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

Are those in regular use or just as loaners? Ive never seen any OTR trucks out and about that were older than 14.

 

Sounds like U enjoyed Ur time with the SOB other than "losing" him for an hour in NV...lol

 

I had a 13 not that long ago. You will see the 13s out and about. There are a few 2012 Freightliners around. I have a 14 now. Probably have it a year then get a 15.

 

Come on over buddy...

 

Too funny... Sound like you two had too much fun over the last weeks... not a bad thing.

 

U gotta drive the night shift? Isn't that what the rookies are for

 

The school I attended in Mobile required offset, parallel and serpentine backs before we could practice on the state approved backing, which was a straight back, offset back, and 90 degree alley back. I thoroughly loved the serpentine back. I even had time to figure 8 it. Then, I get out in the real world, and my backing sucks. It's just now starting to get better. In my test drive with Bill, I backed on the line at HP plant 1. But I did get the truck and trailer straight. I asked if I could do it again because I was straddling a line, but Bill said I did fine. I wish Abilene had a good backing test/class. I had a delivery in RI that took me over an hour to do, simply because I failed to properly position the trailer for the back. Shook my confidence to the core. But, it woke me up, and I have been paying closer attention to my backs. Slowly, they are getting better. Although my blind side backing is atrocious. I have yet to figure out why I'm having so much trouble with visability on the KW's. I didn't have this problem in the school trucks.

 

LOL .. good thing I held the wheel until Vail CO before giving it back to the pro. Don't think he's real happy about the night shift though. Won't talk to me. ... lol