Went over to the job site in San Antonio this morning and delivered the drill stuff. My next load was over in Freeport, Texas at the Port. Drove the 4 1/2 hour drive over there and loaded a Caterpillar 972 Wheel Loader that is going to LaVergne, Tennessee.
Left there but didn't go very far. Stopped for the night at the Love's truck stop in Angleton, Texas.
Left early this morning and arrived at the TA truck stop in San Antonio, Texas before 9 AM CST. Will be here for the rest of the weekend. deliver Monday morning.
When my 10 hours were up I left. It was 70 degrees. Drove through the rainy cold front going through Alabama. When I got to Slidell, LA it was 43 degrees and very windy. Stopped for the night at the Petro truck stop in Beaumont, Texas. 635 miles today.
Drove up to Pembroke, Georgia this morning, stopping along the way to get the truck washed. Got there at about 7 AM EST. There was some confusion about what I was supposed to take. Once that got straightened out I got loaded with a counterweight and a drilling sleeve that are going to a job site in San Antonio, Texas.
I left at about 2 AM EST and drove the rest of the way to Boynton Beach. Delivered the skid steers. My next load is tomorrow morning in Pembrook, Georgia. I started off that way and stopped for the night at the Jacksonville yard. Didn't have enough hours left today to get up to Savannah. Pembrook is just west of Savannah.
As soon as my 10 hours were up I left. Very good uneventful day on the road. Drove 660 miles stopping only once for that stupid required 30-minute rest break. Stopped for my next 10 hours off at the TA truck stop in Lake City, Florida.
Left real early this morning to beat the Dallas rush hour traffic. Arrived at the delivery site with no problems. Delivered the excavator. Left there and drove to a Caterpillar dealer in Cleburne, Texas, and loaded two Caterpillar Skid Steers and two buckets, and two forks that are going to Boynton Beach, Florida.
Left there and drove to the Love's truck stop in Monroe, Louisianna for the night. For some reason, I'm really tired tonight. Phone is off. Good night.
As soon as my 10 hours were up, I left. Drove 625 miles today stopping only once for that stupid required 30-minute break. Stopped for the rest of the weekend at the TA truck stop in Terrell, Texas.
Went over to the Port of Savannah first thing this morning and loaded a Volvo EC160EL Excavator that is going to Fort Worth, Texas.
Left there and was on the road at 9 AM EST. Had some slow-'n-go traffic just south of Atlanta. Stopped a little earlier than I wanted because of a fatal crash just east of Birmingham, Alabama. I stopped at the Love's truck stop in Moody, Alabama.
Well, I finally finished everything in Jacksonville so now it's time to get back on the road. I drove to the TA in Richmond Hill, Georgia for the night. I load at the Port of Savannah in the morning.
Once again, when my 10 hours were up, I left and drove to the Daily Jacksonville terminal. I'll be here for a couple days.
When my 10 hours were up, I left Beaumont, Texas, and drove to the Love's truck stop in Mossy Head, Florida. Yes, that really is the name of the town.
They had to put down crane mats so that the crane could get in and in position. That took a little longer to set up. Then the first truck went in and got stuck. For some reason, he drove off the side of the road. Don't know why he did that because they had a lane blocked off for us. Anyway, they called and asked if I would come over and pull him out. I dropped my trailer and went over. When I got there I could see that they had hooked the crane up and were lifting it out. He was able to just drive out of it so I wasn't needed after all. The arrow points to where he was stuck.
I went back and reattached to my trailer and waited for my turn. I, of course, was last. When it was my turn I went in and they unloaded me.
Didn't get finished until after 3 PM CST. From there I drove to the Petro truck stop in Beaumont, Texas for the night.
Left at about 7:45 AM CST this morning and drove the rest of the way to Nacogdoches, TX to a Baptist church parking lot that is going to be our staging area for delivery. No ice storm here, just lots of rain.
