Swift Flatbed Division... ?!

I'm probably out of line here but settle down. You've only been at this a little bit and getting worked up in dispatch like that as a new guy isn't the ticket to success, I stand up for myself and have been known to make a stand in occasion but your still the new guy, an unknown quantity so to speak.

I'm assuming when you said there are people dropping and going on home time that you could deliver those loads? Could be those customers are closed for the holiday, or the are scheduled for a local driver who's job it is to deliver those loads.

My advice is let it ride a little bit, get through whatever you have to get through then see where it goes. You have little leverage to make demands for my point of view.

 

This is good advice.

In this line of work you need to be able to chill. This is now the start of a four month seasonal slow time. Christmas Crunch is over. Flatbed also can be seasonal, but there's always something to haul.

Even if you become an owner operator with your own authority, there will be times you sit and wait for freight that pays well (if you are smart). Roll with the ups and downs.

Meanwhile TCB. Take Care of Business. If you are available for a load then sleep as much as possible. You don't want to be the YouTube Queen complaining how you were up all day and then got a dispatch at 6:00 pm to run all night.

 

My company does not consider a rear end preventable as long as your not cited.. your results may vary

 

@RedRover has many stories of accidents and mayhem in his first few weeks of driving................

 

Sure has been an eventful time, hasn't it?

 

I'm thinking we may need to see some pics if this keeps up.

 

I'm just waiting for the flatbed portion to start so we can see what comes off the trailer first.

 

You'll get like 60$ a day during Securement, if they pay you like they did me. Layover is usually for when your on a load or waiting to pickup. But you might be able to get something for it, just talk to your DM.