Sunday, November 30, 2025

 What a wonderful way to end the season!!!

Saturday, November 29, 2025

 The last game of the season!!

Friday, November 28, 2025

 

Thursday, November 27, 2025

 I left last night at about 11:30 PM CST and drove to the Houston terminal.  I'll be there until Monday morning.

Wednesday, November 26, 2025

 I left at about 11:30 PM CST and drove the rest of the way to Laredo, TX.  I got there around 6 AM.  Found out that they don't accept deliveries until 9.  While sitting there waiting, I took off most of my securement stuff.  Two other trucks arrived and parked behind me.  At 9:10, a guy came out and said that this stuff was too big for this location and directed me to another place about 20 minutes away. While I was putting on the securement stuff I had just removed, the other two trucks took off and went to the other site.   When I got there, I was now last in line to get unloaded.  I left there at about noon-30.  Since I had no more hours left for today, I went to the TA truck stop just down the road.  When I tried to get fuel, the buttons on the pump didn't work, so I'll get fuel somewhere else.  I'm tired, aggravated, phone is off, good night.

Tuesday, November 25, 2025

 I left Troy, Illinois at about 1:30 AM CST this morning. Rained most of the morning.  Finally drove out of it in Texas.  Stopped for my 10 hours at the TA truck stop in Rockwall, Texas. 720 miles today.  Had only 3 minutes left on my clock when I stopped.

Monday, November 24, 2025

 This morning I was in Fenton, Missouri, when they opened.  Delivered the track loader.  My next load was in Decatur, Illinois.  I drove over there and loaded four tires and a parts box that are going to Laredo, Texas.

Left there and drove back to the TA truck stop that I started from this morning in Troy, Illinois.

Sunday, November 23, 2025

 An abysmal performance.  The Gators were terrible right from the start.

Saturday, November 22, 2025

 I left last night at about 10 PM EST.  Drove 603 miles to the TA truck stop in Troy, Illinois.  I'll be here until Monday morning.  Now it's time for some more great SEC Football!!!!

Friday, November 21, 2025

 I left Vero Beach at 2 AM EST and drove to the Port in Brunswick, Georgia.  Loaded a Caterpillar 653 Track Loader that is going to Fenton, Missouri.

Left there and drove to the TA truck stop in Jackson, Georgia for my 10 hours.  536 miles today.

Thursday, November 20, 2025

 I left at about 2 AM EST and drove the rest of the way down to South Bay, Florida.  I arrived at 5:45 AM. They are making a 16-mile dam and reservoir there.  The project is massively huge!!!!  They were not ready for us when we arrived.  They didn't have anything big enough to lift the counterweight.  They tried with a Caterpillar 966 Wheel Loader that had fork attachment on it.  When they lifted it, the counterweight didn't move, but the back wheels of the wheel loader came up off the ground.  SO, I had to wait while they called something to come and lift it.  At about noon, they finally lifted the counterweight off my trailer, and I left.  Stopped for the night at the TA truck stop in Vero Beach, FL, because I was just about out of hours for today.  Burned up too many sitting around waiting.  I load tomorrow in Brunswick, Georgia.

Wednesday, November 19, 2025

 I left at about 1 AM CST this morning.  Another good day on the road.  Drove 697 miles to the TA truck stop in Wildwood, Florida, for my 10 hours.

Tuesday, November 18, 2025

 This morning, I went to League City, TX, for my 10 AM CST loading appointment.  Loaded a 30,000-pound counterweight for a Komatsu PC900 Excavator.  It is going to South Bay, Florida.

This is an internet photo of the machine this counterweight attaches.  The machine is so big that it has to be totally disassembled to transport it.

I left there and drove to the TA truck stop in Lafayette, Louisiana, for my 10 hours.

Monday, November 17, 2025

 I left at about 2 AM CST and drove the rest of the way to Dallas and delivered the excavator.  My next load is in League City, Texas.  That is down near Galveston.  I drove to the Daily terminal in Houston for the night.  I have a 10 AM loading appointment in the morning.

Saturday, November 15, 2025

 I left at about 11:30 PM MST.  Another very good night/day on the road.  As I went through Amarillo, Texas, I stopped for lunch at The Big Texan.  They are all decorated for Christmas. No one was doing the 72-ounce challenge today.

