At Swift after you are empty can you just disappear off the radar for say 12 hours to rest up? Since they have so many trucks....
Forced dispatch
Discussion in 'Swift' started by 3dayhaul, Mar 19, 2014.
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2. Yes, I did get the message "your PTA is more than 12 hrs please contact your DM......" In the past my DM will set my PTA for the date/time I put in without question. My guess is my DM was not there and the person covering his fleet ignored my PTA request and the planner sent the following preplan. When I didn't respond to the preplan that person or someone else forced dispatched me on that load.
3. Yes, I'm a platinum driver and I'm able to use mac 30. It's not really hard to get to that level and I don't feel like I'm getting special treatment. They give me good and crappy loads. The only thing good about the mac 30 is that in the past if I piss off a planner most likely I'll be stuck in that zone until I succumbed. That advantage is not really a factor anymore though. I have noticed for the past month or so almost nothing comes up on mac 30's. It doesn't matter if freight is moving or not, nothing shows up on the board, not even really crappy loads or loads with too much time on it.
UPDATE: They didn't force dispatch me on that load, they just resend it over and over. This morning I had no option but to accept that preplan and t-call it. I was going to stick to my guns and not accept the load. Just grab an mty and get outta there, but thought better of it. Now back at the yard and things are not looking up.
Again, anyone with solid advice would be greatly appreciated. Mainly, can you be fired for something like that, and the possibility of retaliation.Last edited: Mar 20, 2014
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One of the tricks, only open the destination part. then they do not know that you have read it.
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This is direct contrast with the first 6 weeks of 2013. I got EVER SINGLE LOAD I ran for 6 weeks from Mac30 and was NEVER planned during that same time period. -
I have been finding in certain planning areas, like Lancaster, Jonestown (which covers Ohio now) and Memphis, all of this year, it has been crap on MAC 30, especially Lancaster and Memphis. Last time in Lancaster every thing that I was getting on MAC 30, under 300 miles.
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When I just started running solo about 2 weeks in I got a load that I didn't like because I needed to be in Richmond to pick up my co-driver. I declined the load 3 times with my reason and I never heard anything of it. A similar situation occurred a few days later where they sent a ppln and I never responded so they dispatched me on it. I called and told them I never agreed to take the load and it is headed in the opposite direction of where I needed to be. They said to just take the load and I will get another one to go to richmond. I told them I never agreed and wasn't moving until I either had a ppln sent to me that gets me to Richmond after the load that they dispatched me on or they send me to Richmond from my current location. 30 min later that load was removed and a load to Richmond was sent across my QC.
I had no negative repercussions from the above situations and that was as a brand new rookie driver so I'd imagine that you should have absolutely no problem, but I guess it really depends on the DM. -
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Swift actually is forced dispatch, however, it has not been enforced. I think things are going to change there though, judging from an email I have seen (I am a CSR for Swift). Granted, you will not be forced if you are due home time, or its an HOS issue, but if you are not making the payment on the truck, really, is there a good reason to decline a load, besides HOS, PTA, or something? Also, I used to be a driver, so I know what its like out there. 7 years OTR.
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Why would you be surprised?
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