Unrealistic dispatchs

^^^^^Yup. This.....exactly^^^^^
Send a QC message, follow up with a phone call to dispatch. If they don't pull the load, good to go

 

Since a driver mentioned that he was running team it made perfect sense on a 24 hr clock. If it was a 48 hr clock that would also make sense for the drive time at 11 hr each day.

 

You have to remember that with a lot of carriers, dispatchers get paid on the number of loads they get covered and if they're on time. They know they can push the drivers as hard as they want and it's no big deal to them because if you pull it off, they get paid well and you get the same crappy cents per mile you get paid for all of your loads. For the first year and a half I was driving trucks, I was with 3 different companies because the dispatchers were crap. When the first job I had started pulling me off of good loads or having me drop a loaded trailer just so I could get another load that nobody wanted, I woke up and told them to F-off. Now I book my own loads and couldn't be happier.

 

Except the op never claimed to be running team. Someone else tossed it out as a possiblity.

 

U ever pickup a "hot load" get to the shipper and they cant find it because its been shoved deep in the back of the warehouse for 6 months.... Show up to the delivery and they dont even remeber ordering it cuz its been so long... yeah what a "hot load" mr dispatcher

 

True.. either way.. it must be a 48 hrs time frame for drive time then. That's what wasn't noted originally.

 

You say "No."

 

Its like 18 hours.

 

Yes, sound like a lot of b.s especially the times they're giving you. Back in the day I had a load from Mississauga, ON to Danforth, ME (705 mi) that was ready for 2 pm which they wanted it there for 6 am next morning (16 hr window). It was a late load by one hour & I had to drive straight to Granby, PQ (391 Miles), Slept for 4 hrs (split) drove for another 2.5 hrs to Coburn Gore, ME (slept for 8 hrs more because I was too tired and knew I couldn't make the time legally) Basically I was late by 11 hrs.. (got there late afternoon. Dispatch was upset..but I didn't care.. Safety 1st)..after that they only gave me obtainable loads that were feasible. Don't sweat it. Dispatchers everywhere seem to not have a clue on legal driving times safety nor do they care.

 

Tell me about it, wonder if mine can do simple math, cause lord knows I can’t hahaha jk