Saturday, November 19, 2016

Next load is Monday in Newberry, South Carolina.  This morning I drove up to Columbia, SC for the rest of the weekend.

LSU vs Florida

Today, 1:00 PM

Tiger Stadium, Baton Rouge, Louisiana

21Florida Gators (8-2)

16 - 10

Final

LSU16 Tigers (6-4)

	1	2	3	4		Total
Florida	0	3	7	6		16
LSU	7	0	0	3		10

Monday, November 14, 2016

Delivered first thing this morning.  Then drove home to Jacksonville, Florida.

Sunday, November 13, 2016

Left at sunrise this morning and drove down to the Pilot truck stop in Reserve, Louisiana. Deliver 8 miles from here Monday morning.

Saturday, November 12, 2016

Left at sunrise this morning and drove down to Batesville, Mississippi.

Friday, November 11, 2016

Due to economic reasons I have become a company driver for Daily.  That means I am now an employee and not an independent contractor.  That also means that I use their truck. My truck will be parked for a while until this horrible economy turns around.  Here is my new (to me) ride.

My next load was at the Port in Baltimore, Maryland.  I drove down there this morning and loaded a Caterpillar 330FL Excavator that is going to Reserve, Louisiana. 

Left there and drove down to the Petro truck stop in Glade Springs, Virginia for the night.

Monday, November 7, 2016

Went the 25 miles over to Lewisberry, PA and delivered the yard truck.  It had to be jump started again. Finally got it off and I returned to the Daily "home office" in Carlisle, PA.  

Sunday, November 6, 2016

Got up very early this morning and drove up to the "home office" in Carlisle, Pennsylvania.  Had no traffic problems at that hour.  Wish it was always like that.   Deliver Monday morning.

Saturday, November 5, 2016

Got up at 3:30 this morning and hit he road.  Drove 606 miles (975.3 km) and stopped for the night at the Flying J truck stop in Ruther Glen, Virginia.

The Gators were absolutely PATHETIC today.  No excuse for the way they played, or should I say, didn't play today.

Arkansas vs Florida

Today, 3:30 PM

Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium, Fayetteville, Arkansas

10Florida Gators (6-2)

 

10 - 31

Final

Arkansas Razorbacks (6-3)

	1	2	3	4		Total
Florida	7	0	0	3		10
Arkansas	14	7	0	10		31

Friday, November 4, 2016

Left Vero Beach at about 3:45 am and drove down to Homestead to load a yard truck that is going up to Louisberry, Pennsylvania.  I got there a little too early and had to wait until 8 for them to open. This place is an auction yard.  After getting the paperwork finished in the office, went to where that truck was parked.  It was buried behind another truck and it took a little bit to find it.  The fork lift driver had to move another truck out of the way in order to get it out.  He left an I tried to start the truck.  The key was broken off inside the starter key switch.  Had to use the nub that was left to start the thing.  It was stone cold dead.  Had to call the office to get someone to come jump start it.  He came with one of those portable jump start packs.  Hooked it up and all it did was make the dash gauges move.  So he went back an got another one.  Hooked both up and the truck very reluctantly started.  It is a total piece of junk.  But at least it was running.  Had to build a ramp to get it up on my trailer.  Also needed a bit of a running start to get it up there.  

Got it tied down and off I went.  Made pretty good time today. Had some bumper to bumper traffic in Miami and Jacksonville.  Stopped for the night at the Petro truck stop in Kingsland, Georgia.

Thursday, November 3, 2016

It has been a while since I posted here and a lot has happened since I got towed in.  To make a very long story short, the ECM (Electronic Control Module) in the truck fried and had to be replaced.  I spent 5 days in a hotel waiting for the work to be completed.  When it was done I drove home to Jacksonville to take care of some personal stuff.  

My next load is tomorrow in Homestead, Florida.  Today I drove down to the TA truck stop in Vero Beach, FL for the night.  I'll leave real early in the morning to try to beat the Miami rush hour traffic.