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Veteran Expediter
Looking to change careers?
Are thinking about switching carriers?
Maybe you are considering an “In House” Driver Training Program.
Quite possibly you are going to purchase a new piece of equipment.
Investigate, investigate, and investigate.
Find out everything you can before making any decision.
Why?
As we all know, everyone operates their business differently. This includes carriers, fleet owners, driving schools, leasing companies, truck dealerships, repair centers, truck stops, restaurants, etc. Even owner/operators have different methodologies for conducting their business. For example, I do not do everything exactly the same as my closest friends; friends that I trust and respect.
Do we always do everything exactly correct?
We should try to right, and it should be our desire to do right, but we all fall short from time to time. During those periods when we fall short of the mark, our mistake, miscalculation or malevolence will affect those with whom we come in contact.
When I perceive that I have been the recipient of a wrongful deed, how should I react?
What is my responsibility in such matters?
Do I simply gripe, grumble, complain, back bite, nit-pick, criticize, gossip or cast disparaging remarks about the offender. If I do, then I am at fault for doing so!
What?
Let’s see what the Bible has to say about this matter.
Matthew 18:15 Moreover if thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone: if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother.
How many times do we go directly to the person that we believe has offended us? Or do we simply sit back and take cheap shots in an attempt to ease the agitation of an alleged wrong.
I can not begin to tell you the number of times that when I go directly to the person that I believe has wronged me; I usually discover that my anger is not warranted, because the majority of times I find there was simply a lack of understanding on my part. In other words, I did not have the whole story.
So why don’t we go to the individual directly? It is our nature. We take the path of least resistance. We seek retribution and we do so verbally via gossip, or in a written format; a faceless format. That may keep us in our “comfort zone”, but it solves nothing.
Griping about fuel prices, D.O.T. inspections, scale houses, log books, carriers, fleet owners, lousy fast food, long hours, idle time, short runs, low rates, dead areas, weather conditions, service centers, driving schools, traffic jams, no cell phone signal, runny oatmeal, mercury in tuna, somebody not smiling at you, only makes folks feel better in the very short term. It does nothing to resolve the problem.
Additionally, in the event that you do have a legitimate issue, why don’t you resolve it immediately?
Allowing a predicament to persist, day after day, and month after month, makes me question the legitimacy of one’s concern.
And should you lack the capacity, or understanding, to resolve an issue yourself, seek some advice. Find someone who has some experience with your particular problem.
Once you have acquired wise counsel, then you go to the person directly and confront them. God forbid that I be guilty of destroying anyone's reputation, or livelihood, by uttering half-truths or misinformation.
Are thinking about switching carriers?
Maybe you are considering an “In House” Driver Training Program.
Quite possibly you are going to purchase a new piece of equipment.
Investigate, investigate, and investigate.
Find out everything you can before making any decision.
Why?
As we all know, everyone operates their business differently. This includes carriers, fleet owners, driving schools, leasing companies, truck dealerships, repair centers, truck stops, restaurants, etc. Even owner/operators have different methodologies for conducting their business. For example, I do not do everything exactly the same as my closest friends; friends that I trust and respect.
Do we always do everything exactly correct?
We should try to right, and it should be our desire to do right, but we all fall short from time to time. During those periods when we fall short of the mark, our mistake, miscalculation or malevolence will affect those with whom we come in contact.
When I perceive that I have been the recipient of a wrongful deed, how should I react?
What is my responsibility in such matters?
Do I simply gripe, grumble, complain, back bite, nit-pick, criticize, gossip or cast disparaging remarks about the offender. If I do, then I am at fault for doing so!
What?
Let’s see what the Bible has to say about this matter.
Matthew 18:15 Moreover if thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone: if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother.
How many times do we go directly to the person that we believe has offended us? Or do we simply sit back and take cheap shots in an attempt to ease the agitation of an alleged wrong.
I can not begin to tell you the number of times that when I go directly to the person that I believe has wronged me; I usually discover that my anger is not warranted, because the majority of times I find there was simply a lack of understanding on my part. In other words, I did not have the whole story.
So why don’t we go to the individual directly? It is our nature. We take the path of least resistance. We seek retribution and we do so verbally via gossip, or in a written format; a faceless format. That may keep us in our “comfort zone”, but it solves nothing.
Griping about fuel prices, D.O.T. inspections, scale houses, log books, carriers, fleet owners, lousy fast food, long hours, idle time, short runs, low rates, dead areas, weather conditions, service centers, driving schools, traffic jams, no cell phone signal, runny oatmeal, mercury in tuna, somebody not smiling at you, only makes folks feel better in the very short term. It does nothing to resolve the problem.
Additionally, in the event that you do have a legitimate issue, why don’t you resolve it immediately?
Allowing a predicament to persist, day after day, and month after month, makes me question the legitimacy of one’s concern.
And should you lack the capacity, or understanding, to resolve an issue yourself, seek some advice. Find someone who has some experience with your particular problem.
Once you have acquired wise counsel, then you go to the person directly and confront them. God forbid that I be guilty of destroying anyone's reputation, or livelihood, by uttering half-truths or misinformation.
