Wednesday, April 11, 2012

Left London, Ohio  a half hour before sun up and drove in to Pekin, Illinois and delivered the steel castings.  Next load was in Creve Coeur, Illinois.  Fortunately It was only 12 miles away.  It was so dusty there that when I pulled in to load I had to wait a few minutes before I could see to back up.  Loaded a Caterpillar D7E Dozer.  It is going to Murrysville, PA. I am oversized heavy, not wide.

After securing it I got back on the road and drove to Crawfordsville, Indiana to the Pilot truck stop for the night.  Crappy dinner at Subway (YUCK!! I hate Subway - over priced crap!!) and a long hot shower to get 20 pounds of dust and dirt off.

Tuesday, April 10, 2012

Got on the road at 9 am this morning.  Nothing real exciting.  Passed a couple huge forest fires in western Virginia (not West Virginia).  I'm sure they had a hard time fighting those today.  There was a heavy wind blowing, at least 30 mph.

This is the bridge over the river from West Virginia going into Ohio on US-33.  A tarping nightmare!!  NO WAY would that even be a consideration with me!!

Drove to the TA truck stop in London, Ohio for the night.  That is west of Columbus.

Monday, April 9, 2012

Had a fantastic time with my brother and his family this past weekend.  Now it is back to work.  Went back to the Port of Baltimore in Dundalk, MD and finally unloaded the dump truck chassis.  After that drove down to Norfolk, Virginia for my next load. Picked up three steel rings (castings) for a crusher.  They weigh about 10,000 pounds each.  They are going to Pekin, Illinois. 

Unfortunately I didn't finish loading and securing it to the trailer before the Norfolk curfew.  Had to sit and wait until 6 pm before I could go anywhere.  In Virginia I had to be off the road 1/2 hour BEFORE sundown so when curfew was over I only had 15 minutes to drive to a truck stop for the night.  Can't start until 9 am tomorrow morning, so I'll be here for a while.

Friday, April 6, 2012

Yesterday I drove up to my brother's house to spend the weekend with him and his family. Having a very good time!!

Thursday, April 5, 2012

Got on the road at sun up. Drove in to the Port of Baltimore in Dundalk, MD to deliver. When I got there they said that they didn't have a crane operator today and that they could not unload me until Monday at 8 am. They are closed tomorrow for Good Friday. I dropped my trailer there and bobtailed over to the TA truck stop.

Wednesday, April 4, 2012

Another great day on the road!!  Left Oakwood, Illinois this morning at sun up.  Met my escort at the Indiana state line.  Nice drive through Indiana.  The escort dropped off at the Ohio state line.  Don't need one in Ohio.  Picked up my next escort at the West Virginia state line.  He stayed with me around Wheeling, into Pennsylvania, and back into and through West Virginia again.  He dropped off at the Maryland state line.  Don't need one in Maryland until I get to Baltimore.  Need one in Baltimore city limits.  I am in the mountains of West Virginia and west Maryland.  It is very s-l-o-w going up with this weight.  Pulling 20 mph uphill.   I stopped at a truck stop in Grantsville, Maryland for the night.

Tuesday, April 3, 2012

Left Sullivan, MO early this morning and drove to Decatur, Illinois to the Caterpillar plant.  It was packed full of trucks.  Some waiting to be loaded and others loaded and waiting on Illinois permits. There were so many trucks there that they were sending everyone to the truck stop a few miles away,  They would call them on the cell phone when they were ready for them.  At first I didn't have to go, but then I did.  I waited at the truck stop and had lunch.  As soon as I finished lunch they called and I went back in.   They loaded a chassis for a Caterpillar 785 dump truck.  The thing is huge!  It weighs 70,364 pounds.  Just to add a little perspective to it, a fully loaded semi truck weighs 80,000 pounds. This is the biggest load I have had so far. Got on the scale at the yard and my gross weight is 107,560 pounds without full fuel tanks.  I am 12 feet, 7 inches wide.

Here is a photo I got from the Internet of the truck when it has all it's parts attached.

I am taking it to the port of Baltimore in Dundalk, MD.  From there it is going on a big boat to the Ukraine.  After I got it all tied down I got on the road and drove to Oakwood, Illinois to a truck stop there for the night.  My Indiana escort will meet me first thing in the morning at the state line a few miles away from here.

