Dispatcher?

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by gdyupgal, Sep 24, 2010.

  1. gdyupgal

    gdyupgal Medium Load Member

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    I have aquestion about dispatchers..I'm sure i will be assigned one even though I won't be OTR..does anyone know what duties a dispatcher has besides keeping drivers moving?

    IE: Do they usually have idle time behind the desk?
    Are they provided unsupervised internet to play on the putor?
    :biggrin_25519:
     
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  3. dancnoone

    dancnoone "Village Idiot"

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    Dispatchers are purveyors of liquid sunshine. And little else.

    How large the PVC pipe they insert into your lower orifice, depends on the quantity of liquid sunshine they have to offer.
     
  4. gdyupgal

    gdyupgal Medium Load Member

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    :biggrin_2559:..alrighty then
     
  5. GuysLady

    GuysLady Trucker Forum STAFF Staff Member

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    A truly good dispatcher doesn't spend much time playing... For anything other than good ones, refer to Danc's post.
     
  6. gdyupgal

    gdyupgal Medium Load Member

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    well my curiousity is geared more towards discussion boards like these and wonder how many or much opportunity someone in the biz such as maybe a dispatcher might have time to play and yank peoples chains on these boards..just my own curiousity given I've seen on another board where someone seems to purposely ask baited questions..maybe I have to much time to think..:biggrin_2559:..can't wait til monday when life is gonna hit me and get back to work..:biggrin_2559:
     
  7. Gitty

    Gitty Medium Load Member

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    Mine has over 50 drivers to get loads for and hear our crys I dont think he has alot of free time But Ill ask him if he plays games on the putor. LOL
     
  8. GuysLady

    GuysLady Trucker Forum STAFF Staff Member

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    I don't think my hubby's dispatcher nows how to just sit down and relax! He seems to have a spring in his bottom end, and every time he sits down, he thinks of some other thing he has to do, and is off to inspect a trailer, or find a set f directions for a driver or any one of a dozen other things.:biggrin_25526:
     
  9. gdyupgal

    gdyupgal Medium Load Member

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    :biggrin_255:..well I think the internet is a necissary evil now days but I know a few desk jokies who play more then work on there computors..and for them craigslist and the adult section is there fav. playground for amusement and entertainment for those posting ads..I consider myself somewhat gulable at times but my light bulb comes on pretty quick as I'm not nieve..:biggrin_25525:
     
  10. Allow Me.

    Allow Me. Trucker Forum STAFF Staff Member

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    Dispatchers match loads with drivers, but multiply that say 50 times and consider all the drivers that are late, calling in with the dumbest of questions, asking for home time, calls from shippers/consignees wanting to know when the load will be delivered, dealing with load planners, meetings with management, covering for sick dispatchers, etc, and I think they have little time really for games on the puter, right?
     
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  11. Flying Dutchman

    Flying Dutchman Road Train Member

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    The dealing with customers on the phone part is huge in our industry. We deal with some of the biggest contractors and some of the simplest homeowners. Contractors somewhat understand how trucking works, getting the load, where it comes from, how long it takes, etc. Homeowners think we have aggregate/material in the world stocked somewhere at our fingertips and expect a narrower than 2 hour delivery window. It gets ridiculous sometimes.
     
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