Optimizer

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  1. BackIsSore

    BackIsSore Road Train Member

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    Sounds like it'll be an average end of work week for me then. Tough to get much more than 300 miles on a go home day.
     
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    Well this was new, yesterday was my start day, I'm on a 6/3. Was given my paperwork at the window, once I started trip, received my next 5 moves ending at a center point, so actually 6 moves.
     
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    Wow. The other day, right after I got a message about wait time across the region, I got dispatches that kept me busy into the next day.
     
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    Are you guys liking the optimizer so far? Of course I read the many conspiracy theories on the fb group. What do us fng's think so far?

    I haven't had it prebook me like you two have mentioned but my adp is still around the same and I'm moving at my normal pace.
     
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    I don't care for it. When it went active, I immediately lost almost $50/day. It has improved a bit, but has a long way to go, in my opinion.
     
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    Are you losing mileage or activity? For me, I've lost what little activity I've been getting during my days, but still run over 500 miles. I'm not complaining as I like to take it easy anyways.
     
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    Saturday and Sunday I lost miles, weekdays I lost activity.
     
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    Well I lost $ because of it today.... It decided to MT move me 315 miles to a DC while passing by two other DC's not even 1.5hrs away. Go figure
     
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    Another fully planned day. 5 arrivals, 4 departs, 530 miles. Saw downtown Chicago 4 times. 13 minutes left when I got back to Mt. P.
     
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    I left Midway TN set up for a GM drop in jonesville VA. Then to pick up a backhaul in wythville VA to gordonsville. Upon dropping at store noticed my supposed empty felt heavy backing under it. Went into store and found it had 10 position of pallets and breakpack on it. Called dc, they transferred me to southeast ROC, then northeast ROC. Her solution was to bobtail to London KY. I was like huh? You realize they now have 2 trailers blocking docks now? Don't worry another driver will move if he has to. OK I said just want to make sure I understand, you want me to bobtail to London KY? Yes send your etd to there. OK I leave get through Cumberland pass tunnel Qualcomm goes off with 5 messages. Pull over and what do you know..... Cancel move to London. Take pallets to Gordonsville (385 miles). Seriously?!?! I call back and say what's going on? Where are you they asked? Well I'm halfway to London KY. Oh.... Nevermind just continue on, would have been easier to load you out of gordonsville. We will get you something in morning.
     
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