Monday, April 2, 2012

Went over and delivered first thing this morning.  I was number 5 in line.  Fortunately the line went pretty quick.  The place I delivered was huge!  There were several hundred blades, towers, and hubs already there.  I shot some video of the hub being unloaded from my trailer by the crane.  As you watch the video, notice how long it takes the hub to come up off the trailer deck after he starts to lift it.  The arch returns to the trailer and it comes up 5 inches.  You can hear the air filling the airbags as it is going up.

After I got empty headed toward Little Rock, Arkansas for my next load.  Got just outside Joplin, Missouri when I found out that the load fell through.  Have another one for me in Decatur, Illinois.   Stopped at the Petro truck stop in Joplin, MO and ate and showered.  Then got back on the road.  drove up to Sullivan, MO to the Flying J truck stop for the night.

Saturday, March 31, 2012

Left Tyler, Texas as soon as the sun came up this morning.  Had a great day on the road.  Started off a bit foggy then heavy haze, then overcast, and finally clear sky.  Even driving through Dallas was a breeze.  So much nicer on the weekend!!  Went past the Texas Motor Speedway again.  Took some photos but the fog was a bit heavy so it is hard to see.  Here is the best one - and that is not saying much!

Did you notice the race cars they have in the middle of the lake?   I didn't think so.  I did a little editing and zoomed in on them best as I could.  Here they are.

Continued on up through Oklahoma and then into Kansas.  Stopped for the rest of the weekend at a truck stop in Garden City, Kansas.  Deliver just down the road from here Monday morning.

Friday, March 30, 2012

Much better day today!!  Started as soon as the sun came up this morning.  Made it all the way through Mississippi to the closed weigh station 5 miles before Louisiana.  Had to stop and wait there because my Louisiana permit had not arrived yet.  Sat there for 4 hours waiting.  While there I took a few more photos.  Notice how low the trailer sits.  It is only 4 inches off the ground.

 It finally arrived and I was off again.  Drove to a Pilot truck stop in Tyler, Texas for the night. Bought my Mega Millions ticket too.  Not that I have a snow balls chance....  But have absolutely no chance if I don't play.  Still have no chance.

Thursday, March 29, 2012

Left Marianna this morning and arrived in Pensacola right at 7 am CDT.  Checked in with security.  They said the guy "...was in a meeting but should be calling you in when he gets out".  I went back to the truck and waited.  At 11 am CDT I went back to security and inquired about my status.  All they would say was "They know you are there".  I went back to my truck and waited.  At 2 pm CDT I went back to security and asked again.  This time they said that "...they had issues on first shift" and that "...they would load me on second shift".  Second shift didn't start until 3:30 CDT.  I went back to my truck and waited again.  Needless to say, I'm not a happy camper.  At 3:15 pm CDT security called me and said "come on in".  I was first in line with four other trucks.  Waited until 4 pm CDT and they started to load us.  They finally put the wind generator hub on my trailer.  It weighs 57,300 pounds.  It is the thing that the blades attach to on the huge wind generators that Obama and the democrats think will save the world!!  Got it chained down. Then it was time to tarp it.  Fortunately they used the fork lift to drape them over the top of the thing.  Secured them as best as I could then got on the road.  I didn't get out of there until 6:45 pm CDT!!!!

Well all I had to do was get up on I-10 and that damn tarp started to flap like a huge flag.  I hate those ^&*(&*%^&$^*& things!!  Made it to the weigh station.  The only good thing about today was that the DOT did not give me any hassles.  Permit was fine.  I pulled over to the side and tried to fix the tarp flappage.  Got back on the road again.  Still flappage!!   Drove to the Oasis truck stop just inside Alabama for the night.  Oh the troubles didn't stop there!  Pulled up to get fuel and my locking fuel caps had some rust in the locks and I couldn't get the key in.  Worked on them for about 15 minutes and got them freed up.  Filled up both tanks.  Then went to scale up.  The scale is in a crummy place here so I had to drive around the parking lot, go back out on the road and come in again.  Scaled up then pulled over to the side, parked and went in to get my paperwork.  Well, the girl behind the counter was having a good ole time talking to some guy in front of me.  By the time she got around to doing her job I was really fuming!!  She gave me my fuel ticket but could not find the scale ticket.  She fumbled around for another five minutes. I went and sat down at at table.  Finally I could not take it any more.  I said I'll go get on the scale again.  I went back out, got in my truck, drove around the parking lot and got up on the scale again.  By this time I'm ready to kill someone.  After she got my weight again I went and parked the truck.  I needed to calm down a little bit before I went back inside.  I worked on the tarp again.  Hopefully I have it this time.  Went back in, got my scale ticket - I'm  96,300 pounds.  Took a long hot shower then had dinner.   Hope tomorrow is better!!  Good night!!

Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Had a most enjoyable time off.  Now back at it again.  My next load is tomorrow morning in Pensacola, FL.  I have a different trailer for this.  It has three axles instead of two.  That is a very good thing!!  I can take larger and  heavier (better paying) loads.  It is a lot older and not as pretty as the other one, but that is just fine with me. 

Drove to the TA truck stop in Marianna, FL for the night.

Thursday, March 22, 2012

Got a bunch of the "home chores" done.  Another days worth of chores to do still.  Then I can enjoy being here.

Wednesday, March 21, 2012

Drove to Rivera Beach this morning and delivered the excavator.  After that drove home.  Nice to be home!!

Tuesday, March 20, 2012

Nothing exciting today.  Got on the road as soon as I could this morning.  Drove down to the TA truck stop in Vero Beach, FL for the night.  Deliver tomorrow morning, then HOME!!!!

Monday, March 19, 2012

Delivered the tractor this morning and then headed off for my next load.  It is up in Greensboro, NC. Loaded a John Deere 200 D Excavator.  Shot some video of it being loaded.  Hope you like it.

Click the link below:

Loading John Deere 200D Excavator

And here is what it looks like after I finished securing it to the trailer.

It is going to Riviera Beach, Florida.  Got on the road and drove to the Wilco truck stop in Great Falls, SC.  Wanted to get a bit further but I got to Charlotte at rush hour. Took an hour to go about 15 miles. 

Sunday, March 18, 2012

Flying J truck stops are definitely not as good as they used to be before Pilot bought them out. 

Saturday, March 17, 2012

It rained last night.  Actually, a pretty good thunderstorm that brought out the dreaded "trailer gremlins" again.  During my pre trip this morning found that half my trailer lights were not working and the ABS light was on.  Went across the parking lot to the shop and had them fix it.  Took several hours to find the electrical problem but finally found it!!  Everything works again.  Drove the rest of the way down to the Flying J truck stop in Latta, South Carolina.  Deliver just down the road from here Monday morning.

Friday, March 16, 2012

Another beautiful day on the road.  Left Greensburg just before sun up.  Just in Tennessee from Kentucky on I-75 the interstate was closed to oversize loads.  Normal traffic was allowed through in one very skinny lane for each direction.

The following is a reprint from The Tennessean newspaper online:

Motorists with weekend plans in East Tennessee may need to find another route if they intend to use Interstate 75.
The interstate is closed at Jellico, exit 160, near the Tennessee/Kentucky border.
Tennessee Department of Transportation crews are working to repair a collapsed embankment near the southbound lanes.

According to TDOT, the earth has continued shifting under the interstate since the collapse was discovered on Thursday. Detours have been set up to protect the public until repairs can be made.

Motorists are asked to take the exit, turn left, follow Highway 25W to LaFollette, and then get back to I-75 South in Caryville, exit 134.

Wide load truckers are asked to take the Jellico exit, turn right, follow state route 297 West to state route 63 and then get back on I-75 South at exit 141.

Detour signs and message boards have been placed along the interstate and detour routes to help guide the traffic.

Let me tell you, the detour route for wide loads was really something!  19 miles of interstate was bypassed and it took 45 minutes to travel the detour.  Not because it was that far out of the way, it wasn't.  It pretty much was parallel to the interstate.  The road was a two lane road (in very good condition) that was full of blind turns with no road shoulder.  I drove between 2 and 30 mph most of the way.  For most of the route, there was a minimum of three foot drop off on the edge of the road.  In other places the guard rail was at the edge of the road.  After I made it through the worst of it, I got out the camera and shot some video for you.  As you watch the video remember that I am an oversize load and there is a trailer behind me that does not track the same as the truck. Sorry about the length of it, its about 4 minutes long.

Click on the link:

I-75 Detour

The gear grinding in the beginning was me trying to hold the camera with my right hand, shift gears with my left, and steer with my knee.  LOL

That was fun!!!

