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

Sally in recruiting said you choose your truck based on availability? I should be starting next week.

 

If anyone has to goto lumber liquadators in Sandston.be prepared to SIT... omg they are so unorganized its not funny..I was switched to this load after a previous fell threw and it was a HPL ready at 09:00 am....nope wasn't even pulled or stage.... we don't gave empties here to load....its now a 3-5 hours live load and cutting into my Hometime!!!!...

 

Mike,
As someone with a lifetime of trucking industry experience please take this advice with you no matter where you work. You and the truck are tools the company uses to make money. All the truck stop chatter about "my truck has this, I'd never drive a pos like that, etc. isn't worth the time it takes to listen to it. Establish yourself with the company as someone who gets the job done, once you have done that, you will be in a position to ask for the truck you want, the type freight, the routes, etc. be demanding early and your employer will judge everything you do with that in the back of their minds. I've hired and fired so many drivers for a lot of reasons, but the most common is they made themselves not worth the trouble of dealing with for the performance!
When I started I felt it was a good run if the rain didn't run in the rust hole in the roof too bad and if the air powered windshield wipers actually worked! So good luck and safe travels my friend!

 

Oh I was just curious as to the truthfulness of the statement. And what amenities were offered in each truck as in inverters and such. I'll take what's available as I have at any company, just curiosity of such comment and the trucks storage and amenities differences.

 

I apologize if I was a little preachy there, been dealing with a lot of drivers who seem to think the truck makes them, not the other way around and they act like if something isn't perfect they don't have to work, yet they always want more money.

 

Lol no worries. I'm just curious about the trucks and truth in the statement is all. I'll get by with any truck, just nice having a heads up if you can have one is all.

 

Hey Mike, welcome to Abilene. I wouldn't really count on being able to choose your truck. It's usually based on what Bill has available. I don't think you will be disappointed. The trucks are almost all 2013 or newer and well maintained.

 

Volvo KW and Freightliner. All have inverters, leather, Blutooth, and are Double bunk Condos. We have some Macks.

 

Oh, and Abilene supplies the fridges.

 

Sounds like when i growing up and old timers use to tell me how they would walk 2 miles to school in 2 feet of snow.