You asked a great question and i would say that you have been given some great advice. I won't argue or show any disrespect to my fellow drivers but i will say,,, and this has happend to me. There are some dispatchers who are about the all might dollar. Some besides being paid as a dispatcher have ways of making money off kickbacks from brokers for taking loads because they are willing to run you to death. One dispatcher took bribes or kickbacks from drivers just to get the most miles and duspatchers have their favorites who take them fishing or hunting or get them tickets to a certain football game(college) they don't care about dot rules or the drivers health. I hope this doesn't happen much? but i do know at this paticular company, it did and does still happen. So just becareful