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

Got to Manassas Wed night and they said they had no available docks and had to park on the side of the road, hate that. They really need to be more efficient at scheduling and unloading. Didn’t get a call till 0330 Thurs. morning for a dock and out the gate at 0500. Watched a green Werner driver destroy a part of the fence at the gate with his trailer and bend the rim on the front outside wheel. Of course they gave him the dock next to me….I stopped him from trying to back in and moved out to make it easier on him. He got released on his own too soon. Got to the yard and dropped my empty and went to move back into my truck and discovered they didn’t fix my seat but fortunately they pulled it in when I talked to them and fixed it though they were short handed due to techs calling off. All they had was a Pa load to Lowes near Scranton, took it to get moving for live unload Friday at 11. Had been up for over 24 hrs so I parked it sooner than I wanted cuz I was fighting sleep and didn’t want to wreck. Only military experience as far as sleep deprivation kept me going. I crashed as soon I got parked.

 

Got quite,hopefully everybody busy.Dropped my Reno Monday,than was sent a Reno,and Sparks going to San Bernardino,dropped that Tuesday night and crashed on the knight yard.
On the way down they sent me a Santa Fe Springs to Kansas city,waiting to get unloaded now,talked to weekend,they don't have anything till Monday.

 

I had a family issue that required my immediate attention, so I've been home all week. Will be back on the road tomorrow.

 

Started hometime Wed. to get more dental work and work on my house little more to make it my own. Back out Wed. so will see what they come up with. Been lot of short miles lately for me, hopefully picks up soon, reminded my dm we gotta get miles up.