Friday, February 3, 2023

 They had to put down crane mats so that the crane could get in and in position.  That took a little longer to set up.  Then the first truck went in and got stuck.  For some reason, he drove off the side of the road.  Don't know why he did that because they had a lane blocked off for us.  Anyway, they called and asked if I would come over and pull him out.  I dropped my trailer and went over.  When I got there I could see that they had hooked the crane up and were lifting it out.  He was able to just drive out of it so I wasn't needed after all.  The arrow points to where he was stuck.

I went back and reattached to my trailer and waited for my turn.  I, of course, was last.  When it was my turn I went in and they unloaded me.

Didn't get finished until after 3 PM CST.  From there I drove to the Petro truck stop in Beaumont, Texas for the night.

Thursday, February 2, 2023

 Left at about 7:45 AM CST this morning and drove the rest of the way to Nacogdoches, TX to a Baptist church parking lot that is going to be our staging area for delivery.  No ice storm here, just lots of rain.

The delivery job site is 0.8 miles north of here.  We won't get unloaded until tomorrow.  The crane isn't due in until then.

Wednesday, February 1, 2023

 Left this morning a half hour before sunrise.  An uneventful day.  Stopped for the night at the Flying J truck stop in Orange, Texas.  Two of the other trucks (the ones that loaded before me) are here.  We will all be going to deliver in the morning.

Tuesday, January 31, 2023

 Left early this morning and drove over to Ormond Beach, FL to load.  Got there at 6:30 AM EST.  They were already loading one truck.  When he was finished they loaded another truck.  Then it was my turn.  We are all going to the same place.  Loaded parts to a Checkers restaurant that is going to Nacogdoches, Texas.

Left there around 10 AM EST.  Drove to the Love's truck stop in Mossy Head, Florida for the night.

Monday, January 30, 2023

 Left at 3 AM EST and drove down to Tampa.  Delivered the wheel Loader and was out of there by 7 AM.  My next load is tomorrow in Ormond Beach, Florida.  I drove to the Pilot truck stop in Ocala, FL, and will be here until tomorrow morning.  There is no place to park any closer.

Saturday, January 28, 2023

 As soon as my 10 hours were up, I left.  Drove to the Jacksonville, Florida terminal for the rest of the weekend.  

Friday, January 27, 2023

 Left early this morning and got fuel then got the truck washed.  Then drove to Shippensburg, PA to load.  He couldn't find my machine.  When he found it he brought it over and loaded a Volvo L70H Wheel Loader on my trailer that is going to Tampa, Florida.

I decided to take the back way south so I went down I-81 to I-77.  Stopped for the night at the Flying J truck stop in Mt. Airy (Mayberry), North Carolina.

Thursday, January 26, 2023

 I left at about 1 AM EST.  It was lightly snowing.  It cleared up about halfway through Pennsylvania. Ohio and Pennsylvania had a lot of salt trucks out monitoring the road conditions.  Drove the rest of the way to New Holland, Pennsylvania.  Sat there for over two and a half hours waiting to unload this huge load.  

Finally got out of there and drove to the "home office" in Carlisle, PA for the night.

Wednesday, January 25, 2023

 Didn't sleep at all last night.  Something I ate for dinner didn't sit well.  I left at 3 AM CST and drove to Owensboro, Kentuck, and delivered the dozer.  Next load was up in Cincinnati, Ohio.  Drove up there and loaded two small things of steel that are going to New Holland, Pennsylvania.

Left there and drove to the Love's truck stop in Jeffersonville, Ohio for the night.

Tuesday, January 24, 2023

 Left a half hour after sunrise this morning.  Not too long after I got started I passed someone having a bad start to his/her day.

Continued on with no problems until I got to Atlanta, go figure!!  Right at the I-75 to the Atlanta Beltway (I-285) split traffic was backed up.  Took 45 minutes to go about 2 miles.  A wreck took out the left 2 of the 4 lanes causing a traffic mess.  Got out of that and continued on to the Pilot truck stop in Murfreesboro, Tennessee for the night.  Getting back out of here is gonna be fun!!   Parking in here sucks!!!

Monday, January 23, 2023

 Left early this morning and timed it perfectly to arrive in Savannah for my 7:30 loading appointment.  After that, drove to Jacksonville and loaded a used John Deere 700 Dozer that is going to Owensboro, Kentucky.

Left there and drove to the Love's truck stop in Tifton, Georgia for the night.

Saturday, January 21, 2023

 Left at 1 AM EST and had an uneventful day driving to the Petro truck stop in Columbia, South Carolina.  I'll be here until Monday morning.

Friday, January 20, 2023

 Left at 1 AM EST  and drove the rest of the way to Fort Wayne, Indiana and delivered the wheel loader.  My next load was over in Lafayette, IN.  Drove over there.  Loaded a Caterpillar engine and six parts boxes.  They are all going to Savannah, Georgia.

Left there and drove to the Flying J truck stop in Lebanon, Indiana for the night.

Thursday, January 19, 2023

 Went over to Clayton first thing this morning and loaded a Caterpillar 930M Wheel Loader that is going to Ft. Wayne, Indiana.

Left there in real good time.  Drove to the TA truck stop in Hurricane, West Virginia for the night.

Wednesday, January 18, 2023

 Went back over to the Port of Savannah first thing this morning and loaded a Caterpillar 926 Excavator that was going to West Columbia, South Carolina.  Loading a machine like this is very tricky.  There is a counterweight on the back but no boom or bucket on the other side to balance the machine.  There is no weight on the front.  Getting it on the trailer is tricky.  Have to back it on the trailer, otherwise, it will summersault over backward.  That would be a bad thing.

Left there and drove to West Columbia, SC, and delivered the machine.  Getting it off is a lot easier.  My next load is in Clayton, NC.  Drove to the Petro truck stop in Kenly, NC for the night.

Tuesday, January 17, 2023

 I left at 3:30 AM EST and drove to Clayton, North Carolina for my next load.  Loaded a Caterpillar 930M Wheel Loader that is going to the Port of Savannah, Georgia.

Left there at about 8:30 AM EST and drove to the Port of Savannah and delivered the wheel loader. From there I went to the TA truck stop in Richmond Hill, GA for the night.  I'll load tomorrow morning back at the Port.

Monday, January 16, 2023

 As soon as the shop guys came in I got unloaded.  Then went down to Shippensburg again and loaded another Volvo L90H wheel loader that was going to Concord, North Carolina.

Left there at 9 AM EST.  Drove down to Concord, NC, and delivered the wheel loader.  Stayed there for the night.  

Haven't posted one of these in a while.  I remembered to get it out of the camera for a change.  This happens almost every day in one way or another. This was on I-81 in southern Pennsylvania. 

Saturday, January 14, 2023

 Left at about 1 AM EST.  Had a good day until Fredericksburg, Virginia.  There I got in stop-and-go traffic.  Lost about a half hour because of it.  After I got out of that mess I continued the rest of the way to the Daily yard in Carlisle, PA.  I got there with 1 minute left on my 11-hour clock.  692 miles today.

Friday, January 13, 2023

 Got to Jacksonville at 6:30 to deliver the wheel loader.  Once that was done I went to the Daily yard and loaded a couple trailers that are going to the Daily yard in Carlisle, PA.

Left there and drove to the Pilot truck stop in Hardeeville, South Carolina for the night.

Thursday, January 12, 2023

 As soon as my 10 hours were up I left.  That was about 12:30 bAM EST.  Very uneventful day.  Stopped for the night at the TA truck stop in Richmond Hill, Georgia.  692 miles today.