Last night, my air conditioning totally went out. Had to idle the truck all night
I was at Thermoking first thing this morning to get my APU fixed. They took it right in and got to work on it. The A/C compressor went bad so they replaced it. Then they checked out the rest of it. They found a couple more issues and fixed them too. It took all day!!! I left there at quitting time and went back to the Daily Yard.
I left early and was in Ocala to deliver when they opened. Delivered the excavator and drove back to Jacksonville. This afternoon my APU started to act up so tomorrow morning I'll be at Thermoking when they open to get that serviced. It's always something!!!
This morning I went to the Port in Brunswick, Georgia and loaded a Caterpillar D5 Dozer that was going to Midway, Florida.
When my 10 hours were up, I left. Drive to the Daily yard in Jacksonville, Florida. My truck was due for an oil change so I went to the local Love's truck stop and had that done. Back to the yard after that. Monday I'll head to Brunswick, Georgia for my next load.
I left Earle, Arkansas at sunrise this morning. Had a good day on the road except for Atlanta. Quite a bit of bumper-to-bumper traffic there. BUT I made it to Macon, Georgia just in time to deliver today. I drove over 8 1/2 hours nonstop, 549 miles, to get there in time. From there I went to the Love's truck stop about a mile away for the night. I'm exhausted!!! Good night.
At about 4:30 AM CDT, a thunderstorm came through. It was pretty good! There was pea-sized hail, very heavy wind, rain, and a lot of lightning.
Left there at sunrise. Pretty good day on the road. Drove 539 miles to the TA truck stop in Earle, Arkansas for the night.
I left at sunrise this morning and drove the rest of the way to Wichita, Kansas. Delivered the truck. My next load was also in Wichita. I drove over to the Caterpillar dealer and loaded a Caterpillar D4 Dozer that is going to Macon, Georgia.
I left just before sunrise this morning. Had a good uneventful day on the road. Drove 491 miles to the TA truck stop in Blackwell, Arkansas for the night.
This morning I drove up to Brunswick, Georgia, and loaded a Rokbak RA30 Rock Truck that is going to Wichita, Kansas.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
