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

Discussion in 'Discuss Your Favorite Trucking Company Here' started by JohnBoy, Apr 10, 2013.

  1. UTurn1

    UTurn1 Heavy Load Member

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    You are correct on the lights though the mirrors are smaller for my liking especially at night. No headlight interrupt. I flipped the lights off for a truck and they slowly came back on, must be the HID or something heating back up.
     
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    So about two hours after I was at the store a Publix driver came by and told me I was at the wrong store. Yay, I hate that part. Told me where the new store is about 3 miles south. Came off my 10 at 1100 and still sitting here. Sent in my empty, then sent in a freeform, just now sent Will a message. Is everybody off today? C'mon. I rescued this load for you and you had 24 hours to get me pre-planned. Sheesh
     
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    Wow. It always happens when you go above and beyond. Everytime!
     
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    I heard they had computer issues today. Might be why you and a few others are sitting.
     
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    There were 5 of us up delivering above Milwaukee and we were dispatched within 15 of empty. I was kind of shocked. Hoped it sll worked for you though!
     
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    Got to the Wytheville yard at 3pm yesterday. I went in to see Kevin and Aaron about dropping the load I had. I was picking up a new driver for finishing so I hoped to get a team load. They gave me a schulenburg tx load that delivers at 7am Thursday. We left the yard at 9pm. My hours were done by then. We had 1200 miles to go so I had David drive to Knoxville for fuel and to make sure he was a driver and not some cowboy. We fueled and parked. I finished my sleeper time and left out at 2am. I'll drive those hours, not a new driver that I'm not familiar with. He did great, I couldn't sleep and was waiting with baited breath to start my driving time. He's driving the last 525 miles to the reciever, and I'm going to bed.
     
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    Good luck to ya JB, I know from first hand experience how important a good trainer can be.
     
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    Nice! Schulenberg is a nice run at least. Be safe and keep that truck shiny!
     
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    well i spoke to sally she was very nice im looking to run all 48 and bring my wife on after school not sure what the chance is of getting on considering my job history is quite long some company 2 or 3 times ive worked for one thing that was awesome is my wife keeps saying she wants to drive a automatic lol well they have them for sure all trucks r automatic is what i was told so will see sounds like a reel awesome down to earth driver family comapny with miles miles yay we love miles cause that means pay pay
     
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    As long as your insurable and dac looks ok you should be fine no sweat. The trucks are absolutely hands down the most current and nice ive ever seen. I thought I would hate the automatic but the I-drive in my Volvo is fantastic...you can manually shift it like porsche with press of a button...upshift or downshift!
     
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