Company keeps assigning me loads that won’t quite work?

Having a dispatcher/coordinator/planner, that was a former driver and small fleet owner, has proven to be priceless for me.

The wisdom acquired from his "been there and done that" experience makes for a perfectly productive team.

I consider myself blessed to have such a mature and seasoned Ally.

Like most drivers, I've had my fair share of dealing with: incompetent, ill-equipped, inexperienced, powerless, dishonest, and/or uncooperative operations personnel through the years.

Good ones are hard to come by.

 

What's wrong with "being the sucker they can dump bad loads on?" You're a trucker man. You're getting paid to run loads. It don't matter if it's a "bad load." Their paying you money to do it. The only bad load that exists is the one that you don't get paid for, or the nonexistent one that results in you sitting. Truckers have to resist the urge to not get so emotionally involved with the job itself. It's a lot of BS and it can be annoying. I completely sympathize with you. All you can do is roll your eyes, and do what you can to get it off, whether by delivery or relay to another driver. At the end of the day, as long as your money is right on Friday, that's all that matters.

 

"My truck may be able to pull start a Cessna 172 but it will not run with one...230 miles in 2 hours? Not likely!"

 

Maybe addressed
Didn’t read all posts
But I’m not sure any dispatcher is watching just your truck
That said. It’s probably some automatic algorithm

However it’s getting done it should be able to get a little closer to what you can actually do with a call to whoever your contact is

 

I didn't miss your point at all....I totally get that. My point is, as long as you're getting paid, what does it matter? This record you're talking about, it ain't like it's your license or your DAC. If they are doing nonsense like that, then it will only speed up the process of helping you find another gig. That's why I was advising to communicate in the manner that I suggested because if it's over the phone or Qualcomm, then it's a paper trail and your ### is covered.

 

last i checked im not paid to "run loads"
im paid for my time, my time not at home

 

Alright man cool. I am sure you will get a lot of "thanks" for that load. Since your not paid to "run loads," next time you're dispatched and you don't run that load, come back on here and tell me how that goes. Lol.....I appreciate the joke of the day