Wednesday, May 1, 2024

 I left at sunrise this morning.  Over 2 hours later I finally crossed into Ohio.  Stopped for the night at the Pilot truck stop in Greenfield, Indiana.

Tuesday, April 30, 2024

 I left a tad before 9 AM EDT this morning.  Today my permit route was mostly back roads through the Pocono mountains of Pennsylvania.  There was a little bit of Interstate, but not much. This was my route today, and I still have over two hours to go in Pennsylvania!!  The red arrow points to where I stopped for the night.  It was a little convenience store with about 6 truck parking places, in Mt. Jewett, PA.

No curfews tomorrow so I can start at sunrise.

Monday, April 29, 2024

 I left the yard at sunrise this morning and drove to Shippensburg and delivered the dump truck.  Then I drove back to the Daily Yard in Carlisle and swapped back into my trailer.  The shop did a good job fixing all the problems.  From there I drove to Bensalem, PA to load a Caterpillar D6 Dozer that was going to Springfield, Missouri.  They couldn't find my machine.  After a while they finally found it, but they wouldn't load it because it wasn't paid for.  Had to wait for all that to be done.  In the meantime, I developed a pretty good headache.  Eventually, I was able to load the machine.

My permit route was all back roads, mostly 2 lane.  Lots of heavy traffic.  I stopped at a little truck stop in Coopersberg, PA for the night.  Can't start until almost 9 AM EDT tomorrow morning because of the Allentown curfew.  I'm very tired and still have a headache, although it isn't as bad as it was.   Good night.

Saturday, April 27, 2024

 This morning traffic was much better and I drove to the "home office" in Carlisle for the rest of the weekend.

Friday, April 26, 2024

 I left at sunrise this morning. Drove the rest of the way to Myersville, MD., and delivered the excavator.  From there I drove to the Port in New Castle, Delaware, and loaded a Volvo A25G Articulating Dump Truck that is going to Shippensburg, PA.

Left there and headed toward Shippensburg.  My permit route has me taking back roads all the way to Harrisburg, PA.  There was so much traffic on them I decided to stop at the Rutters in Gap, Pennsylvania for the night.  Tomorrow morning the traffic should be much better.

Thursday, April 25, 2024

 I left a half hour after sunrise this morning.  Not a great day today.  Spent most of the morning in slow-n'-go and bumper-to-bumper traffic.  This was the cause of the longest and slowest backup of the day.  They had just opened up both lanes just before I got there.  That is going to be an expensive cleanup.  There were 5 of those big wreckers there.

Because of all the delays today, I didn't get anywhere near where I wanted to.  Stopped for the night at the Petro truck stop in Raphine, Virginia.  Sure hope tomorrow is better!!

Wednesday, April 24, 2024

 I left real early this morning and drove to Spanish Fort, Alabama, and loaded a Caterpillar 317GC Excavator that is going up to Myersville, Maryland.

Left there and had a good day on the road until Atlanta.  It took a long time to get around Atlanta. Lots of stop-n'-go and slow-n'-go traffic. Stopped for the night at the TA truck stop in Commerce, Georgia.  There is a Longhorn Steakhouse across the street from here.  I had a great rib eye steak for dinner!!!! I'll sleep good tonight!!

Tuesday, April 23, 2024

 I left at 3 AM EDT and drove the rest of the way to a power plant in Forkland, Alabama, and delivered the thing. Got a flat tire on the trailer while I was there. 

From there I drove to the TA Truck Stop in Meridian, Mississippi, and got a new tire.  My next load is tomorrow morning over near Mobile, AL in Spanish Fort, AL. I'll head that way in the early morning hours.

Yesterday I meant to put this in my blog and forgot.

As I was pulling into the scale on I-81 in Virginia they were pulling this guy over to the inspection pit.

