Friday, July 4, 2025

 

Wednesday, July 2, 2025

 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.

Tuesday, July 1, 2025

 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.

Monday, June 30, 2025

 This morning, I loaded a Caterpillar 950 Wheel Loader in Pooler, Georgia, that is going to Ocala, Florida.

I left there and drove down to Ocala and delivered it.  From there, I drove to the Daily yard in Jacksonville for the night.