Phrases dispatchers hate.

Well that's not much fun is it?

 

Well, as a company driver, you can't say anything, they can tell you to go to the moon, and you better pack your spacesuit. As an O/O, it was easy, my truck is broke, I'll call YOU when it's done ,,don't like it, buy 25 more daycabs. That usually stops them.

 

That reminded me of another favorite, this one dug up from my crewboss Team Temp days.

One of my crew people climbed down from one of the more troubled tractors ran over to me and said "Suh, this thing throwing codes out of fuel; it's Broken. What do I do? Please Suh tell me what do I do with this?"

I smile and say this:

"Failures of company equipment is not our problem as Temps. If they want it to be our problem they can hire us as full time staffers. Clock out and go home for the day you did good job today."

 

was a small company so we could say whatever. Worked both ways.

 

I was standing outside building when he called. I had dropped trailer at receiver night before. He ask where I was I told him a city 500 miles away. He went haywire. I opened door with phone in hand. It was a good day. Lmao.

 

As a company driver if I say "It's a no go situation"... Then it's really a no go situation. If they dont like it I'll start packing my stuff. I'm the captain of this Ship, not some Desk Jockey steering a MacBook via Voice Command while he dials the phone.

 

Lol you're right but it's so much fun to mess with those dispatchers

 

We had the same custome base so when he called asking if I was loaded. I would say no I'm still waiting at so & so which was 150 to 200 miles away.

 

my fifth wheel is flat
and
I lost the key to my load lock

LOL