Monday, February 16, 2015

This morning took the truck across the parking lot to the repair shop.  Had the truck greased.  That's all the excitement for today.  *yawn*  No load yet.

Saturday, February 14, 2015

Finally got the truck and trailer washed!!  I was 8th in line but I didn't care.  Cleaned the inside too.  Then fixed a mud flap.  Looks good when it's clean.

Friday, February 13, 2015

Went first thing this morning to deliver.  The address we had on our paperwork was wrong.  Finally got the correct one and went there.  They unloaded the machine using two fork lifts.  One on each side, lifted it up, and I drove out from under it.  Don't have another load yet so I went back to the TA truck stop in Laredo. Had three lights quit working so I fixed those.  I'll be here all weekend.

Thursday, February 12, 2015

Got started just before sunrise this morning.  Pushed it very hard all day today.  Stopped only once for the required 30 minute break.  Drove 666 (gosh, I hope that is not a bad sign) miles to the TA truck stop in Laredo, Texas.  I'm exhausted!!  Gonna shower, eat and drop in bed!!

Thursday, February 12, 2015

Left this morning after the St. Louis curfew was over at 9 am.  Drove all day and stopped for the night at the Love's truck stop in Eufaula, Oklahoma.

Tuesday, February 10, 2015

My load this morning was over in Oswego, Illinois at the Caterpillar plant.  They build the larger wheel loaders there.  They have a test track next to where we load.  It is kinda funny to see these big wheel loaders racing around the oval track. This morning I loaded a Caterpillar 815F Compactor that is going to Laredo, Texas.

Left there and drove down to the Flying J truck stop in Alorton (East St. Louis), Illinois.  Couldn't beat the St. Lewis curfew so I had to stop early.  Did a load of laundry and a long hot shower!  Can sleep in tomorrow morning because I can't go into St. Louis until after 9 am local time.

Monday, February 9, 2015

Went over to Davenport and delivered the excavator first thing.  Then back over to the Daily yard in Bettendorf to get some things fixed on the trailer.  Had a few lights out.  They had to re-wire a lot of the trailer due to corrosion.  Took all day!!  Finished at 9:30.  Tired and going to bed!!

Friday, February 6, 2015

Left this morning just before sunrise and drove to the Daily terminal in Bettendorf, Iowa.  I'll be here for the weekend.  Will deliver first thing Monday morning.

Thursday, February 5, 2015

Left at sunrise this morning.  Drove all day stopping only once for the required 30 minute break.  Stopped for the night at a small truck stop in Metropolis, Illinois.

Wednesday, February 4, 2015

Started early this morning and drove to Christiansburg, Virginia and delivered the mine detector.  But it took a while to do that.  Once again the batteries were dead.  After trying to jump start it unsuccessfully, they changed the batteries.  Then it started and they unloaded the thing.  Next load was in Kernersville, NC.  Drove down there and loaded a Hitachi Z290G Excavator that is going to Davenport, Iowa.

Left there and drove to the TA truck stop in Mocksville, NC to scale.  I had to re-position the machine again.  I'm still a bit heavy on my drive axles but I'm gonna "wing it".  Stayed there for the night.

Tuesday, February 3, 2015

They lifted the SEP at about 8:30 this morning.  By 9 I was on the road.  Drove in to the Port of Baltimore and delivered the Dozer.  Then I was re-loading a military mine detector that is going to Christiansburg, VA.  Once I figured out how to get in the thing, to make a VERY long story short, the batteries were dead!  Got it jump started from the guys that work at the port.  He also loaded it for me as I guided him up on the trailer. It took three hours for all this.  

Then I went over to the TA in Baltimore and got fuel.  Was going to spend the night there but it was too busy and packed.  I then went down to the TA in Jessup, MD.  That is just south of Baltimore.  It took an hour and fifteen minutes to go from exit 57 to exit 41.  That's because it costs $40 to go through the Ft. McHenry tunnel so I had to go around Baltimore at rush hour.  43 miles to go 16 miles.

