we've all seen it, drivers park behind the spots when there's nothing open.
say I roll up at 7am, there's tons of spots open but they're all blocked by these drivers who have parked in the middle.
if I knock up on someone and ask them to pull up in an open spot so that I can park, am I gonna have to get loud with this guy or does he understand and give me no shit?
what's your experience?
I'm OTR. today is day 8 of this run. I finish my delivery, down to 2 hours left on my 70. I tell dispatch I'm parked for 34.
I get a new load plan to pick up a load 30 miles away and deliver tomorrow morning. I don't accept, again I send a message I'm parked for 34.
I get a call immediately from dispatch, 'this is a time sensitive load we need you to pick this up now.' I say no, I'm parked for 34. argument ensues, 'we need you to take this load, there is no one else.' I say no, I'm parked for 34.
I only have 8 hours coming back on recaps for each of the next two days. I already know they wanna stick me with short loads, live loads, I'm gonna make no money the next two days.
Dispatch doesn't want to take no for an answer. I keep saying no, I need a 34, I've run my 70 hours and I need a 34. 'I understand that you WANT to take a 34 but we need this time-sensitive load to be picked up.' I say no.
Finally dispatch realizes that I said no and I mean no. 'OK well this is going on your diary that you refused to run a load.'
No regrets, but is this something that matters? Does anyone else see my 'diary'?