Delicious, as usual. After lunch, I continued on to the Love's truck stop in Quanah, Texas.  Will be here until Monday morning. 640 miles today.  Now it is time for some SEC football.

Friday, November 14, 2025

 I left at about 2:30 AM MST this morning.  Had a great drive through the Rocky Mountains on I-70.  The weather was perfect!!!  Didn't even need a jacket all day.  Drove to Grand Junction, Colorado, and delivered the dozer.  My next load was down in Durango, Colorado.  That was about 4 and a half hours away.  Had to go through Moab, Utah, to get there.  Arrived and loaded a Caterpillar 315 Excavator that is going to Dallas, Texas.

I went to the closest truck stop to park.  I was low on hours.  It really isn't a truck stop; it is more like a convenience store with about 4 truck parking places.  I was lucky to get one.  I'll do my 10 hours (or so) and head out toward Dallas. 532 miles today.

Thursday, November 13, 2025

 I left at about 9:30 PM CST.  Another good night on the road.  Drove 549 miles to the TA truck stop in Commerce City (Denver), Colorado.  I'll deliver tomorrow morning.

Wednesday, November 12, 2025

 I left around 10 PM last night.  Another good night on the road.  Drove 568 miles to the Love's truck stop in Topeka, Kansas.

Tuesday, November 11, 2025

 I left at 1:30 AM EST.  Very good night on the road.  Stopped for my 10 hours at the TA truck stop in Antioch, Tennessee.  While doing my post-trip inspection found a very bad trailer tire.  

Had it replaced, then went to sleep.  598 miles today.

Monday, November 10, 2025

 My unloading appointment was for 10:30 this morning.  I was there at 10:15.  It still took them over an hour to unload me.  When that was done, I drove down to the Port in Brunswick, Georgia, for my next load.  When they came back from lunch, I loaded a Caterpillar D4 Dozer that is going to Grand Junction, Colorado.

I left there and went to the Daily yard in Jacksonville, Florida, for my 10 hours.

Sunday, November 9, 2025

 After playing so well against Georgia last week, they really blew it this week. Very embarrassing loss.

Saturday, November 8, 2025

 This morning I drove the 303 miles to the Pilot truck stop in Savannah, Georgia. I'll be here until Monday morning.  I have a 10:30 AM EST unloading appointment.

Now it is time for a great day of SEC football.  Go Gators!!!

Friday, November 7, 2025

 I left at 9:30 PM EST last night.  I went past the Louisville airport, where the UPS cargo plane crashed a couple of days ago.   Unfortunately, I couldn't see anything because it was too dark. Drove 560 miles to the TA truck stop in Cartersville, Georgia.

Thursday, November 6, 2025

 At 6 AM EST this morning, I checked in to get loaded.  About 20 minutes later, they called and said that my genset was not in the system yet and would call me when it was.  At about 9:30, they called and said that the genset was not ready to go and would not be ready for at least two days.  I notified my dispatcher.  At about noon, I was told that they were switching some things around, and I still may get loaded. At 2:45 PM EST they called me over to load.  Loaded a Caterpillar engine and four parts boxes that are going to Savannah, Georgia.

After that, I went back to where I started from and parked.  I'll leave later and drive all night.

Wednesday, November 5, 2025

 My pilot escort cars showed up on time, and we left a half hour before sunrise.  Drove the rest of the way to Neenah, Wisconsin, and delivered the crate.  My next load is down in Lafayette, Indiana.  I drove down there and parked for the night in the truck staging area, where I'm loading in the morning.  449 miles today.

Tuesday, November 4, 2025

 My new escorts were on time this morning, and we left a half hour before sunrise.  Had a very good day on the road.  LOTS of back roads and two-lane roads in Illinois.  That always makes for an interesting trip.  Stopped for the night at the Flying J truck stop in South Beloit, Illinois.  I fired one of my pilot cars this evening.  Will get a new one in the morning.  417 miles today.

Monday, November 3, 2025

 Well, the office staff screwed up.  They didn't get me any pilot cars for today.  After the office staff came in to work, I sent them an email asking where my cars were.  They got on it right away and ordered two of them for me.  They arrived around 2 PM EST.  At that point, it was a waste of time to go anywhere today, so we will get started a half hour before sunrise in the morning.