 

 

Continued down to Ashville, NC.  When I got to the I-40 and I-26 split the traffic was stopped on I-26 - where I wanted to go.  Heard on the radio that there was a 10 car pile up on I-26 and the interstate was shut down indefinitely.  There was a 15 mile back up already.  I decided that was not my idea of a good time so I turned around and went back to the TA truck stop in Candler, NC for the night.

Thursday, March 15, 2012

Went in to Milwaukee and delivered the steel this morning.  After that went to the Daily yard just outside Milwaukee in Lannon and picked up a Case 290 Tractor.  It is going to Dillon, SC.

On the way out of Milwaukee went past the "home office" of Harley Davidson.  Also drove past Miller Park, where the Milwaukee Brewers play baseball.

Went back through Chicago but this time without bumper to bumper traffic. Drove down to the Petro truck stop in Greensburg, Indiana for the night.  That is south east of Indianapolis.

Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Left North Canton early this morning and drove up to Cleveland and picked up my next load.  It is 9 sheets of steel weighing 33500 pounds going to Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Believe it or not, this is an oversize load.  A few of the pieces hung over the side 3 inches.   After I got it all secured I got on the road and drove up to Milwaukee.  Made it through Chicago with some bumper to bumper traffic, but not as bad as it usually is.  The sun was in the right place and made the Chicago skyline beautiful!

Stopped for the night at a small truck stop in Richfield, Wisconsin.  Will deliver in the morning.

Tuesday, March 13, 2012

Drove in to the Port of Baltimore in Dundalk, MD this morning and loaded a Caterpillar 316 Excavator.

Finished with only 15 minutes to have to wait until curfew was over at 9 am. Got on the road and drove to Parkersburg, West Virginia and delivered the excavator this afternoon.

My next load is tomorrow morning in Cleveland, Ohio.  Drove to the TA truck stop in North Canton, Ohio and got the last parking spot there!  Went past the Pro Football Hall of Fame again.  They are building a large addition to the building.

Monday, March 12, 2012

Got all my little repair "chores" done this morning. Daily has a car we can use when we are there so I went to Chilli's for lunch.  It was really good to taste real food again!!  My next load is tomorrow morning at the port in Baltimore so I drove down to the TA truck stop in Baltimore for the night.

Saturday, March 10, 2012

Drove down to the "home office" in Carlisle, PA today.  Will spend the rest of the weekend here.  Monday I will have a small chip in my windshield repaired.  Found a problem with the ABS system in the trailer so that will get fixed Monday (hopefully) too.

Friday, March 9, 2012

Left Raphine, VA as soon as I could this morning which, in Virginia, was 1/2 hour after sunrise.  Drove straight through to Middletown, NY and delivered the dozer.  I love driving those things!!  Big boy toys!!  Had snow flurries on and off through Pennsylvania.  After I finished delivering in New York it snowed real hard but it didn't last long.  Then the sun came out. Went to the TA truck stop in Maybrook, NY for the night. Don't have another load lined up yet.

Thursday, March 8, 2012

Left Manning, SC this morning and drove down to North Charleston, SC and loaded a Caterpillar D6 Dozer first thing this morning.  Just as I started to tie it down it started to rain.  It stopped raining when I finished.  Had to put it on the trailer a little bit crooked to minimize the width as much as possible.  Otherwise the blade on the front would have to come off.  The blade is 13 feet wide.  Had to get the width under 12 feet.  By removing a couple pins, angling the blade, and angling the dozer got the width down to 11 feet 6 inches.

I got my soaking wet and muddy self in the truck and down the road after I got it secured.  Had a great day on the road.  Drove to Raphine, VA to the Petro truck stop on I-81 for the night and a good scrubbing!!!!

Wednesday, March 7, 2012

Left Morehead, KY as soon as the sun came up.  Drove to the Charleston, WV area and waited for curfew to end.  At 9 am I was back on the road again.  Drove straight through to Wilson, NC and delivered the tractor this afternoon.  My next load is down in North Charleston, SC.  It is a heavy one!  I'll be overweight as well as over width.  Headed toward Charleston.  Stopped for the night at the TA truck stop in Manning, SC.  A very familiar truck stop.

