What do you want in a dispatcher?

You are correct on that. This is why dispatching is a complete NO GO for an O/O. Do the work that is needed to max your income and understand your business.

 

You know what a dispatcher and diaper have in common?

Both normally on your ###, and normally full of sheet.

 

Oh, this will be good,,dispatchers,,,you know, part of my job that kept it interesting, was how badly you could bash your dispatcher. Many times, it was a job filled by the bosses nephew, working through med school, and didn't have a clue what to do.. It was not unusual, to pass each other in the night, and we would "self-dispatch" ourselves. It's a job taken way too lightly, and a poor dispatcher can ruin a company while the boss is in Tahiti. Today, with electronics, I'd have to think everything can be done on a computer.. A call center in India can handle the details,,,

 

A large knife.

 

that’s not a knife. This is a KNIFE.

 

I agree. I will take the "threat of self-driving trucks" more seriously when I see the big companies turning over the tasks of dispatching to computers and laying off the office staff. That is a million times more simple than automated driving on the roads. I suspect eventually every company will have a loadboard and drivers will dispatch themself. Employees are expensive, maybe more expensive than diesel.

 

Stick the whole darned kangaroo in them in that case