What to do when a dispatcher tries to force a load on you?

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by Xzay, Sep 29, 2016.

  1. Rusty Trawler

    Rusty Trawler Road Train Member

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    And put it on the qcomm that you can not legally run the load to schedule.
    Do they want you to do the load anyway?
    Then pic your sent message and their response.
    After that, you have no worries
     
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    Believe me
    Believe me if I was jumping on your case you would know.Anyone that follows my posting would say the same thing.All I was doing was trying to help you out for future loads and with respect.I apologize if you took it the wrong way.With the loads I turned down I did go over with dispatch and I picked them up the next day.Now a couple questions and nothing more,how many miles from where you unloaded was you spose to pick up the next load and how many hrs did you have left on your 8?
     
  3. Xzay

    Xzay Light Load Member

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    About 25 minutes left and 20-30 miles to pick up.
     
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    Ok see you didn't have the hrs and needs to be more precise with your posts.Next time be sure to tell dispat ch that and they'll either reschedule or cancell.
     
  5. Rusty Trawler

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    That I would refuse
    I'd offer to pick it up in the morning.
     
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  7. Xzay

    Xzay Light Load Member

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    I did counter to pick it up in the morning. For whatever reason they insisted I picked it up yesterday so it still didnt work out. Now im on my 34
     
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    Next time tell them to
    to look at your hours and then say you tell me how it could have been done legally.
     
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    thanks
     
  10. Rusty Trawler

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    Actually, if a dispatcher even pressured me about such a pick up, I'd get nasty real fast.
    30 left means it's time to find a haven.
    Period
     
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