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

Abilene gets their costs covered on a big portion of our outbound loads. I was told way back when that HP loads are covered to and from so a deadhead is a worst case scenario. A backhaul off a HP is icing on the cake for the company.
Mommy6 they try but as they say about the best laid plans of mice and men...
they will do their best, YardDart correct me if Im wrong but you got back to OK fairly quick to get set up right?
In the defense of abilene we are SLAMMED with freight with too many drivers out/home this weekend. My FM basically begged me to run out here to Michigan today and tried to get us to team to CA afterwards. Heck no to the team run!! So we are getting loaded for Dublin then next load MT Top. Steve in Wytheville rocks! Great about preplanning!

 

The reality is, Mommy6, given a 30 day month hubby will be gone at least 24 days, home six or parts there of. If he does regional, he may get some extra drive bys where he spends the night. After a year or so he may qualify for many local jobs which will put him home every night. Just gotta survive the first year and keep his record clean. There IS light at the end of the tunnel. Just pray it's not a freight train. Keep your chin up. If he does a good job, he will NEVER have to worry about unemployment. Chin up.

 

It was more what he was told by recruiting so far the miles are adding up but not the other part of what he ws told. Do they give you orientation pay. He picking a load up in Columbus going to Atlanta which is a two stop load so he should be able to do his first drop tonortow night and then monday morning his second drop then his last drop is I
Oldmar fla monday night or early tuesday morning.

 

On the bright side, mommy6, your husband is solo driving, so if his loads are in your region he could go home for his rest time. My husband, George, is 1 week away (hopefully) from going solo....thank God! It has been a long haul (pun intended ), but somehow I've managed. Hopefully your husband will make it home occasionally. As to orientation, if I recall correctly, it is unpaid time, while in class/on Abilene yard training. Once the drivers are in their trucks delivering loads, the pay begins. Hope he makes it home soon!

 

Doesnt look like he will.make.it home next weekend either. I dislike this bc now.he gets to sit for.the.wekend.

 

I've been here the 20th made one month and bg your right my second load took me by the house and I live in Oklahoma City, Ok. I haven't been home since MY CHOICE I plan on going home the 11 of April and every 3 weeks from then on. My first 30 days I ran the states of Va , Nj, Ct, Il, In and Oh. Not counting trip home to get the rest of my stuff. I'm currently heading to Fargo Nd. Will be there in the morning for a Monday morning del. Anyone know where do we usually go from Nd it also on the state line with Mn. Thanks and be safe every one. Oh as far as sitting. I yhink the longest I've waited on a load when I got empty might have been an hour once.

 

Do they like for the drivers to sit and down a reset if they till have hours left on there 70. Mine till.has hrs ledt but now he got to sit to monday morning. Trying to fig this all out. Be safe

 

My last backhaul from up there was out of Alexandria MN that went to a Costco near Monrovia MD. Soy milk non refridgerated. Its directly halfway between Fargo and Minneapolis. Although Im pretty positive it was a broker load. So there is hope!!

 

You're more than likely going to get a broker load out of there.