Category Archives: Truck Driver

Crabby Girl!

Posted on June 19, 2012 by Craig

Well, Anne finally got her crab lunch. On the deck at Nick’s Fish House in Baltimore with Katie, Anne’s great friend from school. We just picked up a FedEx load in Middletown PA heading to Phoenix AZ. And the adventure continues.

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The Miles Are Piling Up

Posted on June 15, 2012 by Craig

What a great week after a full week that was part time off with family and planned and then a few days in the shop to get the air conditioning fixed….again. But Anne already talked about that. We came back … Continue reading →

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Inside the truck video

Posted on May 30, 2012 by Craig

OK, I have been planning on this for a long time and I finally got it done. With apologies to our Producer/Director son for the shaky camera work and no script. http://youtu.be/Pg0lGiWs9rg Let me know if you have any questions

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Brutal

Posted on May 23, 2012 by Craig

Air conditioning out in the truck. We are crossing Texas headed for Fontana California. Then on to Seattle for home time were we will put the truck in the shop. This is not fun.

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Mt Shasta

Posted on May 16, 2012 by Craig

In the gorgeous Northern California sunshine this morning. The view is not too shabby from our front porch while I eat my oatmeal .

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Great Breakdown!

Posted on May 7, 2012 by Craig

Sometimes the timing is just perfect. We were very overdue for maintenance on the truck. We get an oil change and lube every 35,000 miles and we were about 10,000 overdue. Also had a couple of minor issues with air … Continue reading →

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Never Know How To Dress

Posted on April 30, 2012 by Craig

It is so funny, the weather extremes can be…..extreme. In the last week we got stuck in Rock Springs Wyoming due to a very light load and very high winds. (3375 lbs and 65 mph respectively) We had to wait … Continue reading →

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Just had to post this

Posted on April 22, 2012 by Craig

We are on home time and actually, for once, at home in Colorado. We are having a blast with the kids and we went out this morning to go shooting out in the Pawnee Grasslands. Here is a video of … Continue reading →

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We need to buy a car for California

Posted on April 5, 2012 by Craig

We are here so much we are actually talking about buying a cheap car to leave at the Colton terminal. We are spending $150 to $200 a month for rental cars here so if we can find a deal we … Continue reading →

Remember those famous last words…. 3 points of contact.

Posted on March 23, 2012 by Anne Leonard

REMEMBER THEM!!!!! We had just pulled into a receiver and was ready to drop the load. I was a little confused by the set up. At the entrance they had a barrel so you couldn’t pull in. I was distracted … Continue reading →

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