YOU KNOW WHAT I LEARNED TODAY!!
 

No matter the extra work you do for a certain dispatcher, covering loads when needed, etc etc... i learned that we are just a name and number to some of these companies, and as of monday im cancelling my contract with schneider national!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Amen to you brother. I have about a 95% on time rate, and when I am late it is usually only 15 to 30 minutes. I have no tickets and no accidents. But I get treated no differently than the worse driver in my company.

I work for a small outlaw company, 35 trucks, I take care of my equipment, I do not back or drive over or under things. Most of the drivers in my company do. They also tend to be 2, 3, 4 or more hours late. I don't expect special treatment, but some recognition would be nice. I am the only rookie to be hired in the past year to still be there. All others have been fired or quit for costing too much money and not being able to handle the truth about what they have done (they always try to blame someone else for their mess ups).

Anyway, good luck to you and am glad you are leaving the pumpkin patch. Remember, stay away from mega carriers, they have ruined and continue to ruin the industry.

P.S. Before you leave, make sure to pick up all the eggs you laid on the highways.

That's not always the truth
 

I am a dispatcher, and I can honestly say that the agency I work for always puts our drivers first. Our domicile drivers are our top priority always. I'm sure all agents are different but we try to do our best for our drivers. I'm sorry you have had a bad experience but maybe you should just check into some other agencies there are alot of good ones out there.

Sounds like a nice company to work for. Does it have a name?

Looks like they work for Landstar. An owner op company. They have to treat thier drivers good, thier owner ops. Were talking company drivers here, where you're nothing more than a seat warmer.

No, im an owner operator, NEVER have been late, take loads they cant cover, knowing that im willing to do this, they have my cell # and frequently call me to cover loads, no accidents, tickets, take care of their equipment and mine, like i said as of monday im leaving schneider, if they dont appreciate me, im gonna take my truck and drive w/ some one who does!!!!!!!!

Welcome to the world of trucking. Has always been this way with some dispatchers. Work your tail off to get the load delivered safely and on time and still be treated as the worse driver in the fleet. Some dispatchers just have short memories.

Before you make a jump to another company with all the hassle that is...have you thought of asking Schneider if they would give you a different dispatcher?

Soladad

It's not just Schneider. It's every company. And, it's not just in trucking. It's virtually every company out there. Throw in a little extra all the time, and it's expected of you all the time. Can't do it because something came up, and the sky is falling.

Look at what the U S Army did recently. Letters to 275 officers to urge them to return to active duty, and every one of them has either been wounded or killed in action.

Even DYING isn't an excuse anymore.

well they have switched operations and this is the only dispatcher that does the local account that im on, so i think its time for me to move on, i know never to make a decision when your mad :lol: but its time to part ways!!

Re: That's not always the truth
 

I recomend you read this before making a decision
http://www.ooida.com/legal_action/La...A%206-8-04.htm

Re: That's not always the truth
 

Good for OOIDA-A step in the right direction

I've been trying to figure this one out, too. How to distinguish myself from all the other drivers that are on my dispatcher's board.

I'm just wondering how much flexibility they actually have. Seems that when you become available (arrive at a con/are empty), you get freight that's available (ready to be picked up) and is close to you.

I'm going to take a dispatcher out to lunch next week when I'm on home time (been out since Christmas) to get a peek at the screens they use and how they do what they do.

I've been really curious about this.

I finally got a good load Friday and decided to stay totally focused (drive a smooth straight line, have a gentle hand on the tiller). 10.5 hours later (lost .25 for VI, .25 for fueling up), I had driven 725 miles on a Werner truck (electronic logging, governed at 65 mph).

I thought if I put up some numbers, someone would notice.

I think a lot of it may be simply being in the right geographic area at the right time in the right status.

I know that I work with an office that tries to help everyone that calls !!! :D We appreciate truckers!!!

Re: That's not always the truth
 

Imagine that! OOIDA suing a trucking company! :roll:

Re: That's not always the truth
 

Hello to all :)

I can not comment for or against the law-suit at all. But I can add a comment or two about Landstar.

I do not wish to hi-jack this thread at all, so feel free to start a 'Landstar' thread if you like.

I've been at Landstar for 18+ years now. I had to get off the road some 5+ yrs ago due to health issues, and now I dispatch in a very pro-driver Landstar Agency in Ohio.

My brother has been happily with Landstar for some 11 yrs (so far).

Landstar is the largest Owner-Operator Company in the US.

Landstar has some 9000+ BCOs (Business Capacity Owners).

If Landstar was such a bad place to be, why are some many GREAT Owner Operators still at Landstar?

I do apologize, this thread is about dispatchers and the poor ways drivers are treated by them (in most cases). And this is WHY I quit being a company driver cause I couldn't stand dispatchers either!

But, there are other choices, and I, and others that post here have found a choice we all love.

Mowman said:


Um.... could you run that math by me again?? If it was 10.5 hours "later" and you took half an hour for fueling and VI, then in 10 hours it would seem you could only drive about 650 miles in a truck governed at 65 mph.

If you drove for 10.5 hours, and ALSO had .5 hours for line 4 activities, you STILL couldn't cover 725 miles.... at least not legally, and especially in a 65 mph governed truck.

In fact, if you drove your whole 11 hours in a truck governed at 65 mph, you'd only get 715 miles.

If you're trying to make a good impression on Werner, with a governed truck and paperless logs / EOBR..... I wouldn't think you'd want to cover 725 miles in any ONE driving period.

Maybe, I'm confused??? :? :? :?

i wonder if the bonehead citing the article realizes that it is dated 3 years ago. I could see it being somewhat relevant if it was even close to a current issue.

Typical of the abused wife syndrome.. they stay and take the abuse because deep down, they feel they deserve it and a certain percentage LIKE IT!!