February Banter and Location

chefdennis

Veteran Expediter
Here I be at 103 hours in one of the better areas....I shouldn't have to move at all.....BUT that said....sometimes it comes down to geography....not complaining at all....just saying....

Its not a complaint, we all know sitting is part of the business and more so at different times. it is what it is...but when it comes to sitting and moving , i'll always gve dispatch the time to do their job within what is reasonable for me...then i make the decision when and where to move, if dispatch doesn't make it...again thats not a complaint at all...most of the time its my adult (yea ok) A-D-D at work....:D


And i hate these new smileys....
 

ChrisGa23

Expert Expediter
Just checked out of the hotel room. Sure do feel better and little more relaxed. Stayed at the red roof in Taylor behind hooters. Went to bed 2nd sprinter now 5th ? I hope next week is better for everyone.
 

OntarioVanMan

Retired Expediter
Owner/Operator
Just checked out of the hotel room. Sure do feel better and little more relaxed. Stayed at the red roof in Taylor behind hooters. Went to bed 2nd sprinter now 5th ? I hope next week is better for everyone.
That happens often in the yard..the local boys DH home....IF I came up you'd be 6th
 

ChrisGa23

Expert Expediter
Yea Scott it is. Used the discount code in the manual which brought it down. Book says 25 percent but they only gave me only 20 which wasn't that big of a deal. There was another load one sprinter here to.
 

chefdennis

Veteran Expediter
Chris the locals probably had more "dwell time" then you....they dh home instead of wait over the weekend on the road..i do the same thing f i am wthin a tank of gas on a weekend....i was in FT Wayne Ind, had 15 hrs empty Sat Morning...i was about to go home when dispatch called with a run...it picked up late, so i went home...about 2 hrs before the PU, it cancelled....i am now back on the board....but the Fleetvison and 19 will show me only empty since 2030 last night, when since the cancelled run i have been empty and available since 1800 friday night...ill show behind you, but am really ahead of you on the board that dispatch sees....

Also, alot of those local drivers are just that, "local" in that they only run the "local" stuff...but they show on the fleetviso 19....so when you are in Taylor, lol..it gets a bit confusing...just know that dispatch is doing what they do and we will get loaded when they have a load that works for the unit we are driving.....i hav been 9th out in taylor and been dispatched within an hour...there are many things that contribute to how and why...its all good...
 

jelliott

Veteran Expediter
Motor Carrier Executive
US Army
Mac 19 is not always accurate in the yard. We have a number of local or Canadian units so it often skews the result. Ck with dispatch.
 

ChrisGa23

Expert Expediter
Thanks chef for explaining it. It's not a big deal freight moves fast up here. Been 14 before and gotten a load the sameday. Scott after all taxes and all the mess they put on it was 50.20 the room by it self was 43.99
 
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scottm4211

Veteran Expediter
Owner/Operator
Did you check online first? We always get it for $37.99 sun-thurs and $39.99 weekends just by booking online (unless there's a special event in the area).
 

ChrisGa23

Expert Expediter
Surprised myself juju. Pretty un heard of unless your sitting out in Florida or out west or something which he isn't.

Hmmmmmmmmmm
 
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