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

Make sure it’s in neutral, put the cruise control on, set it up to 700 rpms with the toggle switch.

 

Any driver nearing or expecting their longevity raise as per Kimberley......

Me........
Good morning. Can you tell me when my longevity raise goes into effect? Thanks.
FIOJ

Her.........
All raises have been placed on a temporary hold until we are out of the current situation created by COVID-19. Once we have cleared this hurtle we will go back and implement the anniversary raises.

Me........
Great.

I’m pissed. My longevity raise was earned from last April 13th to this April 13th. I’ve already earned it. So, just to ruffle feathers back in Richmond, I put in for my hometime at the house beginning next Thursday, coming out the following Wednesday. It’s been approved, then this came to light, so what did I do? Sent in another hometime request showing Richmond being where the truck will be parked, and the return date open. 5 minutes later the phone rings. It’s my DM asking me what this all about. I told him what happened, and that if minimally I can’t get an earned raise of .01, let alone some kind of bonus pay for being out here, I’ll be cleaning my truck out when I get back to Richmond and will come back when this pandemic passes. He’s at a loss for words, tries to reason with me, I’m beyond pissed and hang up on him. I’m just waiting for someone else higher up the ladder to call. I might answer or might just deal with it Monday face to face after I get back from Baltimore. Right now I’m not in a talkative mood.

 

That’s good for the masses, fortunately for me, if I go home without the truck, I have no problem staying home until the holidays, and then decide if I’ll retire or not.

 

After year 2 you get a penny every year on your hire date. We have a penny bonus paid for all miles run for the year paid on the check before Christmas. You get a 2 cent bonus every month for miles run and safety. Must run over 10,000 miles a month and not hit anything.