mcp 200 QC and E log (marten)

I let my FM know 3 days in advance what my upcoming hrs were gonna be., and that I was going to be short on hrs after my delivery, but she still put a pre plan on me that I would not be able to do. I turned down the load, then 30 minutes later got another impossible PP, explaning again that I didn't have hours. This went on two more times, each time I QC her letting her know my hrs. The problem is the load planners are not looking at our hrs, and FM's are not reading our messages.Oh, and I had to repower a load last week, and also had to have my load repowered.

 

Hey Skibum, I feel your pain. It gets very frustrating especially when the fleet manager puts out a message on QC " communication is the key" But they are the one dropping the ball on communication. like you, I do my job as a professional, trip plan right down to the wire, send in my hrs in advance, and even leave hometime early to go get my load if I have to. They are going to have to start getting it together concerning the E-log, or im gonna have to start looking at other carriers. Alot of carriers that run papperless logs know what they are doing. There load planners look at your hours, before giving you a load. Marten does not.

 

The last couple of loads Ive gotten actually gave me enough time to deliver, so my E-log hasn't been an issue. Don't know how long this will last.

 

I hope they keep this up. All I ask is that they give me enough time to get the load there. I also agree with skibum that the FM's don't read the entire QC message, so I don't send out long messages. I have been sending out several short ones instead.

 

Marten runs there loads tight. Loads have to be there yersterday. At least that is how it is with me.