Monday, October 3, 2016

This morning went the rest of the way in to Lancaster, PA and loaded a couple sections of ductwork that are going to St. Petersburg, Florida.

Was supposed to be legal height, but it wasn't.  It was higher.  Had to reorder my permits and wait for them to come in.  Fortunately, it didn't take long and I was out of there and on the road.  

Great day on the road.  Weather was perfect.  I even rolled down my windows and enjoyed it.  Lots of FEMA mobile homes going down I-81 headed towards Baton Rouge area for flood relief.  Your tax dollars at work.  A few of them stopped at the Petro truck stop in Glade Spring, Virginia for the night.  That's where I stopped too.

Sunday, October 2, 2016

This morning I mover to the Love's truck stop in Middletown, PA.  That way I'm on the other side of Harrisburg to avoid all that traffic in the morning.

Saturday, October 1, 2016

Vanderbilt vs Florida

Today, 12:00 PM

Vanderbilt Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee

23Florida Gators (4-1)

 

13 - 6

Final

Vanderbilt Commodores (2-3)

	1	2	3	4		Total
Florida	0	10	0	3		13
Vanderbilt	0	3	3	0		6

Even though they won, they still did not look good!!

Thursday, September 29, 2016

Got started a half hour before sunrise this morning and drove in to Bridgeville, Pennsylvania and delivered the building.  As usual, as soon as we started to unload the rain came!!

Next load is Monday in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.  I headed back east.  Past this little fellow on the way.  Anyone recognize him?

Stopped at the "home office" in Carlisle, PA.  Will be here until Sunday morning.  I'll go over to Lancaster early to beat most of the traffic.

Wednesday, September 28, 2016

Left this morning at sunrise.  Drove past the National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green, Kentucky again today.  Also right next door to it is the birthplace of all the Corvettes, the Bowling Green Corvette Assembly Plant.

Was very nice weather until just south of Cincinnati.  That when the rain started.  Finished the rest of the day in the rain.  Had a few areas of bumper to bumper in Cincinnati and Columbus.  Had another good one today...

Stopped for the night at the TA truck stop in Hebron, Ohio.  Hope the rain stops before tomorrow morning.

Tuesday, September 27, 2016

Started off this morning after the Little Rock curfew was over.  Stopped at the Petro truck stop in North Little Rock to get a new tire.  This is why...

When that was done I got back on the road again.  Unfortunately I didn't get as far as I wanted today.  Heard over the radio that ahead of me the Interstate was closed because of a bad crash and there was a 20 mile (32.19 km) back up.  I didn't want to play in that sandbox, so I stopped early for the night at a truck stop in Holladay, Tennessee.

Here is the info on the crash...

Monday, September 26, 2016

Went over to Minden, LA this morning to load a Cell Phone Communications Building that is going to Bridgeville, Pennsylvania.  Loaded it and scaled. Fortunately they have a scale on their property.  Was too heavy on my drive axles so I went back over to the crane and they moved it back some.  Scaled again.  Still too heavy so I went back to the crane and they moved it back as far as they could.  Scaled again.  Still too heavy.  Went back to the crane.  They picked up the building, spun it around, and put it on backwards as far back as it could go.  Scaled again.  This time it was good enough.  Third time was the charm.

Finally got out of there and on the road.  Had to stop in Louisiana and wait for my Arkansas permit to come in. Fortunately it didn't take too long and I was back moving again.  

In Arkansas drove up on a car fire.  Was burning pretty good.  

Then the fire department arrived.

They had it out in just a couple minutes and I was back moving again.

Because of all the delays today, I didn't make the Little Rock, Arkansas curfew so I stopped for the night at the Love's truck stop in Little Rock.  Can't start until after 9 am tomorrow morning.

Saturday, September 24, 2016

Tennessee vs Florida

Saturday, September 24, 2:30 PM

Neyland Stadium, Knoxville, Tennessee

19Florida Gators (3-1)

 

28 - 38

Final

Tennessee14 Volunteers (4-0)

	1	2	3	4		Total
Florida	7	14	0	7		28
Tennessee	0	3	14	21		38

Damn Gators!!  They never came out of the locker room after halftime!!

Friday, September 23, 2016

First thing this morning I went and got some Shipley Donuts. Fresh and warm!!  They are good cold but when they are warm, they are melt-in-your-mouth DELICIOUS!!!!!!

Got my next load.  It is Monday in Minden, Louisiana.  I went back to the Daily yard and picked up my trailer and drove up to the Petro truck stop in Shreveport, Louisiana for the rest of the weekend.

Thursday, September 22, 2016

This morning drove to the Caterpillar dealer in Houston and delivered the excavator.  Don't have another load yet so I went to the Daily terminal and dropped off my trailer.  Then went over to the TA truck stop in Baytown, Texas to wait.

Wednesday, September 21, 2016

Timed it pretty good again.  Got to Little Rock at 9:10 this morning.  Another good day on the road.  Nothing exciting.  Stopped for the night at a truck stop in Huntsville, Texas.  Can't go in to Houston until 9 so I can sleep in a bit in the morning.

Tuesday, September 20, 2016

Left this morning at sunrise in the fog.  After a while it lifted and the rest of the day was picture perfect weather.  The foliage is just starting to change color.  Most enjoyable day on the road.  The only exception was an a'hole scale cop.  Aside from that, a great day.  Stopped for the night at the TA truck stop in Earle, Arkansas.  Will have a late start in the morning.  Can't go through Little Rock until 9 am CDT.  I'll time it so I get there right at 9.

Monday, September 19, 2016

First thing this morning I went to the Port of Baltimore and loaded a Caterpillar 326FL Excavator that is going to Houston, Texas.  This one didn't have the boom on it, but it had the counter weight on the back.  Makes it very tipsy to drive with most of the weight to the bank of the machine, and even more fun to load.  Have to pull up to the trailer and then back it on.   Oh, and to make it even more fun, it was raining.  That makes the trailer very slippery.  And just to add another wrinkle, half of the tracks of the machine hang over the side of the trailer.  You want to try it?  Back it on blind without dropping it off the side.

Finished securing it just as the Baltimore curfew ended.  Left there and had heavy traffic going around Baltimore and Washington DC with a bunch of bumper to bumper too.  The rain didn't help much either.  Finally got out of the mess and drove down to the Petro truck stop in Glade Spring, Virginia for the night.

Sunday, September 18, 2016

All I did today was move down to the TA truck stop in Baltimore, Maryland.  Then watched football for the rest of the day. Load tomorrow morning over at the port.