Tuesday, October 4, 2011

Orientation day today.  Got a bunch done.  One more day of orientation tomorrow.  I have a load waiting for me when its done.  Thats a good thing!!

Monday, October 3, 2011

Pulled into the Daily Express yard in Carlisle, PA first thing this morning.  Glad I got here a day early.  Got a few things done already.  The truck is in the shop and has had their inspection done on it already.  I'm checked into the hotel.  Orientation starts tomorrow at 8 am. So far so good.

Sunday, October 2, 2011

I'm all moved in up in Jacksonville.  Really enjoyed having a few days off.  Especially spending them with loved ones!!  Back to the road today.  Drove bobtail from Jax up to Hagerstown, MD today.  On my way to Carlisle, PA to the "home office" of Daily Express. Have orientation Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday.

Thursday, September 29, 2011

This morning took the blown tire off the RV.  Looked at the one on the opposite side and it too was ready to blow.  I took that one off and took them both to be replaced.  $400 later I had 2 new tires.  Went back and put them on. Now I'm broke again!! 

Wednesday, September 28, 2011

Moved from Pierson today.  I now live in Jacksonville.  Made two trips.  First one taking the big truck up and Mom followed.  We then went back for my RV.  She went home and I went back to Jax with the RV.  Going through Jax I blew a tire on the RV.  Made it home and I'll fix it in the morning.  Its always something!!

Monday, September 26, 2011

Drove down to Miami this morning and delivered first thing.  Then drove back home.  Stopped and got the truck washed on the way.  Nice to be home!!

After I was home a while I talked to my dispatcher and told him that I was terminating my lease with JRC Transportation.  I am transferring to a different trucking company.  My new company is Daily Express.  Their home office is in Carlisle, Pennsylvania.  They have an office in Jacksonville.  That's the one I'll work out of.  To see more info on it go to this web site:      http://www.dailyexp.com/index.html      It is a very good site with lots of info and photos.    I cleaned all of my stuff out of the trailer and dropped the trailer in the yard.  Boy do I have a lot of stuff!!   More details to come in the days ahead.

Sunday, September 25, 2011

Got on the road very early today.  Drove home.  Was home and in bed by 8:30 this morning.  Will leave very early in the morning so I can deliver this thing first thing in Miami.

Saturday, September 24, 2011

Very uneventful day on the road.  In and out of rain all day.  Stopped in Kenley, NC and had routine maintenance (oil change, etc.) done on the truck.  Stopped for the night at the TA truck stop in Manning, SC.

Friday, September 23,3011

Went over to Carneys Point, NJ and loaded my partial load.  What a pain in the butt this one is!!  Some kind of printer and parts.  Loaded in the pouring rain.

Of course it had to be tarped!  Still raining!!

Then I went to a nearby truck stop and waited to see if they could find something else.  Thought we had a load, so I started that way.  Then we didn't have the load.  So I went to the TA truck stop at exit 18 on I-295 and waited again. Nothing.  So I'll head south in the morning.  Not making any money on this load!!  Needless to say, I'm a bit pissed!!

Thursday, September 22, 2011

Went into Hammonton, NJ first thing this morning and delivered.  Didn't have another load yet so I went to a service plaza on the Atlantic City Expressway.  Finally got another load!  BUT it loads tomorrow in Carneys Point, NJ.  It is only a partial so I hope they find something else to fill up the trailer. This one is going to Miami.

Wednesday, September 21, 2011

Nothing exciting today.  Drove to a service plaza on the Pennsylvania Turnpike (I-76) just outside Philadelphia.  Will deliver this load tomorrow morning in New Jersey in Hammonton.  That's about half way down to Atlantic City.

Tuesday, September 20, 2011

No wild goose chases today.  Drove into Lisbon, IA for my next load.  Picked up 44,500 pounds of railroad grade crossing panels. They are the black things they put between the tracks that vehicles drive over at railroad crossings.  They are going to New Jersey.

Stopped for the night at the Petro truck stop in New Paris, Ohio.

Monday, September 19, 2011

Went to Waterloo and delivered the stands first thing this morning to a staging area for the wind blades.  There are 240 blades in there now with a lot more on the way.

This is what the stands look like when they are in use.

After that went on a wild goose chase.  Had a load and started off that way and it got canceled.  Then got another one and went that way and it too got canceled.  I ended up at a small truck stop in Independence, Iowa for the night.  Hope tomorrow goes better!!

Saturday, September 17, 2011

Short day today.  Drove down to the Flying J truck stop in Evansdale, Iowa for the rest of the weekend.  Deliver Monday morning just down the road from here in Waterloo.  The trees are starting to change colors here.

Friday, September 16, 2011

Drove over to Aberdeen, South Dakota for my next load.  Went to a place that makes those huge blades that are on the towers that are part of that "green energy" crap.  Anyway, I picked up a bunch of metal stands that the blades sit on when they are on the ground.  They are going to Waterloo, Iowa for a Monday morning delivery.

Stopped for the night at the Flying J truck stop in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

Thursday, September 15, 2011

Went over to Thermo King and had service done on my APU today.

Wednesday, September 14, 2011

Went up into Killdeer, North Dakota and delivered the panels to a school.  They are building an addition to it.  Now I'm on a reset.  Will be in Bismarck, ND until Friday.

Tuesday, September 13, 2011

Got on the road before sun up again.  Mostly back roads today. Stopped for the night at a small truck stop in Belle Fourche, South Dakota.  Will deliver tomorrow morning up in North Dakota.

Monday, September 12, 2011

Got started early again. Drove into Tooele, UT (just west of Salt Lake City) and delivered the snow pushers.  Fortunately my next load was just around the corner from there. I wish that happened more often. Picked up a load of insulated panels. They are going to Killdeer, North Dakota. Yes, there really is a town named Killdeer.

Stopped at the TA truck stop in Salt Lake City for the night.

Sunday, September 11, 2011

Started real early at 3:30 this morning and drove 768 miles stopping only to pee twice and fuel once.  Stopped for the night in Cheyenne, Wyoming at the TA truck stop.  Now its football time!!