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

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  1. JohnBoy

    JohnBoy Road Train Member

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    Just got my reload info, I need to deadhead 615 miles to Heyburn Id and load a load of French Fries tomorrow going 835 miles to Riverside Ca for Wednesday morning. Today is going to be a day of r & r. David is in the middle of a reset so I will drive over to Heyburn to load then he will be done resetting to help me get it down to Riverside. I can see how this is going to play out, we'll get empty Wednesday, run over to the Colton yard to grab a load and deliver it Friday in Virginia. Did I say that I'm tired?
    I'm off to Walmart.
     
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  3. Woobie

    Woobie Medium Load Member

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    All the miles we can handle is what we like to hear, we like running out our shifts to the last minute, working like dogs for six days then getting a reset. We don't feel like we've accomplished anything unless we've run at least 1200 miles in a day.
     
  4. Captain Call

    Captain Call Light Load Member

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    Do you get paid for deadhead miles?
     
  5. JohnBoy

    JohnBoy Road Train Member

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    Absolutely.
     
  6. UTurn1

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    Starting to get a LOT pissed at payroll. Not getting detention pay, good thing I keep detailed records. Just sent Sarah a message. Got a feint they are going to screw me out of my 9.75 hours of detention at Kroger even though it was the company's fault at it not being on time. Was a rescue load that needed one more in route swap and someone dropped the ball. Noticed on that pay sheet they have a driver advance of $110 and comcheck of $110 but only one as a lumper reimbursement. We'll see what happens of my message or Keith will be getting a knock on his door when I get back to the yard.
     
  7. Larryparker

    Larryparker Medium Load Member

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    JB, Just noticed your running team, good luck with that, but I would have to say you co driver is getting a blast of experience he would never have gotten from someone else.

    Take care and be safe,

    Larry
     
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  8. JohnBoy

    JohnBoy Road Train Member

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    Left Jubitz at midnight last night. Drove over Cabbage in dense fog and made it to Baker Or for breakfast. Got to Heyburn at 11am and was done loading at 2pm. I developed a right front tire issue and have it arranged through our shop to be at Las Vegas Freightliner 6am in the morning. It's just a balance issue so I should be done by 10. The way it's looking I should be in Riverside by 2pm. If that's the case I'm going to see if I can drop this load in our Colton yard. David is doing the 546 miles tonight and I'll finish up tomorrow.
     
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  9. JohnBoy

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    Got to Las Vegas about 2am local time. At 5am local time my qualcomm came to life telling me to drop my load at the Colton yard. Then the next message was my new load info. I had to grab an empty reefer and go to a cold storage facility 4 miles away and load a produce load that delivers on Thursday in Henderson NC at 5am. I had to skip the shop in Vegas so I'll just get it done in Richmond. Right now we are getting loaded, then it will be eastbound and down. Be safe all, God Bless.
     
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  10. BigBrin

    BigBrin Medium Load Member

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    Heck, i just got loaded in Columbiana AL and then sent to another of their whse 1 mi away where they UNLOADED me?!?! Now waiting to be reloaded. Interesting qcomm message i just sent. Its just going to Dublin Va then hometime for me!
    sent you a pm with my # for david if he wants to talk about teams.
    Be safe! Weather clear but windy out here!
     
  11. JohnBoy

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    I gave him your phone number and watched him call you. He left you a voice mail with his number. I'll tell him to call you again when he wakes up.
     
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