Saturday, March 22, 2025

 At 9 PM EDT last night my 10 hours were up and I left.  Drove to the Daily terminal in Jacksonville for the rest of the weekend.

Friday, March 21, 2025

 Last night at 11 PM EDT my 10 hours were up and I left.  Drove the rest of the way to Miami.  Had some slo-n'-go traffic on the way.  Delivered the wheel loader.  My next load is Monday in Brunswick, Georgia.  I started that way and stopped at the TA truck stop in Vero Beach when I ran out of hours. 639 miles today.

Thursday, March 20, 2025

 I left when my ten hours were up.  That was about 2 AM CDT.  Still pretty windy outside.  No problems through Nashville or Chatanooga.  BUT Atlanta was a different story.  Slo-n'-go and bumper-to-bumper traffic from about 20 miles north of Atlanta all the way around Atlanta until I passed I-20.  Then some more at the I-285 / I-75 merge.  Continued to the Pilot truck stop in Tifton, Georgia.  I'll do my 10 and hit the road again tonight.  615 miles today.

Wednesday, March 19, 2025

 Very early this morning I left and continued the rest of the way to John Deere in Davenport, Iowa.  Loaded a John Deere 544P Wheel Loader and Bucket that is going to Miami, Florida. Very windy today.  Under a tornado watch and a severe thunderstorm warning while loading.  You can see the approaching storm in the background of the first photo.

For a change, I beat the storm and got out of there before it hit.  I fought the heavy wind all day.  A tornado watch all day too.  I stopped for my 10 hours at the Road Ranger truck stop in Marion, Illinois.  The power was out there when I got there.  Glad I didn't need anything from inside.  593 miles today.

Tuesday, March 18, 2025

 As soon as my 10 hours were up, I left Wheeling, WV, and drove the rest of the way to Bridgeton, Missouri.  Delivered the compactors.  My next load is tomorrow morning in Davenport, Iowa.  I started off that way but ran out of hours for today.  Stopped at a small truck stop in Farmersville, Illinois.  651 miles today.

Monday, March 17, 2025

 This morning I got my next trailer and it was broken.  Had to wait for the shop guys to come in and fix it.  When they finished, I went to Shippensburg, PA for my next load.  When I got there I found out that I didn't have the right wood for the load.  I went back to Carlisle and got it.  Went back to Shippensburg and loaded a Volvo DD128 Compactor and a Volvo DD15 Compactor.  They are going to a show in Bridgeton, Missouri.  The DD15 (the little one) is a prototype, the only one of its kind.  It is all electric.

Left there and drove to the TA truck stop in Wheeling, West Virginia for my 10 hours.