Abilene Motor Express, Richmond, VA

Any information on any dedicated routes or dedicated accounts that they run in the Northeast area?

 

We have several regular customers but, to my personal knowledge, no dedicated routes.

We do have a few that just shuttle loads between yards for OTR to grab.

 

Thanks. I'm about to test for my Class A license up here in SE MA and Abilene Motor Express is on the short list. Assuming that I pass (the first time - Lol, as many who take the test up here in this state, do not pass the very first time), should I be contacting someone within the company to see if I could possibly get on there? One of the things that they've told us to do is to make sure that we have something lined up for once we have that license in hand, then we can be ready to go.

The driver facing cameras thing kind of bothers me, but if they are as good to their drivers as this, and the other forum say that they are, I can deal with the trade off.

 

Refer to my reply in our main thread.

 

I'm from Michigan and considering this company. How often might I wind up in New York City or do drivers have any say on that? To clarify, I have run through the area crossing the GW Bridge to 95 on the way to Connecticut and while that does suck, I'm willing to do it. I'm just not interested in going over to Brooklyn or Queens.

Also, how many miles per week do drivers get?

 

We run 48 States so most of us OTR guys will touch NY/NJ a few times a year and one of our main customers has a location in Brooklyn.

But, we also have NE Regional Drivers that take care of most of the NE loads and we mostly fill in as needed. I go through the area (Hartford, CT a few times) more than I go into it.

OTR can count on around 3,000 a week but that does fluctuate from week to week.

Been here a year and still think it's a good company... I came here as my training company and was just glad I avoided the Megas.... But after a year I think it's still a good company with many good people too.

Check out our main active thread... Search Abilene and Home and you should see us.

 

http://www.thetruckersreport.com/tr...ace-to-call-home.210018/page-539#post-5384121

 

for this truck company, do u hve to wear a uniform or u can wear whatever u want. as long its presentable and acceptable ?

 

Please visit our main active thread listed right above... Several active drivers there can answer your questions about Abilene.

 

How true: ALL of it. ANYTIME they want!!!