flattop40
Expert Expediter
Ok I am going to go conspiracy theorist here. It has been my observation that they keep us on an average. Lets say I have a really good week then the very next week I am sucking canal water. Also within the same week if I start the week strong more times then not come wed. or thur. I sit for the rest of the week. Or visa versa I start weak then get strong to the end.
So my question is is that part of there dispatch criteria is to look at the amount of miles for the week so far and also say on an average of the last 2 - 4 weeks?
Then to go even more conspiracy is this why they keep us in the dark as far as seeing where others are and the 3 hour time rule and the lack of being able to see those dispatched on a run? If they have a driver, for instance, 80-100 miles away from a load and this drivers average is down they could send it to them when you may have more down time but your average is higher and you would NEVER know it. You could be 10 miles from a pick up but never know that they gave the run to someone else OR say a team or a fleet driver. As in Eddies post on "where am I" tonight.
If the average thing does play a part I can kinda understand why but when you punish someone because they may know the business better then someone else and puts themselves in a good position and someone else doesn't yet they get the load thats not fair either.
After talking to other van O/O that were with them last year and they have within 50 miles of my average and they have also observed the same as I have with starting strong or weak within a week. One has to start to wonder.
So my question is is that part of there dispatch criteria is to look at the amount of miles for the week so far and also say on an average of the last 2 - 4 weeks?
Then to go even more conspiracy is this why they keep us in the dark as far as seeing where others are and the 3 hour time rule and the lack of being able to see those dispatched on a run? If they have a driver, for instance, 80-100 miles away from a load and this drivers average is down they could send it to them when you may have more down time but your average is higher and you would NEVER know it. You could be 10 miles from a pick up but never know that they gave the run to someone else OR say a team or a fleet driver. As in Eddies post on "where am I" tonight.
If the average thing does play a part I can kinda understand why but when you punish someone because they may know the business better then someone else and puts themselves in a good position and someone else doesn't yet they get the load thats not fair either.
After talking to other van O/O that were with them last year and they have within 50 miles of my average and they have also observed the same as I have with starting strong or weak within a week. One has to start to wonder.