Profile For Delco Dave

If you're pre-diabetic then my guess would be you're not on any medications at this point. If this is the case, great. No worries.

Correct.. No meds at this time other then a low dose of Crestor for cholesterol. Last test my sugars were at 5.5, they have been right there in that range the last 5 years since the Doc started checking. Cutting out most of the sugar should hold the number right there or lower it. We’ll see how it goes next summer

I’ve never been what I consider overweight despite what the BMI scale says. I’m 6’3, 220-30 lbs and have been since I was 20. Almost 50 now.

I have been on a low carb/sugar diet since I got my CDL almost 3 years ago. I recently took it a step further after following this thread.

Before this conversation I was eating what I thought was healthy. Apple/Cinnamon instant oatmeal for breakfast. Meat( Beef, poultry, pork) and veggies for dinner. Snack on zero sugar beef sticks and cheese, pistachios, cashews, almonds throughout the day rather then a lunch. Pork rinds when getting the urge for chips. Apple with peanut butter and grapes as my sweet treat. Maybe a couple iced oatmeal cookies.

I have cut out the oatmeal, veggies and few cookies the last three weeks and have lost 8lbs and noticed a jump in energy levels. Feel generally stronger moving freight around on the dock. Also… Not as sore after a rough dock shift, my body seems to recover faster.

I am sold on this diet and will continue on it for life. Hoping my pre diabetic sugar levels will go down at my yearly bloodwork next August due to this diet as well.

Thanks for bringing this diet to light.

ABF also offers storage of the trailer until your ready for delivery. Sure Upack can give you the rates

I work for ABF Freight, we do this all the time!!! Contact your local ABF terminal, go online, or call the number below. We will drop a Pup trailer or 2 if needed at your house with a ramp and a bulkhead. You load it, we come back, pick it up and and ship to new house

Congratulations on your award!! I can get some pics of our gear to help with the tutorial.

I don’t pull doubles as often as I used to since I’ve taken over the flatbed run at my terminal. I do still run sets a few times a month to Amazon, Walmart and Target DC’s on the lighter flatbed days. We call the dolly’s gear, not sure who made our older ones, new ones are made by Hyundai. Older ones have the pet**** air valves, newer ones have the push button brake release.

I’ve noticed that the dolly’s are slightly different from company to company. For example, the UPS pups pintle hook looks to be lower on the trailer closer to the ICB bar where ours is right under the floor. Great idea to have a doubles thread to help new peeps understand the equipment and process

Yes, more info would help like why they can’t return. Breakdown, weather, delayed at shipper/receiver. If the reason is out of their control, yes, they should be compensated.

I work for ABF, we are paid hourly as well. If we break down or can’t drive due to bad weather, we are put up in a hotel and are paid the entire time until we return and clock out at our home terminal. It would be rare to never that the city drivers would have this happen but our terminal line-haul guys could get stuck at the DC in Carlisle where this policy would go into effect.

Here are a few of my recent stops. The circles are smaller then they look on the satellite view

My biggest stresser is navigating tight neighborhoods and unforeseen problems getting out of said neighborhoods. I run local flatbed, 99% of my deliveries and pickups are residential houses and apartment complexes. I pull around a 43 footer all day and have to travel on roads a tractor trailer doesn’t belong on just about every stop. Even though I trip plan very carefully, you never really know what your getting into until your there.

That gives line haul a whole new definition!!!

A few guys I work with used to work for New Penn, who is now owned by YRC/Yellow. They’ve been talking to some of the guys who stayed after the buy out. They are delivering only, no pickups. Trying to clear the dock and call trailers of all freight. Complete shutdown looks imminent.

I’m guessing some Yellow guys will end up at ABF at some point since they’re Teamsters as well. The Union will probably push to have them be hired before new members. The rest will retire or be scattered among the other no union ltl outfits.