Saturday, March 22, 2025

 At 9 PM EDT last night my 10 hours were up and I left.  Drove to the Daily terminal in Jacksonville for the rest of the weekend.

Friday, March 21, 2025

 Last night at 11 PM EDT my 10 hours were up and I left.  Drove the rest of the way to Miami.  Had some slo-n'-go traffic on the way.  Delivered the wheel loader.  My next load is Monday in Brunswick, Georgia.  I started that way and stopped at the TA truck stop in Vero Beach when I ran out of hours. 639 miles today.

Thursday, March 20, 2025

 I left when my ten hours were up.  That was about 2 AM CDT.  Still pretty windy outside.  No problems through Nashville or Chatanooga.  BUT Atlanta was a different story.  Slo-n'-go and bumper-to-bumper traffic from about 20 miles north of Atlanta all the way around Atlanta until I passed I-20.  Then some more at the I-285 / I-75 merge.  Continued to the Pilot truck stop in Tifton, Georgia.  I'll do my 10 and hit the road again tonight.  615 miles today.

Wednesday, March 19, 2025

 Very early this morning I left and continued the rest of the way to John Deere in Davenport, Iowa.  Loaded a John Deere 544P Wheel Loader and Bucket that is going to Miami, Florida. Very windy today.  Under a tornado watch and a severe thunderstorm warning while loading.  You can see the approaching storm in the background of the first photo.

For a change, I beat the storm and got out of there before it hit.  I fought the heavy wind all day.  A tornado watch all day too.  I stopped for my 10 hours at the Road Ranger truck stop in Marion, Illinois.  The power was out there when I got there.  Glad I didn't need anything from inside.  593 miles today.

Tuesday, March 18, 2025

 As soon as my 10 hours were up, I left Wheeling, WV, and drove the rest of the way to Bridgeton, Missouri.  Delivered the compactors.  My next load is tomorrow morning in Davenport, Iowa.  I started off that way but ran out of hours for today.  Stopped at a small truck stop in Farmersville, Illinois.  651 miles today.

Monday, March 17, 2025

 This morning I got my next trailer and it was broken.  Had to wait for the shop guys to come in and fix it.  When they finished, I went to Shippensburg, PA for my next load.  When I got there I found out that I didn't have the right wood for the load.  I went back to Carlisle and got it.  Went back to Shippensburg and loaded a Volvo DD128 Compactor and a Volvo DD15 Compactor.  They are going to a show in Bridgeton, Missouri.  The DD15 (the little one) is a prototype, the only one of its kind.  It is all electric.

Left there and drove to the TA truck stop in Wheeling, West Virginia for my 10 hours.

Friday, March 14, 2025

I left Brazil, Indiana at 2:30 AM EDT when my 10 hours were up.  Drove to Wheatland, Pennsylvania, and delivered the transformers.  From there I drove to the "home office" in Carlisle, PA, and dropped off the flatbed trailer.  My next load is Monday morning so I'll be here until then.  669 miles today.

Thursday, March 13, 2025

 I left at 2 AM CDT this morning.  Very good day on the road.  683 miles today.  Stopped when I ran out of hours at the Petro truck stop in Brazil, Indiana.

Wednesday, March 12, 2025

 This morning I went back to load.  Got there just before the crane arrived.  It took a long time to get set up.  Finally, they loaded two transformers that are going to Wheatland, Pennsylvania.

Each one weighs over 17,000 pounds (7711 Kg).  Left there and drove to the Petro truck stop in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma for my ten hours.

Tuesday, March 11, 2025

 I was able to get unloaded this afternoon!!   My next load is tomorrow in almost the same place.  The crane won't be there until 11:30 AM so I'll sleep in again.  Until then I'm at the Love's truck stop in Denton, Texas.

