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

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  1. JohnBoy

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    Got home an hour ago. Was gone 4 weeks to the day. My doing. I have certain things I need to be home for now and my next hometime so timing played a big part these last 4 weeks. The one important thing is our daughter in law is scheduled to deliver grand baby number 3 on February 13th via C section. Why do I need to be there? It’s my birthday. It’s also my daughters 33rd birthday.

    My New Year’s resolution was to not write about operations ineptness. I’ll keep true to that. All I’ll say is this. There’s no hope. But, life is good. Another month closer to that magical day.
     
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  3. jarhead0311

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    I hate when BH ppl don’t show on time…..0430 appt and nobody around yet here in the Vegas place. Im blocking the whole parking lot too. They never answer the phone either.
     
  4. JohnBoy

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    That’s why I love seeing those backend messages saying they’ll take delivery early. Right. Instead of an 0400 delivery you’ll want it at 10pm? No thanks. I plan my trip according to delivery time on the load assignment. Getting there early only benefits the distributor, not me. If you want it earlier, state it on the load assignment. Making my night miserable to make yours better doesn’t even start to make sense in my world.
     
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  5. MidWest_MacDaddy

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    Three generations sharing the same birthday? That’s cool.
     
  6. jarhead0311

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    They finally showed 0600…..If they aren’t showing up til 0600 then they oughta tell the driver to show up at 0600 and not say 0430. Got sent to Colton to drop the reefer and grab an HP off the yard going Memphis. Just north of Kelbaker Rd in Ca saw a female western express driver try and drive over the uneven dirt median to do a Uturn and promply got herself stuck with her front out in the left lane of the south bound side of I15. Bet CHP has a field day with her.
     
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  7. JohnBoy

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    Yes it is. Of course mine doesn’t count anymore.
     
  8. Finfn1372

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    I remember doing that Vegas run,was told to deliver a day early,all I heard was they need the product bad,show up and nobody's there.

    Another driver came in behind me,and they told him the same thing lol
     
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  9. ExtremeUnction

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    On hometime for the weekend. Got set up with a load to Arizona, leaving Monday. Been a while since I've been out west, so I was looking forward to the miles.

    Then I lost a filling yesterday, leaving me with a huge hole in one tooth. So now instead of starting my trip to Arizona on Monday, I will be visiting the dentist for an emergency dentist appointment.

    I imagine there will not be another load out west come Tuesday.
     
  10. JohnBoy

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    In a nutshell, down 7% in the 4th quarter from the same time a year ago. Always wondered who in their right mind would invest in a trucking company stock offering. I bet the stuffed shirts at the Phoenix round table are pissed.

    Knight-Swift’s Q4 misses, 2023 outlook does not
     
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