Wednesday, October 21, 2026

 I left Ashland, Virginia, at 1 AM EDT this morning.  Drove straight up to North Syracuse, New York.  Saw a great shooting star over Washington, D.C., as I was driving through.  Saw another one over Scranton, PA, but it wasn't as good.  Delivered the wheel loader.  My next load is back at the Port in Baltimore.  I started off in that direction.  Stopped for the night at the Petro truck stop in Scranton, PA, with less than 30 minutes left on my clock for today.  649 miles today.

Tuesday, October 20, 2026

 I left Baltimore at about 3 AM and drove down to Clayton, North Carolina. Once again, the battery was dead, and it needed a jump-start to get it off my trailer.  After that saga was over, I reloaded with a Caterpillar 930 Wheel Loader and Bucket that is going up to North Syracuse, New York.

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

Monday, October 19, 2026

 This morning, my truck went into the shop for routine oil change maintenance.  When they finished, I went to the Port of Baltimore in Maryland.  Loaded a Caterpillar 914 Wheel Loader after getting a jump start.  The battery was totally dead!!  It was going to Clayton, North Carolina.

I left there and drove to the TA truck stop in Baltimore, MD, for the night.

Sunday, October 18, 2026

 BOY, was I wrong!!!!!

Last night (still Saturday), when my 10 hours were up, I left.  That was about 7 PM EDT.  Drove to the "home office" in Carlisle, Pennsylvania.  Stopped and got the truck washed along the way.  When I got there, I unloaded the truck off my trailer, then settled in for the rest of the weekend.  Was all done before midnight.  

Saturday, October 17, 2026

 I left Jacksonville last night at 8:30 PM EDT.  Drove all night.  Rain started in mid-North Carolina.  Continued to Ashland, Virginia, where I stopped for my 10 hours.  612 miles today.

Time for some SEC football!!!  Unfortunately, the Gators are going to get obliterated today.  They are playing the number seven-ranked Texas in Texas!  It is going to be very ugly!!

Thursday, October 15, 2026

 When I left this morning, the trailer had an air leak, a big one.  The truck's air compressor was able to maintain good air pressure, so I drove to the TA truck stop in Robertsdale, Alabama, to get it fixed.  The leveling valve was bad, and they replaced it.  Then I continued on to the Port in Mobile, Alabama.  Dropped the trailer there for the other driver.  Then I drove, bobtail, back to Jacksonville, Florida.  550 miles today. I'm tired!!

Wednesday, October 14, 2026

 There was a flatbed trailer here in the Jacksonville yard that needed to go to Mobile, Alabama, for a load.  Another driver was on his way, but the load had to be loaded before he could get to Jacksonville and then drive to Mobile.  So I took the trailer over to Mobile, and he drove straight to Mobile so he could load in time.  I left with the trailer and drove to the Pilot truck stop in DeFuniak Springs, Florida, for the night.  I'll drop off the trailer at the Port of Mobile in the morning and then bobtail back to Jacksonville.

Tuesday, October 13, 2026

 Watched the SpaceX Falcon 9 launch visible this morning from the Daily terminal in Jacksonville, Florida.  Could see it beautifully.  As usual, the photos don't do it justice.

If you look closely, you can see the boosters that separated from the rocket.  One of them is the little white dot just to the right of the jellyfish cloud.  The other is below it, but much more difficult to see.

Sunday, October 11, 2026

Saturday, October 10, 2026

 

Friday, October 9, 2026

 At 2:30 AM, when my 10 hours were up, I left.  Drove the rest of the way to Pompano Beach.  Daily had a driver quit, so I was recovering the truck to take back to Carlisle, Pennsylvania.  The truck was parked in a church parking lot.  I got there and found the truck.  I loaded the truck onto my trailer and secured it.  

When I measured the height, it was 14 feet, 5 inches high.  That is not good.  It has to be 13 feet, 6 inches high or less.  I emailed the appropriate people and waited for a response.  He got there at about 10 AM.

He took off the stack.  

When he finished, I left.  Of course, I got into bumper-to-bumper traffic in South Florida.  Once I got out of there, it was fairly smooth sailing in heavy traffic until I got to St. Augustine.  I was stuck in bumper-to-bumper, and slow-and-go traffic from there to Jacksonville.  Took forever to get through that!!!  I finally made it to the Daily terminal in Jacksonville.  I'll be here for several days.  

Thursday, October 8, 2026

 I left Marianna this morning and drove down to Panama City and delivered the wheel loader.  They are under a Hurricane Warning, but the weather was fine while I was there.  The hurricane is not supposed to get there until tomorrow morning.  Anyway, I'm going down to Pompano Beach from here.  One of our drivers quit, and I'm going to go pick up his truck and take it to Carlisle, PA.  I drove down to a truck stop in Fort Pierce, Florida, for the night.  Ran out of hours.  525 miles today.  

There is a LOT of equipment headed toward the Florida Panhandle in preparation for the coming hurricane.  Large convoys of power trucks, tree removal trucks, Emergency Management vehicles, search and rescue equipment, etc., are all on their way west.

Wednesday, October 7, 2026

 I left Kenly, NC at midnight last night.  Check out this genius.  Happened on I-95 southbound just north of Lumberton, North Carolina in the construction zone.

I drove 668 miles today and was done before noon.  Stopped at the TA truck stop in Mariana, Florida, for the night.  

Tuesday, October 6, 2026

 I left at 2 AM EDT when my 10 hours were up.  Drove the rest of the way to Charlotte, NC.  I got there about an hour and a half before they opened, so I waited.  When they opened, I delivered the excavator.

From there, I drove the three-hour drive to Clayton, NC, for my next load, a Caterpillar 926 Wheel Loader that is going to Panama City, Florida. Of course, I arrived just as they were going to lunch.  When they got back from lunch, they loaded me.  

I left there and went to the Petro truck stop in Kenly, North Carolina, for my 10 hours. 506 miles today.

Monday, October 5, 2026

 I was at the Port of Baltimore this morning when they opened.  Unfortunately, the proper paperwork that I needed (and requested last Friday) had not been sent to me yet.  I waited 3 hours for it to finally come in.  Then I loaded a Caterpillar 315 Excavator that is going to Charlotte, North Carolina.

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

Sunday, October 4, 2026

 They were humiliated!!!  Very embarrassing loss.

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Saturday, October 3, 2026

 

 I got my truck back this morning.  My next load is Monday morning at the Port in Baltimore.  For now, I'll settle in for the weekend and some more great SEC football!!!!

Thursday, October 1, 2026

 Not starting off October very well.  That Daily Truck Shop finished with my truck yesterday afternoon.  This morning I took the truck over to Kenworth for some more work to be done.  Then checked into the hotel.  I have no idea how long I'll be there.

Wednesday, September 30, 2026

 I left at about 3 AM EDT and drove the rest of the way to Mount Joy, PA and delivered the generator.  My truck was due for some routine maintenance, and I needed to replace a worn trailer tire, so I went to the "home office" in Carlisle, PA.  I have no idea how long I'll be there.