Please Hold.......

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdSsME0lHVY&feature=fvst

 

This random thread will only appeal to those whoever worked for Knight, had to call the company for whatever reason while over the road, and had to wait on hold forever while listening to that same music loop over and over and over.....etc. The waits on the phone were even more horrendous whenever the evening dispatch crew assumed the night shift. That tune will be stuck in my head for awhile.

 

1-800 numbers and road maps....that's all I need! I used to hear the stories from other drivers about how things were different over the road with the absence of today's technology. No cellphones, qualcomm computers, satellites, load planners, etc. Just a couple of hands manning a chalkboard with various truck and load info written in, and a trustworthy relationship with most of the workers and the truck company owners.

Nowadays if your cellphone or qualcomm loses it's signal folks back at the office start freaking out.

 

That happened to me for a while. Then I just stopped answering the phone and let the calls go straight to voicemail since everyone was too busy. If the message was important it usually came across the qualcomm. Most of the time the purpose of the calls was to sweet-talk drivers into doing something stupid or illegal with the promise of a "better load".