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

Finfn,

My thoughts and prayers for your Mom and you. I hope she gets better real soon. You stay strong for her too.

 

Darn plastic trucks....noticed bolt broken on left corner piece of my bumper so I put a bungee on it to keep it in place but piece came going down the road....new volvo and Im the second driver in it. Next load headed towards RVA anyway so will see body shop Monday.

 

I also got a load to Groveport. Picking up in Jarratt in the morning. Hopefully the roads will have thawed a bit by the time I blow through.

Technically not due until 8:00pm Sunday night, but I'll have it there early. Might have it there tomorrow afternoon if the roads allow.

 

When the weather gets bad in WM area Nan usually has everyone work from home on their laptops. Nan is the terminal manager their now and Richmond has been doing most of the planning for there. Nan only does special request stuff as far as planning goes. Not sure if they are hiring another planner there or not since they moved Nan to the terminal manager position.

 

Finally got the BH unloaded in Knoxville last night. Have me dropping this reefer in the Atlanta drop lot place and picking up a load out of there going to Sutherland Walmart to drop. Then gotta hang around HQ til body shop opens Monday to see about replacing the corner piece of my bumper that fell off due to that darn bolt coming apart....

 

This "old man" needs some guidance. I really did not know where to put this but since I usually look at this forum daily, thought this would be a good place to ask this question. I never drove a truck that had to add DEF to. The other day in Knoxille at the Pilot, I tried to purchase some DEF for this Freightliner. Stuck the company fuel card in just like buying fuel. I did not need fuel, only wanted DEF. I followed every step on the message board at the pump, then after pulling the DEF hose out, a message comes up, "unathorized hose, try another hose". So, I move over to another pump, same situation there. Stopped in Wytheville, Va and tried it again, again the same story.

Now, I would certainly appreciate it, if someone here would "walk me through the steps"., from pulling up to the pumps and completing the transaction . I am never too old to learn. Just like the female driver the other day down in Knoxville, she did not know where the DEF tank was at. I have been at this #hit for 59 years, but I am still learning. some one care to teach me???

 

If you want DEF only when the options show for truck, reefer and both on the right side of the screen look to the left of the screen and you should see skip option, press that and it should go to the def option. Select that and it should work.

 

But after you select DEF, you then have to push the square DEF button. That's what the hose authorization message was about. He didn't push the square DEF button which authorizes the DEF hose.