Tag Archives: US Xpress

We Get Around

Posted on October 13, 2012 by Craig

I think it is amazing how many people look at our blog, and from all over the world.  We started this blog on December 13th, 2010 as we were finishing CDL school and choosing a company.  I was pretty surprised … Continue reading →

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The Rockies in the Fall

Posted on October 10, 2012 by Craig

Just a beautiful drive this time of year…….completely different one month from now    

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The perks.

Posted on October 6, 2012 by Anne Leonard

I just want to write a quick note about the perks of this job. Last night I slept in my own bed. We did a reset in Cheyenne which is only 50 miles from our house. So we went home … Continue reading →

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Change is a good thing….we hope.

Posted on October 3, 2012 by Craig

11 Months ago we moved to the reefer (refrigerated) board and for the first six months it was just awesome.  USX had just started a reefer division and our Fleet Manager Phyllis was in charge of it and she is … Continue reading →

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Chivalry is alive and well.

Posted on October 2, 2012 by Anne Leonard

I have been thinking about this blog for awhile. I keep meaning to write and then next thing I know it’s my turn to drive…again. When you have two people driving that happens a lot LOL. There are so many … Continue reading →

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Sweet Home Wisconsin

Posted on September 23, 2012 by Craig

This week anyway.  We are at my sisters in Oshkosh for my Niece’s wedding.  Love family time…..also love getting away from family time, lol. We got to Chicago Tuesday afternoon on a load of Campbells Soup to Kenosha Wisconsin that did not … Continue reading →

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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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Definitely not long enough….. but I’ll take it any day.

Posted on August 21, 2012 by Anne Leonard

We made it to Ontario, Ca. A little late but that’s ok. We had Tyler check into the hotel early so he could beat traffic and then he came and picked us up the TA (truck stop in Ontario) We … 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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