In a way goodbye

[dragonrider]

I have started work for a new company.Get a saliery,per deim all expensies paid.They flew me to boston for a 2week job,flew me home,flew me back for 1 more week.Thay rent a 24ft for me to work with.The job is recycling,funny thing is they worried about if I could take being away for 2 weels,lol after 14yrs expiditing ,no sweat.I will watch here time to time,add something if I can.The yrs on the road will never go away,lol.As I see expitider's around I think of me, my time out there. The funnything is,the first job had problems with the recycling companies,I took it in stride,looked for answers,they panicked,couldn't believe how I could stay calm.When asked how I could do that I just replied"I am a expitider,we have that happen alot" love to all be safe,if I see you will say hi when I can

 

[ATeam]

...I took it in stride,looked for answers,they panicked,couldn't believe how I could stay calm.When asked how I could do that I just replied"I am a expitider,we have that happen alot"

Thank you, dragonrider, for illustrating a crucial point.

Expediting is a business in which people really do expect the unexpected and become skilled at being prepared and reacting on the spot.

That includes everything from finding a truck parking place in congested areas, to arriving at a delivery with "hot" freight and there is no one there to accept it, to hauling HAZMAT freight that will burst into flames if your reefer fails to keep the box within a specified temperature range, to working away from home for weeks and even months at a time, to operating every day in stressful traffic conditions.

It includes managing money where cash flows are volatile, living with the possibility of equipment failures that can happen anytime and anywhere, working safely through life-threatening weather, understanding and complying with regulations that are imposed by a variety of agencies, and working as a team player when dealing with people who range from highly professional to inept jerks, and sometimes with people who don't even speak your language.

This and much more is the skill set that must be mastered by someone who aspires to be a successful expediter. It is a remarkable skill set indeed and people who have it have a great deal to offer employers in other industries who seek employees who are good on their feet.

An expediter who sees oneself as just a truck driver is an expediter who does not give oneself enough credit.

 

[OntarioVanMan]

Thank you, dragonrider, for illustrating a crucial point.

Expediting is a business in which people really do expect the unexpected and become skilled at being prepared and reacting on the spot.

That includes everything from finding a truck parking place in congested areas, to arriving at a delivery with "hot" freight and there is no one there to accept it, to hauling HAZMAT freight that will burst into flames if your reefer fails to keep the box within a specified temperature range.

It includes managing money where cash flows are volatile, living with the possibility of equipment failures that can happen anytime and anywhere, working safely through life-threatening weather, understanding and complying with regulations that are imposed by a variety of agencies, and working as a team player when dealing with people who range from highly professional to inept jerks, and sometimes dealing with people who don't even speak your language.

This and much more is the skill set that must be mastered by someone who aspires to be a successful expediter. It is a remarkable skill set indeed and people who have it have a great deal to offer employers in other industries who seek employees who are good on their feet.

An expediter who sees oneself as just a truck driver is an expediter who does not give oneself enough credit.

That is what separates the winners from the losers in this business...the employee(punch clock) mentality and "structured" just can not go with the low and be "fluid" or flexible.