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

I think you just go whereever the loads need to go. I was under the impression that the long west coast runs were primarily for teams but it seems that a few solos have gotten them.

Im still a newb so i tend to keep my head down and go whereever rather bthan ask for specific areas.

 

I'm still a rookie. I drove for 9 months back in 06 and 07. I surrendered my 1st CDL when I had shoulder surgery a month before my DOT physical expired.

Went back to school and was an over achiever. Abilene picked me up quick and started me as a refresher. I had no prior elog experience. But they almost gave me a truck after my test drive, but I declined for the elog training. Would have been solo in a week, but a cancelation of a run screwed that up. But was issued a truck before the 2nd week expired.

As your experience is more recent than mine, and if you know the elogs, you could solo out right off.

I tend to gripe alot, so take me with a grain of salt.

 

Fess up. The real reason you were at Sams club was to try scoping out that cute asst mgr.

 

I got enough to get out of the state then filled up in ga. The thing is the prices were the same.

 

I lucked out with that sugar run. It was only 23k so no need to scale and i got loaded 1.5 hrs early.

Despite JBs instructions i was still struggled figuring out where to go and what to do.

BUT

Now i know exactly what to do and hope i never have to do it again

 

@banana1989 - this is Abilene thread.

 

Well so much for rolling resets and a leisurely drive to reno for monday. Left tucumcari nm bouncing in sleeper to kingman az. Swapped for our walmart going to nc due who knows when on monday so running back true team back to bouncibg around in sleeper for me. Yay

Last two days 630-645 in just over 10 driving hours. Not to shabby for this noob. To bad im salaried!

 

@Redtwin I'm guessing that was you pulling out of HP with a trailer. I am with you, furthest west since solo has been Ohio.

 

Ya, just talk to the recruiter (if you have not yet I can recommend who to talk to) and they will be able to give you a better idea how long to expect to be in the training program. Then it's up to the trainer and safety to see how you are doing. Like you said, nice refresher course, and to learn how Abilene does stuff before going solo.

 

Ya, gotta take the good with the bad... And those days running will feel good on the paycheck once you run solo.