BEEP!!! IN THE NIGHT....
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I've had some late night "non-rescues" also. When I was with Panther, one night we had rolled into Chicago for a 10PM delivery. After dropping, we were looking for a place to grab a quick bite to eat before sleeping. Around 0015, as we're fading to sleep in some parking lot, the QC goes off with a load offer to pick-up at 1:30AM at some chemical plant, (On the "wrong side of the tracks", but fairly close...lol) We made the pick-up and it was a 1000hrs delivery in Seymour, IN. I never mind being awoken for a load, especially since was a "bonus run" for a little extra money, and the 10AM delivery got us early enough to get back on the board the following day. (And we got to sleep in a nicer spot) That's expediting, and I only complain when I'm not getting load offers!) I also agree with A-Team about the Karma of helping out a fellow driver). 
easyrider2697
Expert Expediter
RE: Border Problems......RE: BEEP!!! IN THE NIGHT.
>A driver once shared with us his point of view about rescue
>loads. It is a view we adopted after hearing it.
>
>When a truck breaks down, a driver needs help. He or she
>will want to get the freight off the truck to be freed up to
>tend to truck repairs. The driver may need other support on
>the road too that we may be able to provide enroute or when
>we arrive (for example, picking up a couple gallons of
>coolant that might be needed)
>
>When a rescue call comes in, it's not about the money. It's
>about the driver and we go. We do expect to be paid for the
>run, but we are not going to quibble about the price.
That is an understandable situation, but the problem we encounter more often than not is that the "rescue" is just a swap that they cannot get covered, or lack of planning on their partl, I cant count the number of times I have explained to dispatch that my H.O.S will not allow me to run the run but they insist on picking it up, they will have some other driver "rescue" it.
I will do everything I can do to help in a real situation, but not these self made "rescue" operations, thats is when it is time to talk money..
>A driver once shared with us his point of view about rescue
>loads. It is a view we adopted after hearing it.
>
>When a truck breaks down, a driver needs help. He or she
>will want to get the freight off the truck to be freed up to
>tend to truck repairs. The driver may need other support on
>the road too that we may be able to provide enroute or when
>we arrive (for example, picking up a couple gallons of
>coolant that might be needed)
>
>When a rescue call comes in, it's not about the money. It's
>about the driver and we go. We do expect to be paid for the
>run, but we are not going to quibble about the price.
That is an understandable situation, but the problem we encounter more often than not is that the "rescue" is just a swap that they cannot get covered, or lack of planning on their partl, I cant count the number of times I have explained to dispatch that my H.O.S will not allow me to run the run but they insist on picking it up, they will have some other driver "rescue" it.
I will do everything I can do to help in a real situation, but not these self made "rescue" operations, thats is when it is time to talk money..