Here is a closer look…

He had two forklifts, a dozer with a blade (facing the wrong way), a straight truck with a pick-up truck on it, and a short stack of steel sheets under the straight truck.  The scale attendant told me that he was 30,000 pounds (13,607 Kg) overweight!!!!  Maximum legal weight is 80,000 pounds (36,287 Kg). He wasn't going anywhere anytime soon.  Plus he will have a hefty fine to go along with it.

Monday, April 22, 2022

 I left at sunrise this morning.  Very good day on the road.  No traffic problems at all.  Drove 586 miles to the TA truck stop in Greenville, Tennessee. I'll be here for the night.

Saturday, April 20, 2024

 I left Carlisle, PA at midnight this morning.  Drove up to Schenectady, New York to the GE plant.  Loaded a "Generator Field" (whatever that is) that is going to Forkland, Alabama.  It weighs 60,000 pounds.  They wrapped it in plastic and then set it on my trailer.

Then it was my turn to wrap it.

I got out of there in real good time!  Because of that, I was able to drive to the Petro in Scranton, Pennsylvania.  I'll be here for the weekend.  Get a good start Monday morning at sunrise.

Friday, April 19, 2024

 At 12:30 AM EDT, when my 10 hours were up, I left.  I drove to the "home office" in Carlisle, PA, and delivered the truck.  689 miles today.  I was selected again for a random DOT drug screen.  I went and peed in a cup for them.  Upon returning to the Daily yard I swapped out of my trailer to another one for my next load.  Tomorrow morning I have a loading appointment at 6 AM in Schenectady, New York.  I will leave here at midnight.  I'm a bit tired so good night.

Thursday, April 18, 2024

 I left Jacksonville at about 3 AM EDT and drove the rest of the way to Orlando.  Got there a few minutes before they opened the gate.  Good timing!!  When they opened it, I went in and delivered the compactor.  My next load was back in Jacksonville at the International dealer.  I drove there and loaded a Daily Express truck that needed to go back to Carlisle, PA to the "home office"

After loading, I left and drove to the Flying J truck stop in St. George, South Carolina.  554 miles today.

Wednesday, April 17, 2024

 I left at 2 AM EDT and drove straight through, stopping only once for fuel, to the Daily Terminal in Jacksonville, Florida.  Will deliver in the morning.

Tuesday, April 16, 2024

 This morning the windshield guy arrived at about 8 AM.  After replacing another trucks windshield he fixed the rock chip in my windshield.  Then I went down to Shippensburg, PA and loaded a Volvo SD115B Compactor that is going to Orlando, Florida.  

Left there and got a lot farther than I thought that I would today.  Stopped for my 10 hours at the Davis Travel Center in Stony Creek, Virginia.

Monday, April 15, 2024

 They fixed everything on my truck and trailer today, except for my windshield.  That will be fixed tomorrow morning.  Then I can get outa here!!!

Saturday, April 13, 2024

 I left at midnight and drove to the home office in Carlisle, PA.  Need some work done on both truck and trailer.  Not sure how long I'll be here.

Friday, April 12, 2024

 Left at sunrise this morning.  Again, rain off and on all day.  At the weigh station in New York, I was pulled in for a Level II Inspection.  Came out clean.  Continued on to Newington, CT, and delivered the wheel loader.  I stayed in their parking lot for my 10 hours.  The traffic up here is terrible!!!  I'll leave here for Carlisle, PA at about midnight. Hopefully, the traffic will be much better in the middle of the night.

Thursday, April 11, 2024

 Left before sunrise this morning.  Another uneventful day on the road.  Rain off and on all day.  Stopped for the night at the TA truck stop on the north side of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

This is where I went last month.

Wednesday, April 10, 2024

 Left a little before sunrise this morning.  Nice day on the road except for Chattanooga, Tennessee.  Traffic was backed up for 2 miles.  Took 45 minutes to get through those two miles.  After that continued on to the TA truck stop in Baileyton, Tennessee for the night.

Tuesday, April 9, 2024

 Left a half hour before sunrise this morning right behind a thunderstorm. Had a good day on the road.  No traffic problems anywhere.  Stopped for the night at the TA truck stop in Meridian, Mississippi.