[FIS53]

Well of all the things said some things do stand out that have been in place for years.
first dispatchers do remember certain o/o out there for different things. But if you do shorties they will remember and try to give you more (usually). Some do remember you doing a favour but in the big companies this does not seem to be the case.

With some companies yes they do watch incomes and try to keep certain trucks in a certain leel and do sort of try to level the field (not really equal though). I have seen this actually in play at one of the hot shot type companies.

Do dispatchers have favorites??? You bet they do. In the real big outfits maybe not so much but in the small to medium they definitely do.

Being a real good and efficient driver can be both a blessing and a curse depending on the company and the dispatcher. I have found myself being punished with crap loads because I could do them faster than someone else. Well all that good work just earned me more lousy loads and none of the gravy loads as dispatch did not want to work with the noobs and the boobs.

Anyone who says that there is no way to figure out what a broker makes or otherwise with the software in use today is fooling themselves. I have seen several different programs used in the courier business and I can definitely say that they can tell what you are making per day, per week and for the period and ytd. With many you can quickly view a snynopsis of the fleet or selected members of the fleet so choosing a poor van out the many for a run can be done easily. Comptuers are a great tool but unfortunately they do allow for more playing around than the old days when the dispatcher had to use his head.

When it's busy the playing field definitely does level out a lot as everyone is too busy to play any games.

Oh well such is the game.
Rob