The delivery job site is 0.8 miles north of here. We won't get unloaded until tomorrow. The crane isn't due in until then.
Left this morning a half hour before sunrise. An uneventful day. Stopped for the night at the Flying J truck stop in Orange, Texas. Two of the other trucks (the ones that loaded before me) are here. We will all be going to deliver in the morning.
Left early this morning and drove over to Ormond Beach, FL to load. Got there at 6:30 AM EST. They were already loading one truck. When he was finished they loaded another truck. Then it was my turn. We are all going to the same place. Loaded parts to a Checkers restaurant that is going to Nacogdoches, Texas.
Left there around 10 AM EST. Drove to the Love's truck stop in Mossy Head, Florida for the night.
Left at 3 AM EST and drove down to Tampa. Delivered the wheel Loader and was out of there by 7 AM. My next load is tomorrow in Ormond Beach, Florida. I drove to the Pilot truck stop in Ocala, FL, and will be here until tomorrow morning. There is no place to park any closer.
As soon as my 10 hours were up, I left. Drove to the Jacksonville, Florida terminal for the rest of the weekend.
Left early this morning and got fuel then got the truck washed. Then drove to Shippensburg, PA to load. He couldn't find my machine. When he found it he brought it over and loaded a Volvo L70H Wheel Loader on my trailer that is going to Tampa, Florida.
I decided to take the back way south so I went down I-81 to I-77. Stopped for the night at the Flying J truck stop in Mt. Airy (Mayberry), North Carolina.
I left at about 1 AM EST. It was lightly snowing. It cleared up about halfway through Pennsylvania. Ohio and Pennsylvania had a lot of salt trucks out monitoring the road conditions. Drove the rest of the way to New Holland, Pennsylvania. Sat there for over two and a half hours waiting to unload this huge load.
Finally got out of there and drove to the "home office" in Carlisle, PA for the night.
Didn't sleep at all last night. Something I ate for dinner didn't sit well. I left at 3 AM CST and drove to Owensboro, Kentuck, and delivered the dozer. Next load was up in Cincinnati, Ohio. Drove up there and loaded two small things of steel that are going to New Holland, Pennsylvania.
Left there and drove to the Love's truck stop in Jeffersonville, Ohio for the night.
Left a half hour after sunrise this morning. Not too long after I got started I passed someone having a bad start to his/her day.
Continued on with no problems until I got to Atlanta, go figure!! Right at the I-75 to the Atlanta Beltway (I-285) split traffic was backed up. Took 45 minutes to go about 2 miles. A wreck took out the left 2 of the 4 lanes causing a traffic mess. Got out of that and continued on to the Pilot truck stop in Murfreesboro, Tennessee for the night. Getting back out of here is gonna be fun!! Parking in here sucks!!!
Left early this morning and timed it perfectly to arrive in Savannah for my 7:30 loading appointment. After that, drove to Jacksonville and loaded a used John Deere 700 Dozer that is going to Owensboro, Kentucky.
Left there and drove to the Love's truck stop in Tifton, Georgia for the night.
Left at 1 AM EST and had an uneventful day driving to the Petro truck stop in Columbia, South Carolina. I'll be here until Monday morning.
Left at 1 AM EST and drove the rest of the way to Fort Wayne, Indiana and delivered the wheel loader. My next load was over in Lafayette, IN. Drove over there. Loaded a Caterpillar engine and six parts boxes. They are all going to Savannah, Georgia.
Left there and drove to the Flying J truck stop in Lebanon, Indiana for the night.
Went over to Clayton first thing this morning and loaded a Caterpillar 930M Wheel Loader that is going to Ft. Wayne, Indiana.
Went back over to the Port of Savannah first thing this morning and loaded a Caterpillar 926 Excavator that was going to West Columbia, South Carolina. Loading a machine like this is very tricky. There is a counterweight on the back but no boom or bucket on the other side to balance the machine. There is no weight on the front. Getting it on the trailer is tricky. Have to back it on the trailer, otherwise, it will summersault over backward. That would be a bad thing.