Tuesday, March 6, 2012

Before I left Walcott, Iowa this morning I stopped and got the truck and trailer washed.  It was really filthy and I could not stand it any more!!  Now its all clean, at least for a few days.  Had a very nice and uneventful day on the road.  Made it past Cincinnati before curfew but didn't make it past Lexington, KY.  Stopped at a truck stop and had dinner.  When curfew was over at 6 I got back on the road and drove for another hour before I ran out of daylight.  Stopped for the night at a Small truck stop in Morehead, KY. 

Monday, March 5, 2012

Snowed all day yesterday but it didn't start to stick until about 4 pm.  Got about an inch on the grass but no accumulation on the roads.  Just made the roads very icy.  Delivered the generator first thing this morning.  Then drove up to Waterloo to John Deere and loaded another tractor. 

This one is going to Wilson, North Carolina.  Drove to Walcott, Iowa to spend the night at the world famous Iowa 80 truck stop.  Ran out of daylight.

Saturday, March 3, 2012

Left Bloomington, IL early this morning and drove to Eddyville, Iowa.  I deliver Monday morning about a half mile from the convience store where I am parked. 

Drove through Ottumwa, Iowa on the way.  Ottumwa is the home of fictional character Corporal Walter Eugene "Radar" O'Reilly played by Gary Burghoff in the TV show M*A*S*H.

Friday, March 2, 2012

Left early this morning and had a pretty good day on the road.  Misty rain on and off most of the morning. 

East of Indianapolis the weather hit.  Had heavy rain and a short bit of pea sized hail.  Going around Indianapolis still had heavy rain.  Then had nickle sized hail.  I pulled off the road under an overpass to protect my windshield.  Several cars did too.  One IDIOT!!  - and I really would love to know what was going through this moron's mind - STOPPED right in the middle of the interstate under the overpass.  In the center lane!!   Just stopped and sat there.  A semi truck came up behind him and almost PLOWED that fool into next week.  He was so lucky that the driver of that truck was able to stop in time.  He was just inches - and I really do mean inches - from that idiots back bumper.  The hail didn't last long and I was back on my way again. 

West of Indianapolis it cleared up and the sun was out.  When I drove into Illinois the sun was gone again and it was very overcast.  The wind had picked up.  Misty rain returned for a little while.  But the cross wind was really something.  The National Weather Service said that it was 20 to 30 mph sustained with gusts up to 45 mph.  I was hit by a few of those gusts!!  Like getting hit broadside by a train!!. 

Stopped for the night at the TA truck stop in Bloomington, Illinois.

Thursday, March 1, 2012

Delivered the excavator first thing this morning then headded for my next load in Newberry, SC.  On the way found out that my loading appointment was tomorrow morning at 8 am.  Since I had plenty of time I stopped at Thermo King in Charlotte, NC and had my APU fixed again!!  Another $200 but I think it is finally fixed right.  Back on the road to SC.  When I got down there I decided to stop in and see if I could get loaded today instead of in the morning.  Most of the time this does not work, this time it did!!  I got  loaded with a Caterpillar generator and some parts for it.

It is going to Eddyville, Iowa for a Monday delivery.  They have a crane scheduled.  Got back on the road and drove to Naples, North Carolina to a small truck stop there for the night.

Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Went over to the Daily yard in Baltimore this morning and loaded up a John Deere 225 Excavator without the boom.  They look so weird without the boom attached.  They drive real funny too.  Very light in the front, almost bouncy. 

As soon as 9 am arrived I left and headed for Kernersville, NC.  Could not go through the tunnel or over the bridge in Baltimore so I had to go about 40 + miles around on I-695.  It took an hour and fifteen minutes to get back to I-95 south of Baltimore.  A trip that would normally only take about ten minutes.  I also got lucky with the weather.  It started raining as soon as I pulled out of the yard in Baltimore.  Rained hard for about half the day, then cleared.  Drove down to John Deere in Kernersville, NC and spent the night there.  Unload in the morning.

Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Got on the road early this morning.  Drove pretty much non-stop to Dundalk, MD and delivered the tractor and stuff.  My next load is tomorrow morning.  It is at the Daily Express yard in Baltimore. I'll go get it in the morning.  Stayed the night at the TA truck stop in Baltimore.  Had a very nice visit with my brother and nephew too. 

Monday, February 27, 2012

Got over to John Deere in Waterloo early this morning to pick up my next load.  I was not early enough!  I was number 29 in line!!! It took forever to get loaded today.  I took a nice nap while waiting.  When I finally got loaded I got a John Deere tractor, four tires, hubs, and a light kit.

