Tuesday, September 23, 2014

Left Jacksonville early this morning.  Nice day on the road. Nothing exciting.  Even the traffic wasn't too bad.  Tomorrow will be a different story.  Stopped for the night when I ran out of hours at the north bound weigh station rest area in Dumfries, Virginia.

Monday, September 22, 2014

Delivered the rollers first thing this morning.  Then drove through the Florida Everglades across Gator Ally to Fort Myers and loaded a Volvo L60G Wheel Loader that is going up to Lionville, Pennsylvania.

Left there and drove to Tampa and had a short visit with my sister and her kids.  That was a lot of fun!!  Then drove to Ocala and had an all too short visit with a very good friend.  Finally stopped for the night at the Daily yard in Jacksonville.

Saturday, September 20, 2014

Left Jacksonville this morning and drove down to the 595 Truck Stop in Davie, FL for the rest of the weekend.  Deliver a few blocks from here Monday

Friday, September 19, 2014

Left Harrisonburg, Virginia as soon as my 10 hours off was up.  Drove almost non-stop to the Daily yard in Jacksonville, Florida,  724 miles.  Had two tires changed on the trailer.  Went to Wal-Mart, and had dinner.  I'm pooped!!

Thursday, September 18, 2014

Was at Shippensburg PA this morning before they opened.  When they got there, loaded a small Volvo DD25 Asphalt Compactor.

After that drove over to Frenchtown, New Jersey and picked up another one.  They are both going to Davie, Florida.

Drove in heavy traffic all day.  But stopped for the night at a truck stop in Harrisonburg, Virginia.

Wednesday, September 17, 2014

Left the rest area at sunrise this morning and drove in to the Port of Baltimore.  Here is sunrise as I was coming down into Cumberland, MD covered in fog.

Of course, I got there five minutes after they went to lunch.  They go to lunch from 11:30 till 1 pm.  UNIONS!!!!!  

Finally got empty and went to leave.  Couldn't, had a broken air line between the truck and trailer.  Was able to rig up a temporary line to get me out of there and over to the TA truck stop to get a replacement.  Got the replacement and moved the fittings over to the new one and put it on.  Works just fine.  

Next load is in Shippensburg, PA.  Drove to the TA truck stop in Greencastle, PA for the night.

Tuesday, September 16, 2014

Left Bloomington, Illinois just before sunrise this morning.  Nice easy day on the road.  Nothing exciting at all.  Stopped for the night at the West Virginia Welcome Center on I-79 just south of the Pennsylvania line.

Monday, September 15, 2014

Yesterday spent the day installing a rear load light on the truck.  (I didn't do it, a very good mechanic did)  It took all day but it was worth it.  It was done right and looks great.  It is a bit hard to see because the sun was going down when I took the picture.

This morning went and delivered the excavator first thing.  Next load is in Waterloo, Iowa.  Drove up there to the John Deere plant and loaded a John Deere 9510T Tractor that is going to the port in Baltimore.

Left there and drove to Iowa 80 truck stop for lunch and a shower.  Then back on the road.  Stopped for the night at the TA truck stop in Bloomington, Illinois.

Saturday, September 13, 2014

Left Paducah, KY just before sunrise this morning.  Stopped for fuel in Mt. Vernon, Illinois.  While I was pumping the fuel I looked at my tires and saw a large screw in one of them.  Had that repaired and was back on the road two hours and fifteen minutes later.  Stopped for the rest of the weekend at the Daily yard in Bettendorf, Iowa.  Now I can relax and watch football!!!  Going to have some more work done on the truck tomorrow while I'm here.

Friday, September 12, 2014

First thing this morning loaded a Hitachi Z250G Excavator that is going to Davenport, Iowa.

Got on the road in good time and drove all the way up to a truck stop in Paducah, Kentucky for the night.  596 miles today.  Not too shabby!!

Thursday, September 11, 2014

Left this morning and drove in to the Port of Baltimore and delivered the wheel loader.  Next load is in Kernersville, NC.  Drove down there to the John Deere - Hitachi plant for the night.  Was in heavy traffic all day.  Lots of bumper to bumper too.  

Wednesday, September 10, 2014

Left before sunrise this morning.  Nothing exciting today.  Stopped for the night at the Pilot truck stop in Hagerstown, Maryland.  Will deliver tomorrow.

Tuesday, September 9, 2014

This morning left just before sunrise and drove into Chicago.  Of course I was in bumper to bumper traffic the whole way in.  Took over an hour to travel 26 miles.  Nothing like going through city streets with a wide load during rush hour!!  Once the crane arrived I got unloaded.

Next load was in Oswego, IL.  Went over there to Caterpillar.  They make the larger wheel loaders there.  I loaded one of the smaller ones that they build there.  Loaded a 972M wheel loader that is going to Dundalk, MD.

Left there and got on the road.  Somebody made a boo boo...

Stopped for the night at a truck stop in New Lisbon, Indiana.

Monday, September 8, 2014

Last night my generator quit working.  It was a miserable night without it.  Very little sleep and a huge headache.  First thing this morning I went to a Cummins-Onan shop and had it fixed.  After that went to a truck stop a few miles from there.

Sunday, September 7, 2014

Friday, September 5, 2014

Left this morning just before sunrise and drove up to the TA truck stop in Morris, Illinois.  Found out this afternoon that the crane to unload me won't be there until Tuesday.  I have a long weekend.

Thursday, September 4, 2014

Left Denton very early this morning and drove up to the Daily yard in Oklahoma City, dropped off the step deck trailer and got my trailer back.  It is so good to have it back!!!  I really missed it.  From there I went up to Hennessey, Oklahoma and loaded a "Control Building" and a valve.  There were supposed to be two valves going but when they were loading it they dropped it off the side of the trailer.  Did major damage to it.  Needless to say, it didn't go with me.  A very expensive mistake on their part.  I have no idea what the control building is for, all I know is that little building is worth $200,000 and it is going to Chicago.

Left there and zig-zaged my way through Oklahoma, but didn't make it out before I ran out of hours.  Stopped for the night at a small truck stop in Wyandotte, OK.

Wednesday, September 3, 2014

Left McCalla, AL at 2:30 am local time and drove straight to Ferris, Texas and delivered.  Then went to the TA truck stop in Denton, TX for the rest of the day and night because I ran out of hours.

Somewhere along I-20 in Louisiana I passed a semi truck that burned.  Nothing left but the trailer.

I used Photoshop to zoom in so you could see it better.

Passed another wreck earlier today where a car slammed into the back of a semi.  Chatter over the radio said there was a fatality.  From the looks of both vehicles, I believe it.  Couldn't get any photos of that wreck.  The whole front of the car was smashed in.  The engine was where people usually are.

Tuesday, September 2, 2014

Went into McDonough to load first thing this morning.  Was only able to load the blade.  Had to wait for the other truck to get there.  After they load the machine, a Caterpillar 836 Compactor, they remove the wheels and put them on my truck.  He finally arrived at about 11:45.  Then everyone went to lunch!!  This machine is going to a Waste Management land fill just outside Dallas in Ferris, Texas.

This is what the other truck looked like loaded and ready to go.

Finally got everything loaded and secured. It took forever!!

Because it took so long to get out of there I hit rush hour in Atlanta.  Drove for a little while and stopped for the night at the Petro truck stop in McCalla, Alabama

Monday, September 1, 2014

Had an excellent vacation.  But all good things must come to an end.  My next load is tomorrow morning up in McDonough, Georgia.  I drove up to the TA truck stop in Jackson, GA for the night.