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

So, first day solo, ran to PA for a quick drop and now sitting in the second shipper's loading dock until 1am when my 10 is up and then running back to VA for a 7am drop. Will be tight on time but it's a drop and run so I guess we have a bit of flex in the actual drop time. Will shoot for 7am and hope I miss any problems between here and there.

 

Did two backs completely solo today. First one had plenty of room but still took a few runs at it.

The second was much tighter but watched the Driver ahead of me back into it and he did just as I had envisioned in my head for the back so I guess I am "seeing it" in my head... But I dropped the ball on implementation... Took a few runs at it and somehow ended up squirrelly a couple times but eventually I bumped the dock... Truck wasn't straight with the Trailer but it was square and straight enough to the dock to be a functional back. Even if it wasn't as pretty as it looked in my head... LOL

 

1313 Mockingbird Lane was the Munster's address. You got their truck number.

 

[QUOTE="MidWest_MacDaddy, post: 4861671, member:

So if you see a Big Green truck on the lot, or in a ditch, with the number 1313, [/QUOTE]

The older Volvos pull better in my opinion. That freightliner was best at pulling that I had but I too am in a volvo. 15 series. I'm in PA myself. Carlisle delivery this morning, then up to Dallas, and now I ran out of my 14. I didn't make it out of here. Worst part is this rain. I've been in it ever since I left the house Sunday.

 

Congrats on officially being a solo driver, MD! You're going to be fine. If you stop getting a little stage fright, then it's time to worry.

 

I didn't know Abilene had any deliveries up in Dallas, PA. I used to live up that way, is the place offset paperback, that's the only big shipper out of there that I can remember.

 

Well I guess I need to call in to recruiting tomorrow. Haven't heard about application.

 

Ok... So the funniest thing happened today.

Was dropping a trailer about 30 miles from the Wytheville Yard... In the process of unhooking and this stranger walked up to me and said "Hello, MacDaddy" which totally threw me for a loop as hardly anyone would actually call me that. Before I could fully process what viable options could cause this conversation to start in such a way he said "I'm 5speed" ... LOL

So that explains it but I then had to ask "how did you know it was me???"

It was the truck number that I just posted what yesterday??? LOL

So glad I finally got the opportunity to cross paths with one of you yahoos out in the real world.... I wondered just how long it would take. Had a couple close encounters at the Richmond Yard but now it finally happened!!!

Stay Safe,
MD