Which is Better dispatching you're self or getting dispatch?

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  1. KingG239

    KingG239 Medium Load Member

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    Would you say dispatching youre self freedom or nah?
     
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  3. fireba11

    fireba11 Heavy Load Member

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    Dispatching yourself you are not at the mercy of a dispatcher who if you get mad at you for something can cause you to sit with no loads. I am responsible for creating relationships with the agents I deal with. I am responsible for how hard I work and where I go and what I haul! No one calls me at home! I go back to work when I am ready and am not pushed. I would never want to be under a dispatcher ever again!
     
  4. KingG239

    KingG239 Medium Load Member

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    Nice.
     
  5. drvrtech77

    drvrtech77 Road Train Member

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    I dispatch myself...wouldn't have it any other way..
     
  6. KingG239

    KingG239 Medium Load Member

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    Lot of driver that dispatch them self are better off.
     
  7. Bakerman

    Bakerman Road Train Member

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    For things to run smoothly, you have to be the point of contact for the shipper, receiver and anyone else involved in the process. Having other people as the point of contact just mucks up the system, and that's when things go wrong!
     
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  8. DUNE-T

    DUNE-T Road Train Member

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    Depends on your communication and business skills.
     
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  9. Ougigoug

    Ougigoug Heavy Load Member

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    95% self dispatch and that's the way i like it!
     
  10. Dna Mach

    Dna Mach Road Train Member

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    I just did away with them all together. Run the same route every week. Also did away with all but two customers. Keeps it simple that way.
     
  11. Blu_Ogre

    Blu_Ogre Road Train Member

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    I am really preferring Self dispatch. The wife has my back on eyeballing loads on the board if I can't stop.

    It's also kinda fun to explain that rate per mile is easy. Look at rate per day and your load is a money looser.
     
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