Tag Archives: owner/operator

Okay I was blown away tonight.

Tonight we were helping friends organize their new house. Hang tv’s and figure out where the furniture went. Now after we were sitting on their gorgeous deck relaxing. Talk turned to trucking and our blog. Okay maybe i’m really naive … Continue reading

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I am so over winter. I want spring to last as long.

This has been the worst winter we have been out on the road. At least in my book it is. We have had brakes freeze, -25 degrees without wind and just too much dang snow/ice. We left Pa last night … Continue reading

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Shut Down in Illinois

Well, it does not happen often but the weather has stopped us for a bit.  I think we are nearing the Southern end of the storm so I will watch the radar and get moving if we can.  We are … Continue reading

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As We End Another Year

Even with all the truck problems we have been so blessed this year.  The friends we have made and the friends we have kept along with our awesome family are just more than we deserve.  Our kids are doing so … Continue reading

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Back In The Saddle

So here is our trip this week.  So ready to roll.

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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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Wish I had some amazing news.

But I don’t. We are still in the process of getting the truck fixed. We went out in a rental for a couple weeks but had to return the truck. (found out the $3500 they were giving us was going … 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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Everything Old Is New Again

Or it will be. It turns out the truck engine is toast.  Even an in-frame (engine rebuild) is not enough.  The dealer took our engine apart to find out exactly what is wrong and the fuel in the oil has … Continue reading

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