Tag Archives: inside a semi truck

Not a Great Re-start

LOL, wow what a sucky day.  There was a reason we wanted to run a short run to get started.  Had a great round trip 350 miles each way that was paying GREAT Wednesday.  Got in the truck at 4 … Continue reading

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Baby Truck Transport

Well, the truck is supposed to be fixed by this Friday.  Not really holding my breath as a dealer never delivers on time.  I suspect early next week JUST in time to be shut down for Thanksgiving.  Uggh.  We are … Continue reading

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Groundhog Day

Still not totally sure what we are going to do with the truck.  A lot of the “help” we were getting from the dealer has not materialized and we are debating saving $10,000 and putting in a used engine.  We … Continue reading

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On to another chapter in our story.

Last week was by far the absolute worst week of our entire driving experience. Our truck has turned into a bucket of broken pieces and dripping oil. After having a new turbo put in and changing the 6th injector we … Continue reading

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HOME! It means a lot more this morning.

So, I started this post a few days ago and after the crap we have endured over the last 24 hours, I thought it would be nice to remember how awesome our lives are.  Cut to last Monday morning……………… After … Continue reading

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Out of the rain in Denver

Well, THAT was fun.  We just spent about 36 hours in Denver in the middle of that nasty storm.  The receiver would not accept our load early so we had to sit for about 20 hours at the TA truck … Continue reading

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Semi Interior Video Page

So, I have created a single page on this blog with links to the interior videos of all four of the trucks we have driven.  There is a link at the top of the home page but here it is … Continue reading

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Geez, starting to feel like a trucker again

I hope I am not jinxing us. So we got the truck out of the shop.  I want to say everything is fixed but I can’t.  They found two air leaks and fixed them, found the fuel injector for the … Continue reading

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Totally disappointed in Canadian fans.

This post doesn’t have anything to do with trucking but since our truck is in the shop in Seattle. We decided to go to a Mariners game. I have wanted to go to a Mariners game for years and sit … Continue reading

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LOVE Seattle!

I have lived in Fort Collins Colorado for 13 years and I love it. We are looking for a place in Chattanooga and I love it. I have lived in Los Angeles and I…well….I worked. So it was not fun … Continue reading

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