Tuesday, November 8, 2022

 As soon as my 10 hours were up, I left.  That was at about 1:30 AM EST.  Had another very good uneventful day on the road.  Drove up to Columbus, Ohio, and delivered the Dozer.  I only had enough time left to get to a truck stop so I went to the Flying J truck stop in Berkshire, Ohio.  663 miles today.  When my 10 is up, I'll hit the road again.  But for now, good night.

Monday, November 7, 2022

 Left at about 4 AM CST and drove the rest of the way to Montgomery and delivered the wheel loader.  My next load was back in Athens, Georgia.  Drove there and loaded a Caterpillar D3 Dozer that is going to Columbus, Ohio and a Caterpillar 304 Mini Excavator that is going to Batavia, New York.

Left there but didn't go very far.  Stopped at the TA truck stop in Commerce, Georgia for my 10 hours.  

Saturday, November 5, 2022

 I left Carlisle, Pennsylvania at about 4:30 AM EDT when my 10 hours were up.  Excellent day on the road today.  Rained most of the day too.  Nothing exciting or interesting.  I ran out of hours so I stopped for the rest of the weekend at the Pilot truck stop in Rising Fawn, Georgia. Yes, that really is a town name.  664 miles today.  It was nice to see the GATORS get a win for a nice change!!

Friday, November 4, 2022

 Left the TA in Erie, PA at sunrise this morning.  Drove the rest of the way to Lockport, New York.  Mostly back roads today with a lot of small towns and stoplights!!    Delivered the excavator.  My next load was waiting for me at the Daily yard in Carlisle, PA.  I drove down there and loaded a Volvo L60H Wheel Loader that is going to Montgomery, Alabama.

After I finished I stayed there for the night.  I'll hit the road when my 10 hours are up.  I'm tired and my back really needs a rest.  Good night.

Thursday, November 3, 2022

 Left real early this morning.  Had to get through Lexington, KY, and the Kentucky side of Cincinnati before 7 AM EDT to beat the curfew.  Otherwise, I would have had to wait until 9 AM EDT to get through.  BUT I couldn't go into Ohio before a half-hour before sunrise. Just across the river at the State line, there was a parking area for oversized loads.  

I got there at about 6 AM.  Sunrise was at 8:07 AM. I sat there and took a nap until it was time to go again.  Drove the rest of the day, 584 miles, to the TA truck stop in Erie, Pennsylvania.  I'll be here until sunrise tomorrow morning.

Wednesday, November 2, 2022

 Went the rest of the way to Peachtree City and got there just before they opened.  Once the opened I loaded a Sany SY215 Excavator that is going up to Lockport, New York.  That is right next to Buffalo.  While loading the Blue Angels were doing some training flights from the airport that is right next to where I was.  When they were coming in to land they were just over the top of the building.  I could see every detail on the bottom of the aircraft.  It was really cool. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to get any photos of that.

Going around Atlanta a "Queen of the Sky", Korean Air 747, was coming in for a landing at the Atlanta Hartsfield International Airport, the world's busiest airport.  They are being passed out so seeing one in flight is becoming a rare sighting. 

It is still a beautiful airplane.  Then I got stuck in 5 miles of bumper-to-bumper traffic.  Once I got past that I continued on to the TA truck stop in Pioneer, Tennessee where I'll get some sleep.  Good night.

Tuesday, November 1, 2022

 A half-hour after sunrise this morning I left and drove the rest of the way to Garden City, GA.  When I got there they didn't have a booking number and had to email someone to get it.  So I waited.  Then it was lunchtime so I had to wait until 1 PM when they returned.  Finally unloaded the motorgrader.  My next load is in Peachtree City, GA.  I started off that way but only got as far as where I started from this morning, the TA truck stop in Jackson, GA.  

Monday, October 31, 2022

 

Left at sunrise this morning.  Good day on the road.  Only problems were on the south side of Atlanta.  A bit of slow-n'-go traffic.  Didn't get as far as I wanted to today.  Stopped for the night at the TA truck stop in Jackson, Georgia.

Sunday, October 30, 2022

 Went to North Little Rock, Arkansas this morning to load at 7 AM CDT.  Loaded a Caterpillar 14 Motorgrader that is going to Garden City, Georgia.  Eventually, it will end up in Viet Nam. 

Left there and went to a scale.  I was fine on the weight but I didn't like how it road so I moved it back a little.  Road much better after that.  Couldn't go into Mississippi or Alabama on Sunday, so I stopped for the rest of the day at the Petro truck stop in West Memphis, AR.  I'll start at sunrise in the morning.

