Im New And I Have Been Given 26c Per Mile
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Just thought I would add this in:
I started at 22 cents a mile. It sucked. I now make 25 cents a mile... Lol.
Something I have figured out about fleet managers, whenever they are having a bad day, make them laugh somehow. I can tell when mine is having a bad day because he makes really bad typos, sends people the wrong load information, and if it gets worse, he will send out a message that says he is overwhelmed with calls and messages, please don't contact.
The first time he did that I sent him a message with a dot. Just one period. He sent me a message stating that I had just sent him an unneeded message and please to not do that again. So I did it again. I did this a couple of times until I had sent him about 4 dots. Then I told him that he passed his dot exam and please accept his paper saying that he could get 25 dollars for a perfect level four dot exam. He sent back a message with a smiley face and since then, whenever he gets grumpy or sends out that message, I send him a dot.
That may not work on all fleet managers, but I had talked to mine a couple of times on the phone and figured out his sense of humor.
They are people and just like us they screw up. Sometimes spectacularly.
I hope that you do good and sorry about the rambling message that wandered off. My brain is tired.
DOT:
Department Of Transportation
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State and Federal DOT Officers are responsible for commercial vehicle enforcement. "The truck police" you could call them.
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Dispatcher, Fleet Manager, Driver Manager
The primary person a driver communicates with at his/her company. A dispatcher can play many roles, depending on the company's structure. Dispatchers may assign freight, file requests for home time, relay messages between the driver and management, inform customer service of any delays, change appointment times, and report information to the load planners.New Reply:
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Yep, you are doing good for being in training. Also, your pay being attached to miles means don't get labeled as a complainer. Seek advice on this site where you are safe before making anyone at work angry with you. If you finish training and some one tells your dispatcher you are a "problem child" they can make you or break you. No one needs to eat crap, but keep the skids greased with you co-workers and dispatch if you want good miles. Also remember others have been around longer and had more time to work on good relationships with dispatch. Do what they do if they get the miles you want. Spend your energy making sure you are rolling as much as possible and stay positive. Pay will go up or down and is directly proportional to your attitude!
Dispatcher:
Dispatcher, Fleet Manager, Driver Manager
The primary person a driver communicates with at his/her company. A dispatcher can play many roles, depending on the company's structure. Dispatchers may assign freight, file requests for home time, relay messages between the driver and management, inform customer service of any delays, change appointment times, and report information to the load planners.