Left there and drove to West Columbia, SC, and delivered the machine. Getting it off is a lot easier. My next load is in Clayton, NC. Drove to the Petro truck stop in Kenly, NC for the night.
I left at 3:30 AM EST and drove to Clayton, North Carolina for my next load. Loaded a Caterpillar 930M Wheel Loader that is going to the Port of Savannah, Georgia.
Left there at about 8:30 AM EST and drove to the Port of Savannah and delivered the wheel loader. From there I went to the TA truck stop in Richmond Hill, GA for the night. I'll load tomorrow morning back at the Port.
As soon as the shop guys came in I got unloaded. Then went down to Shippensburg again and loaded another Volvo L90H wheel loader that was going to Concord, North Carolina.
Left at about 1 AM EST. Had a good day until Fredericksburg, Virginia. There I got in stop-and-go traffic. Lost about a half hour because of it. After I got out of that mess I continued the rest of the way to the Daily yard in Carlisle, PA. I got there with 1 minute left on my 11-hour clock. 692 miles today.
Got to Jacksonville at 6:30 to deliver the wheel loader. Once that was done I went to the Daily yard and loaded a couple trailers that are going to the Daily yard in Carlisle, PA.
As soon as my 10 hours were up I left. That was about 12:30 bAM EST. Very uneventful day. Stopped for the night at the TA truck stop in Richmond Hill, Georgia. 692 miles today.
Left Scranton at 2:30 AM EST and drove to Carlisle, PA. Got the truck washed then went to the "home office". My truck was due for B maintenance. They took my truck in first thing and got to work on it. While they were doing that I went to "IT" and got a new printer. Yesterday my printer finally took a dump. Everything was finished around noon. I went to Shippensburg, PA, and loaded a Volvo L90H Wheel Loader that is going to Jacksonville, Florida.
Left there and headed south. Didn't get very far. Stopped for the night at the Flying J truck stop in Winchester, Virginia.
Left as soon as my 10 hours were up. That was about 3 AM EST. Drove to Dunmore, PA, and delivered the wheel loader. Was almost out of hours so I high-tailed it over to the closest truck stop, the Petro in Scranton, PA. I'll be here for the night. 695 miles today. When I stopped I had 10 minutes left on my clock for today. Going to sleep now. Good night.
Went over to Caterpillar in East Peoria and delivered the engines. Then drove over to Davenport, Iowa, and loaded a John Deere 624 Wheel Loader that is going to Dunmore, Pennsylvania.
Left there and drove to the Love's truck stop in Pittsboro, Indiana. I'll start as soon as my 10 hours are up.
Here is one more interesting stat. Places I've been to last year.
As soon as my 10 hours were up I left. Drove the rest of the way to the Daily terminal in Morton, Illinois. Will be here until Monday morning.
Here is where I went last month.
Here is where I went in 2022.
The past 3 years.
Drove the rest of the way to Griffin, GA this morning and loaded five Caterpillar engines that are going to East Peoria, Illinois.
Left there in good time. Saw that there was a huge traffic back up starting on I-75 about 5 miles from the Atlanta beltway (I-285) so I was able to go around it. Didn't lose any time because of it. Didn't have any traffic problems in Chattanooga or Nashville. Stopped for the night in Kuttawa, Kentucky at the Pilot truck stop. Drove 524 miles today.
Spent my time off having a great time with family and friends. But now it is back to reality. I load tomorrow morning in Griffin, Georgia. This afternoon I left Jacksonville and headed that way. On the way my GPS unit decided to quit working so I stopped for the night at the Pilot truck stop in Cordell, GA. I had the most points on their "frequent flyer" card so that is where I decided to buy a new GPS unit. Using those points cut the price in half. While setting up the new one, it decided to quit working so I had to take it back and exchange it for another one. I can't ever do anything just once!!! Unbelievable!!!!
