Tag Archives: USX

Cool Convoy

Posted on February 18, 2012 by Craig

Cool Convoy

These guys passed us (a couple of times)  Anne ask on the cb if they were a racing team and they said yes but would not say who.  Awesome trucks. Continue reading →

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Max in a Panic

Posted on February 13, 2012 by Craig

Max in a Panic

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Not Fun

Posted on February 3, 2012 by Craig

So Anne just woke me up.  She was crying and shaking like a leaf;  In Western Nebraska in a bad storm and three trucks right in front of her just slid off the freeway.  It is the  ice and wind … Continue reading →

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Vacation is over

Posted on January 26, 2012 by Craig

Since they cannot figure out what is wrong with our truck after three days, our fleet manager has found us a new truck and we are being reseated.  They are getting us a rental car now and we need to … Continue reading →

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Sweatin’ our way through the South

Posted on January 22, 2012 by Craig

Well, not really sweating, but not really comfortable either. The air conditioning on the truck is out again. We could have put it in the shop at Freightliner in Colton California but we had the hours to make it across … Continue reading →

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A bump in the road

Posted on January 16, 2012 by Craig

Well, we had a bit of a scare this last week.  We had a load of kitchen cabinets that picked up in Indiana and had three deliveries in the Bay Area. Sacramento, Fresno and Union City.  The problem with this load … Continue reading →

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One Year Ago Today

Posted on January 1, 2012 by Craig

It is hard to believe that a year ago today we got on a Greyhound bus to Dallas Texas for orientation at US Xpress. We quickly realized that we would never travel by bus again but so began the adventure. … Continue reading →

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A very Blue (Skies) Christmas

Posted on December 24, 2011 by Craig

Christmas in Southern California is a bit different. So we have a couple of great days. We finally got out of Amarillo after about 20 hours. We woke up to over an inch of solid ice on everythng. By early … Continue reading →

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I’m Back!

Posted on December 20, 2011 by Craig

I will try very hard to not let it get this long between posts. I am really missing summer.  My poor feet have been cooped up in real shoes for a couple of months now and the shorts are all … Continue reading →

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Chivalry is alive and well in my trucking world.

Posted on March 11, 2011 by Anne Leonard

Craig and I were walking to the truck and Craig opened my door. I asked why are you doing that. His response was, “We may be truck drivers but I can still be a gentleman.” One of the many reasons … Continue reading →

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