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

Ive come to expect that of broker loads in the few I have done.

Kind of find it amusing that their entire business involves trucks moving freight yet they can't seem to get the most important aspect of that right.

 

Sitting at the pilot in Billings for a 34,rolling out Sunday morning towards NY.

@JohnBoy that's some good info on the trip sheet,never thought about marking my drops

@KD5AXG ,try not to get worked up about the small things,itll all come to you.Trust me I have things I gripe about,preplanning etc.,but ive found its not worth having a heart attack over.You know my last company held your hand,what I can appreciate about Abi
lene is,they treat me like a grownup,they leave me alone to do my job.DM called yesterday with this load,first time since last Wednesday,this is how it went

DM; have any pets?
me; no
DM;have 2 loadbars?
me;yes
DM,alright sending your load,end of convo.You wont find that at two many places.

 

Oh wow, are you a CPA? I was a lowly staff accountant and had the intention of tackling it, but decided sitting at a desk behind a computer all day was soul crushing

 

Oh no I'm sorry, that was a typo. Should have been GPA. No my previous occupation was quite uplifting for the soul. But trucking is cool too.

 

Done many a 34 there. That's one of things I loved about WS. Unless I called them I almost never heard from anyone. Pretty much just QC beeps. Although I did get a call from one of the top managers once.

Him: Hey Chris, how long you been out there this time?
Me: Roughly 3 months give or take.
Him: Think you'd like to take a little home time anytime soon?
Me: Do I have to?
Him: Have to? No, but you probably should. I see you're in SFS, how about a run to Sayreville to stretch your legs a bit?
Me: Ok, sounds good. Thanks

As I wrote in my thread a few times. That job was the closest thing to being self employed you could get as an employee.

 

Cool! I agree with John, you've earned it.

 

Ebbs n Flows... Good description

 

I heard an Abilene driver won the Mega-Millions and bought the ticket at a truckstop in Indiana.

 

I thought so, too. But the conformation email was a relief.

 

That means there'll be a job available when I apply!