Swift-forced dispatch for company drivers?

True defininition of forced dispatch is you have NO say in if you take the load or not. ie you have to take the load no matter what the situation is. The only exception to forced dispatch (like most of Swifts dedicated accounts are) is HOS rules. However, even if you don't have the hours to complete or deliver the load on time you still have to take the load and get it there when you are able to legally if thats what they want done.

 

That all depends on the DM/Planner you get honestly. I have in the past not only been asked to run illegal but was also told if I did not run one load leaving on a Friday night (would have been illegal by about five hours) the person would make sure I would not get a load until Wed.

Any new ones reading should hold their ground when asked or told to do ANYTHING illegal or unsafe. It's YOUR butt on the line.. period. The very first thing they will say when you get caught is "Well we told him not to do it" .... Their butts are covered and yours is left sitting in the cold.

*Hint*
When told over a phone to do something illegal or unsafe, don't argue about it over the phone, you will just be wasting your breath. Just get the persons name, and get off the call. DON'T bother calling safety either, again usually just a waste of cellular minutes and breath. Just simply send a free form message on the Qualcomm detailing that so and so told you to *insert illegal or unsafe activity here* .... You will see that Qualcomm almost blow up from the responses telling you not to do the unsafe or illegal act.

 

I got ya there, just wanted to throw that in just in case a few months down the road a newbie happened to run across this thread was all. Better to let them know before it happens instead of letting it happen to them out of the blue..

 

Anything new develop?

 

Well, I feel for ya. Just make sure you stick it out to 6 months. You'll then no longer be considered a student by most companies. Some will still consider you a student until 1 year. As a student, they may want you to go through their academy if they have one and/or go back out with a mentor again. Also, quitting before 6 months looks bad on you as it makes it look like you aren't capable of holding a job.

Just keep it together for now and be glad you have income. At the 6 month mark, have a job lined up.

 

Conway wants 3 months OTR last time I checked. They pay higher per mile.

My mentor told me this..............make sure before you quit that they know you have less than XX amount of time. You could show up at orientation and get turned down because you didn't hold the job very long.