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

The one I just got sent is a doozy: Denver to New Castle. Honestly on a weekend I expected this, I just thought I'd be headed the opposite direction because of the swingdoor reefer I'm pulling.

Oh yeah, you aren't the only one, brother.

 

Update: The dude was unable to fix my truck, and has passed me off to another service company.

 

900 is my record. Dispatched bobtail from the Richmond yard to pick up a new trailer from Great Dane in AR then drop it at Volvo in Byhalia. Previous best was Ft Lauderdale to BH in Forrest City AR.


Money doesn't get any easier to make.

 

Don't remember what my deadhead record is. Probably Indy to Wythville, which I have done a few times.

My bobtail record is Chicago to Indy, and that is a trip I will never forget. As bad as Indiana highways are when you're pulling a trailer, they're 10x worse bobtail.

 

I bobtailed home from Joliet, IL. 320ish miles.
My longest deadhead was Carlisle, PA to Dwight, IL.

 

Bobtailed from Colton, CA to Oklahoma City. About 1300mi. Sucked. They had a truck break down there, we re-powered the load it was carrying and delivered it late in Reno.

 

Update: Been sitting here for over six hours now. Found out that the first guy called Breakdown and quoted them a $1500 repair bill for replacing the starter. Breakdown got the approval and called him back, and he said he wasn't going back out tonight. So Breakdown called another service company.

Other service company came out prepared to replace the starter based on the recommendation of the first guy. He asked me a few questions, then reached up to the ignition and turned the key.

Truck started right up.

 

I bobtailed from Richmond to Lafayette IN one time to pickup a new trailer, and I also went empty from somewhere in Oregon to Colton CA. It was like 1000 miles.