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

H3LL it does not need to be three different ones... LOL ... You will still get three different answers...

As to the Load Acceptance Macro, I too noticed someone else here comment about it... Maybe it was RC... I had the same reaction... I don't think I have ever used it... And yet I still get paid... LOL

All the fun of being part of a big small company... Thinking I would still prefer it this way over a big big company structure. If that makes any sense whatsoever.

 

We always had to send that acceptance macro for two reasons. First (and most importantly) to stop the darn computer from sending "confirmation requests" every 5 minutes .... lol ... and it also "committed" ourselves to the load. We didn't have elogs so we were basically confirming we had the hours to make the run.

 

Brian told me about using the load acceptance. It's a good way of letting someone know that you have seen the load on the QC and the box you check saying if you can make on time delivery shows then you trip planned.

I have clicked no on that a few times. Didn't hear anything about it but I figure it covered my ### if someone came back to me about a late delivery.

 

Belated Birthday Wishes to Lesli, Johnboy! You two are looking terrific!! Best to Honey and Cocoa. You know I couldn't forget about the dogs!

 

I'm confused again. Why do we have dispatchers and planners if we are supposed to do everything ourselves? This makes no sense to me.

I just made a second attempt to deliver and was turned away again. This time. I don't have the appointment number. This, after I was told that I could drop the trailer this morning and deadhead out. Guard said that Abilene doesn't have drop privileges at BBDC.

So, am I supposed to call BB to work this out?

 

Sometimes drop and hooks are live load unload. Sometimes live load unload are drop and hook. If you need a appointment number I would call the broker.

 

Wow, sounds like this one really fell through the cracks. I remember you saying it wasn't a broker load. If so, there's only 2 places you can call to get it straightened out. The customer and Abilene. At this point I'd be speed dialing both until someone gave me an answer! Sorry to hear this happened to you man but it does from time to time in trucking. Hopefully, Abilene will compensate you for the lost time.

 

Does this happen often there?

 

I called the number that was given to me. Voicemail.

I am not used to this at all. I guess I was just a steering wheel jockey at my last gigs. I never had to worry about loads at all. Pre-planning was the norm. All details were handled by my dispatcher. I suppose this is where my rookieness kicks in. But, just how am I supposed to know what to do if I don't get the information needed to do my job? I failed in mind reading in kindergarten. Perhaps I need further training in the Abilene way.

 

Sometimes you don't get the information you need or you get the wrong information. It doesn't happen a lot but it does happen.