I'm taking these things to the port in Dundalk, MD.  The tractor is going to Germany and the tires and two crates of parts are going to St. Petersburg, Russia.

After I finally got that stuff on board and tied down I drove to the Petro truck stop in New Paris, Ohio for the night.

Saturday, February 25, 2012

Left Iowa 80 early and delivered the wheel loader first thing this morning in Cedar Rapids, IA.  My next load is Monday morning in Waterloo, IA.  Drove up there to the Pilot truck stop for the rest of the weekend.  Load just down the road from here.  I'm so glad to have my APU back again!!!

Friday, February 24, 2012

I get real lucky!!  There was about a half an inch of slush on the ground this morning.  I heard on the radio that at about mile marker 40 on I-94 in Michigan the roads got progressively worse.  I did good!!

Drove down to Thermo King in Portage, Indiana and had my APU fixed.  I have been without it for over two weeks and missed it real bad!!  $887 later I was out the door and on the road. 

Still snowing but not sticking, melting right away.  Drove to Walcott, Iowa to the Iowa 80 truck stop for the night. No more snow, just real windy and cold!!

Thursday, February 23, 2012

Got on the road at sun up and drove up to Marion, Michigan.  Got there just before noon and unloaded the pipe layer.  Next load was in Novi, MI.  That is just outside of Detroit.  Drove down there and loaded a Caterpillar 924 Hz wheel loader.  It is going to Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

The weather report is for 4 to 10 inches of snow north of I-80 and rain/snow in the I-80 area 1 to 4 inches possible.  It was supposed to start this afternoon.  I was flying to get my next load on and down the road before the weather got bad.  After loading in Novi the weather still had not gotten bad yet.  Just overcast.  Drove west on I-94 toward Lake Michigan.  I got rain about half way across.  In the Kalamazoo area there was heavy wet snow (more like slush) falling from the sky.  It soon changed back to rain.  Drove all the way to the TA truck stop in Sawyer, MI at exit 12.  623 miles today and all of it in Michigan.  So far it is still raining.  Tomorrow could be interesting.  Then again it might not.  We shall see.....

Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Got on the road at 9 am today.  Got pulled in at a weigh station in Pennsylvania for a DOT inspection. Did just fine except my trailer had some mud on it.  OH HEAVENS!!!  Other than that a very uneventful and nice day out on the road.  Drove to the Pilot truck stop in Ottawa Lake, Michigan for the night.    It is raining now.  Supposed to have some snow tonight, but not much.

Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Went to Jersey Shore to deliver this morning.  Myself and another Daily truck were both delivering the same stuff to the same place.  We were to meet the guy in charge at a gas station north of Jersey Shore at 8 am.  We were both there at 7:30.  At 8 the crane arrived there too.  The guy in charge met us.  After the crane guys got some coffee from the store we all left and drove to where we were to unload.  We went three miles up a one lane paved road that was made just for what we were doing.  Very busy road.  Had people at either end directing traffic. This road went way up into the woods.  Up and down and along side of big drop offs with no guard rail.  After we went the three miles we turned down a gravel road and went in another 2 miles to the site.  Looks like a natural gas well.  While they set up the crane I untied everything.  It took them forever to unload me.  Thought I'd never get out of there. 

When empty and back on real roads again I headed for my next load.  Went past Penn State College on the way.

Drove to Murrysville, PA which is just outside Pittsburgh.  Loaded a Caterpillar PL61 Pipe Layer.  It is going to Marion, Michigan.  Was able to get some photos for you loading.  For a change, someone else loaded the machine for me.

After I finished securing it I could not go anywhere since it is an oversize load and curfew was in effect.  I spent the night in their parking lot.  Will be able to go again after 9 am tomorrow morning.

Monday, February 20, 2012

Went over to Mason, Ohio this morning and picked up my next load.  It is a generator and three pallets of parts going over to Jersey Shore, PA.  I have no idea why they named their town Jersey Shore. It is not in New Jersey and it is nowhere near the shore!  Its in the middle of Pennsylvania!!

Got on the road and drove to the TA truck stop in Lamar, PA.  It is about 10 miles from where I deliver in the morning.

Sunday, February 19, 2012

Weekends without football are really boring!!