Saturday, October 5, 2013

Left Denton, TX before sunrise this morning.  Rained the rest of the way in Texas.  In Oklahoma it stopped raining and eventually became sunny, cool, and very windy.  After driving several hours in the wind, the tarp on the back half of the load blew half way off so I had to stop and take it the rest of the way off, fold it, and roll it up and put it away.  Did that in the median!!  It was the only place I could stop.  Remember, with a heavy load you can't just pull over.  Have to find a place to stop that can support the weight and also does not block any part of the travel lane.   In this case the shoulder was not wide enough so I used a paved "U" turn area in the median to stop.  After that fiasco was over I had a nice drive up to a convenience store with a few truck parking spaces in Alva, Oklahoma.  Deliver just a few miles from here.  Have all the windows open and letting the cool wind blow through.  Gonna be good sleeping tonight!!  But now it's FOOTBALL TIME!!!!

Arkansas

(3-2, 0-1 SEC)

#18 Florida

(3-1, 2-0 SEC)

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		1	2	3	4		T
ARK		7	0	3	0		10
FLA		0	17	7	6		30

Friday, October 4, 2013

Went to the other side of Houston this morning and loaded a huge gas turbine that is going up to Alva, Oklahoma.  

Underneath all that plastic and tarps the thing looks like a big jet engine.  It is a bit heavy.

Left there and on the way out of Houston found a Shipley Do-Nuts!!  Bought a dozen!!  The glazed were still warm.  Oh so good!!

Pretty good day on the road.  Even made it through Dallas with only a few traffic slow downs.  Stopped for the night at the TA truck stop in Denton, TX.

Thursday, October 3, 2013

Left Hammond, LA this morning at sunrise.  I-10 and I-12 traffic was miserable, as usual.  A lot of bumper to bumper traffic in Baton Rouge.  Made it to La Porte, Texas and delivered the excavator just after 1 pm local time.  Next load is tomorrow morning in Houston.  Went to the TA truck stop in Baytown, TX for the night.

Wednesday, October 2, 2013

Got on the road after sunrise this morning. Took forever to get around Atlanta.  LOTS of bumper to bumper traffic.  Otherwise a nice day on the road.  Drove to the Petro truck stop in Hammond, Louisiana for the night.

Tuesday, October 1, 2013

The truck stop I stayed at last night was about two blocks from where I was delivering.  Delivered the fork lift first thing this morning.  Next load was up in Greensboro, North Carolina.  Drove up there and loaded a John Deere 210 Excavator that is going to La Porte, Texas.

Left there and drove to the Petro truck stop in Carnesville, GA for the night.  It is nice to have bigger stuff on the back again.

Monday, September 30, 2013

Went a few miles down the road this morning and delivered the tanks.  My next load was only 7 miles from there.  Loaded a Caterpillar TL642 Fork Lift that is going to Columbia, South Carolina.

Drove down to the Flying J truck stop in Columbia, SC for the night.  Deliver a few miles from here in the morning.

Saturday, September 28, 2013

Left Mebane, NC before sunrise and drove up to Ashland, VA to the TA truck stop.  Did a load of laundry and had lunch.  Settling in for a weekend of football.  Deliver a few miles from here Monday morning.

Ben Hill Griffin Stadium at Florida Field (popularly known as "The Swamp") is the football stadium for the University of Florida and the home field of the university's Florida Gators football team. It is located on the university's Gainesville, Florida campus. The stadium was originally built in 1930, and has been regularly expanded, renovated and improved since then. Although it is the eleventh largest college football stadium as measured by its official seating capacity of 88,548, attendance for the Gators' home football games regularly exceeds 90,000 people.

Final

#20 Florida

(3-1, 2-0 SEC)

Kentucky

(1-3, 0-1 SEC)

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		1	2	3	4		T
FLA		7	14	0	3		24
UK		7	0	0	0		7

Friday, September 27, 2013

Loaded a couple genset fuel tanks this morning in Griffin, GA that are going up to Ashland, Virginia.  

Decided not to try tackling Richmond traffic on a Friday afternoon so I stopped for the night at the Petro truck stop in Mebane, North Carolina.

Thursday, September 26, 2013

Finally got a load.  Unfortunately it is way up in Griffin, Georgia.  Drove up to the TA truck stop in Jackson, GA for the night.

Wednesday, September 25, 2013

Nothing today.  Still in Jacksonville.

