I finally met an unhappy Watkins Shepard driver.

Now you've met two.

 

alright, im curious

what about w/s are you unhappy about?

i know the reason a buddy of mine quit, but i also know a few who are very happy there, so please satisfy my curiousity and reply

 

Hey Bronc Rider. When you passing through? I may not be here much longer as I am planning to head out and see the country again.

About WS; it is sad how dispatch has a lot to do with driver retention. Many dispatchers don't have what it takes to handle their job in such a way as to keep drivers smiling.

Now, that is a tough job, but not impossible as I have had both good and bad dispatch when I was a company driver.

Company policies make some companies real bad places for drivers to work, but usually it is dispatch or operation supervisor decisions that cause the problems.

Be safe out there pal. Keep the dirty side down, the sunny side up and don't feed the bears!

 

Oh you are so right... currently I have both at the same time. I think, if it wasnt for knowing that the good dispatch is there, I might look for alternative employment. But, when I am frustrated with the one, I remind myself that the good dispatcher will be back in the morning again.

 

W/S is not a bad company to drive for. But as stated above by Lucky142 they have dispatch issues. IMO the regional dispatch arrangement sucks. Dispatchers play politics and favorites (especially - I'm sorry to say - the women). I've caught dispatchers in lies a few times (having to do with load availability) and that is very aggravating.

 

i figured it was a dispatch thing...thats why my buddy quit...bad dispatcher who wouldnt let him run 60 miles home to get his debit card replaced.....in the long run it would have been a 8 miles diferance than his original route ( bozeman to missoula)

lucky....im here tonite as the truck was leaking and i ran outta hours waiting on the shop....knowin my luck ill be back late next week...lol....definatly gonna hafta have anouther glass of tea

 

Too bad I did not know you were there. I stopped in about 9 pm for dinner and watch a movie. Sorry to have missed you.

Leave a message in the am if you catch this and when I get up, I may just run out there for coffee, tea or anything but buttermilk.

 

I have had some real issues with a few dispatchers in the past and even though I am a very easy going guy, I just put up with BS. When I was with Marten, years ago, the ops supervisor got me real uptight and then he threatened to bring me into Mondovie for an attitude adjustment. I told him great because I wanted to rearrange his face.

I never saw Mondovie for almost two years after that. I guess I was not the first to climb all over that "boy"! The bad thing about standing up for your rights, you get a reputation after a while and then it is time to go. I was with them for five years.