From Day One - Abilene Motor Express (Richmond, Wytheville, VA)

So far...Kimberly is good. Johnathan is too. Don is a trip in person.Most everyone is helpful. I don't think I have talked to Brett. If he's that bad, I'm sure I would remember??? But then again, the old noggin' ain't what it used to be!!!

I shut down at the Tamarack rest area in WV tonight. Only drive a total of 7 hours today, but had a raging headache that just wouldn't go away. Took something for it and it's starting to ease off. I get them sometimes when the weather changes drastically in a short time or if the barometer goes wonky. I will start off in the early morning and deliver this sabra load and head to the yard to see what I can get.

 

So, does EVERYONE go home EVERY weekend? Geez! No tractor parking spots yesterday. Got in around 1 pm & Buck wanted to argue with me about why I couldn't do a Perdue load to Elloree delivering at 8 am today. Um, because I couldn't legally get the load there, no matter when I got my break in. Lets just say he was right ugly & I got right ugly back. Don't know why he was even asking since he's in charge of the local guys? Anyway, got a Publix load & am sitting waiting for them to tell me how much it's going to cost. BTW, what's the secret to the roll up doors? Couldn't get it to unlatch.

 

Which publix are you going to? Ask far as the roll up doors u just have to put some force behind to get the doors open. So are no problem at all. Yes the yard is always jam packed each weekend.

 

Also on those roll up doors some times the latch lock on the left will get hung up. Just lift the small part and that will unlock it. Kinda hard to explain.

 

I went to Dacula GA. Found a spot to park for the night-barely. I'm running close on my 70, but don't want to do a reset since I've got hometime this coming weekend. I just have to be careful because wed night I only gain 4.4 hrs.

 

I think I know what you are saying. I'll give it a shot in the mornimg.

Now...drum roll...the injectors on THIS truck are going according to the shop. Had to call them this morning because the truck was idling funny. It would be ok for a minute, then the rpms would drop to 5000, then rev to 8000 for a couple minutes. When it dropped, the truck would start shaking. Had already let breakdown know of the check engine fault code the other day, but never heard anything. So going to call Joe Tues since I have hometime this weekend to get it scheduled to go to volvo. Hopefully it won't go down before then. Gotta love it!

 

Well I delivered in Huntersville, NC Monday morning and when empty I was given a dhead move to Richmond to get my service done on my truck and pick Shawn up. After my truck was out of the shop I went and checked with dispatch. We were given a load from Sabra in Colonial heights to Riverside, Ca.. So we are making our way across 40 in Tennessee with a delivery set for Thursday at 0900. Be safe and have a productive week.

 

stopped in to richmond on monday
met curtis and sally
talked some more and i guess i need to wait till wednesday
talk to the safety guy
i hope it works out every driver i talk to likes being there

 

Dropped my load in Denver got an assigned deadhead to drop reefer in Colton, ca now I'm sitting @ usx yard waiting for dispatch in the morning.

 

Hey we will be there tomorrow. What's your truck number? Would like to put a face with a name. We will pull in the yard about 4 am get a few hours sleep and then go make our 9 am delivery 2 miles from the yard.