Yesterday afternoon was the Gators last game until September. 😒
I left early this morning and arrived in Grand Prairie, Texas just before they opened. Once they finished unloading the tank, I left and headed toward Jacksonville, Florida. Ran out of hours and stopped at the Petro truck stop in Shreveport, Louisiana.
It was not a great day today. I left at sunrise this morning and did just fine until mile marker 23 on I-30 in Arkansas. A mile and a half ahead, a very serious crash happened, and traffic was totally stopped. It had just occurred before I got there. I couldn't see it. Radio reports said that 2 semi trucks and 2 cars were involved and the entire westbound lanes were blocked. A total of 6 cop cars, several fire trucks, and an ambulance went past on the shoulder. Two helicopters landed and transported several from the scene. After two and a half hours of sitting there, they finally opened the Interstate. Unfortunately, that made delivery today impossible. I continued on to the TA truck stop in Rockwall, Texas for the night. Only 404 miles today.
I left at about 12:30 AM EST. Pretty good day. Lots of heavy rain in Tennessee. Drove 668 miles to the TA truck stop in Earle, Arkansas. Had only 10 minutes left on my clock when I stopped.
At 2:30 AM EST, my 10 hours were up and I left. Drove the rest of the way to Sandusky, Ohio and loaded an empty asphalt tank that is going to Grand Prairie, Texas.
We got a nice little layer of snow yesterday. Just after lunch, they took my truck into the shop to fix a few minor things. Then I attached to my next trailer and headed toward Sandusky, Ohio for my next load. Stopped for my 10 hours at the service plaza in New Stanton, Pennsylvania.
I left a little after midnight and drove the rest of the way to Carlisle, PA. Unloaded the truck, parked it, and parked the trailer. I was done and in bed just after 5 AM EST. I did good. There is weather on the way and I beat it, as I had hoped to do.
Weather radar at 5:20 AM EST...
