What's the stupidest thing you've ever had a dispatcher or office rat tell you?

I think I might have mentioned this one but it is related to the above post.

I had gotten a call or qualcomm message (I think call) asking me what trailer I was hooked to. As I had written on the trip sheet I told them the number. "That one is shown in Mexico" Me "Well it obviously isn't in Mexico because it is behind me". Uh huh.

 

That I had to find a load and get going. I was at home. Yeah that will happen when I feel like it, not when you tell me.

Another one - I gotta take whatever to get going and not wait for a good paying load! nfrknblvbl!

 

Yesterday. I get a text to take 2 crates to an airline. I show up at SDV to get them. They wish to put 5 more ct=rates on me. I call the night dispatch lady and tell her. She says "I know nothing about it so refuse it." Tie down what I have and Flacco comes out and shows me our ticket and is MIGHTY insistent that I take it. So I call her back. While we are on the phone she says "SDV is calling on another line, I'll call you back". She calls back and says ANOTHER office lady took the order and the day dispatcher put it up on the board so we have to take it.

So my question is WHY doesn't she talk to the day guy? Maybe take some notes or something!

This is not the first time I find that they don't communicate with each other.

Frustrating all the same!

 

Do you remember "Driving Miss Daisy". I got to make water, Miss Daisy. I'm a grown man.

 

I used to haul dry bulk;& chemicals out of csxyard in Baltimore and I will never forget the memo they put out one winter stating 'in winter you must be extremely careful when walking on catwalks on top of trailers & railcars due to them being slippery due to ice & snow because, you are not allowed to fall as this is against safety regulations,' !! I still laugh every time I think of that memo !

 

told dispatcher(who was also branch manager) that I would only have 2 hours left on my 70 when I got home. She goes well I need you to do a 10 hour run tomorrow. (Suuuuuure as long as I can be done in 2 hours.) I have called my wife and asked her to bribe the doctors receptionist to get me in on short notice. tell dispatcher, look I'm houred out, and I have scheduled an emergency appointment with my doctor. truck would have to leave the yard at 5:00 a.m. i would be going past the doctors office about 7:00 my appointment is at 11:00 or later. I won't be back til 7:00 tonight. dispatcher goes well stop and see your doctor on the way up or on your way home. ummmmm usually doctors take you at your appointment time not 4 hours early or late.P.S. the doc suspended my class 1 licence for two weeks due to stress, that load of hazmat would have looked nice on the shoulder by the doctors office with the 4 ways on

 

The longest part of any trip is the three feet between dispatcher's desks.

 

I think one of the funniest for me is that I had a weekend dispatcher tell me to take the truck to Midas to get a tire changed lol. Sure I've had a lot but I think that is the worst, where I broke out laughing.

I can say I will NOT Trust the Midas Touch on my truck!

 

Today wasn't REALLY stupid or REALLY outrageous......

But first I get pick up at Murphy drop United 3pm cutoff at about 2:15 while still trying to get out of a drop at SDV. So I'm on the way to Murphy and get pick up FMC drop SDV.

Followed pretty shortly by do Murphy first.

My response was "No **** Sherlock". I mean DOH it had a 3PM cutoff......

 

When I said I didn't want the load because its not profitable and he said "At least your rolling the truck". Still don't think he realizes just how stupid he sounded.