Comments By Delco Dave

Lack of self motivated labor was one of the main reasons I closed shop.

Exactly the same reason I closed up my landscaping business. Same problems with different names over and over again.

work that requires a hard work ethic. Work that the young Americans think is beneath their dignity.

Experienced this at a few interviews trying to find young guys for grass crew positions with guys in their 20’s. They believed they were above that work and that it was a Mexicans job. Working on a grass crew requires a lot of hustle and is a young mans game. I Ended up having to hire older guys and ran the the crew myself which ate up most of my time and prevented the growth of the business

I tilt my mirrors in slightly to keep an eye on my bed and straps. Unfortunately, I can’t see the binders behind the lift tires but I did see it move a little bit coming to a stop and knew I had a problem. I double check every tie down at every stop so I knew it wasn’t me.

Luckily only the one broke free. I still had the right side, which by rating should hold it, plus the forks lock into the cradle which will prevent it from falling off. I still wasn’t taking any chances though, the 3 extra straps I threw on it would hold 13k

I had a fun day with my flatbed. My left chain binder for my Princeton lift broke on the way to my last stop.

Had to get creative strapping it down to get it back to the terminal. Luckily I wasn’t too far out and was able to take back roads and sort of crawl home rather then run the highway.

I have a one person truck with no passenger seat, so this ain’t happening.

Same here!! We only have 1 truck with a passenger seat for training. ABF also has a strict no rider policy. If I could, I would like to take the wife and my boys out for a ride. I often return to the terminal after a few hrs then take another assignment back out so the ride along would only be 4-6 hrs tops.

I remember that Rob. That happened a few miles from my house on 476 south where it crosses over route 1. Straight line winds from a strong T-storm whipped through the valley and blew him over. I Can’t remember the posters name either. He posted a few times during his recovery then disappeared

Get in while the gettins good. If I'm not able to, I throw on the signal and keep driving slowly, hoping somebody lets me in.

^^^^This^^^^^ If everyone would start to merge when notified, traffic may continue to move. May be slower but a good chance still smoothly. Its all the impatient peeps merging at the last 20 yards that cause the back up

I owned a landscaping business prior to getting my CDL. My tax returns and a few reference's from former customers was enough for ABF

was an empty field

I have had quite a few of these google searches lately scouting out my deliveries. So far I’ve been lucky and there was a building or house there upon arrival. There is currently a lot of new construction of industrial parks and housing developments in our service area. Some of the completed and fully functioning warehouses still show up as pre construction on google maps. I wish they would at least update the arial view more often.

We were lucky and had a very mild winter here in the Philly area. Mostly rain for our precipitation, nothing more then a few snow showers and flurries when it was cold enough. A few 40-50mph windy days were the only challenging drive conditions round here.

Congratulations sir! Enjoy that new rig!! Now you can change your profile to experienced driver!!!

A year already!?!? Where did the time, places, and mileage go already?

Time sure does fly. I was about half way through training this time last year wondering what the future would hold for me