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Change is a good thing….we hope.

11 Months ago we moved to the reefer (refrigerated) board and for the first six months it was just awesome.  USX had just started a reefer division and our Fleet Manager Phyllis was in charge of it and she is … Continue reading

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Sweet Home Wisconsin

This week anyway.  We are at my sisters in Oshkosh for my Niece’s wedding.  Love family time…..also love getting away from family time, lol. We got to Chicago Tuesday afternoon on a load of Campbells Soup to Kenosha Wisconsin that did not … Continue reading

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Inside the International ProStar….with video

So, they finally caught up to us and has us stop in our Lexington NC Terminal to get a new truck.  We were pretty frustrated about it because we felt we had just broken in our Freightliner Cascadia at 350,000 … Continue reading

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California here we come.

We are almost to Phoenix where we drop this load and we pick up our next load tomorrow night in Colton, Ca. We are planning on getting there as quick as possible and my son Tyler is going to come … Continue reading

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Sort of like New Years resolutions.

I have good intentions about writing more often but by the time I finish driving I am usually too tired. I am going to try to write every few days so I can keep the posts short and not forget … Continue reading

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Been a while

OK, now so much has happened I started to put off writing because there is so much to say. After Donner Pass we ran to a little town called Crows Landing CA and picked up a load of tomatoes that we hauled … Continue reading

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Rollin’

We have been moving since the last post.  Still sitting a bit too much between loads.  I contacted the person in charge of the reefer fleets (love her) and she told us she had been on vacation and she was … Continue reading

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They Finally Caught Me!

So, about the first of the year, USX announced that they were changing the idle parameters of the trucks.  We were not happy about this.  What they did was when you brought the truck in for service, they changed the … Continue reading

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Fun at Home

So, we had a great drive down the California Coast on the 101.  Made me realize how much we need some beach time.  We made it to Baltimore and had extra time until our delivery so Anne’s great friend Katie … Continue reading

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God knows better….

I lost my voice for almost five days. Hopefully I never go through that again LOL. No talking really, really sucked. I was talking with my girlfriend about a problem I was having. I wasn’t sure how to handle it … Continue reading

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