Monday, March 10, 2025

 Was getting ready to go at 9 AM when the Dallas curfew was over when I got a call from Daily that said not to go into the job site until they called.  So instead of leaving, I waited.  At about 9:30 Daily called and said it was ok to go in.  Once my escort arrived we left and drove the rest of the way to Denton, Texas to the job site.  Once we arrived we were informed that they were going to have me drop my trailer in the back because they could not unload me today.  There were 5 of us to be unloaded.  They said that they could not put the crane up because the job site was so close to an airport.   They said they couldn't unload us until Thursday.  They took me to the area where they wanted us to drop our trailers and I dropped mine.  I left and went over to the TA truck stop in Denton to wait.  Daily called and said that they might be able to unload us tomorrow.  We'll see.

Saturday, March 8, 2025

 We left at sunrise this morning and drove to the TA truck stop in Rockwall, Texas.  Will be here until Monday morning.

Friday, March 7, 2025

 We left at 2:45 AM EST and drove 610 miles to the Petro truck stop in North Little Rock, Arkansas.

Thursday, March 6, 2025

 Left at 4 AM and drove the rest of the way to Chantilly, Virginia.  The place I loaded was right next to the Dulles International Airport.  While I was waiting to load I watched the airplanes landing right in front of me.  Saw an Emirates A-380 land.  That is one big airplane!!!!

Internet Photo, But It Looked Just Like This

Loaded a large fuel tank that is for a huge generator.  It is going to Denton, Texas.

It is 12 feet, 10 inches wide.  You can see my pilot escort car in the first photo.  We left there and headed toward Texas.  Had some snow flurries in southern Virginia.  Otherwise an uneventful day on the road.  I like it that way!!!  Stopped for the night at the TA truck stop in Greenville, Tennessee.  516 miles today.

Wednesday, March 5, 2025

 I left at 2 AM EST and drove the rest of the way to Monroe Township, New Jersey, and delivered the wheel loader right when they opened.  My next load is in Chantilly, Virginia tomorrow morning BUT it requires a different trailer.  I drove to Carlisle, Pennsylvania and dropped off my trailer and got the trailer needed for the load.  From there I drove to the A.C.&T. truck stop in Hagerstown, Maryland for the night.

Tuesday, March 4, 2025

 Left early this morning and arrived in Hope Mills, NC this morning when they opened. Loaded a Caterpillar 930 Wheel Loader that is going to Monroe, New Jersey.

Left there but stopped early at the Love's truck stop in Ruther Glen, Virginia.  Didn't feel like messing with Washington DC traffic today.  I'll leave in the middle of the night and avoid all that.  

Monday, March 3, 2025

 I left early this morning to beat the Atlanta rush hour traffic.  Arrived at my unloading place and took the tarp off.  They told me that they don't open until 9 AM so I parked and took a nap. At 9, I went in to get unloaded.  I was 5th in line.  Finally got unloaded.  My next load is in Hope Mills, North Carolina.  I started off that way and stopped for the night at the Pilot truck stop in Latta, South Carolina.

Saturday, March 1, 2025

 I left when my 10 hours were up and drove 538 miles to the Pilot truck stop in Temple, Georgia. I'll be here until Monday morning.  Stopped here because I didn't want to spend the weekend in Atlanta. Yuck!!  I'm about an hour from delivery.

Friday, February 28, 2025

 I finally got my next load.  It was in Tulsa, Oklahoma.  I drove over there and was there at 7:30 AM CST and loaded an air cooler that is going to Fairburn, Georgia.  

Just as I was ready to get my paperwork they came out and said that it needed to be traped.  I called Daily and raised my objection.  They made a bunch of phone calls while I waited for them to make a decision.  I sat there for two hours waiting for a decision.  Finally, they said yes, it had to be tarped.  So I got the tarp up and spread out, and the wind blew it off.  THEN they said to pull it inside and do it.  So I backed inside the building, folded the tarp up again, and started over.

I got the stupid thing tarped and left.

I left there and drove to the TA truck stop in Atkins, Arkansas for my 10 hours.

Thursday, February 27, 2025

 I left early this morning and drove the rest of the way to Springdale, AR, and delivered the motorgrader.  Didn't have another load so I went to a small truck stop two miles away and waited.  Had a real good breakfast there.  

Sat there all day and......nothing.  Hope I'm outa here tomorrow.