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

Snipped............. I told Allen he really needs to get a hand on his people as their communication skills are surely lacking and it is putting a strain on us.


This has been my concern/complaint since I first hired on. And to this day I feel the driver is the last to know anything and isn't kept in the loop whatsoever. We might be truck drivers, but trust me, some of us come from a diverse background. Some have a college degree, some have been very successful business owners that sold their business for a very high profit, some of us don't solely count on the income from driving a truck, some have spouses that make as much, if not more then their driver spouses, and some do this after all these years because they truly love this profession.

i constantly hear about this driver shortage, all one needs to do is look at the top of the pecking order. As its been said time and time again, sheet rolls down hill. You want yo micro-manage? Then you will get a driving force that won't think on their own and will over burden operations with BS issues, you want drivers that can solve issues on the road, then keep them in the loop. This is their truck, their business, their money, but at the end if the day it's drivers that are on the front lines of this industry. I enjoy working here, but I've been around long enough to realize that all these companies are the same, the only difference is the paint color.

Im sorry if I am coming across as a party pooper, but just reading what Uturn wrote peeked my interest and made me realize I am not the only one that goes through this.

 

Fast? If 71 on the pedal and 68 on the cruise is fast, then look out. Now, back in the day when 14th and 15th were turned around and 15th was up against the dash, that was fast!

 

That's a truck driver story.

 

I ended my day at 2:15 this morning in Wilcox Az. Went inside to wash up, David was up and went in also. After getting back to the truck I mentioned to him that there's this cop that sits in the middle as you top the hill coming into Las Cruces and that he's been there for the 30+ years I've been driving and to be careful when he gets there. 2.5 hours later I get woke up listening to him cursing. He got pulled over and was getting a level 3 on the side of the road. It wasn't as bad as it could have been. Warning for speeding, and a ticket for no trailer registration and no current insurance certificate. I have them now. I guess it's my bad, I should have checked for them when I was assigned the truck last week and picked up the trailer the other night. Oh well, poop happens.