Author Archives: Craig

OK, we both passed through orientation and we were hired by US Xpress.  HUGE relief and a paycheck on the way.  We are now waiting for our training drivers.  The next step is to drive 150 hours with me behind … Continue reading →

Day one of orientation was great. Anne is all done with the paperwork and drive test. I held the door open at the Medical Clinic for everyone and so was last in line (big mistake and the last time I … Continue reading →

So, we arrived in Dallas today after 20 hours on a Greyhound bus.  Now all we have to do is earn a job.  We do not actually get hired by US Xpress until we complete orientation,  This includes a DOT … Continue reading →

We received our Hard Copy CDL’s in the mail today. We are now scheduled to start orientation next Monday January 3rd. We NEED to get to work. Very excited. We will be leaving for Irving TX on New Years Day.

If there is one thing I learned about the trucking industry from all of my research, it is that you need to be flexible and expect things to change.  Today started out as planned.  Anne and I went to the … Continue reading →

So, we both passed our tests yesterday and received our Commercial Drivers Licenses. Anne is taking great joy in the fact that after I was a bit smug about my backing abilities, I pulled a 12 on the test……..13 is … Continue reading →

In late summer 2010 I made a joke to Anne about becoming over the road truckers.  To my surprise, she thought it sounded like a great idea……………………. So this is really all her fault!