Friday, October 15, 2010

Didn't get a load until the afternoon.  Went over to Staten Island, NY to pick up a shipping container.  Unfortunately didn't get there before they closed for the weekend. So that was a waste of time.  Then got another load.  This place was open all night so I went up to Wallingford, CT and picked up a load of steel going to Gansevoort, NY, that's up north of Albany, NY.

On the way up to Connecticut went over the George Washington bridge again.

Stopped for the weekend in Wilton, NY.  Not too far from where I deliver Monday morning.

Thursday, October 14, 2010

Started real early today.  Was on the road at 3:30 this morning.  Drove most of the day in rain.  Hit D.C. perfectly at rush hour.  Took 2 hours to get through it.  Finally got up to Perth Amboy this afternoon and delivered the wire.  Spending the night at the Woodbridge, NJ rest area on the NJ Turnpike, and its still raining.

I was walking back to my truck this evening when I passed a truck that caught my eye. The name of this company was plastered all over the side of the trailer.  I could not get a good photo of that because he was parked too close to other trucks.  All I could get a good photo of was the mud flap with the company name on it. I don't think I'd like to work there. Probably a crappy place to work.

Wednesday, October 13, 2010

After getting caught up on my sleep I drove up to Georgetown, SC for my next load.  Picked up 46,155 pounds of wire going up to Perth Amboy, NJ.

Didn't get too far today.  Stopped for the night at the Petro in Kenly, North Carolina for the night.

Tuesday, October 12, 2010

Delivered in Charleston, SC first thing this morning then went to a truck stop and slept. 

Monday, October 11, 2010

Delivered the PVC Pipe this morning in Bellevile, MI.  Then drove over to Napoleon, MI for my next load.  On the way went right past the Michigan International Speedway.

This is a very light load. It is a bus shelter going to Charleston, SC.

The foliage in Michigan was better than in New York. The colors were a lot brighter.  Tried to get a few photos of them.  Again, the photos don't do it justice, but you get the idea.

While on the road I went through Canton, Ohio.  The home of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. This time I got a better photo of it.

Stopped for the night in Jonesville, North Carolina after driving 700 miles exactly. Oh, by the way, the new camera that looks at the load works great!!

Saturday, October 9, 2010

Drove over to Monroe, MI this morning.  Deliver just up the road from here Monday morning.  Will be here at the TA truck stop for the rest of the weekend.

This afternoon I finally had time to install the camera I bought at the truck show in Dallas.  It faces to the rear so I can keep an eye on the load.

Friday, October 8, 2010

Drove up to Kirkwood, NY for my next load.  A bunch of PVC Pipe going to Belleville, MI.

After getting loaded up I drove through the finger lakes region of New York state.  The fall leafs are gorgeous.  Tried to take some photos for you but they definitely don't do it justice.  But here are a few anyway.

Stopped for the night in Kingsville, Ohio at the TA truck stop.

Thursday, October 7, 2010

Delivered this afternoon in Olyphant, PA.  Got there a day early!  Wasn't supposed to be there till tomorrow morning.  I love it when I can do that.  At the Petro Truck Stop in DuPont, PA for the night.  That's just south of Scranton.  They have good food here.  Had the buffet for lunch.  Salad, roast pork & gravy, mashed potatos, corn, dinner roll, chicken pot pie, chocolate chip cookies, and jello.  Full tummy feels good!!

Wednesday, October 6, 2010

Delivered the plastic mats to a park right in the middle of down town Atlanta.  After that drove up to Marietta, GA for my next load.  Picked up 4 rolls of steel.  42,000 pounds.  They are going up to Olyphant, PA.  That's just a little bit north of Scranton.

While on the road went past a semi truck on fire.  It was cooking good.  No fire trucks there yet.  Unable to get any photos of it unfortunately. 

Drove to Roanoke, VA and spending the night at the TA Truck Stop.

