Category Archives: CDL Team

Saying Goodbye Is Hard

Well, the insurance company totaled our truck.  The damage to the sleeper is really expensive to fix and it pushed the bill over the edge.  So I had to get to Denver to pick up our trailer and empty all … Continue reading

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The Damage

The truck is in the shop in Denver.  They did not actually tow it down from Wyoming until the following Wednesday so that kind of sucked.  I should be getting an update tomorrow on the extent of the repairs and … Continue reading

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Kinda fun

Here is a map of our travels from October 1st through December 31st.  It includes our trip to the Caribbean. And here is so far this year.   We obviously avoid the Northeast.

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I F%&#ing HATE Wyoming

Or my alternate title “That’s going to leave a mark” I know I am posting this on April 1st and I just wish it was an April Fools joke. ..it is not. As I have mentioned before,  this year had … Continue reading

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Ready For a Change….

In the weather but more importantly, in this market.  Making smart decisions has never been more important.  Avoiding the winter weather has been part of the plan but adjusting to current market conditions has been the biggest change.  Rates just … Continue reading

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What a difference a day makes.

6 years ago yesterday I met Craig on a lunch date. It was a very, very long lunch date. We started at lunch which turned into dinner which turned into playing pool and ended after midnight. It’s pretty amazing to … Continue reading

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2016 is going to be a great year!

We had an awesome Christmas with most of our kids. Tyler was the first visitor to fly in. He flew into Atlanta during a storm and was diverted to Memphis then Nashville and finally arrived 2 hours late. CJ flew … Continue reading

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Still Alive and Kicking

It has been a while. This year has been a very difficult year in trucking.  The economy, to put it bluntly, sucks.  Anne and I are doing fine and have survived this very down market.  As an example, last year … Continue reading

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Mini me

After not being home for weeks. Shelby comes to pick me up to go out. All she says is nice skirt. I hope she had as much fun with her baby girl as I have with her.

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Perks

This was another post that wasn’t uploaded. I love that we are able to see this beautiful country from corner to corner. Craig and I were talking this morning about how much we love our job. (Stopped in Fort Collins … Continue reading

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