Saturday, April 13, 2024

 I left at midnight and drove to the home office in Carlisle, PA.  Need some work done on both truck and trailer.  Not sure how long I'll be here.

Friday, April 12, 2024

 Left at sunrise this morning.  Again, rain off and on all day.  At the weigh station in New York, I was pulled in for a Level II Inspection.  Came out clean.  Continued on to Newington, CT, and delivered the wheel loader.  I stayed in their parking lot for my 10 hours.  The traffic up here is terrible!!!  I'll leave here for Carlisle, PA at about midnight. Hopefully, the traffic will be much better in the middle of the night.

Thursday, April 11, 2024

 Left before sunrise this morning.  Another uneventful day on the road.  Rain off and on all day.  Stopped for the night at the TA truck stop on the north side of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

This is where I went last month.

Wednesday, April 10, 2024

 Left a little before sunrise this morning.  Nice day on the road except for Chattanooga, Tennessee.  Traffic was backed up for 2 miles.  Took 45 minutes to get through those two miles.  After that continued on to the TA truck stop in Baileyton, Tennessee for the night.

Tuesday, April 9, 2024

 Left a half hour before sunrise this morning right behind a thunderstorm. Had a good day on the road.  No traffic problems anywhere.  Stopped for the night at the TA truck stop in Meridian, Mississippi.

Monday, April 8, 2024

 Went to Legion City, TX this morning.  Had a 9:25 loading appointment.  Didn't get loaded until 11.  Loaded a Caterpillar 972 Wheel Loader that is going to Newington, Connecticut. 

After loading it took another hour and a half to get out of there.  As you can see, it was heavily overcast today.  The eclipse was really a nonissue.  It got a little darker, enough to take my sunglasses off. But if I didn't know there was an eclipse happening, it would just be like any other heavy overcast day.  I left there and drove to the Petro truck stop in Beaumont, TX for the night.

Sunday, April 7, 2024

 Early this morning I left and drove to the Daily terminal in Houston.  

Saturday, April 6, 2024

 As soon as my 10 hours were up, I left.  Nothing interesting at all today.  Drove 680 miles to the TA truck stop in San Antonio, Texas for my next 10 hours off.

Friday, April 5, 2024

 My next load is Monday in League City, Texas.  I started off that way.  On the way I stopped at a rest area to use "the facilities".  Took a couple photos of the scenery for you.

Continued on to the Petro truck stop in Demming, New Mexico for my 10 hours.

Thursday, April 4, 2024

 Once again I went back to the job site and reconnected with my trailer. Got there at about 6:30 AM MST.  Sat there all day again watching the fighter jets fly over my head.  At 6 PM MST, I FINALLY got empty!!!  I was the last of 5 trucks to unload.  I went back to the Love's truck stop that I had been staying at all week, but it was full and overflowing.  I left there and went to the TA truck stop in Tonopah, Arizona for the night.  Have no idea where I'm going next, but I'll bet it won't be very close by.

Wednesday, April 3, 2024

 The three of us went back over to the job site first thing this morning.  I took off the tarps and put them away.  Then we sat there all day!!!  I enjoyed watching the fighter jets doing touch-n-goes at the nearby Luke Air Force Base.  They are amazing machines!!!  They would fly right over us at about 500 to 1000 feet.  The thunder of the two engines in the F-35 Lightening II is incredible!!!

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The F-16 Fighting Falcons are not as loud, but still very impressive.

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This afternoon they decided that we would not get unloaded again today.  We dropped our trailers and went back to the Love's truck stop in Buckeye, Arizona for the night.

Tuesday, April 2, 2024

 I went over to Walmart first thing this morning and restocked some essentials.  Then went back to the job site.  When I got there found out that it was still too wet and muddy to unload today.  Will try again tomorrow.  Went to a different Love's truck stop to wait.  This one is in Buckeye, Arizona.  A much better place.

Where I'm delivering is very close to Luke Air Force Base.  See a lot of fighter jets doing touch-n-goes.

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Monday, April 1, 2024

 Left this morning timing it so that I didn't get to Tuscon, AZ before 9 AM.  Had no problems with traffic today.  Drove the rest of the way to Waddel, AZ.  When I got to the job site where I'm delivering found out that the crane crew was sent home today because the rain turned the place into a muddy mess.  I almost got stuck in the mud.  I found a place next to the other trucks that were there to unload.  There were three other Daily trucks with stuff to unload.  Their trailers were there but not the trucks.  I dropped my trailer there too.  From there I bobtailed to the Love's truck stop in Tolleson, AZ for the night.

Saturday, March 30, 2024

 Every time I do a tarp load it is normal for the stupid tarps to have to be adjusted at least once along the way.  This load was no different.  The back side of them came loose.

This morning I fixed the mess so that it will hopefully hold until I deliver.  I also did some preventive work on the front to hopefully keep anything else from coming loose.

After that, I did three loads of laundry.  Now I can settle in and rest for the rest of the weekend.

Friday, March 29, 2024

 I left a half hour before sunrise this morning.  No traffic problems at all today.  Not even through the construction in El Paso.  I stopped for the rest of the weekend at the Petro truck stop in Deming, New Mexico.  I got a lot farther than I thought I would today.  I'm tired again tonight.  At least I'll have a few days to get some good sleep.

I almost forgot, a Tesla pickup truck went past me pulling an Airstream travel trailer.  Weird looking!!

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Thursday, March 28, 2024

 I had a 9 AM CDT loading appointment this morning.  I was there at 8:30.  There were two trucks ahead of me.  At about 10:45 They finally loaded me.  I have no idea what this thing is, or what it does, but it is going to Waddell, Arizona.  It is 13 feet wide.

Then the fun began.  It had to be tarped!!

Once that was finished, I left.  Drove to a small convenience store/truck stop in Menard, Texas for the night.   I should sleep well tonight!  I'm tired!!

Wednesday, March 27, 2024

 Left real early this morning and drove the rest of the way to Abilene, TX and delivered the motor grader right when they opened.  My next load is tomorrow in Wacco, Texas.  I drove down there and stopped for the night at the Pilot truck stop in Wacco.

Tuesday, March 26, 2024, Part 2

 By now I'm sure you all have heard about and seen the video of the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse in Baltimore, Maryland.  I thought I'd give you a little perspective on where it is in relation to where I load or unload at the Port of Baltimore.

In the internet photo below the red arrow points to where I load most of the time.  

In the next internet photo, you will see a green ship behind the damaged ship and collapsed bridge. On the other side of that green ship is where I load and unload most of the time.  Also the red arrow in the above photo shows where that green ship is at the dock.

Hope that helps put things in perspective.

Tuesday, March 26, 2024

 I lest at about 1 AM CDT.  No traffic problems anywhere.  Stopped for the night at the TA truck stop in Terrell, Texas.

Monday, March 25, 2024

 This morning I went over to the Port of Savannah.  Loaded a Caterpillar 140 Motor Grader that is going to Abilene, Texas.  This one has a steering wheel and 8 levers to control it.  I don't like these as much as I like the ones without a steering wheel and everything is controlled with 2 joysticks.

I left there at 9 AM EDT. That's pretty good!!  Had no traffic problems going around Atlanta.  That's even better!!! Drove to the Petro truck stop in McCalla, Alabama for my 10 hours.