At 1 AM EDT, I left Carlisle and drove down to Emporia, Virginia. I went to a Georgia-Pacific plant that had closed. Loaded two forklifts that they are shipping to another Georgia-Pacific plant in Gurdon, Arkansas.
I left there and drove to the TA truck stop in Greenville, North Carolina, for my 10 hours. Only 449 miles today. This heat really sucks the life right out of me!!! Damn, it is HOT!!!
They finished my truck late this morning. Unfortunately, they didn't have anything worth a flip for me today. So I stayed there for the night.
They repaired the stuff on my trailer this morning. My truck went into the shop this afternoon. They couldn't get it fixed today, so I'm in a hotel for the night.
I left at about 1:30 this morning and drove the rest of the way to Dunmore, Pennsylvania. delivered the wheel loader. From there, I drove to the "home office" in Carlisle, PA, for the weekend.
I left at about midnight CDT. Drove 600 miles exactly to the TA truck stop in Harrisonville, Pennsylvania, for the night.
I left when my 10 hours were up. That was about 3 AM CDT. My next load was supposed to be in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. I was heading that way. As I was on the north side of Minneapolis, Minnesota, dispatch called and said that he had a better load in Davenport, Iowa, and to go there. I did. Loaded a John Deere 524 Wheel Loader that is going to Dunmore, Pennsylvania.
I left this morning, timing it so that I wouldn't get to Omaha before 9 AM CDT. Drove the rest of the way to Fargo, North Dakota, and delivered the motor grader. From there, I went over to the Petro truck stop in Fargo for the night. 523 miles today.
This morning road service came and changed the trailer tire.
I left at midnight CDT. Had a construction detour at the I-35E and I-35W merge on the north side of Dallas. Other than that, I had a good day on the road until 20 miles from my planned stop for the day. A tire on my trailer blew.
I left at 2 AM CDT and drove the rest of the way to Houston and delivered the yard truck. My next load was at the Port in Galveston, Texas. I drove there and loaded a Caterpillar 150 Motor Grader that is going to Fargo, North Dakota.
This morning, I drove about 15 miles over to Harrisonville, Missouri, to a transfer station for my next load. For those of you who do not know what a transfer station is, it is a place where the local garbage trucks go to unload when there is not a landfill close by. From there, the garbage gets put into semi trucks for the trip to the landfill. Anyway, I loaded a yard truck that is going down to Houston, Texas.
Last night I left at 8 PM CDT and drove the rest of the way to Kansas City, MO, and delivered the loader. I was almost out of hours for today, so I went to the Flying J truck stop in Peculiar, Missouri, for the rest of the day. 620 miles today.
I left at about 9 PM EDT last night. Drove 563 miles to a small truck stop in Christiana, Tennessee. No traffic issues at all. I love driving at night!!!
This morning, I drove to the Port in Brunswick, Georgia, and loaded a Caterpillar 953 Tack Loader that is going to Kansas City, Missouri.
From there, I drove back to the Daily yard in Jacksonville. Had an appointment to tend to there. When my 10 hours are up, I'll head out.
I left Atlanta at about 1:30 this morning and drove the 340 miles back to the Daily yard in Jacksonville, Florida. Will be there for the weekend.
I left at 3 AM EDT and drove to the Port in Brunswick, Georgia. Loaded a Caterpillar 725 Articulating Dump Truck.
I left half an hour after sunrise this morning and drove the rest of the way to Dacula, GA. Traffic was horrible near and in Atlanta. Delivered the excavator. Turned around and headed back toward Brunswick. Traffic was worse getting back out. Stopped for the night at the TA truck stop in Jackson, Georgia. Needed an oil change on the truck, so I got it done there too.
This morning, I drove to the Port in Brunswick, Georgia. Loaded a Caterpillar 315 Excavator.
This morning, I loaded a rather large Caterpillar genset and took it 3 miles down the road and delivered it. Had to have a pole car because of the height,
This morning, I drove to the Pilot truck stop in Savannah, Georgia. I load a mile from here in the morning.
I left half an hour before sunrise this morning. Rush hour traffic all the way into Miami. UGH!!! Delivered the excavator. Then, more rush hour traffic getting back out again!!!! Drove back to the Daily yard in Jacksonville for the weekend. 513 miles today.
This morning, I drove to the Port in Brunswick, Georgia. Loaded a Caterpillar 926 Excavator that is going to Miami, Florida.
These are tricky to load when they don't have a boom on the front but still have the counterweight on the back. There is absolutely no weight on the front; it's all in the back. Driving them on level ground is weird. It feels like it wants to roll over backwards. To get it up on the trailer is not for the faint of heart. It has to be backed up on the trailer. Can't see anything going backwards, just have to feel your way up. Notice it is a bit wider than the trailer and that half of the tracks are not even on the trailer. Anyway, I got it up there on the first attempt and without any difficulty. Left there and drove to the TA truck stop in Vero Beach, Florida, for the night.
