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

MidWest_MacDaddy · Sep 21, 2016

RebelChick said: ↑

That doesn't work on every truck. My old truck wouldn't idle, even at -10 degrees because it always thought it was around 40 degrees because of the engine heat. And KD is right, those parameters for idling suck. @KD5AXG ill pm you.
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Ok, learn something new every day.
Worked on my truck but true, every truck has its own personality and quirks for sure.

MidWest_MacDaddy · Sep 21, 2016

chralb said: ↑

Dude, you should work in the office not in a truck. You got the talking points down pat.
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No talking points... Encouraging him to professionally take the next step. Nothing will happen without action on his part.

PS so done with back office stuff... whew!!!

MidWest_MacDaddy · Sep 21, 2016

RebelChick said: ↑

Ok, so everyone's been posting their happenings from the past few days. Here's mine. Had hubby riding and was in Richmond waayyy too much in the past couple weeks. Got a delivery of flooring to Macon GA. On the way down, got reload info to pick up at the same facility and drop in Sandston VA. Ok. Over gross by 1400 pounds. Back to shipper, who tries to tell me all I need to do is slide my tandems and it'll be good. And wanted to argue said logic. (I was waiting to slide my tandems until I knew where to put them since it was like 10000 degrees out.) 12160, 31540, 37680. All he looked at was the 37680. Once I saw he wasn't getting it, I politely asked him if he was going to pay all my overweight tickets and also how long he had been driving a truck. Of course his response was no and I don't. Well, there ya go! So took a pallet off and then we were out of there.

Called my fm and got the ball rolling on a reload or trip down to the yard from sandston. Surprise! Got sent to cost plus in Windsor for a next day pick up. Got home with 1 hour to drive. Alrighty! Dropped trl at cp and went home for the night. Got a lovely letter from DMV stating I needed to come in and get a new license since I let my hazmat expire or it would be cxld on the 23rd. Oh boy. So picked up at cp, took to Richmond as per plan and wrote up the trl to be fixed. (And they fixed it pretty quickly too since it was loaded.) Ran around local Friday since home time was for Sunday and Monday. Imagine that, being in town early for home time and them trying to figure out what to do with me! That's getting old actually. Got home Saturday just in time to hit the DMV and get license taken care of. AND I even had a load to pick up from cp coming off home time. In 3 1/2 years I don't remember that EVER happening!

Now, trl I picked up from cp on Friday had a flat tire and was missing the button you push to slide the tandems. And the trl I picked up from there Tuesday was missing the license plate! Really????? Geez. So, instead of telling me to just go to the nearest truck stop and they'd fax it to me, safety told me to come to the yard. Mind you, load was headed to Jacksonville FL so kind of out of the way. But, 681 miles and 10.51 hours later, I was sitting at receiver for a 6 am this morning appt. Walked around the shopping center, hit up WalMart, watched some tv and made some dinner. Still waiting on reload 2.5 hours after sending in my mty call. Had to move though, because that place was getting to be a bit of a cluster and I didn't want to get stuck behind there. So, I'm like @chralb. Let's see how long it'll be.

Whew!
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Well that's more than you have posted in the last year... LOL ...

MidWest_MacDaddy · Sep 21, 2016

DrummingTrucker said: ↑

Idle anyway..I had an employer tell me one time couldn't idle between certain temps..I said ok..if I can't idle then you turn off the a.c. and heat in your office and see how that works for ya. After that convo I idled all I want. If I'm uncomfortable Im gonna get comfortable..they have the luxuries in that office..why can't I have the same in mine???
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Amen Brother!!!

MidWest_MacDaddy · Sep 21, 2016

MACK E-6 said: ↑

Go to bed.
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I did as I was told but didn't get enough sleep prior to rolling out at 1am... May I go take a nap?

RebelChick · Sep 21, 2016

MidWest_MacDaddy said: ↑

Well that's more than you have posted in the last year... LOL ...
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Rocknroller4 · Sep 21, 2016

chralb said: ↑

Nope
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Should be mandatory. Being slightly asthmatic. I'd need an APU for those humid nights.

Evomalo · Sep 21, 2016

A fan makes a lot of difference when it's not hot enough to idle.

DrummingTrucker · Sep 21, 2016

A.c. feels alot better

Evomalo · Sep 21, 2016

DrummingTrucker said: ↑

A.c. feels alot better
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Yes but you can't have that all the time.

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