Dispatch mad?

Plenty of companies will hire you with much less than a year.
Where is your location?
How did you get your cdl?
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Yes, some dispatchers are moody like children.
I had a sissy dispatcher do that to me, let me sit for 10 days at home, so I found another job paying twice as much per week, so I left. He had to explain that to the terminal manager, but I didn't care and didn't answer my phone from that company.

 

Dispatch will do what dispatch do. With very few exceptions I view them as needy, dependent and tied to my production which relies on accurate information, battle planning and timely decisions executed to capture loads quick.

Essentially dispatcher = Children.

If a dispatcher got mad? you sit. Sooner or later you get hungry.

If they really got annoyed? HA... you have a problem.

The holidays are tough on drivers who are not home with family because the dispatcher will be. You follow me? (One exception with a wonderful outfit one year when I found myself stranded without work through no fault of my own in Texarkarna of all places (UGH... wonderful little independant but man... I wanted out) but had to sit and stay on a pending big load out of there. They handed me like a thousand dollars gratis in both payroll, bonus and gratis for my time and trouble. So no complaining from me.

The load out was worth it in the end.

If dispatch got mad? It depends. I have yelled BS into the dispatchers ear when I learned of a impossible situation or some other snag into a otherwise promising week. They hear that all day long. But get mad? No not the profanity. Just one simple little word... if you use it.

"No." a quiet two letter word.

They will get mad. Trust me.

 

I would not worry about that railroad. I am no foamer, but if you are railroad material from past work, then there is no problem. Usually dispatch would have what I call episodes. Then you begin to consider your load situation and make a decision usually with the goal of moving forward to delivery. They will sort themselves out sooner or later.

But if you are not loaded stop and stay somewhere good. You cannot move without information. it costs money both ways. So.. eh. Good luck to you.

 

If the hours and money fit your life, then stick with it. If the benefits are good, then do stick with it unless you get burned out and need a change.
Which city are you near or in?

 

Staffing agencies can probably fix you up with part time work if the trucking company starts playing games.
Probably a few staffing agencies around Des Moines that hire cdl drivers.
Lots of drivers on here use Trillium Staffing, but there's plenty more to choose from.