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

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  1. Redtwin

    Redtwin Road Train Member

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    Oh BTW, according to the lady I spoke to in payroll, we can opt out of the company per diem plan. I was told during orientation in 2016 that we couldn't. Has the policy changed or is she mistaken?.

    She did say that the change in tax laws would make the company per diem plan more beneficial than before. Who knows, I sure as hell don't.
     
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  3. gntorres61

    gntorres61 Road Train Member

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    Not other than what I see on their ads. I see they haul a lot of water and Proctor and Gamble.
     
  4. ExtremeUnction

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    Asked the guy here at this Lumber Liquidators what the best way was to exit his tiny, cramped, truck-hostile lot. He said to just drive straight through, i.e. over the median between the two lots and through these trees.

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    Yeah no.
     
  5. Redtwin

    Redtwin Road Train Member

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    Oh come on, we do way more off roading at 50% of the new build stores we deliver coolers to.:D

    If you've ever picked up hay in UT, that parking lot is nothing.
     
  6. ExtremeUnction

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    I have indeed picked up hay in Utah, and that was an experience.

    No, the problem here was not the off-roading. The problem here was the big-### tree limb hanging right about windshield level that, I'm sure, woulda left nice scratches all along the aerodynamic doodad on top of the cab.

    I did take his suggestion, just a bit further down the way where there were no trees.
     
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  7. Redtwin

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    My next paycheck is gonna be HEEEUGE, and not because of the pay raise.

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  8. MACK E-6

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    How did you get in there?
     
  9. Barn Door Bill

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    Are you teaming? For some reason my brain is failing to ken how a solo does 1400 miles in a day. Of course my default assumption that you're solo could be way off. Derrrrp.
     
  10. ExtremeUnction

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    So apparently you averaged 134mph on 2/15 and 127mph on 2/14.

    As your attorney, I would recommend against bringing this to the attention of Kimberly and the Safety Department.

    On the other hand, I personally am very interested in paying a visit to your mechanic.
     
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  11. ExtremeUnction

    ExtremeUnction Road Train Member

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    Drove over curbs and median dividers, barely clearing a fire hydrant with my tandems.

    I got there, surveyed the lot, and realized there was literally no way to get my truck in the lot without going off-road in some capacity. I asked the guy who was doing the unloading how to get in. He said "Just drive over this stuff. That's what everybody else does. We don't mind."

    I replied "It ain't you I'm worried about."
     
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