Tag Archives: team driving blog

$$$$…GULP…$$$$

So we are home for the week because the truck had a bunch of smallish problems.  I can call even expensive repairs smallish after the expense of replacing the engine last year.  Some of the problems were serious such as … Continue reading

Posted in CDL Team, Truck Driver | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Chick-Fil-A at the Northgate Mall in Hixson, TN

I experienced a beautiful moment today at Chick-Fil-A at the Northgate Mall in Hixson, Tn. Shelby and I had gone shopping and decided to have lunch while there. We placed our order. An older woman with a walker was behind … Continue reading

Posted in CDL Team | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | 8 Comments

Attitude is everything.

This morning I went with Craig to drop our load. We had a 7:30 appointment. The receiver was one of those people you just shake your head at. She was so unfriendly and just plain disagreeable. Did she wake up … Continue reading

Posted in CDL Team | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Game Changing Truck

OK, how freaking cool is this?  About time this happened.  I have said many times that I really miss my recliner on the road.  Problem solved.

Posted in CDL Team, Covenant Solutions, Truck Driver | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

The Trucking MBA

If you are looking into trucking as a career choice, let me give you a huge head start by recommending another blog.  The Trucking MBA was created by Bill Hood who is the President of Farm2Fleet, the company we are … Continue reading

Posted in CDL Team, Covenant Solutions, Truck Driver | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Photo bomb of our truck

Okay this made me laugh hysterically. Craig and I made it home. Parked our truck at our complex and went to the house. All of a sudden this picture pops up on facebook. The Farm2Fleet gang was outside. Ryan and … Continue reading

Posted in CDL Team | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

It’s all in the planning.

What a month it has been. We had an amazing time in Key West. We then headed up to Maine. We arrived at 5pm and we couldn’t deliver until 8am. What to do. Look on yelp and find a good … Continue reading

Posted in CDL Team | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 5 Comments

Key West Continued

So, we had an amazing time in Key West.  We were up in Pennsylvania and there were no loads, I mean no loads available heading South.  Normally we would just follow the money and head somewhere else but this was … Continue reading

Posted in CDL Team, Covenant Solutions, Truck Driver | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

Key West Part 1

So I planned a weekend in Key West to celebrate Anne’s birthday.  We went with our good friends Jim and Sandi who now live in South Florida.  I am going to do a post about the whole trip but I … Continue reading

Posted in CDL Team, Covenant Solutions, Truck Driver | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Don’t be “Claire”

I am a huge Mike Rowe fan.  You know, the guy from “Dirty Jobs” and the voice of “The Deadliest Catch”  I think he is the voice of reason crying in the wilderness regarding jobs in America.  Hard work really … Continue reading

Posted in CDL Team, Covenant Solutions, Truck Driver | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments