Saturday, December 2, 2017

As soon as my 10 hours was up I left.  Here is sunrise in New Mexico this morning.

Another really good day on the road.  Drove another 604 miles (972 km) today.

I love Texas !!!!

 Stopped for the rest of the weekend at the Petro truck stop in San Antonio, Texas.

Friday, December 1, 2017

Once again I timed it perfectly and got to Tucson right at 9 am.  Continued on up to Eloy, Arizona and delivered the wheel loader.   My next load is way back in Victoria, Texas.  I started back that way.  Passed a place that I always like to look at as I pass by on I-10 west of Tucson.  It is Pinal Air Park.  Click on the name to get more information on it.  It has a very interesting history.  I think it is pretty cool seeing all those 747s sitting in the middle of the desert.

Google Maps Satellite View

Stopped for the night at the TA truck stop in Las Cruces, New Mexico.

Thursday, November 30, 2017

Left a half hour before sunrise this morning.  Another real good day on the road. Stopped for the night at the Love's truck stop in Benson, Arizona.  Knocked off another 566 miles (910.8 km) today.  Will get a very late start tomorrow.  Can't go into Tuscon until after 9 am.

Wednesday, November 29, 2017

Couldn't go into Houston until 9 am so I timed my departure so that I wouldn't.  As it turned out, I was perfect again.  Got to Houston right at 9 am.  Didn't have too much trouble getting around Houston.  A small amount of bumper to bumper traffic But it was not bad at all.  Once you get past San Antonio the speed limit goes up to 80 mph (128.7 kph).  I love Texas!!  Didn't quite make it as far as I wanted to today.  Ran out of daylight so I had to stop for the night at a rest area in Iraan, Texas.  Only 537 miles (864 km) today.

Tuesday, November 28, 2017

Left Quincy, FL a half hour before sunrise this morning.  Had a great day on the road.  No traffic problems at all.  I stopped only twice all day.  Once at the weigh station in Pensacola, FL and the other time was for that stupid required 30 minute break.  That was all.  Stopped for the night, 638 miles (1026.76 km) later, at the Petro truck stop in Beaumont, Texas.

Monday, November 27, 2017

Yesterday morning I drove up to Savannah, Georgia to the TA truck stop.

This morning I went over to the Port and loaded a Caterpillar 980M Wheel Loader that is going out to Eloy, Arizona.

 I couldn't have loaded it any more perfectly.

Left there and drove to the Flying J truck stop in Quincy, Florida.

Thursday, November 23, 2017

Monday, November 20, 2017

Be patient, I'm still off on personal time with family and friends. Will be back Sunday, November 26, 2017 after the Thanksgiving holiday.

Wednesday, November 15, 2017

Drove home this morning.  Will be off work for a few days.

Tuesday, November 14, 2017

Left a half hour after sunrise this morning.  Drove straight through to Washington, North Carolina and delivered the skidder.  They had no trouble putting the wheels on and I was out of there pretty fast.  Stopped for the night at a very small truck stop in Greenville, NC.  

Monday, November 13, 2017

Went over first thing this morning and loaded a Caterpillar 555D Skidder that is going up to Washington, North Carolina.  He had a very hard time getting the wheels off.  Finally did.

Left there but didn't get very far.  Ran out of hours.  Stopped for the night at the Flying J truck stop in Siloam, Georgia.

Sunday, November 12, 2017

Left real early this morning.  Drove the rest of the way down to Georgia.  Stopped for the rest of the day at the Love's truck stop in Hogansville, Georgia.  Load a few miles from here in the morning.

Saturday, November 11, 2017

This morning I did laundry and got the truck a long overdue bath.  Then had the shop fix an air leak in the trailer.  When all that was done I started off toward Georgia.  Stopped for the night at the Flying J truck stop in Fort Chiswell, Virginia.

Friday, November 10, 2017

Left a half hour before sunrise this morning and drove up to Murrysville, Pennsylvania and delivered the excavator.  Here is the ridiculous route Pennsylvania sent us on.  100 miles out of the way!!!!  Also drove in our first snow fall of the season today.  

After that was done I drove to the "home office" in Carlisle, PA for the night.  Next load is all the way down in La Grange, Georgia!!!  I'll head that way tomorrow after I do a few things here.

Thursday, November 9, 2017

Left real early this morning.  Great day on the road.  Stopped for the night at the TA truck stop in Hebron, Ohio.

Wednesday, November 8, 2017

We left this morning a half hour before sunrise.  Good day on the road.  Nothing exciting.  I guess that is a good thing!!  Stopped for the night at the TA truck stop in Denmark, Tennessee.  Will be starting early tomorrow morning. Can run at night in Tennessee.

Tuesday, November 7, 2017

Went in to Victoria, TX first thing this morning and loaded a Caterpillar 336F Excavator that is going up to Murrysville, Pennsylvania.  

Left there and had a good day on the road.  Caught up with another Daily truck that left Victoria before I did.  Turns out we are both going to the same place.  So we decided to stay together.  Stopped for the night at a very small truck stop in Carthage, Texas.

Monday, November 6, 2017

Left at 9 am when the Houston curfew was over.  Went in to Houston and delivered the crane.  Then went back to the Daily yard and re-applied all the chains to my original load, then dropped the other trailer and hooked back up to my trailer.  From there I went back into Houston, to a different location, and delivered the excavator.  My next load is down in Victoria so I started off that way.  Had to stop at the TA truck stop in Ganado, Texas for the night because I ran out of hours.

Saturday, November 4, 2017

Had an unexpected very late start this morning.  Was fogged in until 10 am.  When I was finally able to go, I did.  Saw a couple weird things today.  The first one was a pick up truck with a car on a trailer.  It was parked on the side of the road and the occupants were doing something when the car rolled off the trailer and bounced a few times before it stopped moving.  Fortunately it all happened on the side of the road and it didn't hit anything.  The other weird thing I saw was just before I got to the truck stop.  There was a pick up truck with an ATV on a trailer.  While it was going down the interstate the ATV broke loose and rolled off the trailer into traffic.  Another pick up truck hit the ATV.   I went by shortly after it happened and they had moved everything off the road. I stopped for the rest of the weekend at the TA truck stop in Baytown, Texas.

I listened to this disaster on the radio.  The Gators were totally horrible!!!  Not too terribly surprising given all the problems they had off the field this week.

Florida vs Missouri

Today, 11:00 AM

Faurot Field, Columbia, Missouri

Florida Gators (3-5)

 

16 - 45

Final

Missouri Tigers (4-5)

	1	2	3	4		Total
Florida	0	6	3	7		16
Missouri	7	21	7	10		45

Friday, November 3, 2017

As soon as my 10 hours was up I left and went to Baton Rouge, Louisiana.  Got there and loaded a Grove RT650E Rough Terrain Crane that is going to Houston, Texas.

Left there and started back toward Houston.  Since I don't unload until Monday I decided to stop early.  I also would not have made the Beaumont, Texas curfew. So I stopped for the night at the Petro truck stop in Egan, Louisiana.