Friday, October 28, 2022

 As soon as my 10 hours were up I left.  Drove the rest of the way to Baton Rouge and delivered the excavator.  My next load is up in North Little Rock, Arkansas.  Got started that way.  Supposed to load Saturday morning.  That got pushed back a day to Sunday morning.  That is a good thing!  I can get a reset done Saturday.  I made it to about 30 minutes away from where I load when I ran out of hours.  Stopped at a convenience store that has a restaurant in Redfield, Arkansas.  Put 643 miles behind me today and had 14 minutes left on my clock when I stopped.  Now it is time for some good college football!!  Except the Gators are playing Georgia tomorrow.  They are gonna get creamed, unfortunately. But there are some other matchups that will be good.  The Jacksonville terminal manager flew up to Pennsylvania today so he could go to the Ohio State at Penn State game.  That ought to be a good one.

Thursday, October 27, 2022

 Left the Daily yard in Jacksonville early this morning and timed it so that I arrived to load in Pooler, Georgia just before they opened.  I was first in line.  Then loaded a Volvo ECR145EL Excavator that is going to Baton Rouge, Louisiana. 

Left there and drove to the Love's truck stop in DeFuniak Springs, Florida for my 10 hours.

Wednesday, October 26, 2022

 Left real early this morning and went the rest of the way to Brunswick, GA and delivered the truck.  They were so excited to get it.  From there I drove to the Daily yard in Jacksonville.  Had a few errands to take care of.

Tuesday, October 25, 2022

 Went to Midlothian first thing this morning and got there just before they opened.  When they got there I loaded a Mack Truck that is going down to Brunswick, Georgia.

Left there and headed south.  Passed a semi truck in Petersburg, Virginia that had just started to burn. No one there yet.  

Stopped for the night at the Flying J truck stop in St. Georges, South Carolina.

Monday, October 24, 2022

 Left very early this morning and drove the rest of the way into the Port of Baltimore.  The place was packed.  Took over a half hour just to get a parking place in order to go check-in.  Once I finally got checked in, I unloaded the tractor.  Those things are so much fun to drive!!!  You can really feel the power that they have.  

After that, I went to a different area and loaded a Caterpillar 320 Excavator that was going to Mechanicsville, Virginia.

Left there and drove to Mechanicsville and delivered the excavator.  My next load is at 8:30 tomorrow morning in Midlothian, Virginia.  I went to the TA truck stop in Ashland, VA for the night.

Sunday, October 23, 2022

 Left a half hour before sunrise this morning.  Extremely uneventful day on the road.  Stopped for the night at the Sunoco truck stop in Grantsville, Maryland.

Saturday, October 22, 2022

 

Friday, October 21, 2022

 Left the yard in Bettendorf a half hour before sunrise this morning.  Nice uneventful day until Indianapolis.  Had about 3 miles of stop-and-go traffic that put me over a half hour behind.  Aside from that, nothing else interesting today.  Stopped at the Petro truck stop in New Paris, Ohio.  Will be here until Sunday morning.  I ran out of hours so have to do a reset.  

Thursday, October 20, 2022

 Left this morning and timed it so that I got to Altoona, IA when they opened.  Delivered the motorgrader.  Then drove up to Waterloo.  When I got there the place was packed!!  There were about 20 trucks ahead of me to get loaded, so I waited.  After waiting over 3 hours I loaded a John Deere 8RX 370 Tractor that is going to the Port of Baltimore in Dundalk, Maryland.

I left there and drove to the Daily terminal in Bettendorf, Iowa for the night.  

With all the soybeans harvested, the farmers are now running their combines in the corn fields.  Lots of activity out there.  Not much fall color left in the trees here.

Wednesday, October 19, 2022

 As soon as my ten hours were up, I left.  That was about 1:30 CDT.  Went straight through the middle of Dallas.  At that hour it was a breeze!!   No problems in Kansas City either.  All the scales were closed too!!  Stopped for the night at the Love's truck stop in Eagleville, Missouri.  I'll deliver first thing in the morning in Altoona, IA then up to Waterloo for my next load.

Tuesday, October 18, 2022

 Last night I got an email that said my truck was due for routine maintenance.  This morning, at 2:30 CDT, I went over to the TA truck stop in Baytown, TX, and had it done.  From there I went to the Port of Galveston.  I was early so I waited for the Port to open.  Once it opened I loaded a Caterpillar 150 Motorgrader that initially was going to Sioux City, Iowa.  That changed.  Now It's going to Altoona, Iowa.  They are so much fun to drive!!!  Everything is controlled by two joy sticks, no steering wheel.

Left there and drove to the TA truck stop in Dallas, Texas for the night.  I'll leave as soon as my ten hours are up.