone else will be taking it from there.

After dropping the trailer I went back to Carlisle, PA bobtail.  So glad to be done with that nightmare of a mess!!!

Wednesday, September 18, 2024

 We were supposed to leave this morning at 9 AM EDT when the curfew was over.  My pole car got stuck in heavy rush hour traffic and was an hour late getting back to me.  

When he arrived, we left and drove the rest of the way to Manassas, Virginia.  Once again, one hand doesn't know what the other is doing!  They had no idea I was coming and they were not ready for me.  I won't be unloading until tomorrow morning.  I settled in for the rest of the day and night.  As you can imagine, I'm not really pleased.

Tuesday, September 17, 2024

 Sat all morning waiting for permits.  They finally came in and I went back to the Port, hooked to my trailer, and left.  Here is the first half of my Maryland permit route.

Here is the other half of my Maryland permit route.

That is all I did today, 118 miles. Normally that is a 51-mile trip.  Stopped for the night at the oversize lot on I-95 just before the Hoover Draw Bridge because of the Virginia curfew.  I'll start again at 9 AM EDT tomorrow morning.

Monday, September 16, 2024

 This morning I hooked up to the stretch trailer at the Baltimore terminal and drove over to the Port of Baltimore.  I was loading at the container area of the Port.  Totally different area from where I normally go.  My first time in here.  Once I figured out where to go in there I got loaded with an open-top shipping container that was going to Manassas, Virginia.  The load is 14' 10" high.  I'll have a pole car escort for this.

Once I got loaded I had to wait for my permits to come in.  Sat there looking at what used to be the Key Bridge.

A Panamax container ship came in while I was waiting.

There were some problems getting permits today, so my pole car waited all day, as did I. Finally had to drop my trailer there at the Port and bobtail to the TA truck stop for the night.  Hope the permits come in tomorrow morning.

Sunday, September 15, 2024

 Well, the Gators didn't do very well. I expect to see a coaching change very soon.

Yesterday I forgot to tell you about the car chase that passed me.

I was north on I-95 in Washington DC at the I-95 and I-495 split.  I-95, I-495 East splits off to the left and I-495 West splits off to the right. A car with no lights on went flying past me doing at least 120 MPH (193 KPH).

After he went by, the cops chasing him came. But they went to the left at the split and the "bad guy" got away.

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