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

the new coffee cups right after the new coffee signs
confuses me
sucks to get old

 

Spoke with Bill today. Let the show begin when we get back from Colton. Hehe

 

well i am on hometime.......yea!!! arrived Friday am didn't make my 6,000 quota for two weeks but happy with 5700...... I have now been here for a month now and liking it!!! I want to give a shout out to my highway hero( master) Johnboy.... WALK IT BACK!!!....and to his little chauffeur KEllen( tmc buddy) hope they get to Cali soon or there will be trouble ......had to make my first r oad repair to a headlight... a wire had broke on the connector to the headlight.... I thought it was the headlight and spent 19.00 on a bulb to find out it was the connector i was thinking of buying the brighter lights that look like leds....but they t..... the repair to the connector 2.90 i might not submit the receipt........ I did ask my FleetMGr to slingshot me to Florida for some change of pace and said he will work on it.......maybe I might get slingshot to the west coast again who knows right my highway hero????.....well i hope all are safe out there talk soon!!!!

 

Bman, I was thinking of getting those brighter lights too. Volvo headlights suck big time. I need all the help I can get with these old eyes!

 

Oh yea....is ANYONE having issues using a microwave in there truck??? I have a 2013 Freightliner Cascadia and for some reason I have tried two diferent microwaves and not working....meaning light comes one, turntable rotates, etc...but doesnt heat but when i take it home NO ISSUES......I have contacted Jon Ross at Abilene's 5 star resort Mech. shop,...and said that he will test the inverter to see if its really putting out 1200 watts ...Oh yea the microwave in question is only 750 watts and two other drivers I have spoken with have two different model trucks, microwaves (both 900watts) and are making a three course meals or Omelettes( right JB????).....well thats it....let me know looking for some info....

 

Game back from time off was dispatched🚛 on my next load departing from Richmond grabbed a load from our docks, first time in a 1.5yrs heading back out to the west coast. Have a 3 stopper Utah, Settle Washington, Vancouver BC. Hope all goes well. Anyone know will I need snow chains on board going thru Wyoming & Utah?

 

yes is the answer

basically west of I35 and north of I40
anywhere from 4-6 chains are required

 

Washington too. I believe it's 6

 

Got our drop off in Paris Tx last night as scheduled. Was done and out at 9pm. We got our reload late afternoon. Dead head 410 miles to Moscow Tn for a drop and hook going back to Richmond. Kellan got us to our delivery, I drove all night to our drop and hook, then drove to Dickson Tn where we switched. He took the truck over and we should be in the Richmond yard about 2am. We'll grab some sleep, get up and shower, then head out to parts unknown.

 

Leaving out on a 3 stopper for Tuesday. Bakersfield, Sylmar and Los Angeles, just as soon as we finish breakfast here at the Waffle House.