Loaded a John Deere 9520RX Tractor that is going on an ocean cruise from the Port of Baltimore.
Left Morton, Illinois at midnight. Drove to Omaha, Nebraska, and got there a few minutes before they opened. Gave me just enough time to get all but 2 chains off. Went in and delivered the thing. Next load is in Waterloo, Iowa at the John Deere plant. Drove back there. Arrived with only 3 minutes left on my clock. 700 miles on the button today. I'm a bit tired sooooo good night.
Slept some more today. Also went to Wal-Mart and did a couple loads of laundry. I'll be back on the road again at about midnight CDT.
As soon as my 10 hours were up, I left. That was about 1 AM. I didn't realize that my 70 hour clock was running out. That meant that I only had about 6 hours available today. So I drove to the Daily terminal in Morton, Illinois. Going to get some sleep and figure out when I can go again when I wake up.
I left Binghamton, NY at about 1 AM. Drove to Carlisle, PA, and got the truck washed. Then continued on to McConnellsburg, PA to the JLG plane and loaded a JLG Telehandler that is going to Omaha, Nebraska.
Left about 12:30 AM and drove the rest of the way to Clifton Park, New York, and delivered the wheel loader. My next load is tomorrow in Mc Connellsburg, Pennsylvania. I headed that way. Stopped at the TA truck stop in Binghamton, NY for my 10 hours and to get a bad air leak fixed on the truck. The repair shop here was great! Got me in right away and fixed the problem fast. Another 625 miles today. No food here so Grub Hub is delivering a pizza to me. Then it is to bed so I can start as soon as my 10 are up. Good night.
Left around 3 am, when my 10 hours were up. Nothing exciting. No traffic problems today. Drove 616 miles to the TA truck stop in Barkeyville, Pennsylvania. As soon as my 10 hours are up, I'll be out of here!! that should be around midnight. Trying to deliver tomorrow.
Left early this morning and drove to my first stop in Clinton, Illinois. Delivered the smaller tractor. Then drove to Pleasant Hill, Illinois, and delivered the rest of the stuff. Next load is waiting for me at the Daily Express terminal in Bettendorf, Iowa. Went up there and loaded a John Deere 624 Wheel Loader and its bucket and forks. They are going to Clifton Park, Ney York.
I stayed there for the night. Will leave in the morning.
Left before sunrise this morning. Very uneventful day today. Drove to the Love's truck stop in Pittsboro, Indiana for the night.
Went over to the Port first thing this morning. Was first in line. Unloaded the tractor then loaded two tractors and a set of tires that are going to Illinois. The smaller of the two tractors is going to Clinton, Illinois. The other tractor and its tires are going to Pleasant, Hill, Illinois.
Nothing today. Just sitting here waiting for the Port to open Monday. BUT I meant to put this in here the other day and forgot to do it. Here is my scale for this tractor. I could not have been more perfect on it.
Nothing exciting today. Left at 3 am and drove the 305 miles to the TA truck stop in Baltimore, Maryland for the rest of the weekend.
This morning I left at about 2:30 am. Stopped at the Love's truck stop for fuel and had to replace a pigtail on my trailer tail light. Also replaced a side marker light that was out. Then it was back on the road to Mason City, Iowa where I delivered the crane parts. The damaged part was not a problem. The next load was over in Waterloo, Iowa at the John Deere plant. On the way over I got a message that my trailer was due for service. So we made arrangements for that to be done at the Daily Express terminal in Bettendorf, Iowa after I got loaded. In Waterloo, Loaded a John Deere 8RX 340 tractor that is going on an ocean cruise from the Port of Baltimore.
They are my favorite tractor to drive. Left there and drove to the terminal in Bettendorf and got the trailer serviced. Stayed there for the night. I Will get started around midnight or whenever I wake up after my 10 hours are up. Good night!!!
Last night I got an email that said my truck was due for an oil change, etc. I got up at midnight and went to the shop at the TA to get it done. Once they got into it and drained all the oil they realized that they didn't have the filters for it. They called a few places that were open at that hour but no one had them. The only option was to wait until tomorrow morning so they could try to find them and get them to the TA. That was not a good option. I had them put the old filter back on and fill it with oil so I could go. They did. I left there and continued my trek north. Had no problems with traffic in Oklahoma City or Kansas City. It was really windy though. When I stopped for the night at a small truck stop in Winston, Missouri I found that the wind had blown over the hose reel at the back of the trailer. Fortunately, it didn't damage the reel, just the mounting bracket it was in. I took a bunch of photos, tied it down with more straps, and sent all the information to Risk Management at Daily.
We will see what they say at delivery tomorrow. I'm only a little over three hours away. Good night.
Went into Houston first thing this morning and loaded six parts of a crane. 3 counterweights, a jib, a hook block, and a hose reel. They are going up to Mason City, Iowa.
Left a half-hour before sunrise this morning in heavy fog. Drove the rest of the way to Sinton to a job site and delivered the thing. My next load is tomorrow up in Houston, but I have to swap trailers first. Went to the Daily yard in Houston and swapped into my next trailer. That's a lot of work!!! Doesn't seem like it, but it is!!!! After that was done I went to Wal-Mart and refilled my prescriptions. Then over to the TA truck stop in Baytown for fuel and a shower. On the way back to the Daily yard I stopped for dinner. Just after I ordered, I got a phone call from Daily. They assigned me the wrong trailer. I had to swap into a different one. After I finished dinner I went and swapped into the next trailer. Now I'm totally wiped out!!!! Going to bed, good night.
Left a half-hour before sunrise this morning. Went past a bad wreck in Lufkin, TX. A semi that was pulling doubles had crashed and burned. It was quite a mess. Fortunately, it was on the northbound side and I was going south. Continued on down into Houston where they were doing road repairs and had traffic backed up pretty bad. They had 6 lanes merge into 2. What a mess!!!! After that, it was smooth sailing down to Refugio, TX where I'll be until Monday morning.
Left at sunrise this morning. Very uneventful day on the road. Drove to the TA Truck Stop in Nacogdoches, Texas for the night.
This morning when I went to leave I had been blocked in by three trucks. It took a half-hour of backing up and "wiggling" between them to get out. Believe me, it wasn't easy!!! By 2:30 am I was pulling out of the parking lot and on my way, damage-free of course. Made good time until I got to Nashville. Just west of Nashville my permit routed me on a wicked set of back roads. It was slow going. That added an extra hour to my travel times today.
About an hour after I got back on I-40 traffic came to a standstill. Road construction. It took an hour to go 7 miles!!!! Once I got past that mess I continued on into Arkansas. Stopped for the night at the TA truck stop in Earle, AR. While doing my post-trip inspection found that a mud flap had fallen off my truck sometime today. Have no idea where. It was there this morning. Checked in at the repair shop to have it replaced. They were backed up so it took a long time before they were able to do the work.
Left a half-hour before sunrise this morning. Drove to Broadview Heights, Ohio and delivered the Excavator. Next load was down in New Philidelphia, Ohio. Drove down there and loaded a Gradall XL5210 that is going down to Sinton, Texas.
Left there in real good time. Was just able to beat the Cincinnati curfew when I stopped for the night at the Flying J truck stop in Walton, Kentucky. I'll leave here as soon as my 10 hours are up.
