Saturday, March 26, 2022

 Left a half-hour before sunrise this morning.  Snow off and on most of the day.  No accumulation.  Roads were fine.  By the time I stopped for the rest of the weekend in Hagerstown, Maryland the sky cleared up.

Friday, March 25, 2022

 Left a half-hour before sunrise this morning.  Here is the only interesting thing today.

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

Thursday, March 24, 2022

 Snowing a bit this morning.  Light dusting on my trailer.  As soon as my 10 hours were up, I left.  Drove down to John Deere in Waterloo, Iowa. Loadded a John Deere 8RT 370 Tractor that is going to the Port of Baltimore. It is going on a cruise to Melbourne, Austrailia.

Wasn't able to leave right away.  Had to wait for permits to come in.  After about 2 hours I finally left.  Drove to the Daily terminal in Bettendorf, Iowa and had a trailer light fixed.  Then drove to the Daily terminal in Mrton, Illinois for the night.  Went to Walmart while I was there and restocked a few things.

Wednesday, March 23, 2022

 Left in the rain at 8 AM CDT to time it so that I didn't enter Kansas City before 9 AM.  Just south of Kansas City the rain changed over to snow.  The thick heavy wet snow that melts as soon as it touches anything. After a while it changed back to rain.  The rain changed back to snow again in Minnesota.  Same as before.  It was right on the verge of being rain.  Drove non-stop all the way to Minneapolis and delivered the dozer.  In the process of unloading the dozed ran over the tip of one of my trailer air lines.

I was very lucky that the mechanic there was able to replace the part quickly and that I didn't have to call someone to come out and fix it.  Left there and drove back to the Petro truck stop in Albert Lea, Minnesota.  601 miles today.  As soon as my 10 hours are up, I'm outa here.

Tuesday, March 22, 2022

 Left about an hour and a half before sunrise this morning.  I could drive at night in Texas but only on the Interstates.  Had to time it so that I exited the Interstate in Dallas at a half-hour before sunrise. I was three minutes late.  Not too shabby.  The rest of the day was pretty uneventful on up through Oklahoma and into Missouri.  Stopped for the night at the pilot truck stop in Nevada, Missouri.  I'll have a late start tomorrow.  Can't go into Kansas City until 9 AM CDT.

Monday, March 21, 2022

 Sunday morning at about midnight I drove the two hour drive to the Daily terminal in Houston, Texas. 

This morning I drove over and delivered the telehandler.  My next load was over at the Port of Galveston.  Went there and loaded a Caterpillar D5 Dozer that is going to Minneapolis, Minnesota. Of course, it was raining.

Left there and drove to the Love's truck stop in Alma, Texas for the night.  Still raining, hard at times.

Saturday, March 19, 2022

 Left at midnight.  Very uneventful day on the road.  Drove 694 miles to the Love's truck stop in Iowa, Louisianna.  That is about 10 miles east of Lake Charles.  Had only 14 minutes left on my clock for today when I stopped.

Friday, March 18, 2022

 Left Carlisle at about 1 AM EDT.  Pretty foggy this morning.  Didn't clear up until about halfway through Virginia.  Once I got to Tennessee it started raining.  Drove 595 miles to the Love's truck stop in Charleston, Tennessee.  When my 10 hours are up, I'll be back at it again.

Thursday, March 17, 2022

 They got everything done on the truck this afternoon.  Then I loaded a JLG Telehandler that was in the Daily yard here.  It is going to Houston, Texas.

Can't leave for a few hours so that the glue holding the new windshield in can dry.  Going back to sleep until then.

Wednesday, March 16, 2022

 They took my truck in the shop first thing this morning.  They worked on it all day.  Still not finished.  Tomorrow they have to put in a new windshield, get an alignment done on the truck, and do a few other things.  While they worked on the truck, I got a car and did laundry, and went to Walmart.  Very productive day.  I'll be glad to get moving again.

Tuesday, March 15, 2022

 They weren't able to get to my truck today.  I got some much needed sleep today instead. That felt great!!!  Hopefully, they will get started on it tomorrow.

