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

Fun with clogged fuel filters this morning.....should be changed every 12-15,000 miles.....but what do I know, Im just a driver with almost 16 years experience between local and otr......

 

Do we still have 'em after the tornado that ripped through Jonesboro last week? Been wondering about that ever since I saw the videos of Jonesboro being chewed up and spit out by that tornado.

 

Babysitter trainers to make babysat drivers for all these new babysitter trucks. But hey, that's why they pay you Da Big Bux.

 

Why do you feel that helping to teach a new driver needed skills, beyond just driving the TT are babysitter trainers? There is more to being a driver than just being a steering wheel holder. This is a lifestyle many new drivers will not have the full understanding of what they will need to live on the road. So helping to educate them with this information is a good thing. Remember something. If you are not learning something new, then you are pretty much falling behind. One should always strive to better themselves with knowledge. And if they have knowledge, share it with those who are wanting to learn it. Teaching a new driver the above things isn't babysitting. It is equipping them with knowledge that will help them succeed in their journey.

 

Indeed. That said, however, the trucks that Abilene specifically has been purchasing are equipped with "safety features" that seem designed to actively discourage much of what makes a driver a driver and encourage the seat filler to sit back and, well, hold the steering wheel. I can't imagine our parent entity isn't buying the same.

I could probably have articulated that better buuuut I went with the alliterative repetition instead.

 

Well, show up15 min early for 1430 appt thinking Ill get a dock door. Nope, park on the dirt road and wait for a text message....I know this is a grocery warehouse but they need to be more efficient than this. Two pallets with 130 cans of enchilada sauce is all I have.....shoulda been in and out so I could go on my home time.

 

Yeah safety gear is good, but nanny gear sucks arse. I for sure want a trainer that gives me as much information as possible about the life I'll be dealing with on the road. I've been getting a pretty good picture of that, and lately have been "nomading" at home anyways in my SUV. As well as all the great info from the regulars on here. But I want that trainer to be real and also push me hard to make sure I know what the heck I am doing before I go solo on my own. I know the driving, for the most part is gonna be more common sense and remembering that I have a tank that will roll over things. It is gonna be the backing and such that is gonna take me the most time to master. Patience and dedication is what I have and will use to make it a success.