Monday, February 2, 2015

Well, that was quite a game last night!!  What a way to close out the football season.  Katy Perry was good, but Bruno Mars still reigns supreme!! 

1. NFL Super Bowl XLIX

   Final - Yesterday, 6:30 PM

   University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona

   New England Patriots (15-4) 28 Seattle Seahawks (14-5) 24 Recap

   4:39

   All times are in Eastern Time

 This morning my Ohio permit came in at about 9 am. so I hit the road.  It snowed all day.  No accumulation other than a light dusting.  I made it as far as Bruceton Mills, West Virginia.  Couldn't go into Maryland because of weather.  The Snow Emergency Plan (SEP) went into effect for the western most county in Maryland at noon today. Can't move until that is lifted.  

Sunday, February 1, 2015

The snow we were supposed to get didn't come.  Got a light dusting and some rain.   The "weather weenies" got it wrong again,

Now it's time for...

And we will see if Katy Perry's halftime performance is as good as Bruno Mars was last year.  

That will be very hard to top.  Best halftime show EVER!!!!

Saturday, January 31, 2015

Started off this morning by getting on the scale.  Good thing I did.  I was overweight on my trailer axles by 1,560 pounds.

 So I unchained it, moved the machine back about a foot or so, and chained it back down again.  Then went back on the scale.  Much better this time.

Then took a nice leisurely drive over to the Goasis truck stop in New Lisbon, Indiana.  I'll be here until I get an Ohio permit.  The weather is supposed to get bad here later on today.  They say we will get between 6 and 12 inches of snow before tomorrow evening.  Keep checking my web cam to see how much we are getting. I'll post some pictures tomorrow too.

Friday, January 30, 2015

This morning they wanted us to go in to unload one at a time.  SO, it took forever to get unloaded.  But I finally did get empty and reloaded right away with a John Deere 644 Wheel Loader that is going over to the Daily terminal in Bettendorf, Iowa.  

18 miles later I delivered the wheel loader.  Then went down to East Peoria, Illinois and loaded an albino Caterpillar D7 Dozer that is going to the Port of Baltimore in Maryland.  

Got that loaded but none of my permits had come in yet so I went down the road to the Daily terminal in Morton, Illinois to wait for them.  Illinois and Indiana came in.  I left and drove to the TA truck stop in Bloomington, Illinois for the night.  Tomorrow will be a short day.  Since I don't have an Ohio permit yet I can't go into Ohio.

Thursday, January 29, 2015

Left this morning at sunrise.  Drove all day stopping only once for fuel.  Stopped for the night at the John Deere plant in Davenport, Iowa where I am delivering in the morning.

Wednesday, January 28, 2015

First thing this morning loaded a Hitachi G250 Excavator that is going to the John Deere plant in Davenport, Iowa.

Left there and had a very good day on the road.  Weather was great!!  Stopped for the night at the Pilot truck stop in Lebanon, Tennessee.  That is just east of Nashville.  

Tuesday, January 27, 2015

Finally got a load!!  But it is way down in Kernersville, North Carolina.  So I drove down there to the John Deere plant.  Will load in the morning.

Monday, January 26, 2015

As of this morning we didn't get the amount of snow they said we would.  We got maybe 2 inches.  Went over to Kenworth this morning and had my breaks checked and adjusted.  All were good.   Then went back to the "home office" to wait.  Still don't have a load yet.  That may not be a bad thing.  Supposed to get more snow tonight.  If I'm going to be stuck anywhere, I'd rather be stuck here.  I can plug in so I don't have to run the generator, and there is a great Italian restaurant across the street.

Sunday, January 25, 2015

Holy crap!!!!   I'm having a serious football withdrawal !!!!!!!!

More snow on the way.  Supposed to start late this afternoon lasting through to tomorrow morning.  4 to 8 inches predicted.  Then more Tuesday.  No load for me yet.  Having my breaks checked Tomorrow morning at the Kenwoth.