I left at about 1:45 AM EDT. Drove until I took the required 30-minute break. Took an hour and a half nap then continued on. Drove non-stop until I got to the Petro truck stop in Hammond, Louisiana. Got the truck washed when I got there. I'm parked for the rest of the weekend. 688 miles today.
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I went to McConnellsburg, PA this morning. Arrived at 6 AM EDT. Got loaded right away with a JLG Skytrak 10042 Telehandler that is going to Whitsett, Texas.
I left at 1:45 AM EDT and drove to Charleston, West Virginia. Delivered the backhoe. My next load was to be at the Daily Yard in Carlisle, PA. I drove as far as I could today, 683 miles, but had to stop at the AC&T truck stop in Hagerstown, Maryland. I had only 6 minutes left on my clock when I stopped. I emailed my dispatcher asking him where the paperwork would be left for me since I would get there in the middle of the night. He called me on the phone and told me that he "FORGOT" to tell me that it wouldn't be in Carlisle and that I would have to load it tomorrow morning in McConnellsburg, PA. It is so frustrating when having to rely on someone who "forgets" to do his job!!!! I could have reloaded today.
I left at 3 AM EDT and drove the rest of the way to Piscataway, NJ and delivered the wheel loader. Was out of there before 7 AM !!! My next load was at the Port of Baltimore. I drove down there. The ship that hit the Key Bridge was tied up at the Port. Drove right past it, although I couldn't get a photo of it because of the traffic. They still have not started to unload it. I went to an area of the Port I have not been to before. They were very busy. When I got there to check in I was the 24th person in line. It took two and a half hours just to check-in. Once I got checked in I was given a dock to park in front of and they would bring my machine to me. Over two hours later they finally brought it. Loaded a Case 580 Back Hoe that is going to Charleston, West Virginia.
This morning I was at Caterpillar in Clayton, North Carolina before they opened. When they opened, loaded a Caterpillar 930 Wheel Loader that is going to Piscataway, New Jersey.
Left there and headed that way. Lots of bumper-to-bumper and slow-n'-go traffic in Washington DC then more north of DC. I got tired of all that so I stopped for the night at the TA truck stop in Jessup, Maryland. I'll leave in the middle of the night. Hopefully, the traffic will be more tolerable then.
Early this morning I drove the rest of the way to Chantilly, Virginia. Got there before they opened. The lace was right at the edge of the Dulles International Airport property. Once they opened I delivered the stuff. My next load is tomorrow morning in Clayton, North Carolina. I drove down there and stopped at the Petro truck stop in Kenly, NC for the night.
I left at about 1:30 AM EDT. Stopped a little early today since I'm not in any hurry. I don't deliver until 7:30 AM Monday morning. Stopped at the Petro truck stop in Kenly, North Carolina for the night. I did a couple of loads of laundry to get that out of the way. Then took a nap. Boy did that feel good!! Tomorrow will be a very short day too.
I left at about 2:30 AM EDT and drove the rest of the way to Riverview, FL, and delivered the telehandler. From there I drove to Ocala, FL, and loaded a bunch of parts for a very large generator. They are going to Chantilly. Virginia. Thats right next to Dulles Airport.
At 1:30 AM EDT, when my 10 hours were up, I left. Drove 634 miles to the Daily Yard in Jacksonville, Florida. I'll leave again in the middle of the night.
Had a small trailer issue repaired this morning. After that I drove to McConnellsburg, PA and loaded a Caterpillar TL1055 Telahandler that is going to Riverview, Florida.
Left there and drove to the Petro truck stop in Raphine, VA for my ten hours. Feels good to be moving again.
Last Monday I delivered the box, then went to the Daily Yard in Carlisle, PA. To make a long story short, I had to go to the hospital. That's why there have been no updates for the past week. Otherwise, I'm doing much better and will be back at work tomorrow.
Thomas The Train decided to spend the holiday weekend at the Daily Yard with us.
I left at about 12:30 AM EDT. Good day on the road. Nothing interesting. Drove 579 miles today to the Flying J truck stop in Ruther Glen, Virginia. Got here before 11:00 AM. There is a Golden Corral restaurant here. I ate so much for lunch that it hurt!!! I'll be here until early Monday morning.
I left this morning timing it so that I would arrive at the staging/check-in area in Orlando a little after 5 AM EDT. We couldn't go in before 5. Glad I went early. About 50 trucks were checking in to get loaded. Fortunately, I was one of the first. After a while, I was called to go in. From the staging area, I drove over to the Orange County Convention Center, West Wing. When I got to the OCC there was another staging area. From there I was led to the convention center. The guy I was following dropped off at the entrance to the building. Another guy took over from there. I followed him inside the OCC and he took me to where I was loading. See the video below.
I left at about 1:45 AM EDT and drove the rest of the way to Savannah, GA, and delivered the stuff. My next load is in Orlando, Florida. I started off the way but ran out of hours. Stopped at the TA truck stop in Brunswick, GA for the night. 597 miles today.
I left at 3 AM CDT and drove to Lafayette, Indiana. I made a good decision not to drive through Chicago until today. I had no traffic issues at all. I was very early for my loading appointment so I waited hoping that they would load me early. I got lucky!! Was loaded with 6 boxes of generator parts and out of there by 10:30 AM EDT. They are going to Savannah, Georgia.
Left there and drove to a truck stop in London, Kentucky for my 10 hours. I'll start again at about 1:40 AM EDT.
When my 10 hours were up, I left. I was going to stop at the Petro in Albert Lea, Minnesota, and get fuel. As I was going around on the exit ramp There was a fresh kill deer carcass in the road. I was unable to go around it so I ran over it. I must have been the second one to hit it because the truck that initially hit and killed it was on the side of the road where the ramp merges into the travel lane. When I stopped at the fuel pumps I checked my truck. There was no damage but I had deer guts all over the left side, undercarriage, and trailer. Yuk!! I didn't feel like dealing with Chicago traffic today so I stopped at the Flying J truck stop in South Beloit, Illinois.
I left at 3 AM CDT and drove the rest of the way to Rapid City, SD, and delivered the bucket. While there I found an air leak in the trailer.
On the way back across South Dakota I saw quite a few Pronghorn Elk and Prairie Dogs.
Stopped for my 10 hours at the Love's truck stop in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. 627 miles today.
I got up early this morning and did laundry. Then went to Walmart. Stopped by the Corn Palace on the way.
Here is where I spent my time last month...
When my 10 hours were up at 9:45 PM CDT, I left. Drove all night and stopped for the rest of the weekend at a truck stop in Mitchell, South Dakota. Home of the ...
