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

288 north.

 

Went to ABF and had an interview. Went well, but the only thing they could offer me is part time (casual) work on the dock. I don't have 1 year exp so I couldn't go into a drivers position, and the terminal manager said that without that year I wouldn't be able to advance into the drivers seat.

But about a year and a half ago, when I got my cdl, I filled out an application for an apprentice program with the International Union of Operating Engineers. Out of the blue they called me and said that a guy who was in the program had to be let go because of poor attendance so if I wanted his spot I was next on the list. So I said yes, and start at 0700 Monday morning!

 

Go for it better than beating your brains out on the highway

 

Sitting here at Cubby's fuel stop in Gothenburg Nebraska waiting to get these 2 coolers off. Of course it's a total surprise that I showed up Sunday night to deliver them, it was also a surprise this morning when I went inside to check in with some type of decision maker. He was just as clueless as the folks from last night. We are working on it though, I'm sure you all know how I roll, I did my job, now I got everyone else involved, including the non English speaking janitor.

Update::::janitor just informed me in his best English the forklift will be here in 15 minutes.

 

Let me throw out an update on my trainee Brandon. He's doing fine, slowly but fine, and that's by my design. I refuse to have him, with nothing more then CDL school under his belt pick up any bad habits. This is a work in progress, I've found that if he keeps it under 65 his perception is much better, his reaction times are much better. He's 25, young and listens, he has stamina, too much at times. I've had to tell him after driving 450 miles straight to stop the truck so I can go potty. Right now with our schedule and where we need to be in the morning I will be able to reset as we continue on. He will be able to get one starting tonight when we get to SLC. So far so good. I want to see the kid succeed, and when he does it'll be because of his attitude.

 

dang nab it just left north Platte at 5 had breakfast at Odessa with my buddy KAK the pig hauler

 

Pete, if you stopped by I would have bought breakfast.

 

Got our coolers off in the middle of the parking lot. The hardest worker there this morning was Jose, the janitor. Today is my being chauffeured around day. 675 miles to SLC. Let's see what the kid has.

 

well next time we will have to know before i am heading east past you
I am always on 80 and 15
just not sure if i am coming or going

 

Good to hear that Brandon is working out.

Must be the superior training that he's receiving!