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

Thank you for the kind words Karen. I have the utmost confidence George will do just fine. If this industry could attract a few more people with the will to learn and the personality like George, it quite possibly could turn around over night. When he was under my guidance I kept telling him the 33 years of experience I have would not be taught over night, or in the 2 months on the truck with me, it would take a full 33 years, but, George had the willingness to learn, ask questions and observe. While on Craig's truck he grasped and was taught the valuable lessons one can only get from someone's experience in the northeast. I kept telling George while he was on my truck that even though I might be a little hard, or that I may sound a little jaded about the industry at times, the one most important issue I can teach him is safety, and that this isn't rocket science, on time safely was and still is my mantra, and I can honestly say, George's too. You will do just fine on Wednesday pal, remember what I always told you, if after you are done and you haven't hit anything, it was a good day!

 

I'm just waking up here in Murray Ky. I picked up my loaded trailer in Buford Ga yesterday at noon after making it up to Jackson Ga Sunday night. It seems like it never ends coming out of the house, driving the full length of the turnpike, then trying to get out of Florida on 75. I wasn't able to leave until 10am yesterday and had about 80 miles to go. I got to the shipper and my trailer was finished sitting at the dock. I was about an hour and a half early and rolling out of the gate with this heavy load of glass on about thirty different types of metal carrying crates. The load was nose heavy and rode like I was pulling two trailers. I stopped in Cartersville to scale, was grossing 79k, had to make a few adjustments then left. I stopped off in Chattanooga and met a friend of mine that worked for me when I had my used car lot. Where was he working? At a used car lot. I got parked, went and had lunch then drove straight to Murray.

All day I was wondering where my reload info was, I mean we only have about 35 empties here getting loaded, I figured I would be reloading here. I got here at 10 pm, live unloaded and was done at 11. I sent in a message asking about a reload and was sent one immediately. It was a load right here that drops in Pella Ia at 7 tonight. The load was finished loading during the night. I dropped my empty and went to bed. I'll be leaving out at 8:30. Time to get up and make some coffee.

 

I'm empty here in Pella Iowa at the Pella plant. I left Murray at 8:30 this morning, drove to the Loves on 24 for fuel and shower, then had an uneventful 535 ride up here. I'm now parked waiting on dispatch to respond to the two messages I've sent in wondering what's next. I know I'm not in the dispatch loop, but for Gods sake, how about a response? Piss on it, I'm going to bed.