Tuesday, September 24, 2013

Left Vero Beach at sun rise this morning.  Traffic was horrible getting to Miami.  It rained most of the way and there were wrecks all over the place. Lots of bumper to bumper all the way.  Took an hour and a half longer than it should have.  Finally got there and delivered the wheel loader.  All the cruise ship docks were empty.  Didn't have another load so I drove back to the Daily yard in Jacksonville.  

Monday, September 23, 2013

Went over to Cummins this morning and had my generator serviced.  When that was finished I went back and got my trailer.  After lunch I drove down to the TA truck stop in Vero Beach for the night.

Saturday, September 21, 2013

The mechanic here at the Daily yard fixed a couple things on the truck and a few things on trailer. SafeLite Auto Glass mobile unit came and fixed the rock chip in my windshield.  After all that was finished it was football time!!!!!!

Final

Tennessee

(2-2, 0-1 SEC)

#19 Florida

(2-1, 1-0 SEC)

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		1	2	3	4		T
TENN		7	0	3	7		17
FLA		3	14	7	7		31

Friday, September 20, 2013

This morning went in to Clayton, NC and loaded a Caterpillar 938K wheel Loader.  Of course it was raining.  It is going to the Port of Miami.  From there it is going on a boat to Geneva, Switzerland.

Left there and drove out of the rain just north of the South Carolina border.  From then on it was clear.  Stopped at the TA truck stop in Manning, SC for fuel, food, and a shower.  Then drove home to the Daily yard in Jacksonville.  Will be home for the weekend.  Going to get a few things fixed on the truck while I'm here.

Thursday, September 19, 2013

Went over to Williamsburg and delivered the generator.  Took forever to get unloaded.  Finally did.  Next load is down in Clayton, NC.  Drove down to the Petro truck stop at Kenly 95 in Kenly, North Carolina.  Load not too far from here tomorrow morning.

Wednesday, September 18, 2013

Today was a lot better than yesterday!!  Hit the road (excuse the pun) after sunrise and drove nonstop to Tallysville, Virginia.  Initially stopped at a Pilot truck stop but the parking in there was so bad that I left and went a few miles down I-64 to a rest area.  Lot more room there.  I really don't like Pilot truck stops.  Most of them are small and difficult to move around in or park in.  I try to avoid them as much as possible.  Down here there are very few places to park so you take what you can get.  Deliver tomorrow morning about a half hour from here.  Have a 10:30 am crane appointment so I can sleep in.

Tuesday, September 17, 2013

The day started off great but went down hill in a hurry.  Went over to Griffin, GA and loaded a Caterpillar Generator that is going up to Williamsburg, VA.  

After loading went back to Jackson to scale.  That's when things went bad.  To make a long story short, I got stuck.  Bottomed out and had to have a wrecker pull me out. I knew it would happen some day.  Well, it finally did. Just glad it wasn't on a rail road track.  Stupid me!!!  As you can see from all the marks on the road, I am not the first to do that.

After that mess was finally over I went and scaled.  My weight was not right for South Carolina. Fine for all the other states, but not South Carolina.  Dumped all the water from my tank and slid the fifth wheel around a bit.  Finally got it right.  With half the day gone already I got started for Virginia.  Of course all the weigh stations were open.  Georgia, no problem.   Then South Carolina.  Pulled up on the scale and sat, and sat, and sat.  The longer I sat there the more I started to sweat.  Then the sign lit up green "Exit To I-85".  WHEW!!!!  Dodged that bullet!!  Off I went.  Stopped for the night at the TA truck stop in Spartanburg, SC.

Monday, September 16, 2013

Left the TA in Jackson, GA a half hour after sunrise, drove down to Albany, GA and delivered the tractor.  After that drove up to Macon, GA and got my DOT Physical done.  Good for another two years! Then went back to the TA truck stop in Jackson for the night.  Load tomorrow morning not too far from here in Griffin, GA.

Saturday, September 14, 2013

Left Kuttawa, KY just before sunrise.  Nice uneventful day.  Even made it around Atlanta with no problems. Stopped early today at the TA truck stop on the south side of Atlanta in Jackson, GA.  Deliver Monday about 2 hours from here.

Forgot to tell you, yesterday I passed another Google Street View Car.

Internet photo.

Friday, September 13, 2013

Was one of the first in to load this morning.  Loaded a John Deere 8285 tractor.

Got out in great time.  The weather was perfect today!!  Clear and dry and in the 60's when I loaded this morning.  I stopped at Iowa 80 got the truck washed and fueled.  It really needed washing!!!  Also picked up a couple things.  After that drove down to Kuttawa, Kentucky for the night.  Went across the street and ate at a steak house.  The prime rib was delicious!!!