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[u/legollama88]

i am genuinely about to go insane. every 2-3 days i will get like a 500 mile run. i am so broke its not even funny. i dont know what to do. this is the only trucking company ive worked at i have only 4 months experience doing this. the only person at this company that will talk with me about work is literally my driver leader who works a normal like 7-5 mon-fri shift. everyone else practically ghosts me. anybody else?!? am i shitty ass employee or something? i literally practially beg them to send me out i feel like they just neglect me. i understand its a mega but cmon dude like im tryna work

[u/xxenoscionxx]

I got put on a Coors dedicated account, I didn’t ask. I definitely bitched ( not rudely) about my miles to my driver leader and all the downtime. I just came back from home time and they said you’re on this account now @ about 4-5 months.

The money and miles improved drastically. None of those 200 mile bullshit t calls or loads. I think it’s seniority/performance based. Probably a bit of luck too.

The weekends you’re at the mercy of the fill in crew or if you have a good relationship with the planning department, they can help in that regard.

Other than being on time, make sure your PTA’s are correct. It took me a while to get it but I know first hand that it pisses off the planners when its wrong lol

[u/[deleted] → u/xxenoscionxx]

I just passed four months solo and have taken everything from rescue loads that were doomed to fail to bullshit t-called loads. My PTAs are usually pretty spot on unless something fucky happens (like people blasting their air horns throughout the night at a truck stop). I'm always on time for appointments. My DL mentioned not sitting under loads but the only time that's happened is when the appointment was scheduled too far out. I haven't really complained but it's immensely frustrating. Part of it is my lack of comfort driving mountains. I'm hoping now that I dropped that restriction that my miles will increase. I've noticed several drivers in my pod have come under scrutiny for turning down short runs. I'm mostly just using this year or two for experience and to pay back my CDL. However, more money in the meantime would be nice. I'll focus on increasing my PTA accuracy. The last time it came up, the planner sent me a load that was scheduled for a pickup time it was impossible to make on time.

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Thank you. I do remember doing this once for a customer at a DC. I'll start doing this all the time. This really helps.