ABF | Trucking is a hard life.

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I'm probably wrong again, I thought it was only 2 hours. At least that is what I remember from 2001 when my brain was slightly less alcoholic. .........

I don't want to initiate anyone but most of what abfasclown is saying is how I feel most of the time (in his first couple of posts before he dove in ). Not the owner operates sh.. but the wanting to retire stuff. What he doesn't seem to get is it is not just the insurance (we need it) or the pension (that is good too) but it is starting over. Starting a new career after 30-40 years in trucking? With 20+ years at ABF? It would be like running a cross country marathon and quitting 100 miles before reaching the opposite coast. My opinion only.

The window was quickly closing on my willingness to leave ABF. I only missed getting a bid by a couple seniority spots. If that had happened, things may have turned out differently. I wouldn't have wanted to be back on call at another company, no way.

And if it was a turn bid, I'd 100% still be there.