USXpress got me good one time...
I had a load that delivered in Chicago (picked up somewhere in Virginia). My truck was due for a PM, and the load wasn't scheduled to deliver right away. So, they have me bring the load to the Medway terminal, drop it and have my PM done.
No problem. I arrive around noon, have the PM done, get dinner/shower/etc. Then I have my 10hr break. Ok, so now I'm ready to roll (truck is done in the shop). I send my 'Ready for a load' macro before my 10hr break with my PTA set for the end of the 10hr break.
I wake up the next morning, no load. Send my 'Ready to for a load' macro again. Twelve hours later, no load. I send the macro again and get a response from the dispatch - nothing available. Ok, time to go back to sleep (I'm so wore out from doing absolutely nothing but listening to other drivers b*tch)...
Well, about 2hrs after I go to sleep, the Qualcomm goes off. Got me a load. Hook up to the trailer I pulled in with the day before and have it in Chicago for an 8am delivery. Hmmmm - let's see, I've been up the entire day (besides the 2hrs of sleep) waiting on a load, then they finally give me the load I already had, and they give me something like 6hrs to run the 320 miles.
I sent a message back on the Qualcomm - On 10hr DOT sleeper berth - PTA is 8am.
The daytime dispatch wasn't all too happy with me, so I had to explain it to the terminal manager and the safety department as to why I wouldn't drive all night with only 2hrs of sleep. Once safety was involved, I received an apology from dispatch.
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