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

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  1. DrummingTrucker

    DrummingTrucker Medium Load Member

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    Very true! Them things are nasty..not too mention not good for you. I'll just stick to my coffee.
     
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  3. chralb

    chralb Road Train Member

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    Me too. ;)
     
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  4. MidWest_MacDaddy

    MidWest_MacDaddy Road Train Member

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    Ugh... I know it will happen, and to a much lessor degree has, but I am not looking forward to the first illness in the road...

    Good Luck JB
     
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  5. JohnBoy

    JohnBoy Road Train Member

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    We just got rerouted to Colton. This load doesn't deliver in Ukiah until Wednesday, we'll be in Colton Monday afternoon.
     
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  6. MidWest_MacDaddy

    MidWest_MacDaddy Road Train Member

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    Well, I have 6 on my 70 with 3 coming round tonight then almost full clocks coming the next two nights.

    This load is heading to West Memphis and I am PrePlanned for an HP load going to Richmond for 7am Tuesday.

    So I guess I will park for 10 now and switch to nights for the next few days to make that second drop.

    I could run my six yet today but then that gives me only 3 for tomorrow... And I will still be on nights after my full day of recap comes around. So might as well switch now and have complete drivable days for a bit.

    Dinner time and then a few Benadryl to crash for the night... Variety is rather nice... :)
     
  7. chralb

    chralb Road Train Member

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    I just did the opposite. Took a 34 in OH and did a 5hr run this morning. I'll do a 10 now and be in Richmond by 7 tonight where I can hopefully drop this box (due in Prince George 8am Monday) and get something decent to run my fresh book with. Either way it gets me off this crazy sitting all day for midnight, deliver in the morning and then sit all day for midnight cycle I was stuck in.

    Be nice to see the sun with the truck actually moving again. :)
     
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  8. MACK E-6

    MACK E-6 Moderator Staff Member

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    I never could see the appeal of that song.

    Then again, I pretty much don't like ANY of the popular ones.
     
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  9. DrummingTrucker

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    Brings ya back to riding with J.B. huh lol sleep all day drive all night lol
     
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  10. chralb

    chralb Road Train Member

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    Sleep all day? Hardly. I never sleep more than 3 ... 4 hours tops. Another reason that craziness was really messing me up. :rolleyes:

    I prefer running at night "most" of the time (about 70%) but like to break it up and .... do so on my terms. ;)

    But mainly? I just can't handle all the sitting. I don't do sitting well. I've been tracking the metrics of this truck. Now, if I'm not in it, it's not running. The idle time has been between 40% and 60% for weeks. That's not helping the company and it sure as heck ain't helping me.
     
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  11. chralb

    chralb Road Train Member

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    I'm with ya there. The most commercial tunes of the most popular bands, are usually the worst.
     
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