Central Ref Noob info

Central Ref...
The top 12 things to keep in mind If you go here,

• 1 Keep on top of your dispatcher: Don't let them pull you from loads, and don't let them give you a 700 mile run with 4 days to deliver it. Especially if the shipper won't take it early.

• 2 Do not deal with weekend or night dispatch: Idiots, they know nothing, cause they refuse to look up the dispacher notes from the day before. They know nothing of you needing time off, or need to be home, or the truck/trailer's condition.

• 3 If you have a load with not enough time to deliver: Let your dispatcher know, before you accept it! They get a little up tight when you accept a load and can't deliver cause you're out of hours. Even if it's not your fault, like a break down. In this case just tell them to stick it.

• 4 Do not lie on your log book... EVER!!!: You will get caught, you may get fined, but it's your License, not there's. Don't let them talk you into lying. Don't let them push you illeagal. Dispatch, and Saftey are two groups in one company, but Dispatch will work against Saftey any chance you give them. And if saftey catches you... ugh!

• 5 The saftey dept is your friend: Getting dogged by your dispatch to run illeagal? Feel that your truck is too unsafe to drive, but dispatch says it's fine to run like it is? Call saftey, and your problems will be fixed in no time flat. Or just ask the dispatcher for the EXT to Saftey, and suddenly they change their tone.

• 6 Do not say anything over the Qualcomm you don't want recorded, or to be used against you in a court of law... Ever: Self explanitory.

• 7 If you have a scrape, wreck, fender bender, break off a mirror, scratch, dent, run off the road etc: Even if it's not your fault, prepare to be put on probation, and your logs to be scruitinized under a microscope.

• 8 For god sakes, Shower/Bath once in a while: Trust me, you will be graded on this. Some of our clients have refused loads due to driver appearance. I #### you not.

• 9 The qualcomm lies about your directions, always double check!!! TheCompany accepts no responsibilities for driver error, even if the Qualcomm said gave you a specific set of directions.

• 10 You can not get your rig above 70mph: So, stop trying, and if by some miracle you can go faster down hill than 75mph, the qualcomm will tell on you. If you run against the govenor all the time, and need the extra power to get out of a trailer walk around, and you don't have it... Is your seat belt on? Cause it's gonna get bumpy.

• 11 Your truck will not idle on it's own: Staying cool and warm can be a challenge. The fuel optimizer will start and stop your truck, due to incab temps, if it's working right. Most of the time it's not. Let maint know, and have them either pull the plug on it, or have them show you how to use it correctly. If they can't get it to work properly, they will usually pull the plug to let it idle all the time.

• 12 If you quit, Do NOT abandon your truck: Get a load to a yard, then quit. Or better yet give them 2 weeks notice. You won't burn a brige, and you'll keep a clean DAC, and you will leave on good terms, you're welcome to come back.

 

Excellant post by Foxhunt75--right on the money............
Also try NOT to get your truck repair at West Valley--these guys are
parts changers only, takes FOREVER to get anything done and mostly
done wrong. HOPE you get a GOOD dispatcher-some just plain SUCK !!

 

From Foxhunt75:

10 You can not get your rig above 70mph: So, stop trying, and if by some miracle you can go faster down hill than 75mph, the qualcomm will tell on you. If you run against the govenor all the time, and need the extra power to get out of a trailer walk around, and you don't have it... Is your seat belt on? Cause it's gonna get bumpy

HA!! I love that one. When I worked for Central I was coming down the Sister's Mountains in WY - in winter with spots of black ice on the road. No Jake, I didn't dare touch the brake pedal, I just held on and enjoyed the ride. By the time I hit 80MPH the Qualcomm was going nuts!! A little while later, my FM sent me a message asking if I knew how fast I was going.

When I got through the mountains, I sent a message back saying I DIDN'T know how fast I was going because the speedometer didn't go that high! I got a nice bruise on my wrist from Safety, telling me not to do it again.