Just In Time Deliverie

That was probably the best habit I got into in my short OTR career.
Verify appointment and directions in.

 

JIT... Just In Time.

There are certain loads it really applies to.
Canning factories that have a steady input/output but don't have the room to store that much is one example.
If too many loads don't get there on time the whole factory will have to shut down.

 

A lot of Dispatchers play that game, telling the Driver, he needs to be there early, when it doesn’t matter, so they can have a Driver available in the area, if needed. Purely selfish reasons. Brokers say it when they don’t have a clue, to cover themselves. I call the Customer if needed, when running late, before calling the Broker.

 

as well as when i was with this one company, where i stay at, in Ohio. they had the General Motors freight board.

me and a few others hauled all thier J.I.T. freight.