Tag Archives: CDL Blog

A beautiful day in Oregon.

Posted on April 26, 2012 by Anne Leonard

We are sitting at the shipper waiting to be loaded and head to Memphis. We have 4 days to get there and they are not open on the weekends. Trying to decide if we take a leisurely drive or just … 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 →

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The Great White North

Posted on March 25, 2012 by Craig

So, before Anne threw herself from the truck (there is a nasty rumor she was pushed) there we were, happily running on I-80 across Ohio very early in the morning when the truck computer dings with a message. “We need … Continue reading →

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Oooops….That is where I wanted to park

Posted on March 19, 2012 by Craig

So….I had my first accident.  It was just a fender bender and a combination of me being distracted, tired and just bad timing.  We will get back to this later. We had a great week coming out of home time … Continue reading →

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Where the heck did Anne go?

Posted on March 1, 2012 by Anne Leonard

I can’t believe I haven’t made a post in awhile. I hate that. I have the best of intentions and then the next thing I know I am driving or I am sleeping. One of the two and I think … Continue reading →

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Update

Posted on February 22, 2012 by Craig

We did get out of Freightliner, finally.  Had a great sushi dinner with our friends Meaghan and Sean, I got a little sleep then we headed to Whittier for a 2 am FedEx pickup to Portland. We also have a … Continue reading →

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Whoops, that hissing sound cannot be good

Posted on February 20, 2012 by Craig

So we had a great time in Charlotte NC.  We dropped in Ashville and headed down to Charlotte where we basically had the day off as our FedEx pickup was not until 3:00 AM the next day.  We dropped our … Continue reading →

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Third Time Is a Charm

Posted on February 12, 2012 by Craig

OK, I will not try to type up a blog post on my tablet ever again.  Two times now I have composed big long posts and since the tablet does not save drafts I have lost them when I lost … Continue reading →

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Not Fun

Posted on February 3, 2012 by Craig

So Anne just woke me up.  She was crying and shaking like a leaf;  In Western Nebraska in a bad storm and three trucks right in front of her just slid off the freeway.  It is the  ice and wind … Continue reading →

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