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

Total Miles: 3900LD/800MT
Weekly Average: 2,300

But been getting a few unofficial visits at home via drive by... So that's impacting total miles. Oh, and I was on the yard for a day too when they checked my truck for exhaust leaks. So that impacted it too. Of course next pay I will have yesterday and today that will shorten total miles too.

Not unhappy with it at all.
Reality of trucking at times.

And the importance of staying out with wheels rolling too. Makes a big difference.

 

Ya, I wonder who that could have been...

 

Trainer's Volvo had inverter issues he didn't bother trying to get it fixed. Pretty sure I have read elsewhere on this forum that the volvo installed inverters leave much to be desired and at least one has been blamed for torching a truck.

 

Funny... lol

 

Well, the four shocks turned into much more... Just checked and looking at another 2-3 hours... Hope it's fixed and fixed right so I need not return. But glad to get stuff done before it fails on the road.

 

Been a fun filled action packed day of nyc for me

9pm pickup in jarrett tha local brought at 0040. Roll north at 0050. Take 31 min break since the box in truck knows me better than me. 0700 gettin off njtp with tamraffic flowling speedlimit and faster. Across goethals and part way to verazanno beforw traffic slowed. 0800 crossing V. 0845 at bh brooklyn. Left at 1116 headed warehouse by jfk and here at 1252. Off to va in the morning

Spending a few more here as i officially am too tired to continue.

 

Odd shipper here on this broker load. Upon checkin they have u sign bills, then fight the box truxks for any door, then go on dock and give lift driver ur copy who loads and then u leave.

Todays backing choices were blindside with minimum room or 145ish degree sight side...sightside it was....enjoying the manuverability of this mack!

 

Welp, wondered over to the Richmond yard about 1:00 to check on my rescued truck. Shop says good to go. Took it over the body shop to document all the existing damage. Met and talked with Alan to discus future communication preferences ... and got a load for the morning to GA. I'll look at the details later today.

Loaded everything that was in my car in the truck. Parked the car in the OTR parking lot. Drove the truck back to the La Quinta here and I'm about to head out for a little test drive to see how she's feeling after the doctor visit. We'll see. Figure I'll spend my last HT night in a bed that doesn't move and roll out early in the AM.