As soon as my 10 hours were up I left, which was at 2 AM CDT. Had rain most of the day. LOTS of traffic back-ups in Nashville, Tennessee. I was able to find a way around all of them so they didn't affect me much. WHEW!!! Stopped for my required 10 hours off at the TA truck stop just south of Nashville in Antioch, TN.
Here are the photos I tried to show you yesterday. They were finally was able to upload.
Timed it so that I would arrive in Kokomo to deliver first thing this morning. They were expecting me at 7 AM. I was early. Got unloaded very quickly and was on my way to Davenport, Iowa for my next load. Arrived at about 12:30 CDT. Loaded a John Deere 26G Mini Excavator that is going to Plant City, Florida. Also loaded a John Deere 524 Wheel Loader with its bucket and forks. That is going to Pompano Beach, Florida.
For some reason, Blogger won't upload photos right now. I'll try again after I wake up.
I left there and went to the Iowa 80 truck stop for my 10 hours. I'm really tired and going to sleep very soon. Good night.
Was up at 1 AM and on the road again at 2 AM. Got stuck in wreck traffic on I-79 just south of I-70 in Washington, Pennsylvania. Fortunately, it was on the other side. Our stoppage was from the lookie-loos.
Once I got past that mess there were no other problems, except for the rain in western Ohio. Stopped for the night at the Flying J truck stop in Spiceland, Indiana with only 6 minutes left on my clock today.
Was up at 1 AM and on the road at 2. Drove to the Port of Baltimore. Got there at 9:25 this morning. I didn't get unloaded until 1 PM. Then I was reloaded with a crate containing a CNC Machine that is going to Kokomo, Indiana. It is a bit top-heavy.
Left there but didn't go very far, I was almost out of hours for today. Went to the TA truck stop in Baltimore for the night.
Went over to Caterpillar first thing this morning. Was first in and first out. Loaded two struts and a cab for a Caterpillar 789 Dump Truck. They are going to the Port of Baltimore.
Left there and drove to the TA truck stop in Hebron, Ohio. I'll be back at it in 10 hours.
Took my time getting started this morning. Washed the truck before I left. That means it will rain soon. Drove to St. Louis. Had every intention of parking in their parking lot until Monday morning when they opened. When I got there one of the employees was there doing some work. He accepted delivery!!!! Much to my surprise. So I unloaded the wheel loader and headed over to Decatur, Illinois. Stopped at the Love's truck stop over there for the rest of the weekend. I load Monday.
Left Carlisle, PA at 2:45 am. Drove 683 miles to the TA truck stop in Effingham, Illinois, stopping only once for fuel.
Went up to Kreamer, PA this morning. It was only about 45 minutes away. It was in a doozy of a place to get into. Once there it was a tight fit getting in and out. Anyway, got unloaded and then went down to Carlisle to the Keen yard for my next load. Of course, the paperwork was screwed up. Took 2 hours of sitting there waiting for the office staff to get things straightened out. Finally got loaded with a Hyundai 655 Wheel Loader that is going down to Maryland Heights, Missouri. That is a suburb of St. Louis.
Left there and went to the Daily yard in Carlisle for the night.
Left Knoxville timing it so that I arrived at the Tennessee / Virginia line right at sunrise. Continued on up into Pennsylvania. Stopped at a small truck stop in Duncannon, PA for the night. I can sleep in tomorrow. Crane to unload won't be ready until about 10:30. In reality, it will probably be after lunch before I get unloaded. We shall see. Hope I'm wrong. I'm only about 45 minutes away.
Went down to St. Augustine first thing this morning and delivered the thing. Was out of there before 7:30. My next load is tomorrow morning in Coolidge, Georgia. I drove to a small truck stop in Thomasville, GA for the night.
This morning I decided to go to St. Simons Island, Georgia, and see how the progress of removing the Golden Ray was going. For those unfamiliar with the Golden Ray, it is a cargo ship that fell over in 2019 in the River heading to the Port of Brunswick, Georgia. They are cutting it up and hauling it off in pieces. For more information click here, and here.
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Thought you might like to see that.
I was up at 11 pm last night. Wet back over to the fuel pumps and filled the fuel tanks up the rest of the way. When my 10 hours were up at 12:30 AM, I left and drove to the Daily yard in Jacksonville, Florida. Will deliver first thing Monday morning.
Left real early this morning and drove t McConnellsburg, PA to the JLG plant. Was the first one there. Loaded a Caterpillar forklift that is going to St. Augustine, Florida.
