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

How about that "On guard" brake system? (I hope it's the right name) .

 

I don't know about that. My 17xx KW has the IVG.

 

That's the one by the RR overpass? Yes.

 

Yeah thats it,not so bad you say.

 

No. Just go past it (the distributor will be on RHS), go under the RR and spin around where there are 2 roads. Careful there, it can be tight if you don't do it just right. Then when you come back, pull up like you're going to back in off the street. There is a spot in the trees where you can kind of back into to get off the road. You'll be blocking the gate somewhat, but they'll get you up and help you get backed in for delivery in the am. Nice folks there.

 

I must have been to the other one as there you pull into the yard forward then back into the dock. Not too bad getting if you use ALL the sidewalk to make the turn wide enough. Its also tricky leaving as you have to dodge a deep drainage ditch as you uturn out of there.

The usual pickle guy was there when I went (he is there so often he has his own keys to the place) and he said an Abilene driver dropped his tractor in that ditch and had to be towed out. That must have been a sight to see as there wouldn't have been much room for a tow truck and a beached semi.

 

I've never been impressed with the Volvo engine brake, no comparison at all to the Freightliner. That sucker will you whiplash if you mistakenly use level 3 when empty.

 

Beached Semi... LOL
That would SO suck!!!

 

Yeah they had that ditch flagged off when I went there,thats about as bad as the abilene driver that destroyed the weightbox at the scale,at the lumber liquidators in Sandston.

 

To bad we can't roll around offduty,deliver this in the morning,next pu is in Atlanta Monday morning will only have 3hrs for tomorrow oh well.