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I meant Dakota. Forgive Dakota for not knowing who Tim Horton was.
golfournut
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Very nice John. Is there a link coming for Load 1 drivers to log in that will be kinda like a load board?
The truck search is nice to show where every one is at (delivered), doesn't necessarily mean that is where the most recent outbound freight currently is. Would be a nice leg up to be within that 25 to 50 mile radius after our previous POD either from Load 1's data or if possible, the global data that is being used on the truck search. (probably thought this was coming from me *l*).
The truck search is nice to show where every one is at (delivered), doesn't necessarily mean that is where the most recent outbound freight currently is. Would be a nice leg up to be within that 25 to 50 mile radius after our previous POD either from Load 1's data or if possible, the global data that is being used on the truck search. (probably thought this was coming from me *l*).
ebsprintin
Veteran Expediter
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I don't drive for Load 1 but my truck is listed so I assume these aren't all Load 1 trucks
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paullud
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OK the site just got even better, I didn't realize you could see your competition industry wide.
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chefdennis
Veteran Expediter
Fastman wrote:
I don't know it for a fact, but I know the OLD BOARD the EB spoke about showed all of the ALLIANCE units available in an area...that may be what this locator is also....
I don't know it for a fact, but I know the OLD BOARD the EB spoke about showed all of the ALLIANCE units available in an area...that may be what this locator is also....
Dakota
Veteran Expediter
I'm the one from Cawlyfornia
ebsprintin
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chefdennis
Veteran Expediter
It makes sense that they would show the Alliance units...it is for the customer to see and even if Load 1 doesn't have a unit in that area, they still have access to the other units, so the custom is really seeing that there is a unit to cover their needs..It is the same reason Bolt did it that way..and they took it away because the drivers were using it and that didn't fit in their dispatch plan...
paullud
Veteran Expediter
It makes sense that they would show the Alliance units...it is for the customer to see and even if Load 1 doesn't have a unit in that area, they still have access to the other units, so the custom is really seeing that there is a unit to cover their needs..It is the same reason Bolt did it that way..and they took it away because the drivers were using it and that didn't fit in their dispatch plan...
I'm sure they were just "streamlining" the process which is what they said they would do for us to find our own freight, a new contract was put out soon after with the clause now removed. I also noticed they have our capacity listed incorrectly on that truck board so I will have to get that changed to make sure we are getting as many loads as we can.
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Yes, that tool shows all alliance units in a particular area, not just Load One units.
Golf, as far as giving outbound statistics that is tough. For it to be usable data it would have to correspond to units. If you arrived somewhere and ran a search you might say I don't want to stay here as they only did 3 loads last week out of here. Well if we only had 3 units that is all we could have done. Or what if we had no units and had to partner carrier them all. This is the really hard part about raw data like that...how to quantify it. That is why dispatch sees the trends, customer and board volumes and things like that. They really have the best pool of information with which to try and guide the units.
Golf, as far as giving outbound statistics that is tough. For it to be usable data it would have to correspond to units. If you arrived somewhere and ran a search you might say I don't want to stay here as they only did 3 loads last week out of here. Well if we only had 3 units that is all we could have done. Or what if we had no units and had to partner carrier them all. This is the really hard part about raw data like that...how to quantify it. That is why dispatch sees the trends, customer and board volumes and things like that. They really have the best pool of information with which to try and guide the units.
golfournut
Veteran Expediter
I see your point.
The reason I am questioning this is to get away from us drivers calling dispatch and at the same time position ourselves immediately after delivery for the next load.
It's all about being in the right place at the right time, which of course changes constantly. What was a week ago, may not be this week. So somehow there is a way to coordinate the load data to show current trends.
If I deliver today at A, a qc message comes across with maybe 4 options. Something like if you move to C, you have a 80% probability of being loaded in x # of hours, or if you move to D... And so on. While maybe not 100%, something to go on. Some may make the move, some may not. Perhaps there is a way to tie it to the data of MAC 19 so an area doesn't get flooded.
Maybe I'm wrong, seems to me the data is there, especially since dispatch can see it. Somehow there is a way to get that pool of information to our level for us to better make prompt positioning decisions without calling in, thereby being more proactive, increasing asset availability, load count and revenue for all and decreasing layover and decrease brokering loads.
I don't mean to minimize the amount of effort required to develope such a system. I know of 2 companies that utilize similar systems but I don't have any current knowledge as to the success of those systems.
Just trying to help. I for one would rather drive, let's say 100 or so miles after delivery to a location with a good possibility of a load than to sit, collect your generous layover pay for 2 days for that load to come in 25 miles from where I delivered.
So how does Panther correlate that an area is say a 3 load a day area? Does the computer put it all together after a months performance? weekly? and make adjustments..
They both use a 3rd party system, which we looked at. I think it might be more usable when you are at the size that you put multiple trucks on every corner as the law of averages would apply. As much as it sounds good, I think it is just providing raw data that is not quantified. Now I think in a general truckload situation with much more steady freight shipping it might be a good tool. In expedite you are trying to predict the nature of a business that makes it's living on the unpredictable.
Yeah a 2 a day area average does little if 1 customer ships 14 loads on a Tuesday and you get there on Wednesday...LOL
chefdennis
Veteran Expediter
I think it is Trutle that as said more the a few times that "you can't schedule emergency freight".....you could add "predict" to thatt...
golfournut
Veteran Expediter
I don't know the inner mechanics of it, but when I was there the problem with their particular system was the info was a week old. What was 10 loads a day last week might only be 2 a day this week. Of course the opposite could happen to say 15 a day this week. The current info was only available by calling in.
I think Expediters Services utilizes some sort of system like I am proposing.