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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. Aug 22, 2014 #2641
    JohnBoy

    JohnBoy Road Train Member

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    You sure will. My trainee Brandon is 6'7" and 325lbs. He's sleeping quite nicely in the upper bunk
     
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  3. Aug 22, 2014 #2642
    Cranky Yankee

    Cranky Yankee Cranky old ######

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    almost every truck has a college twin 38-42" wide
    85" long
    guys much bigger then you drive every day
    it isnt your calf king at the house but you can get comfortable
    I am 6' 5" used to be 360 now 260 and I find it roomy

    Of course most of my life was spent out to sea where the berths were considerably smaller
     
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  4. Aug 22, 2014 #2643
    DevilDog79

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    thanks guys I remember how well I slept when I was training at CR years ago especially since the trainer and I ran like a team. I just wanted to make sure they didn't shorten the bunk
     
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  5. Aug 22, 2014 #2644
    sazook

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    It should be 80" long. Standard twin is 75".

    Essentially, the truck mattresses are twin width and queen length, with the top bunk being a little narrower than the bottom.
     
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  7. Aug 22, 2014 #2645
    Cranky Yankee

    Cranky Yankee Cranky old ######

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    correct my bad
    I am a wealth of useless information :biggrin_2557:
     
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  8. Aug 23, 2014 #2646
    RookieJ1987

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    I Live in NE S.Carolina. About 3-4 Miles Off of I-95. Whats their home time policy? Thx!!
     
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  9. Aug 23, 2014 #2647
    gntorres61

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    Living that close to I 95 you won't have a problem.
     
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  10. Aug 23, 2014 #2648
    JohnBoy

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    Ditto what George said. You will have quality home time. You might be under a load at times, but the home time is there. If you are flexible and don't have to be home for a specific date or time, then it really works out. In the 18 months I'm here, I've had to be home twice for specific appointments, and they made sure I was there. A few times, I've been dispatched with a long load and was told they would repower the load to get me home, I told my DM that I'll run it and just change my home time for a few days later.

    My 2 biggest concerns when I decided to come over here was home time and being productive when I come out of the house, 18 months later and they haven't been an issue. The issue that I have is they will run you, but that's the name of the game, right?
     
    JohnBoy, Aug 23, 2014
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  11. Aug 23, 2014 #2649
    JohnBoy

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    George, I see you lurking, you get home ok?
     
    JohnBoy, Aug 23, 2014
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  12. Aug 23, 2014 #2650
    1catfish

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    6'7'' 325.....you have your own personal bodyguard, or football team. lol
     
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