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

@5speed

Here's another case to support your idea of quick review bay... I have some weird tread wear on the inside of both sets of rear tantems.

If someone could just take a quick look and say "yep" you need them replaced and work done on your axles too or you can run a bit longer and then we will replace them. Then I could leave and schedule the work the next time I hit the yard.

I just know every time I touch this yard it's gonna burn at least a day... Or more.

 

Exactly, MD. Trying to get anything repaired is a PITA. Right now I've got fuel filter issues, again. And my inverter quit working. TA/Petro can't work on the inverter, so either I go to 2 different places and lose time or just come to the shop and lose time. Probably a fuse issue with the inverter since it is on and the light shows working, but none of my plugs work. But, I don't have the patience to try and see what the issue is. I am just happy that the fridge doesn't run off the inverter or else it would be a different story. I don't eat in the ts anymore. Cook just about everything on the truck. Luckily, I brought some chicken already cooked and have salad fixins. Heading back to Richmond-if these dang people ever get their crap on my trl. Been here for 2.5 hours. Shutz Container in Perrysburg OH sure doesn't get in any hurry to do anything. Just checking in took me 20 minutes with no one ahead of me.

 

That's never a good sign.

 

Pu say BH in Petersburg,heading to groveport

 

They're just fancy'ed up frieght shakers. They only added that one window to comply with the emergency exit rules. Gotta have one back there now. Great! So long as its not laying on that side.

 

You know, sitting on the patio and drivers lounge waiting on the Shop gives me the opportunity to be reminded just how diverse us drivers here at Abilene are... From young to old, male and female, black, white, Asian... From very intelligent to well, not so sharp...

It's quite the mix of folks... LOL

Can get into some interesting conversations too.

Oh, and met one of our newest dispatchers too... Tracy is in training and will eventually be working weekends... Very nice lady so don't be making her cry when you call in on the weekends, ok???

 

They are Trucklite LED headlights, same as a lot of the Cascadias have now (those pure white bright as mofo lights at night). Having drove a Cascadia with them they are awesome, but a lot of companies won't buy them because theres no replacing a bulb if one goes out, and they're about $800 a piece...

 

Ya, and looks out of balance too...
Put one on both sides of the truck.