Monday, March 14, 2022

 Delivered the stuff in Warfordsburg, PA first thing this morning.  Then drove up to Carlisle, PA.  Stopped and got the truck washed on the way.  There was quite a line.  It took two hours to get that done.  Will be in Carlisle for a few days.  The truck and trailer are due for routine maintenance.  The truck needs a lot done to it.

Sunday, March 13, 2022

 Only got a light dusting of snow last night.  This morning the sun was out, bright blue cloudless sky, and dry roads.  I left Ruther Glen, VA this morning at about 7 AM EDT.  Traffic was light, even though Washington DC, all the way to Hagerstown, Maryland where I stopped for the rest of the day. I'll deliver about half an hour from here first thing Monday morning.

Saturday, March 12, 2022

 At 3 AM EST, when my 10 hours were up, I left.  Rain all day.  Heavy rain and thunderstorms in North Carolina.  Very Strong crosswind from the west in North Carolina and Virginia.  Felt like I was back in North Dakota!!  Stopped at the Flying J truck stop in Ruther Glen, Virginia.  It was raining when I went in to shower.  When I came back out it had changed to snow.  

Friday, March 11, 2022

 Drove up to the Port of Savannah, GA this morning and loaded 4 pallets of parts for a very large crusher.  They are going to Warfordsburg, Pennsylvania.

It took a long time for the Port guys to get around to loading me.  When I finally got out of there I didn't go far.  Stopped at a small Pilot truck stop in Savannah, GA for my 10 hours.

Wednesday, March 9, 2022

 Took the truck over to Thermo King this morning and got the APU fixed - again.  Nexdt load is Friday in Savannah, Georgia.  I'll be here until then.

Monday, March 7, 2022

 Drove to Ocala this morning and delivered the telehandler right when they opened.  Then went back to Jacksonville.  Will be here for a couple days.

Saturday, March 5, 2022

 The battery in my pick-up truck was almost dead and the truck wouldn't start.  AAA came out and jump-started it.  Then I went and got a new battery.  Did a bunch of errands too.  Got my trailer lights fixed, again.   For comparison, here is the photo from yesterday when they didn't work...

And here is today after they got fixed...

Friday, March 4, 2022

 As soon as my 10 hours were up, I hit the road.  That was about midnight.  Great day on the road.  No traffic issues in Washington DC, or Richmond, VA.  I was following a car that was behind an oversized load transporting what looked like an older Caterpillar D6 dozer with the blade attached.  When he entered a construction zone the blade of the dozer struck the "Jersey Wall".  The outside edge of the blade was knocked off and it slid along the Interstate and went under my truck.  No damage to anything of mine, just interesting to see.

This is difficult to see.  Expand to full screen to see it better.

That was the only thing interesting today.  Stopped, because I ran out of hours, at the TA truck stop in Richmond Hill, Georgia.  As soon as my 10 are up, I'll be back out on the road.

My 10 hours were up at 9:30 PM.  I left and drove to the Jacksonville, FL Daily terminal.  Wouldn't you know it, half my trailer lights are out again!!

At least I'm here and can get them fixed tomorrow,  GOOD GRIEF!!  777 miles today.

Thursday, March 3, 2022

 As soon as my ten hours were up I left.  That was at 3 AM EST.  Drove to the Port of Baltimore and got there before they opened.  Was first in line to check in.  When the opened, I delivered the tractor.  My next load was at the Daily yard in Carlisle, Pennsylvania.  Drove up there and loaded a Caterpillar TL 1055 HRC Telehandler that is going to Ocala, Florida.  

While I was there I also loaded some supplies for the Jacksonville terminal.

After that was done, I got a few more supplies for me. Then the truck shop wanted to look at my APU.  They hooked it to the computer and found out what is wrong with it.  Just a sensor.  I already have an appointment with Thermo King in Jacksonville next week.  They said it's no big deal, and to have them fix it when I get there.  Once all that was done, I left and drove down to the TA truck stop in Greencastle, PA until my 10 hours are up.