Tag Archives: CDL

Inside the International ProStar….with video

Posted on September 13, 2012 by Craig

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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Been a while

Posted on August 14, 2012 by Craig

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’

Posted on July 25, 2012 by Craig

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!

Posted on July 12, 2012 by Craig

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

Posted on July 7, 2012 by Craig

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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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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Beautiful day in Southern California.

Posted on May 17, 2012 by Anne Leonard

Maybe a little hot but we are getting our truck washed which is going to be so nice. I think we have about 100 pounds of bugs on and in our grill of the truck. She needs to be pretty … Continue reading →

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