A little before noon today I went to Harrisburg and picked up my truck. Most of it was done. They put a bumper on it from another truck so that I could get out of here. When the rest of the parts come in I'll go back for them to install. Finally got out of that hotel room!!!!!! While loading up the truck at the hotel found the left front tire was low on air. Also found a flat tire on the right rear. Just great!!!!!! I went back to the Daily yard and they told me to go over to Bosselmans at the Flying J truck stop to get them fixed. After that was fixed, at about 8:30 pm, I went back to the Daily yard, hooked up to my trailer, and settled in for the night. I load tomorrow morning in McConnellsburg, PA.
At around noon today, the shop called and said that International had all the parts to fix my truck and to bring the truck up there. On my way to Harrisburg, I stopped at the hotel and checked in. After dropping the truck off at International, one of the guys from the shop picked me up and brought me back to the hotel. Looks like I'll be here through the weekend. Goodie!!!
Left a half-hour before sunrise this morning. Drove straight to the Port of Baltimore in Dundalk, Maryland, and delivered the tractor. Then drove up to the home office in Carlisle, PA. They want to look at the truck. While there I was able to get my new computer. Now comes the fun part of getting everything back into it.
Left about a half-hour before sunrise this morning. Had an uneventful day on the road today. Drove to the Flying J truck stop in Millersport, Ohio for the night.
Sorry that I'm late with this posting but my computer totally crashed this morning. Couldn't do anything with it. When I went to use my backup computer it was messing up too. Finally got it working enough to do a few things on it. Anyway, I delivered the wheel loader and was out of there before 7 AM. I think that is record time!!! My next load was in Waterloo, Iowa. I drove down there and loaded a John Deere 9520RX Tractor that is going to the Port of Baltimore. My favorite tractor!!
Left there and drove to the Daily yard in Bettendorf, Iowa for the night. Tried to get a new computer while there but was unable. Will keep trying.
I was laying in bed watching TV when there was a loud crunching noise as my truck was bouncing around. I knew immediately what had happened. I got up and looked out to see a Landstar truck in front of my truck. He had stopped. What he did was while swinging his truck around to line up to back into a parking spot two places down from me, the tail of his trailer struck my truck causing damage. I started taking lots of photos immediately. The local sheriff's office was called and a deputy was sent out to make a report. Here is what he did to my truck. Crunched the bumper, took off the hood mirror and damaged the hood & grill.
Here is the damage to his trailer.
After the commotion was over I went back to bed.
They took my truck and trailer into the shop at about 9:30 this morning. While they worked on my truck, I took a shower and did a few loads of laundry. We both finished at about the same time. Hopefully, everything is fixed now. I will deliver tomorrow morning.
Left as soon as my 10 hours were up. That was at 11 pm. Drove all night to the TA in Hudson, Wisconsin. I still have more problems with the truck and trailer so I checked in at the repair shop. Got there right at 8 AM when they opened. They are so backed up that They won't get to me until tomorrow morning. Goodie!!!! The repair saga continues!!
Left at about 2 AM this morning. Nice day on the road. No problems. Drove 608 miles to the TA truck stop in Whitestown, Indiana. I'll start back again at about midnight. But for now, the phone is off, The Godfather Part 1 followed by Part 2 is on the TV, and I'm going to sleep.
The crane was supposed to be here at 7 this morning. It was an hour late. Then it took about 2 hours to get it set up. The owner was there and shot video from his drone. He sent me the videos.
Left at sunrise this morning. Short day. Drove to the job site in Durham, NC where they are building a Checkers. I have the bathroom and air conditioning unit.
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There are four trucks coming here with the rest of the building. All loaded and left before me and I was still the first one here. Had to parallel park to get in here to give the other trucks room to get in too. Tomorrow we unload next door in the construction area. Crane has to go in and set up first in the morning. Have no idea what order they will unload us so I have no idea when I'll get unloaded. But I'm here for the night.
I decided that I didn't want to sit for a day so I went down to Ormond Beach and loaded. There were several other Daily trucks there that were also loading parts of this building that is going to Durham, North Carolina. The section I got was the bathroom and air conditioning unit. I also got a parts crate. It isn't heavy, just tall.
Once all these things are put together it will be a Checkers restaurant. I left there and drove to the Flying J truck stop in St. George, South Carolina for the night.
My trailer is all fixed. This morning I went over to the Port of Jacksonville and loaded two Caterpillar 310 Excavators that are going to Ocala, Florida. Was supposed to take one today and one tomorrow but I decided to take both today. Was a bit overweight but there were no scales between here and there so I was not worried.
