http://marriedcouple.hwyblogs.com/ A married couple's journey into the trucking biz ©2006 marriedcouple. All rights reserved. en-us Sat, 4 Mar 2006 08:01:48 CST Sat, 4 Mar 2006 08:01:48 CST HwyBlogs.com - Free Blogging 120 http://www.hwyblogs.com/blog/marriedcouple/b598.php http://www.hwyblogs.com/blog/marriedcouple/b598.php [written Wednesday, March 1] The problem with the Amish is that they don’t answer their telephones. I’ve been running east this week. Monday I was in Waukesha, WI and today in Morris, IL. For both trips I went to Nucor Steel near Kankakee, IL ... General http://www.hwyblogs.com/blog/marriedcouple/b598.php#comments Sat, 04 Mar 2006 08:01:48 CST http://www.hwyblogs.com/blog/marriedcouple/b577.php http://www.hwyblogs.com/blog/marriedcouple/b577.php A couple weeks ago, at the Cyclone Truck Stop in Ames, IA, some guy ordered a side of cottage cheese with gravy on it. When the waitress brought it to the table, she and the diner talked about weird stuff people put on cottage cheese. The waitress ... General http://www.hwyblogs.com/blog/marriedcouple/b577.php#comments Wed, 15 Feb 2006 11:06:13 CST http://www.hwyblogs.com/blog/marriedcouple/b568.php http://www.hwyblogs.com/blog/marriedcouple/b568.php Today I've got two disconnected and inconsequential observations. On Wednesday I made two deliveries: one to a Lowes store and the other to Builder's Supply in Omaha, one of Omaha's largest lumber retailers. It took a couple of hours to get ... General http://www.hwyblogs.com/blog/marriedcouple/b568.php#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2006 13:45:38 CST http://www.hwyblogs.com/blog/marriedcouple/b564.php http://www.hwyblogs.com/blog/marriedcouple/b564.php Today I dropped a load in Rochester, MN. It's a divided road and the only way to get into the parking lot is from the north. Of course I came into town from the south, so I found myself on the wrong side of a busy road. Since it was a divided four ... General http://www.hwyblogs.com/blog/marriedcouple/b564.php#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2006 18:39:08 CST http://www.hwyblogs.com/blog/marriedcouple/b560.php http://www.hwyblogs.com/blog/marriedcouple/b560.php I make a lot of runs into Minnesota. I'm typically up there a couple of times a week. Over the course of a couple of months I'm discovering where the good and bad routes are. One would think that U.S. highways would typically be good choices. Oddly ... General http://www.hwyblogs.com/blog/marriedcouple/b560.php#comments Sat, 04 Feb 2006 08:43:25 CST http://www.hwyblogs.com/blog/marriedcouple/b554.php http://www.hwyblogs.com/blog/marriedcouple/b554.php [Posted Wed evening at a rest area outside Omaha.] I'm sitting in Kansas City waiting for my trailer to get loaded. I figured it would be a fairly quick turn around because I got backed into the loading bay well before 9:00 a.m., but these are ... General http://www.hwyblogs.com/blog/marriedcouple/b554.php#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2006 17:16:03 CST http://www.hwyblogs.com/blog/marriedcouple/b526.php http://www.hwyblogs.com/blog/marriedcouple/b526.php After my post of a couple weeks ago VaqueroMuerto recommended a Chinese restaurant in Forrest City, AR. Since I mostly drive the upper Midwest I'll probably never make it there, but I appreciate the recommendation. But I do enjoy how the local ... General http://www.hwyblogs.com/blog/marriedcouple/b526.php#comments Sat, 07 Jan 2006 21:48:31 CST http://www.hwyblogs.com/blog/marriedcouple/b525.php http://www.hwyblogs.com/blog/marriedcouple/b525.php I wrote this post last week, but this is the first chance I've had to upload it. I've waited to post anything about this until everything was settled. Back on Dec. 23 I tipped a fully loaded trailer over. It was loaded with sheet rock. The ... General http://www.hwyblogs.com/blog/marriedcouple/b525.php#comments Sat, 07 Jan 2006 21:37:55 CST http://www.hwyblogs.com/blog/marriedcouple/b511.php http://www.hwyblogs.com/blog/marriedcouple/b511.php I've certainly not kept up with this blog as I intended, but working for this flat bedding company isn't quite what I expected either. I've only been home for a few brief hours at a time since Thanksgiving and have only been home for about five days ... General http://www.hwyblogs.com/blog/marriedcouple/b511.php#comments Sun, 25 Dec 2005 22:48:52 CST http://www.hwyblogs.com/blog/marriedcouple/b474.php http://www.hwyblogs.com/blog/marriedcouple/b474.php I finished training just before Thanksgiving and I get my own truck on Monday. Training went okay. My trainer had a violent temper and was always in an extreme hurry, so I didn't dare take any time to do anything relaxing, such as doing a blog ... General http://www.hwyblogs.com/blog/marriedcouple/b474.php#comments Sun, 27 Nov 2005 14:49:02 CST http://www.hwyblogs.com/blog/marriedcouple/b401.php http://www.hwyblogs.com/blog/marriedcouple/b401.php Assuming I pass my driving test tomorrow morning, I'm off to Sabetha, KS to go to work. I have a day or so in Sabetha and then a few weeks with a trainer. Since I have no idea what my training schedule will be like, it may be a while before I get a ... General http://www.hwyblogs.com/blog/marriedcouple/b401.php#comments Mon, 31 Oct 2005 21:01:58 CST http://www.hwyblogs.com/blog/marriedcouple/b385.php http://www.hwyblogs.com/blog/marriedcouple/b385.php My car is a 1997 Neon with 130,000+ miles on it. Late last week I blew the head gasket. According to Kelley Blue Book it's only worth $1,000 or so and it would cost more than that to fix the engine. It also has a squeak in the front end that hasn't ... General http://www.hwyblogs.com/blog/marriedcouple/b385.php#comments Tue, 25 Oct 2005 08:37:50 CST http://www.hwyblogs.com/blog/marriedcouple/b383.php http://www.hwyblogs.com/blog/marriedcouple/b383.php I took the driving portion of the CDL test this morning (Monday). That consists of three parts: The brake test, the skills box (backing up and turning), and the driving test. Well, I didn't pass the driving test, so I go back next Tuesday to try it ... General http://www.hwyblogs.com/blog/marriedcouple/b383.php#comments Mon, 24 Oct 2005 15:26:39 CST http://www.hwyblogs.com/blog/marriedcouple/b371.php http://www.hwyblogs.com/blog/marriedcouple/b371.php The Iowa students start taking their DOT exams tomorrow and Friday morning. The two Nebraska students test on Monday and Tuesday. Graduation is Friday afternoon. I have no idea what graduation consists of, but I'm guessing we'll be presented with a ... General http://www.hwyblogs.com/blog/marriedcouple/b371.php#comments Wed, 19 Oct 2005 20:40:08 CST http://www.hwyblogs.com/blog/marriedcouple/b359.php http://www.hwyblogs.com/blog/marriedcouple/b359.php Today (Friday) we went to the Iowa DOT scale here in Siouxland. (The last scale trip I wrote about was to the local South Dakota scale.) There are two reasons we visit both scales. First, Iowa DOT officers are full blown state police officers. They ... General http://www.hwyblogs.com/blog/marriedcouple/b359.php#comments Fri, 14 Oct 2005 21:39:15 CST