Saturday, February 18, 2023

 Left early this morning and arrived at the TA truck stop in San Antonio, Texas before 9 AM CST.  Will be here for the rest of the weekend.  deliver Monday morning.

Friday, February 17, 2023

 When my 10 hours were up I left.  It was 70 degrees.  Drove through the rainy cold front going through Alabama.  When I got to Slidell, LA it was 43 degrees and very windy.  Stopped for the night at the Petro truck stop in Beaumont, Texas.  635 miles today.

Thursday, February 16, 2023

 Drove up to Pembroke, Georgia this morning, stopping along the way to get the truck washed.  Got there at about 7 AM EST.  There was some confusion about what I was supposed to take.  Once that got straightened out I got loaded with a counterweight and a drilling sleeve that are going to a job site in San Antonio, Texas.  

Here is the drill that this goes on.  There is another truck here with 12 axles to load it.  Tomorrow there will be another truck loading some more stuff for this drill too.

After I got loaded I sat there for three and a half hours waiting for them to complete the paperwork.  I wasn't a happy camper.  Needless to say, I didn't get very far today.  Stopped for the night at the Love's truck stop in Smith's Station, Alabama.

Wednesday, February 15, 2023

 I left at about 2 AM EST and drove the rest of the way to Boynton Beach.  Delivered the skid steers.  My next load is tomorrow morning in Pembrook, Georgia.  I started off that way and stopped for the night at the Jacksonville yard.  Didn't have enough hours left today to get up to Savannah.  Pembrook is just west of Savannah.

Tuesday, February 14, 2023

 As soon as my 10 hours were up I left.  Very good uneventful day on the road.  Drove 660 miles stopping only once for that stupid required 30-minute rest break.  Stopped for my next 10 hours off at the TA truck stop in Lake City, Florida.

Monday, February 13, 2023

 Left real early this morning to beat the Dallas rush hour traffic. Arrived at the delivery site with no problems.  Delivered the excavator. Left there and drove to a Caterpillar dealer in Cleburne, Texas, and loaded two Caterpillar Skid Steers and two buckets, and two forks that are going to Boynton Beach, Florida.

Left there and drove to the Love's truck stop in Monroe, Louisianna for the night.  For some reason, I'm really tired tonight.  Phone is off.  Good night.

Saturday, February 11, 2023

 As soon as my 10 hours were up, I left.  Drove 625 miles today stopping only once for that stupid required 30-minute break.  Stopped for the rest of the weekend at the TA truck stop in Terrell, Texas.

Friday, February 10, 2023

 Went over to the Port of Savannah first thing this morning and loaded a Volvo EC160EL Excavator that is going to Fort Worth, Texas.

Left there and was on the road at 9 AM EST.  Had some slow-'n-go traffic just south of Atlanta.  Stopped a little earlier than I wanted because of a fatal crash just east of Birmingham, Alabama.  I stopped at the Love's truck stop in Moody, Alabama.

Thursday, February 9, 2023

 Well, I finally finished everything in Jacksonville so now it's time to get back on the road.  I drove to the TA in Richmond Hill, Georgia for the night.  I load at the Port of Savannah in the morning.

Tuesday, February 7, 2023

 My January travels.

Sunday, February 5, 2023

 Once again, when my 10 hours were up, I left and drove to the Daily Jacksonville terminal.  I'll be here for a couple days.

Saturday, February 4, 2023

 When my 10 hours were up, I left Beaumont, Texas, and drove to the Love's truck stop in Mossy Head, Florida. Yes, that really is the name of the town.

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.