Would You?

Just curious. How many of you would accept a load going 500 miles - PU 9/1, DEL 9/5?

Hmmmm....that's WAY too much time. I'd work with dispatch to see if the drop appt could be changed or if it could be dropped early.

Serah, holiday weekends like this can cause some problems. I would ask your driver manager if the load can be T-called to a drop yard or terminal and then get you onto another load.

I don't refuse loads - a good dispatcher does not plan on having you sit for two or three days. They may already be working on a solution for you. Take the load and be in communication with them. Try to get it settled before they leave for the weekend - that is cucial.

Maybe there's just not much in the area with Labor Day weekend. I'm company so I accept everything, but would quickly shoot a message to dispatch with my eta to 90.

Never had one quite that bad, but it's not too uncommon for us to get loads with like an extra 48 hours on it (I run team so we can do 1300+ miles per day). I always just message something like "eta to 90 is 9/2 1300, got about 48 hours of playtime on this one boss" and he always comes through with a drop or finds us a load to repower or gets the appointment moved up. He isn't making money with us sitting around for two days either.

Yeah, you really don't want to refuse loads. Like others have said, get on Qualcomm and see if dispatch can do something to keep you moving.

Holiday weekends are super tough. One of the ways Top Tier Drivers consistently get big miles is by working together with dispatch to plan ahead for this kind of thing. When you know a holiday weekend is coming and you want to keep moving, keep reminding dispatch during the week leading up to the holiday that you'd like them to plan things for you that will keep you moving.

Dispatchers love drivers who love to run hard. If you're consistently safe, on time, and pushing for more miles you can be sure they're going to do everything in their power to keep you moving.

I would ask for 3 days layover pay. The 2nd 3rd and 4th Should be payed because you are layed over

I would ask for 3 days layover pay. The 2nd 3rd and 4th Should be payed because you are layed over

No you're not. You're under a load. No one pays layover pay when you're loaded.

How are your hours? If my company sees us running low on hours, they will give us a load we can reset on. Other than that, like everyone said, communicate with dispatch.

I would ask for 3 days layover pay. The 2nd 3rd and 4th Should be payed because you are layed over

No you're not. You're under a load. No one pays layover pay when you're loaded.

I have been paid layover for having to wait on an appointment to get unloaded.

I have been paid layover for having to wait on an appointment to get unloaded.

Really? Were there special circumstances of some sort? I could see if it you were given a load and then the schedule changed after you were loaded or the schedule was wrong in the system and you were stuck with it.

Dispatchers will also throw a few extra bucks at their top drivers from time to time for things they normally wouldn't pay extra for. I think a lot of companies give their dispatchers some sort of budget to work within where they can give small amounts of money for little things, like $50 here or there for things.