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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. Nov 28, 2013 #851
    Voyager1968

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    Same to you and yours, John. I hope you have a wonderful Thanksgiving!!!
     
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  3. Nov 28, 2013 #852
    Larryparker

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    JB,
    Have a great Holiday, see you out here soon.
     
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  4. Nov 28, 2013 #853
    YardDart

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    Happy Thanksgiving to all you out there. Thanks for you help in keeping North America moving. May God bless you and your families and keep you safe thought you travels.
     
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    mile marker

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    Happy Thanksgiving Johnboy!!!!
     
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  7. Nov 28, 2013 #855
    popcorn169

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    Johnboy I am not an Abilene driver as I have stated before but I stumbled across this thread and another thread about Abilene after I talked to one of the bosses about driving for them. But I just wanted you and everyone on here that I think this is a very informative thread and it is helping a lot of people on their career decisions and everyone on here helps out when someone has an issue. Just wanted to say enjoy reading and I have had this thread help me out also.

    Everyone have a Happy Thanksgiving.
     
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  8. Nov 28, 2013 #856
    gntorres61

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    Popcorn, come join us. Happy Thanksgiving. Look forward to seeing you come on board.

    George
     
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  9. Nov 28, 2013 #857
    Jrdude5

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    Happy Thanksgiving JohnBoy I have been following you since Calex I am one of the many who come to you questions and always get a response I am not on the road yet but feel like I have for the last 3 years I been following your writing it also helped me to take my leap forward, and just like how you been a stand up guy for years you showed me again with the way you handled this for lack of words ediot thank you JB as long as your writing I will be reading. Enjoy your holiday and thank you. Happy Thanksgiving to all fellow readers on here.
     
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  10. Nov 28, 2013 #858
    popcorn169

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    I talked to one of the bosses who later found out he must have been one of the owners and we had a great conversation and he said that he did not think that Abilene would not be the best for me because I had only been driving for a company where I was home everyday. He did say that he would hire me if I decided to go OTR. He also stated that with 2 little kids at home it would be hard at first.

    Now that being said I did take a job around my part of the world where I deliver windows and I am out for a couple days at a time up to a week at a time. If this ever ends for whatever reason you never know I might be coming over. We just have to wait and see. As of now the family is getting used to me being gone so that helps. Thanks for the invite though sounds like a great bunch of people.

    Terry
     
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  11. Dec 1, 2013 #859
    JohnBoy

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    Well, I'm officially old. I finally gave in and hired some college kids in my neighborhood to decorate the outside of our home with Christmas lights. Much better on my health. The wife was directing the decorating, I was out riding my bike. I just can't stomach climbing this ladder in my garage anymore, the one that I call my 24,000 dollar ladder. 7 years ago, 19,000 dollar knee surgery after falling off the top of it, 5 years ago 5,000 dollar ankle repair for missing the last step on my way down and giving myself a hairline fracture. The $175 to put my lights up was well worth it.

    It's amazing the things that needed to be done around the house after being gone a month. Today is my getting ready to leave day. My wife got all my food prepared, all my groceries and other things I need, and I had to dig out my winter clothes. Call me spoiled, but after being in this Cascadia the last month I can honestly say it is hardly comfortable for one person, let alone two. First off, the fridge is about half the size then the Volvo, which made me go out and buy smaller tupperware in order to fit all my dinners in it. The storage closets are smaller. The wardrobe closet has no bar across it to hang clothes so I had to go buy one. Then I had to remove the bottom of the wardrobe closet so my clothes could hang down without wrinkling. It's a comfortable ride, but for two grown men it's a little cramped. The saving grace for me is it's brand new, no smokers, no other drivers leftovers and just a nice ride overall.

    When I get back to Richmond on Tuesday I'll be switching into yet another new truck, this one with 38 miles on the clock. The difference between the new one and the one I have now? The one I have now doesn't have "Team Operation, Check Sleeper in Case of an Emergency" decaled on the door, that's it, and for that I need to move yet again.

    I'll be leaving the house at 7am to drive up to Orlando for a 10:30 appt.
     
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  12. Dec 1, 2013 #860
    FLATBED

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    Yes they need to adjust the interior design / layout to suit the real needs of the people driving them .
     
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