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

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  1. MidWest_MacDaddy

    MidWest_MacDaddy Road Train Member

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    Nice looking cement pond he has too.
     
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  3. JohnBoy

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    Bookem Dano, oops, wrong show.
     
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  4. Evomalo

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    Did you watch The Waltons a long time ago?
     
  5. Milkman719

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    I seen this as a new post but guessing that this is like the trans am roll that it has nothing to do with the original post and it rolls on and on. but at 55 cpm let it roll!
     
  6. Redtwin

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    Pushing down does nothing in the KW.

    If I owned a kw i would have all these foibles fixed in half a day.

    BTW any of you in 1725? We were just parked beside you at that rest area in MT
     
  7. JohnBoy

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    Not me. I'm in 1717. And if I was in MT, my wife would have me hanging from a tree. It's time for home time for me, and her.

    Let me tell you about my Fleet Manager Kimberly, she's the bomb! We got swapped out in Jacksonville the other night, took that load from a driver short on hours, dropped 6am yesterday morning, got a dead head move down to reload in Miami, got that picked and headed towards Richmond.

    I have hometime starting on Friday, so with nothing but tunnel vision I am on a mission. I passed with in three miles of my house, once going to Miami to load, then again after getting loaded, and never stopped. My wife was a little pissed, but finally understood after explaining the time frame I was on.

    We made it to the scales on 95 by St Augustine and went to sleep. I woke up this morning and sent in my ETA to the yard. About 15 minutes later, I have my load home sent to me. We will drop this load in Richmond about 7pm, hook to a loaded trailer that's sitting at the yard, and drop tomorrow night at 6pm in Palm Coast Fl. Then I'll run over to Tampa to drop Carl off, and be home about midnight tomorrow night. I'm not greedy or selfish, I'm getting home s day early, so I'll come out a day early.
     
  8. Redtwin

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    I don't think I would have mentioned passing by the house :)

    I don't know how it would work for my hometime. I don't have anywhere to park nearby so thinking it might be easier to just leave truck in Richmond and fly home.

    Anyway I have until Sept to figure it out as I have to be down there for jury duty which I am not happy about at all. I dread being chosen and it wind up being one of these trials that drags on for days.
     
  9. Finfn1372

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    Glad someones getting home,got hometime for tomorrow and currently sitting in Alabama.Got a broker load out of Eagle Pass Tx going to Newport News Va,doesn't deliver till the 9th so Walt said call him in the morning so I can drop it in Richmond.Only joking about hometime not the companys fault been pieceing hours together to get back to Richmond,by the way need to get a few things worked on with the truck before I head home.

    By the way got me a free truckwash today passed a level 1 coming through Ms.True story have 46 minutes left on 70,trying to get up to the ta 7 miles up the road when he pulled me into scales.Only thing going through my mind is please hurry up,ended up with 15 minutes left just enough time to make it.
     
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  10. Evomalo

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    Do you count the day you get home as a day off?
     
  11. JohnBoy

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    No. I'll be home late Thursday night, hometime is over Tuesday, and ready to load Wednesday. I always count my days off as nights in my bed, with my wife. Hence, 6 nights in my bed, usually it's 5 every 2-3 weeks.
     
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