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Originally Posted by dle
I think almost everyone has been threatened with termination if we didn't take a load. It's a common ploy used by desperate dispatchers to cover a load.
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Personally, I haven't, but you may very well be right. I usually hear "Just do the best you can." Rarely, if ever, do I catch crap from either dispatch, or the customer. Then again, in such instances, I'll call the customer personally and advise them of the situation. Most of them are glad that they got notified, rather than left in the dark.
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Originally Posted by Chunker
Excellent answers dle. I've been in the rookie's shoes before and accepted a load I could no way make legally, all because I was tired and not doing the math. Luckily arrangements were made to swap or drop or delay delivery. One bit of advice to new drivers, don't accept the load until you've had the chance to pull over and completely work the math.
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Well spoken.