This morning, I loaded a Caterpillar 950 Wheel Loader in Pooler, Georgia, that is going to Ocala, Florida.
I left half an hour before sunrise this morning. Drove to Austell, Georgia, and delivered the dozer. My next load is Monday morning in Pooler, GA. Headed that way. Had some bumper to bumper on the way into Atlanta then a lot more on I-75 on the south side of Atlanta. Made it through there and stopped at the TA truck stop in Register, GA for the night.
I left at 7 AM CDT. Couldn't get to Little Rock before 9. Very uneventful day on the road. Stopped at a small truck stop in Carbon Hill, Alabama, for the night. 505 miles today.
I left just after midnight last night. Drove to Springfield, Missouri, and delivered the motor grader. From there, I drove down to Springdale, Arkansas, and loaded a Caterpillar D4 Dozer that is going to Austell, Georgia.
I left Baltimore, MD at about 1 AM EDT. Had a very good and uneventful day on the road. Drove 660 miles to the Petro truck stop in Brazil, Indiana.
The day didn't start off very well. My pole car would not start this morning. She had to wait for AAA to come and jump-start her van. She finally made it over to me, and we were on the road by 9:30 AM EDT. We drove the hour and a half to Bristow, VA, and delivered the plenum. My next load was at the Port of Baltimore in Dundalk, Maryland. I drove there and loaded a Caterpillar 140 Motor Grader that is going to Springfield, Missouri.
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We left at sunrise this morning. Easy day. Drove to the TA truck stop in Ashland, Virginia. That's the closest place to park until tomorrow's delivery.
My pole car arrived on time this morning, and we left at sunrise. Had a good day on the road. Some bumper-to-bumper traffic in Knoxville, Tennessee, and south of Bristol in Tennessee. While stuck in bumper-to-bumper traffic, I started to experience an air leak in the tire next to the one I had fixed the day before. I was able to make it to the Petro in Glade Spring, Virginia, where we had planned on stopping for the night. The shop there was very backed up. There were 8 trucks ahead of me for repairs. She didn't think that they could get to me until tomorrow. She took my number and said she would call me if there was any way she could get me in sooner. I dropped my trailer, got fuel, and waited. 553 miles today.
They finished fixing my tire, and I was parked for the rest of the night by 11:15 PM EDT.
Last evening, I received a text stating that the pole car en route to meet me was involved in a crash. He was struck from behind and would not be able to meet me today.
I left at sunrise this morning and drove to the Petro truck stop in West Memphis, Arkansas, to wait for the office to find me another pole car. While there had a tire repaired that had a small nail in it.
This morning I loaded another Plenum that is going to Bristow, Virginia.
This one is a lot smaller than the last one. It is only 10 feet wide and 14 feet 11 inches high. Don't need any escort cars in Texas or Arkansas. I'll get a pole car when I get to Tennessee and have it until I deliver. Left there and drove to the TA truck stop in Prescott, Arkansas, for the night.
We left at 6:30 CDT this morning and drove the rest of the way to Irving, Texas. Passed a fatal motorcycle crash on the way. The body was still on the road. Delivered the plenum. My next load is tomorrow morning in Waco, Texas. I drove to the Flying J truck stop in Waco for the night.
We left a half an hour before sunrise this morning. Very good day on the road. Went through at least 5 thunderstorms, but nothing serious. Drove 660 miles to the TA truck stop in Greenville, Louisiana for the night.
This morning, I drove to Ocala, Florida, and loaded what is called a Plenum, a couple of pipes, and a crate. I have no idea what that is or what it does. It is 13 feet wide and 15 feet 6 inches high. It is going to Irving, Texas. I have two pilot escort cars, a pole car in front and a chase car in the rear.
We left there and drove to the TA truck stop in Marianna, Florida, for the night. My back hurts a lot tonight. Hard to get in the truck. Very glad to be lying down. It will be better in the morning.
I left half an hour after sunrise this morning. Got stuck in a lot of Atlanta rush hour bumper-to-bumper, stop-n'-go traffic on the way up to Calhoun, GA. Made it there and delivered the excavator. Heading back to Jacksonville for the weekend. I got stuck in a lot more traffic in Atlanta coming back!! I was so sick of bumper-to-bumper traffic that I decided to stop at the TA truck stop in Jackson, GA, and wait until tonight when traffic was better. I'll leave around 11 or 12 tonight.
This morning, I drove to the Port in Brunswick, Georgia, and loaded a Caterpillar 320 Excavator that is going to Calhoun, Georgia.
I left at 1 AM EDT this morning and drove the rest of the way to Birmingham, Alabama, and delivered the wheel loader. My next load is tomorrow morning in Brunswick, Georgia. I started off that way, but ran out of hours. Stopped at a small truck stop in Pulaski, Georgia, for the night. 667 miles today.
This morning I went to Volvo in Shippensburg, PA, and loaded a Volvo L110H Wheel Loader that is going to Birmingham, Alabama.
