Saturday, August 2, 2025

 This morning, I drove to the Petro truck stop in North Little Rock, Arkansas.  I load a few miles from here Monday morning.

Friday, August 1, 2025

 I left at 2:10 AM EDT this morning.  Drove the rest of the way to Gurdon, Arkansas, to another Georgia-Pacific plant and delivered the two forklifts.  Then went to the closest truck stop. Made it there with only 19 minutes left on my drive clock.  686 miles today. I'm tired.  Good night.

Thursday, July 31, 2025

 When my 10 hours were up, I went to leave.  My trailer had other thoughts.  All of the lights along both sides of my trailer did not work.

The shop here was open 24 hours, so I checked in and waited.

At 6:30 this morning, they brought me into the shop. Here is what they found...

He spent hours working on it.  It really gave him problems. He gave up and quit working on it around 10 AM.  Another guy started on it at about 10:30 AM.  I finally got out of there at 12:15 PM EDT.  

I left there and drove to the TA truck stop in Greeneville, Tennessee for my 10 hours.

Wednesday, July 30, 2025

 At 1 AM EDT, I left Carlisle and drove down to Emporia, Virginia.  I went to a Georgia-Pacific plant that had closed.  Loaded two forklifts that they are shipping to another Georgia-Pacific plant in Gurdon, Arkansas.

I left there and drove to the TA truck stop in Greenville, North Carolina, for my 10 hours.  Only 449 miles today.  This heat really sucks the life right out of me!!!  Damn, it is HOT!!!

Tuesday, July 29, 2025

 They finished my truck late this morning. Unfortunately, they didn't have anything worth a flip for me today.  So I stayed there for the night.

Monday, July 28, 2025

 They repaired the stuff on my trailer this morning.  My truck went into the shop this afternoon.  They couldn't get it fixed today, so I'm in a hotel for the night.

Sunday, July 27, 2025

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Saturday, July 26, 2025

 

Friday, July 25, 2025

 I left at about 1:30 this morning and drove the rest of the way to Dunmore, Pennsylvania.  delivered the wheel loader.  From there, I drove to the "home office" in Carlisle, PA, for the weekend.  

Thursday, July 24, 2025

 I left at about midnight CDT.  Drove 600 miles exactly to the TA truck stop in Harrisonville, Pennsylvania, for the night.

Wednesday, July 23, 2025

 I left when my 10 hours were up.  That was about 3 AM CDT.  My next load was supposed to be in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.  I was heading that way.  As I was on the north side of Minneapolis, Minnesota, dispatch called and said that he had a better load in Davenport, Iowa, and to go there.  I did.  Loaded a John Deere 524 Wheel Loader that is going to Dunmore, Pennsylvania.  

On the way to Davenport, I had another trailer tire blow out.

Had the trailer guy come out and change it.  

When he finished, I stayed there for my 10 hours.  595 miles today.

Tuesday, July 22, 2025

 I left this morning, timing it so that I wouldn't get to Omaha before 9 AM CDT.  Drove the rest of the way to Fargo, North Dakota, and delivered the motor grader.  From there, I went over to the Petro truck stop in Fargo for the night.  523 miles today.

Monday, July 21, 2025

 This morning road service came and changed the trailer tire.

Left there and drove to the Petro truck stop in York, Nebraska, for the night.  The trailer was due for service, so I got that done.  Will be getting another late start in the morning, can't get to Omaha before 9 AM CDT.

Sunday, July 20, 2025

 

Saturday, July 19, 2025

 I left at midnight CDT.  Had a construction detour at the I-35E and I-35W merge on the north side of Dallas.  Other than that, I had a good day on the road until 20 miles from my planned stop for the day.  A tire on my trailer blew.

I continued on to the TA truck stop in Tonkawa, Oklahoma, my planned stop.  There is no repair shop here.  I'll be here until Monday morning when I can get the tire replaced. 592 miles today.

Friday, July 18, 2025

 I left at 2 AM CDT and drove the rest of the way to Houston and delivered the yard truck.  My next load was at the Port in Galveston, Texas.  I drove there and loaded a Caterpillar 150 Motor Grader that is going to Fargo, North Dakota.

After loading, I parked across the street from the Port for the night.  I'm tired!!!!

Thursday, July 17, 2025

 This morning, I drove about 15 miles over to Harrisonville, Missouri, to a transfer station for my next load.  For those of you who do not know what a transfer station is, it is a place where the local garbage trucks go to unload when there is not a landfill close by.  From there, the garbage gets put into semi trucks for the trip to the landfill. Anyway, I loaded a yard truck that is going down to Houston, Texas.

I left there and drove to the Love's truck stop in Atoka, Oklahoma for my 10 hours.

Wednesday, July 16, 2025

 Last night I left at 8 PM CDT and drove the rest of the way to Kansas City, MO, and delivered the loader.  I was almost out of hours for today, so I went to the Flying J truck stop in Peculiar, Missouri, for the rest of the day.  620 miles today.

Tuesday, July 15, 2025

 I left at about 9 PM EDT last night.  Drove 563 miles to a small truck stop in Christiana, Tennessee. No traffic issues at all.  I love driving at night!!!

Monday, July 14, 2025

 This morning, I drove to the Port in Brunswick, Georgia, and loaded a Caterpillar 953 Tack Loader that is going to Kansas City, Missouri. 

From there, I drove back to the Daily yard in Jacksonville. Had an appointment to tend to there.  When my 10 hours are up, I'll head out.