Sunday, November 2, 2025

 Even though they didn't win, they played great!! What a good game that was!!!

We left at sunrise this morning. Stopped for the night at the TA truck stop in Easton, Ohio.  Was done before noon.  Can't drive in Indiana on the weekends.  My two pilot escort cars left.  I'll get two new ones tomorrow morning.

Saturday, November 1, 2025

 We (myself and my two pilot cars) couldn't leave until 9 AM EDT.  Had a very good day on the road.  Beautiful autumn colors through the mountains of Pennsylvania.  The permit route had us going through some incredibly tight two-lane roads in a few small towns.  Stopped for the night at Trucker's World truck stop in Hubbard, Ohio.  Only 384 miles today.   

Friday, October 31, 2025

 I left at 2 AM EDT and drove to the Port of Baltimore in Dundalk, Maryland.  Loaded a large crate that has a printing press in it.  It is 15 feet, 7 inches wide and weighs 54,000 pounds.  There are multiple truckloads of these things going to Neenah, Wisconsin.

After measuring it found out that all my permits had to be reordered because they ordered them at 15'3".  So I sat there and waited for them to come in.  Ended up going over to the oversize lot at the TA truck stop in Baltimore.  By the time my Maryland permit came in I was very low on hours for the day so I ended up staying there for the night.  I have 2 pilot escort cars with this load, and they will be back in the morning.  Can't leave until 9 AM.  I ran out of printer ink so I made a quick trip over to Walmart to restock.

Thursday, October 30, 2025

 I left when my 10 hours were up at about 2:30 AM EDT.  Lots of rain today.  Very heavy wind too!!!  The wind didn't let up until about Scranton, PA.   They changed my destination to Bloomingburg, New York. So I went there and delivered the roller in the rain and mud.  My next load is tomorrow morning at the Port in Baltimore.  I went to the TA truck stop in Maybrook, New York, for a much-needed shower and my 10 hours.  Hope the weather is better tomorrow.  449 miles today.

Wednesday, October 29, 2025

 This morning I was in Rincon, Georgia, before they opened at 7 AM EDT.  When they opened, loaded a Caterpillar CB10 Asphalt Compactor that is going up to Poughkeepsie, New York.

I order to get it up on the trailer, have to build a ramp.

Left there in pretty good time.  Drove to the TA truck stop in Ashland, Virginia for my 10 hours.  624 miles today.

Monday, October 27, 2025

 This morning I went over and unloaded first thing.  This is how it looked after the shrink wrap shredded.

After that went to the Jacksonville, Florida yard for a couple of days.  Next load is on Wednesday morning, back up in Rincon, Georgia.  That's near Savannah.

Sunday, October 26, 2025

 I left at 1 AM EDT and drove to the Pilot truck stop that is about 6 minutes away from delivery tomorrow.  I have a 1:30 PM delivery appointment, but I'm going to go in the morning and see if they can do it earlier.

Saturday, October 25, 2025

 I left at midnight last night.  Didn't get 25 miles down the road when the plastic shrink wrap shredded.  Stopped and cut most of it off.  Continued on to the TA truck stop in Cartersville, Georgia, for the night.  550 miles today.   Now it is time for an afternoon of SEC football!!  Gaters are off this week.

Friday, October 24, 2025

 I left at about 2 AM CDT and drove the rest of the way to the farm in Mason City, Illinois, and delivered the truck.  My next load has a loading appointment at 6:30 PM EDT in Lafayette, Indiana. I drove over there.   I was way early.  I got there before noon but checked in anyway.  Then waited for them to load me.  

At 1 PM EDT they called me in to load.  Loaded a Caterpillar 3516 Genset that is going to Savannah, Georgia,

After loading, I pulled around to the staging area and settled in for my 10 hours.  Will be leaving around midnight.

Thursday, October 23, 2025

 This morning I was at Texarkana, Arkansas, when they opened at 7 AM CDT.  Loaded a Kenworth W900 Truck that is going to a farm in Mason City, Illinois.

This load is one heck of a lot better than the last one!!!!  I left there and drove to the TA truck stop in Matthews, Missouri, for the night.