Friday, May 30, 2025

 I left this morning and drove the rest of the way to Hazlehurst, Georgia and delivered the wheel loader.  From there I drove to the Daily yard in Jacksonville, FL for the weekend.

Thursday, May 29, 2025

 I left at sunrise this morning.  Did good this morning until just before Monroe, Louisiana.  That's when traffic came to a standstill. Sat there for almost two hours while they pulled this out.

Here is a closer look...

When I finally got past that, I continued on to the TA truck stop in Lincoln, Alabama for the night.  514 miles today.

Wednesday, May 28, 2025

 I left this morning a half hour before sunrise.  Drove 485 miles to the TA truck stop in Greenwood, Louisiana for the night.

Tuesday, May, 27, 2025

 My long holiday weekend is over and it is back to "the grind".  I went back and got my trailer and delivered the excavator when they opened.  From there, I drove over to Odessa, Texas for my next load.  That was 5 hours away.  When I got there, I loaded a Caterpillar IT62H Wheel Loader that is going to auction in Hazlehurst, Georgia.  

You can see why it is going to auction.  I left there but didn't go very far.. Stopped for the night at the TA truck stop in Big Springs, Texas.

Saturday, May 24, 2025

 This morning I drove the rest of the way to Cleburne, Texas, and dropped my trailer where I'm delivering Tuesday morning.  Daily paid for a hotel room until Tuesday so at 3 PM CDT I went to it and checked in.  I got a suite!  I settled in for the weekend.

Friday, May 23, 2025

 I left at midnight.  Good day on the road.  Drove about 630 miles today to the TA truck stop in Kilgore, Texas for the night.

Thursday, May 22, 2025

 This morning, I drove to Brunswick, Georgia to load.  Had to wait an hour and a half for them to fix a very small paint chip on the machine I was getting.  Finally loaded a Caterpillar 315 Excavator that is going to Cleburne, Texas.

Left there and drove to the TA truck stop in Marianna, Florida for my 10 hours.

Wednesday, May 21, 2025

 I left at 2 AM EDT and drove the rest of the way to West Palm Beach. Had no issues with traffic.  Delivered the wheel loader.  My next load is tomorrow morning in Brunswick, Georgia.  I drove to the Daily yard in Jacksonville for the night.

Tuesday, May 20, 2025

 Yesterday, while driving through parts of Kentucky, I passed through areas where one of the tornadoes crossed over I-24. Quite a mess!!!

This morning I left at about 2 AM CDT.  Had no traffic problems in Nashville or Chattanooga.  But Atlanta was a different story!!  The bumper-to-bumper and slow-n'-go traffic started about 15 miles north of Atlanta and stayed that way all the way to Atlanta.  Took a while to get through all that. Continued on to the TA truck stop in Lake City, Florida for my 10 hours.  653 miles today.

Monday, May 19, 2025

 This morning I drove to Davenport and loaded a John Deere 924P Wheel Loader that is going to West Palm Beach, Florida.

Left there and drove to the Pilot truck stop in Kuttawa, Kentucky for my 10 hours.

Saturday, May 17, 2025

 At about 2 AM CDT, I left and drove to the world-famous Iowa 80 truck stop in Walcott, Iowa.  Got the truck washed then settled in for the rest of the weekend.

Friday, May 16, 2025

 I left at about 5 AM CDT and drove to Elgin, Illinois, and delivered another box. I left there and drove up to Minneapolis (Bloomington, actually), Minnesota, and delivered the last box. My next load is in Davenport, Iowa, on Monday morning. I started off that way. I stopped for the night at the TA truck stop in Albert Lea, Minnesota.  The truck was due for an oil change, so I got that done when I got there.  549 miles today. 

Thursday, May 15, 2025

 At about 2 AM EDT, I left this morning.  Started off the morning with a bright rainbow.  

Drove all the way to Grand Rapids, Michigan, and dropped off one of the boxes.  I started toward Elgin, Illinois, where my next stop is.  Had to stop at the Petro truck stop in Gary, Indiana, because I ran out of hours.  679 miles today.  Only had 28 minutes left when I stopped.

Wednesday, May 14, 2025

 I left at sunrise this morning. There was a lot of heavy traffic all day!!! I drove the rest of the way to Warrenton, VA, and delivered the track loader. My next load was at the Port of Baltimore in Dundalk, Maryland. I drove over there. I hit Washington, DC, at rush hour and had a lot of bumper-to-bumper traffic along the way.  Finally made it to the Port.  Had to wait for their lunch hour to get over in order for them to load the three boxes I was getting.  One box is going to Grand Rapids, Michigan.  Another is going to Elgin, Illinois, and the last one is going to Minneapolis, Minnesota.

I left there and had a lot more very heavy traffic getting out of Baltimore all the way west to I-81.  I stopped for my 10 hours at the TA truck stop in Breezewood, Pennsylvania.

Tuesday, May 13, 2025

 I left this morning a half hour after sunrise.  I-95 wasn't too bad today.  Drove 559 miles to the TA truck stop in Ashland, Virginia for the night.

Monday, May 12, 2025

 I left a half hour after sunrise this morning and drove the two and a half hour drive to Hazleton, Georgia.  Delivered the dozer in the mud!!!  Got mud all over everything!!  After that, I drove to the Port in Brunswick, GA and loaded a Caterpillar 963 Track Loader that is going to Warrenton, Virginia.

I left there and drove down the street to the TA truck stop in Brunswick, GA, for the night.

Sunday, May 11, 2025

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Saturday, May 10, 2025

 I left at sunrise this morning.  Very uneventful day on the road.  Stopped for the rest of the weekend at a small convenience store with truck parking in Butler, Georgia.

Friday, May 9, 2025

 Had a rough night last night.  Was sick all night and got very little sleep.  I was a little later than I wanted to get loaded because of it.  As the day wore on, I felt a lot better.  I loaded a John Deere 750K Dozer that is going to Hazlehurst, Georgia.

I left there and headed east.  Heavy rain from the Texas/Louisiana state line all the way through Baton Rouge.  Lots of bumper-to-bumper, stop-'n-go traffic from west of Baton Rouge all the way through and almost to the I-12 split. Stopped for the night at the Petro truck stop in Hammond, Louisiana. Hope tonight is better than last night.

Thursday, May 8, 2025

 I left at sunrise this morning.  Drove the rest of the way to Houston and delivered the wheel loader.  My next load is also in Houston.  I tried to get there before they closed, but traffic wouldn't let me.  I stopped for the night at a convenience store that had a couple of parking places.  I'll load in the morning a couple of miles from here.  491 miles today.