Saturday, July 18, 2026

 This is one example of how bad the truck stops gouge us.  Look at the price of this ice cream for only a pint!!!!  This was at the Love's I stayed at last night.

Here is what the same thing costs at a grocery store.

This morning I left at about midnight-thirty.  Drove the rest of the way to the John Deere place that I'm delivering to on Monday.  They had plenty of on-site parking.  That is rare!! I was finished and in bed by 5:30 AM EDT.   Still smoky, but not nearly as bad as Ohio was.  I'll unload here Monday morning.

Friday, July 17, 2026

 I left at about 2 AM CDT.  Drove 544 miles to the Love's truck stop in Madison, Ohio. Lots of heavy smoke in the air almost all day today.  When I got here, I followed a cop into the parking lot.  A dumb driver was pulling out of a parking spot and hit another truck.

Unfortunately, this stupidity happens far too often.

Thursday, July 16, 2026

 I left at about 2:30 AM EDT and drove toward Fenton, Missouri.  Delivered the wheel loader.  From there, I drove to Davenport, Iowa, to the John Deere plant.  I made it just in time. I was the last one they loaded today!!!  What was even better was that my loading appointment was for tomorrow!!  Loaded a John Deere 624 Wheel Loader that is going to Syracuse, New York.  Of course, just as I started to load, the heavens opened up.  Rained until I finished securing it, then it stopped.

I was out of hours for today, so I stayed in their parking lot for the night. 641 miles today.

Wednesday, July 15, 2026

 I left at about 2 AM EDT.  Uneventful day on the road.  Drove 549 miles to the Petro truck stop in New Paris, Ohio.  When I got there, I did two loads of laundry.  Now it's time to sleep.  Good night.

Tuesday, July 14, 2026

 I left at 2:30 AM EDT  and drove to Clifton Park, New York, and delivered the excavator. From there, I drove back to the Port of Baltimore and loaded a Caterpillar 950 Wheel Loader that is going to Fenton, Missouri.

After loading, I went over to the TA truck stop in Baltimore for the night. 609 miles today.

Monday, July 13, 2026

 I went to the Port of Baltimore this morning.  Got there before they opened.  BUT, as usual for Carlisle, they didn't give me all the paperwork I needed to get loaded.  I waited for an hour before they finally sent it to me.  Then I loaded a Caterpillar 315 Excavator that is going up to Clifton Park, New York.

Left there and drove to the Petro truck stop in Bordentown, New Jersey, for the night.