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

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  1. MidWest_MacDaddy

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    During my Training here at AMX, I missed a turn and ended up going through ATL on some VERY tight streets... trainer didn’t say anything, just let me drive it... once back on the correct road he said “you just qualified for NYC Driving”.... lol

    Made me feel good... bad that I missed a turn, but glad he let me fix it and that I actually got out without driving overtop a parked car... lol

    Good Luck in ATL!!!
     
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    I threw caution wholly to the winds and did not bother watching the video, proceeding under the assumption that whatever the Qualcomm unit would do when approaching a weigh station would be self-explanatory.

    So far, that assumption appears to be correct. The big, green "BYPASS" graphic I received when approaching a closed weigh station earlier seemed fairly unambiguous.

    Further updates will be provided as events warrant.
     
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    I’m either drawing a blank or just never knew... but... what is the IVG?
     
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    Yes, it is rather straightforward but I do applaud Abilene for putting out information about the transition prior to the rollout or letting the Driver to Driver Network handle it... ;-)
     
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    Would you care to enlighten me about this changeover. Like what are we suppose to do with the old transponder, is the new system automatically going to work and is there any material handed out to get the driver up to speed?ill he back to work next week so I don’t what any surprises. Thanks!
     
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    Congratulations!
    Your in good hands! (I sound like the all state insurance commercial).:D
     
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    Was that Frank Octane with you?
     
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    No clue about the old system... but the new PrePass works the same as the old one, just on the QC screen... and my QC started telling me about the weigh stations and was in sync with the BestPass unit... so it seems to “just work”
     
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    Hey J.B.
    Did you get to drive the Ferrari car? Share some details! Did you go on violation for driving to fast!? LOL! Pictures!
     
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    Per my former DM... as to the old unit.

    “Leave it till told otherwise, ignore it and follow the one on the Qualcomm”