I left at about 11:30 PM MST. Another very good night/day on the road. As I went through Amarillo, Texas, I stopped for lunch at The Big Texan. They are all decorated for Christmas. No one was doing the 72-ounce challenge today.
Delicious, as usual. After lunch, I continued on to the Love's truck stop in Quanah, Texas. Will be here until Monday morning. 640 miles today. Now it is time for some SEC football.
I left at about 2:30 AM MST this morning. Had a great drive through the Rocky Mountains on I-70. The weather was perfect!!! Didn't even need a jacket all day. Drove to Grand Junction, Colorado, and delivered the dozer. My next load was down in Durango, Colorado. That was about 4 and a half hours away. Had to go through Moab, Utah, to get there. Arrived and loaded a Caterpillar 315 Excavator that is going to Dallas, Texas.
I went to the closest truck stop to park. I was low on hours. It really isn't a truck stop; it is more like a convenience store with about 4 truck parking places. I was lucky to get one. I'll do my 10 hours (or so) and head out toward Dallas. 532 miles today.
I left at about 9:30 PM CST. Another good night on the road. Drove 549 miles to the TA truck stop in Commerce City (Denver), Colorado. I'll deliver tomorrow morning.
I left around 10 PM last night. Another good night on the road. Drove 568 miles to the Love's truck stop in Topeka, Kansas.
I left at 1:30 AM EST. Very good night on the road. Stopped for my 10 hours at the TA truck stop in Antioch, Tennessee. While doing my post-trip inspection found a very bad trailer tire.
My unloading appointment was for 10:30 this morning. I was there at 10:15. It still took them over an hour to unload me. When that was done, I drove down to the Port in Brunswick, Georgia, for my next load. When they came back from lunch, I loaded a Caterpillar D4 Dozer that is going to Grand Junction, Colorado.
After playing so well against Georgia last week, they really blew it this week. Very embarrassing loss.
This morning I drove the 303 miles to the Pilot truck stop in Savannah, Georgia. I'll be here until Monday morning. I have a 10:30 AM EST unloading appointment.
Now it is time for a great day of SEC football. Go Gators!!!
I left at 9:30 PM EST last night. I went past the Louisville airport, where the UPS cargo plane crashed a couple of days ago. Unfortunately, I couldn't see anything because it was too dark. Drove 560 miles to the TA truck stop in Cartersville, Georgia.
At 6 AM EST this morning, I checked in to get loaded. About 20 minutes later, they called and said that my genset was not in the system yet and would call me when it was. At about 9:30, they called and said that the genset was not ready to go and would not be ready for at least two days. I notified my dispatcher. At about noon, I was told that they were switching some things around, and I still may get loaded. At 2:45 PM EST they called me over to load. Loaded a Caterpillar engine and four parts boxes that are going to Savannah, Georgia.
After that, I went back to where I started from and parked. I'll leave later and drive all night.
My pilot escort cars showed up on time, and we left a half hour before sunrise. Drove the rest of the way to Neenah, Wisconsin, and delivered the crate. My next load is down in Lafayette, Indiana. I drove down there and parked for the night in the truck staging area, where I'm loading in the morning. 449 miles today.
My new escorts were on time this morning, and we left a half hour before sunrise. Had a very good day on the road. LOTS of back roads and two-lane roads in Illinois. That always makes for an interesting trip. Stopped for the night at the Flying J truck stop in South Beloit, Illinois. I fired one of my pilot cars this evening. Will get a new one in the morning. 417 miles today.
Well, the office staff screwed up. They didn't get me any pilot cars for today. After the office staff came in to work, I sent them an email asking where my cars were. They got on it right away and ordered two of them for me. They arrived around 2 PM EST. At that point, it was a waste of time to go anywhere today, so we will get started a half hour before sunrise in the morning.
Even though they didn't win, they played great!! What a good game that was!!!
We (myself and my two pilot cars) couldn't leave until 9 AM EDT. Had a very good day on the road. Beautiful autumn colors through the mountains of Pennsylvania. The permit route had us going through some incredibly tight two-lane roads in a few small towns. Stopped for the night at Trucker's World truck stop in Hubbard, Ohio. Only 384 miles today.
I left at 2 AM EDT and drove to the Port of Baltimore in Dundalk, Maryland. Loaded a large crate that has a printing press in it. It is 15 feet, 7 inches wide and weighs 54,000 pounds. There are multiple truckloads of these things going to Neenah, Wisconsin.
I left when my 10 hours were up at about 2:30 AM EDT. Lots of rain today. Very heavy wind too!!! The wind didn't let up until about Scranton, PA. They changed my destination to Bloomingburg, New York. So I went there and delivered the roller in the rain and mud. My next load is tomorrow morning at the Port in Baltimore. I went to the TA truck stop in Maybrook, New York, for a much-needed shower and my 10 hours. Hope the weather is better tomorrow. 449 miles today.
This morning I was in Rincon, Georgia, before they opened at 7 AM EDT. When they opened, loaded a Caterpillar CB10 Asphalt Compactor that is going up to Poughkeepsie, New York.
I order to get it up on the trailer, have to build a ramp.
This morning I went over and unloaded first thing. This is how it looked after the shrink wrap shredded.
I left at 1 AM EDT and drove to the Pilot truck stop that is about 6 minutes away from delivery tomorrow. I have a 1:30 PM delivery appointment, but I'm going to go in the morning and see if they can do it earlier.