Tuesday, October 5, 2010

Drove down to Rockledge, FL for my next load.  Picked up 8 pallets of plastic portable deck flooring mats.  Light load this time.  Only 23,500 pounds.  They are going to Atlanta, GA.  Drove up to Jackson, GA for the night.  Deliver in the morning.

Monday, October 4, 2010

This morning they installed the 2 new storage boxes on the trailer.  One on each side.  Boy am I glad to have those!!  I really needed storage space.

Friday, October 1, 2010

Delivered in Ocala this morning then went to Seville and dropped off this trailer.  Glad to get rid of that one.  Didn't like it.  Then went to Orlando and picked up my trailer.  It is all fixed.  Then went back to Seville.  Had my truck DOT inspected in Seville and they did more work on the trailer.  Got 8 brand new tires on it.  Monday they are installing 2 storage boxes on it.  Spent the weekend with mom. 

Thursday, September 30, 2010

Drove from Clanton, AL down to Ocala, FL.  Nothing exciting.  Deliver this stuff tomorrow morning.

Wednesday, September 29, 2010 part 2

Picked up my load in Batesville, MS.  Got there at 6 pm.  They didn't start loading me till 8:30.  I didn't leave there till almost midnight.  It is some stuff that they put in old or broken underground pipes, expand them, then fill with resin.  It hardens and basically makes new pipe without having to dig.  Drove down to Clanton, AL and spent the night at the Love's Truck Stop.

Wednesday, September 29, 2010

Got my next load. Picks up in Batesville, MS tonight at 6 pm.  Delivers in Ocala.  How about that ???

Tuesday, September 28, 2010

Delivered the trees this afternoon in Madison, MS (just north of Jackson, MS) to a shopping center complex that is being built.  Too late in the afternoon to get another load so I went to the Love's Truck stop in Canton, MS for the night.

Monday, September 27, 2010

Drove up to Orlando to get the trailer fixed.  Thought it was going to be a quick welding job on the broken weld on the cross member.  NOPE!!  When the "trained eye" got under there and looked around he found a whole lot more broken welds and a lot wrong with the trailer.  Going to almost have to rebuild the underside of the trailer.  It will take several days of work to fix it.  Soooo   I dropped off the trailer and went to Seville and picked up another trailer.  I don't like this one as much.  Be glad to get the other back.  Then went to Crescent City and picked up 23 trees going to Jackson, MS. Took forever to get loaded. Finally got on the road and drove up to Marianna, FL to spend the night.

Friday, September 24, 2010

Drove down to Doral, FL and delivered the pipe.

While I was unloading my APU started acting up.  After I got empty I drove to Riviera Beach Thermo King and got it fixed.  The fuel pump went out so it was replaced.  Those things are expensive!!! Now it works great.

Monday morning I have an appointment in Orlando to have the trailer fixed.  There are very few truck stops in Orlando and the only one close to where I'm going charges to park there.  I am spending the weekend at the Flying J in Ft. Pierce.  I'll drive to Orlando Monday morning.

Thursday, September 23, 2010

Drove down to Vero Beach to the TA Truck stop for the night.  Found another broken weld on the trailer.  Also noticed that the trailer has a bend in it where it is supposed to be straight.  In the photo of the trailer below, look along the side of the trailer.  That edge is supposed to be straight.  Have an appointment Monday in Orlando to have it re-welded and the trailer aligned.

Wednesday, September 22, 2010

Dropped off the fluid load this morning in Raceland, LA then went up to Port Allen, LA for my next load.

46,000 pounds of gas pipe going to Doral, FL.  That's in Miami. 

After I got loaded I drove to Robertsdale, AL and stopped at the Oasis Truck Stop for the night.  While there I got my oil changed.  While that was being done I found a chunk was out of one of my trailer tires.  The cords were visible.  Lucky that didn't blow on the road!!  Got that fixed too.

While that was being fixed there was a bit of excitement at the truck stop.

Don't know what happened except they took someone out of the sleeper of the black truck in front of the cop car and took him to the hospital.