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

Hotfoot here, I Have been talking with Melton but Chinatown said for me to check out Abilene,give some information please, the main thing is insurance cost per week,i am thinking of making the trip from FL to Richmond in the next few weeks to check thing out. Thanks

 

There are 3 different medical plans. We get paid every 2 weeks here. $135/pay period. This one is a more traditional one with just a co-pay and (I think) 70%/30%. $67/pay period. This is the one I’m on. $3K deductible before it pays anything, $4K max/year. $0/pay period. $5K deductible.
Dental (Delta) and vision (VSP) pretty much standard cost.
Also have AFLAC, STD, LTD & life insurances.

 

Thanks Rebelchick , I work in a shop for a concrete company the last couple years and I AM ready to go back OTR and maybe move to another part of the country. by the way my insurance is going to cost me a shade over 300 a week that's why I was asking, Thanks

 

Stopped at a WalMart to refill my prescriptions. Came back out, truck won't start. And this is a "No truck or trailer parking allowed" WalMart. And my load will definitely be late for the 4:30am delivery appointment.

So I'm feeling pretty good about life right now.

 

Thanks, Im already running those areas everyday. I basically live on I95 between Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties.

I applied for every LTL job advertised, but didn't get anywhere. Estes and XPO flat out told me they don't hire OTR guys because they find the job too hard and quit soon after.

 

One of biggest benefits of OTR is that you "live" 5ft away from where you work. Shipper or receiver taking ages?. Hop in the bunk and snooze or watch Youtube. That ain't happening in a daycab. Ive seen drivers carry a board and lay it between the seat to nap, but that looks more uncomfortable than sitting up with the window as a pillow.

And then there's fuel costs...

Yeah, local sucks.

 

Well, that explains why Macdaddy is coming back. Florida isn't big enough for the both of you.