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Abilene Motor Express....A New Place To Call Home

Discussion in 'Discuss Your Favorite Trucking Company Here' started by JohnBoy, Apr 10, 2013.

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  1. Oct 13, 2020 #28841
    ExtremeUnction

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    Naw, pre-planning has been on the uptick for me as well.
     
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  3. Oct 13, 2020 #28842
    JohnBoy

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    Coming from a different galaxy, I can honestly say that preplanning has got better. Don’t get me wrong, they’ve been telling us for the last 2 years they’re working on it. I’ve seen it get better exponentially since February when I got back from vacation. This past weekend when I got empty in Conley Ga at 5pm, my QC blew up and I’ve been preplanned from Friday through this coming Thursday. Granted my outbound load of coolers here in Richmond is still being loaded, but being preplanned for a whole week is not something we’re use too. It’s almost like these folks are taking a page out of FCC’s dispatch book.
     
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  4. Oct 13, 2020 #28843
    runningman0661

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    Glad to hear that the preplanning is getting better. It makes a world of difference, especially with e logs.
     
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  5. Oct 13, 2020 #28844
    jarhead0311

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    Preplanning sure hasn't gotten better on my end, still gotta always park and wait after empty. I asked why they couldn't stack two or three loads on me and was told loads get cancelled. My reset is up tonight here in Reno and still no load assignment yet for tomorrow. Im not a super picky driver either.
     
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  7. Oct 13, 2020 #28845
    Finfn1372

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    Yeah i'm not seeing it,but I think alot of it has to do with my dm.
     
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  8. Oct 13, 2020 #28846
    RebelChick

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    Whelp.....that trl did NOT get back to the yard to get inspected. And I’m sure that the rookie (as in been with Abilene for a week) who is taking it to Wytheville won’t see to it that it gets done either. So, if any of y’all pull 7637, make sure the inspection is good when you get it. I sat from 10:30 am to 5:00 pm at givens waiting to get loaded. Dropped the trl at the Loves on 460 with said rookie because I was out of hours. Oh, and Abilene sure didn’t seem too concerned about it either.
     
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  9. Oct 17, 2020 #28847
    JohnBoy

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    Headed to Seattle with 5 drops along the way. Starting in Council Bluffs on Monday.
     
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  10. Oct 17, 2020 #28848
    MACK E-6

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    No wonder the only freight we get anymore is piddly Home Depot type garbage. You guys are taking all the good stuff. :biggrin_25522:
     
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  11. Oct 17, 2020 #28849
    ExtremeUnction

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    My week so far since getting back in the truck on Monday:

    Hill-Phoenix from Richmond to Dunmore, PA
    Deadhead to Mountain Top, PA
    Gatorade from Mountain Top to Wytheville
    Gatorade from Wytheville to Indy
    Gatorade from Indy to Wytheville
    Gatorade from Wytheville to Bedford Heights, OH
    Vacuum cleaners from Solon, OH to Bentonville, AR, due anytime Monday

    Boring and uneventful. Lotta extra time on this vacuum cleaner load, so taking a leisurely weekend.
     
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  12. Oct 17, 2020 #28850
    ExtremeUnction

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    Forgot to mention, though: Every one of those loads after the first was a pre-load. I didn't get pre-loaded for the whole week like JohnBoy, but I did get my next load assignment at least an hour before I arrived at receiver for the previous load assignment. Have not had to wait on a load assignment at all this week.
     
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