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Experence Counts in Opperations

Discussion in 'Experienced Truckers' Advice' started by scotty, Nov 21, 2011.

  1. Nov 21, 2011 #1
    scotty

    scotty Light Load Member

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    One of the biggest problems that companys have in keeping new drivers is they appoint people in opperations that have never been in a truck in their life. Or with little experence like one I had who only went to truck driving school.
    Find out as much as you can about the people who run the trucking company. Sometimes a person with years of experence as a trucker in opperations works better with driver.:dmage:
     
    scotty, Nov 21, 2011
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  3. Nov 21, 2011 #2
    Allow Me.

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    Or 20 yr old college kids for dispatchers.......worked for a guy that owned a 60 truck company and had never driven.
     
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  4. Nov 21, 2011 #3
    kajidono

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    I got tired of it too. The company I run for now has nothing but drivers. No office and no office people. Everybody drives.
     
    kajidono, Nov 21, 2011
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  5. Nov 22, 2011 #4
    Wargames

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    Lead driver?
     
    Wargames, Nov 22, 2011
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  7. Nov 22, 2011 #5
    kajidono

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    As if I could ever catch the old man.
     
    kajidono, Nov 22, 2011
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  8. Nov 22, 2011 #6
    RickG

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    Just about every owner of the trucking companies I have worked for has had a CDL . The present one is the best . He'll back his drivers up when corporate safety desk jockies come up with some silly BS .
    (Like saying any driver caught driving in a whiteout would be suspended ).
    I won't work for lawyers or bean counters
     
    RickG, Nov 22, 2011
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  9. Nov 22, 2011 #7
    CondoCruiser

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    The best dispatcher I had had never been in a truck. But she was intelligent, calm, cool and collective.

    It doesn't take a truck driver to understand the system. In fact you can see in this forum and on the CB where many don't know how to get along with others.
     
    CondoCruiser, Nov 22, 2011
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  10. Nov 22, 2011 #8
    RickG

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    My dispatcher is like that . There is a lot of cooperation between her and the drivers . The drivers keep her informed of any situations that would help drivers with the loads . She knows more about regulations than the corporate people , especially going into Canada .
     
    RickG, Nov 22, 2011
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