This morning I was at Texarkana, Arkansas, when they opened at 7 AM CDT. Loaded a Kenworth W900 Truck that is going to a farm in Mason City, Illinois.
This load is one heck of a lot better than the last one!!!! I left there and drove to the TA truck stop in Matthews, Missouri, for the night.
I let a half hour before sunrise this morning. All back roads today. Drove the rest of the way to Winnsboro, Texas. Tarps did better than expected.
Took a while to unload, but finally got it done!!
I left at 5 AM CDT. Fortunately, no problems on the road today. Drove 603 miles to the TA truck stop in Savanna, Oklahoma, for the night.
I went back and hooked up to my trailer this morning. Got there at 7:45 AM CDT. Sat there waiting for my permits. At 10 AM, they came in, and I left. Had to stop and fix the tarps 8 separate times along the way. Stopped for the night at the Love's truck stop in Ellsworth, Iowa.
I had the prime rib again last night!!!
It's about time!!!!! Should have done this last year!!!!!
This morning, I went back and finished securing everything.
Tomorrow!
I left Gary, Indiana, last night at about 10:30 PM CDT. Drove to Savage, Minnesota, and was a little bit early. When they got there, I unloaded the wheel loader. My next load is tomorrow morning in Saint Joseph, Minnesota. Stopped for the night at the Petro truck stop in Cleawater, MN. This place has the BEST, by far, truck stop restaurant in the country!!! They have an unbelievable bakery.
I got a caramel roll. It was amazingly good!!!!
I left the yard in Carlisle, PA, at about midnight 30 EDT. Drove 681 miles, stopping only once for the required stupid 30-minute break. Ended my day with only 20 minutes left on my clock at the Petro truck stop in Gary, Indiana.
I was going to go to the Port of Baltimore this morning after my dispatcher confirmed that the load was ready. When the Port opened, he called them and found out that it had not cleared Customs yet and would not be ready until sometime next week. So he gave me something else. I received a loading appointment of 12:30 PM EDT at the Keen yard, about 3 miles from our yard in Carlisle. When the time came, I went over and loaded a Komatsu WA200-8Y Wheel Loader that is going to Savage, Minnesota.
I left a half hour before sunrise this morning and made my way to Mount Joy, Pennsylvania, and delivered the genset. I had a few trailer lights that needed to be rewired, so I went to the "home office" in Carlisle, PA, and had that taken care of. Stayed there for the night.
This morning loaded a Caterpillar 3516E Genset that is going to Mount Joy, Pennsylvania. Fortunately, I didn't have to tarp it. It was already done.
This morning, I drove the rest of the way to Springfield, Missouri, and delivered the motor grader. My next load is tomorrow morning in Lafayette, Indiana. I drove up there and parked outside in the truck staging area for the night. 623 miles today.
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When my 10 hours were up, I left. Drove 649 miles today and stopped for the night at the TA truck stop in Cuba, Missouri.
This morning, I loaded a Caterpillar 140 Motor Grader at the Port of Baltimore that is going to Springfield, Missouri.
I like driving the ones with joystick controls. So much better than steering wheel and levers. I left there and had some bumper-to-bumper traffic in Baltimore. Stopped for the night at the TA truck stop in Wheeling, West Virginia. I'm incredibly tired tonight, and my back really hurts! Good night.
I left Florence, SC, this morning at about 4 AM EDT. Had to stop at the Virginia state line because my Virginia permit had not come in yet. It took about an hour for it to come in. I used the time to take a nap. Once I got back on the road again, I drove the rest of the way to Sterling, Virginia, and delivered the loader. My next load is at the Port of Baltimore. I started off that way, but couldn't get there before they stopped loading for the day. So, I went to the TA truck stop in Baltimore for the night.
I left early this morning, but it didn't matter. Got stuck in bumper-to-bumper traffic caused by a wreck. It took 30 minutes to go 5 miles. Once I got through that, I drove to Savannah and delivered the generator. From there, I drove down to the Port in Brunswick, Georgia, and loaded a Caterpillar 963 Track Loader that is going to Sterling, Virginia.
I left there and drove to the Petro truck stop in Florence, South Carolina, for the night.
I left at midnight-30. Drove 528 miles to the Love's truck stop in Pooler, Georgia. Now it it time to settle in for another great afternoon of SEC football. Go Gators!!!!
I left Racine, Wisconsin, this morning at 2 AM CDT and drove to Lafayette, Indiana. Loaded a Caterpillar Generator that is going to Savannah, Georgia.
I left there in pretty good time. Traffic was heavy all day. I was able to go around a large traffic backup from construction in Kentucky. Wasn't able to get around the other three areas of construction back-ups. Stopped for my 10 hours at the Love's truck stop in Corbin, Kentucky. 539 miles today.
At midnight-30, when my 10 hours were up, I left Hurricane, West Virginia. I hit Chicago right in the middle of rush hour. LOTS of bumper-to-bumper traffic getting through there. I drove the rest of the way to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and delivered the wheel loader. Being short on hours, I drove to the Petro truck stop in Racine, WI, for the night. 615 miles today.
I drove to Clayton, North Carolina, this morning, arriving a little bit before they opened. When they opened, loaded a Caterpillar 930 Wheel Loader that is going to Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
I left early this morning. Got stuck in bumper-to-bumper traffic on the Baltimore beltway that was caused by a crash. Once I made it past that mess, I continued on to Salem, Virginia, and delivered the dump truck. My next load is in Clayton, North Carolina. I started that way. Stopped for the night at the Petro truck stop in Mebane, NC. I'll load in the morning.
The shop fixed my truck and trailer this morning, then I left for the Port of Baltimore for my next load. Of course, I got there just in time for them to go to lunch. They go to lunch from 11:30 to 1:00. I didn't have all the necessary paperwork and tried to get it from Daily before the Port folks got back from lunch. That didn't happen. So, I went from being first in line to check in to 10th. I finally got what I needed and loaded a Caterpillar 730 Articulating Dump Truck that is going to Salem, Virginia.
