Nope you are wrong. I can't stand argumentative know it all employees. News flash, the op is going to whine where ever he works.
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Sheesh, talk about know it all employees. There's some pot calling the kettle black here... -
C.F. makes a lot of valid points, and has likely been educated to the point of not making the same mistakes again with signing on with the next bad mega carrier....
Unfortunately, this is what the industry has come too...Years ago there were no cameras and very little micro-managing...You were dispatched and it was up to you to make sure it got there on-time, in one piece and no accidents....There was no baby-sitting...Hence the term professional driver....You planned your trips, your stops, your phone calls, dealt with breakdowns, unreasonable shippers, and other emergencies....Basically, the company didn't want to hear from you unless you were dying...You were expected to deal with whatever came up....Sadly, those days are mostly gone....
Me personally, I've never used a GPS and won't have one., maps always did me well....Also, I would never drive a truck with a Qualcomm, e-log, cameras, or any other spy system installed....You can stick it....What I will do for you is get the job done, make us both money, and give you 110%....
On the flip side, there are too many "drivers" out here today that whine & cry waaay too much....Heck man, back in the day we didn't have any AC, try that in a COE in GA in the summer....We didn't have PS, hydraulic clutch, or air-ride, sometimes the heater crapped the bed way up in No. Maine in the winter....Sometimes a hot load just had to go, but I was going home, not this time, but we'll make it up to you...Know what, they did....You see it worked both ways...But that's trucking back then....
Sometimes stuff happens at the carrier beyond their control, know what, we sucked it up and went on...Why, because we rode for the brand that's why....They took care of us and we of them....We never had any "fleet manager"....We had a dispatcher, who wouldn't dream of micro-managing a driver...They simply gave us the pick-up time & place, that's it...We took it from there... Sadly, that's gone away too......I'm glad I'm "semi-retired", just my 2 cents....FamilyMan82, Gearjammin' Penguin, Raezzor and 2 others Thank this. -
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Multiple times, I was amazed that they would be so oblivious to even seeing how many hours I have left to drive before dispatching me. Or when I try to do something nice by putting up a meaningless sign, then get insulted and berated for trying to educate the uneducated. Yeah, sure, I could've taped it to the back of the trailer or something like that, but since all the 4 wheelers would usually be looking to share their disdain for me the driver, I thought that to be a good location. But my FM didn't, and felt it necessary to insult me. Trucking or not, you simply don't do that to an employee.
Now, I haul tanker for a local company. I love it. The dispatchers are super nice, always willing to work with you, never condescending, it's a night and day difference. Just goes to show that you don't always have to be a jerk to get the job done. Be tactful, be respectful, and eventually it'll get you where you need to go.Tenn I See Trucker, Lonesome and clausland Thank this. -
Dang my ADHD. What was this all about again?
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