Why turnover is so high

unfortunately it is the norm it seems and when i driver does complain of home time even after being out for 3-4 weeks then the dispatcher wants to label them "unmotivated" or "unwilling to work hard".
I understand the need to stay out to make the big $$ but all drivers need some quality time out of the truck too--just working or sleeping and being inside the truck almost 24/7 gets to be too much of a grind but a dispatcher that works 8 to 5 then home to sleep does not understand that at all.

 

OK?, My question is?, Why do you answer the call when they call you, When i get home, And if they call before my schedule time is up, I let it go to voice msg, i also tell the company Im with that this will happen if the interrupe my home time

 

if im under a load i have no problem with a call but if im at home leave me alone plain and simple

 

I had my dispatcher call me a midnight once and wanted we to drive to the yard--90 miles--then haul a load 500 miles that needed to be there by 11am--I just told him that I had drank 2 beers a couple of hours ago and that got him off the phone.

 

Hate to say this,

but,

it's not THEIR fault !!!!



Does your phone have selective call blocking or forwarding ? Works great !!

 

This is why you do your year over the road and then do local/regional work so your home every night. OTR stuff is for the birds or unless you can make it pretty well doing OTR and be home every weekend or every other week.

 

exactly, bless whoever invented caller ID.

 

You don't need to stay out weeks straight to make money, that is a myth

 

Because most don't realize how hard it is to be away from home and family until they try it for the first time. Most don't even realize how set they are in their routines until its changed. As most dont take extended trips its a great deal to handle and this occurs regardless of the company.