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Hey raceman! I made the suggestion - but in reality, I guess it could be viewed as a challenge. I mean, lets cut to the chase here. Its money that talks and its BS that walks - to be blunt, "magic words" are nothing more than BS - sugar coating on a bitter load. The problem with the...

My new spin on an old problem is working to help lessen the problem. Scott, If you are able too and want to REALLY see a noticable improvement in the relationships between drivers and dispatchers, there is one sure fire way to accomplish it - namely, every dispatcher should get paid the exact...

I am with you on this. If you do not want to take a load, the dispatcher should understand that. The dispatcher should understand that you are driving to make money for yourself. These friggen companies that attempt to send drivers on garbage runs should not be upset or suprised by a driver's...

The company that is getting talked about here is not anywhere near this bad. It is a great company and this was simply not a fit. Well said raceman!! ---Why Hug a tree when you could cut it down, burn it and save money on your heating bill this winter--- ROFL:7 :7

One thing you seem to be neglecting to understand is that we signed on with the understanding that these particular concerns would not happen. Had they said told us that these things were to be expected, we would not have signed on with them to begin with. You obviously are not understanding...

RE: Has a Dispatcher ever said anything rude to yo I wouldn't mind, "Hey Tony, Man I really need a favor", as long as its followed by, "its worth an extra $100, you interested?" :D

Just to elaborate a bit further, at least 3 or 4 times when I called, I was on hold for the better part of four minutes before I got through, once I hung up after almost eight minutes while listening to the recorded message: "Your call is very important to us.....it will be answered in the order...

WalMart Gift card? Did you buy the fuel at WalMart or can that card be used anywhere?

Actually, the company asked me to try a few different places to hang out and wait for a load, and I did as they suggested. I dropped in St. Louis and told them I would remain on duty. I asked them where would be my best bet to wait for a load, dispatch said to hang in St. Louis for a little...

Maybe I'm missing something, but if you're going to spend 2 or, in some cases, 3 days in an orientation session, that should be a major topic of discussion. My feeling is this: I've made a commitment to sign on with the company to get their freight to the customer's dock in a timely manner. The...

Well, thats cool. If you want to wait 30 days to get a rough idea, thats your perrogative and I agree with you're thoughts here. I would be happy to wait 60 days, but I cannot afford to. The owner of my truck owns four of them and was planning on getting at least one more, so when he has a bad...

Good for you! Sounds like they did right by you! Thanks for the wishes.

Well, if you knew me, I am sure you would not have the opinion that I do not have alot of patience. I do have patience. However, when a two hour orientation gets dragged out for two days, or when I gotta sit for four days without a load, or when I am sitting in Indy and can only get a 100 mile...

Not to be argumentive, but out of curiosity, after 14 years, how long would it take you to decide that $300 gross per week is plain wrong when freight is not slow? It might take some folks months or years, and perhaps they can afford to wait that long, IMHO, thats not a very good way to run a...

I gotta believe that Jlow would last ALOT longer than two weeks LOL. We both spoke with three or four different folks that are in high positions of authority expressing and communicating our concerns. They all agreed the concerns were grave and pretty much promised to rectify the situation...

I really don't want to tell which company at this time because I honestly do not want to think that this is typical of how they run their business. Other drivers I have spoken with who work for this company really like them. I am starting with another expediting company tomorrow and all...

First off, tho I understand your frustration.. 2 weeks is a VERY short time to learn the company. I have been driving truck for five years and I may be new to expediting but I hired in with the clear understanding that each of the items I posted were not going to happen to me again. We (the...

Well folks, I was hoping to post a great "my first two weeks with the new company", alas, I gave it two weeks but found I could not afford to wait another week - it was costing me too much to work there. After having such high hopes, its a bit of a let down for me and I'm sure, for the owner I...

Excellent Dave! You hit the nail on the head all the way around with this post. I just started with a new company two weeks ago. I also just left that same company as of yesterday for the reasons you posted. I'm gonna do a new thread on it.

RE: Has a Dispatcher ever said anything rude to yo Well, since you asked....:) I honestly did have a blow out with a dispatcher when I was driving the semi. In a nutshell, he developed amnesia - told me to do a drop and hook at the terminal so someone else could take the load to N.J. I had...