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I seem to have a lot of trouble getting home time. Any advice?

Discussion in 'Werner' started by mateynine, Apr 6, 2019.

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  1. Apr 6, 2019 #1
    mateynine

    mateynine Bobtail Member

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    I've been driving OTR for a year. My home time locations keep getting changed to the wrong state/city from what I input, and I'm often home 2 to 6 days late from the date I request. Since they're forced dispatch I argue with them but they still give me the loads heading in the exact opposite direction of where I need to be. I typically stay out on the road for 2-5 weeks at a time and can't even hold a simple dentist appointment at home without having to reschedule.

    I don't know if someone's intentionally screwing with me or there's some other problem, but I ditched my old dispatcher months ago and it's still happening.

    All I can think of doing is sending extra HT requests everyday a week prior, and perhaps an extra freeform informing them of what state/city it's supposed to be in. :violent1:
     
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  3. Apr 6, 2019 #2
    Chinatown

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    Simple solution; change companies.
     
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  4. Apr 6, 2019 #3
    mateynine

    mateynine Bobtail Member

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    Love this idea! But... my driving record sucks. I've had 4 at fault accidents within a 5 year period.
    - Rear ended someone in a personal vehicle back in 2016 (I know)
    - Dinged my tractor roof on the corner of an awning while making a very tight turn
    - Ripped glad hands after getting distracted (I know)
    - Clipped a low hanging wire in long island

    None of them resulted in a citation or bodily injury, but a lot of the good companies won't even consider me.
     
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  5. Apr 6, 2019 #4
    Gdog66223

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    Pick another career... truck driving and home time dont mix unless you live in downtown atlanta
     
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  7. Apr 6, 2019 #5
    Razorwyr

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    That's exactly what I would do. I'd tell them as soon as I knew, 2 weeks out, 1 week out, then if I didnt have a load scheduled already, everyday until I did.
     
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  8. Apr 6, 2019 #6
    Smut

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    That used to happen to me at Swift. I put in for home time a week before I actually wanted to be there. It worked most times.
     
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  9. Apr 6, 2019 #7
    Razorwyr

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    Well, I've also told them I was "going home TONIGHT. You've known for 3 weeks when I wanted to be home. I have 4 hours left on my break. I'm taking a nap, when I wake up I'm heading home with or without a load." They promised me they would get me home those three weeks and I was ignoring their messsges for loads going the other way the day before. So I guess they figured out I wasnt playing when I took my nap because when I woke up they magically had found me a load that didnt exist when we were on the phone.
     
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  10. Apr 6, 2019 #8
    mateynine

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    Yeah, I mean I've previously been sending a home time request 2 to 5 weeks in advance and I always confirm the date with my dispatcher a full week prior, but they always find a way to 'forget' it exists by routing me in the wrong direction and then telling me there's no loads going to the north east from where I'm at.
     
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  11. Apr 6, 2019 #9
    x1Heavy

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    I quote company policy from the HR book chapter and verse and then I say to the dispatcher what part of going home don't you understand?

    If I have to do it empty I will. Any loads going any other direction is refused with a simple no followed by what part of going home don't you understand?

    Escalate to Operations Manager. MAKE SURE that you have previously had So and so confirm it a week or two prior for this date at that date and time. AND in writing via qualcomm.

    Repeat as necessary provided you have rightfully earned your home time.
     
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  12. Apr 6, 2019 #10
    Chinatown

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    These two are significant:
    *Rear ended someone in a personal vehicle back in 2016 (I know)
    *Dinged my tractor roof on the corner of an awning while making a very tight turn
    These two below shouldn't even be on a DAC report:
    - Ripped glad hands after getting distracted (I know)
    - Clipped a low hanging wire in long island
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    So, looks like you have one accident and one incident.
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    I ripped down electrical wires three times and three times the police said the wires were not at coded/legal heights and wrote citations to the owners of the property.
    One property owner was a church.
    The other two were to the cities.
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    How much experience do you have and where is your location?
     
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