The Most Common Lies Dispatchers Tell Truckers

It seems that dispatchers NEVER seem to run out of lies to tell truckers, in order to get them to do things they don't want to do.... or better yet, things THEY WON'T GET PAID FOR.
Dave goes through some of the most common lies which trucking dispatchers tell truckers!
Keep an eye on your dispatcher... keep him/her honest. Don't tolerate a lousy dispatcher, as they can seriously affect your pay and your contentment with your driving job.
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[SmartTrucking]

Hey there Big Strappers. Thanks for checking out the video! How about you? How do you best handle your 'dispatch'? Are they reasonable to work with or are they arrogant and difficult to work with? Love to hear your comments!

[Killacorn]

in 34 years ive never had a dispatcher lie to me, or a truck company cheat me.
I have also never been a trucker.

[brianswindle]

As a former dispatcher I didn't use most of those lines. I also got yelled at alot for not lying to the drivers. I always checked before telling the drivers anything just so I wasn't wrong.

[rashidabdul-ghani]

I once refused to take an overweight load. They made me wait in the dock for 10 hours to take the weight off. I went back to the scale and was still 600 pounds over. I violated HOS to get my load in on time. I asked to return to my home terminal. It took the dispatcher 3 days to get me back. When I got back I dropped my trailer, went into the office the next morning and quit. The manager begged me not to quit. He gave me money for a bus ticket home. I took the train. I saved my DAC report by not abandoning their truck.

[paulweston]

A truck driver passes away and in heaven is given a beautiful classic 359 pete to drive for all eternity. When he asks about his dispatcher to get a load, St Peter scratches his head and replies "I don't think we have ever had one of them up here".

[TheTallMan]

This is why i'm a linehaul/LTL driver. Terminal to terminal, home on average every other day, more money, less stress and a lot less bullshit.

[josephrivett]

"We're all one big happy family Yeah, so was the Manson Family.

[jodyfelland]

Never met a customer or dispatcher who valued my time.

[Dogleg]

What's taking you so long it's only an inch on the map

[Trail-of-dead]

It's like you've met my dispatcher

[bodarville]

I'm from California I dropped a load of in Redlands with 3hrs left on my clock at 1630. I had a dispatcher sitting at a desk back in the corn belt tell me I could go out to Chino pick up another load and take it into the heart of Los Angeles unload and get parked in under 3hrs at rush hour. I asked him if he had ever driven in Southern California at rush hour shockingly he said no.

[TheDrummer]

I've heard them all, lol. Had one gal ask me if I'd run a hot one (about 2000 miles in 2 days....doable but a stretch. She said it had to be there Friday. I get there and they're saying, "Wow, we weren't expecting this until next week."
I said, 'Really." And I realized what she'd done. Friday was the end of the month. So I called her, and said, "Hey, these guys are surprised I'm here." She acted all innocent. I said, "Look, I know you wanted to get that little bit extra on your bonus, but you brazenly lied to me to get it. Now, I will never trust you again, and I will tell the other drivers what a little snake you are."

[barbusie]

I spent nearly 25 years doin the JOB.. I have heard
every one of those travel agent lies.. How ever during
the last 15 years I finally got to work with dispatchers
who knew I wouldn't put up with any of their bull - shit
without kicking some ass the next time I was in the yard..
I was a professional and could take a load up into Canada
and up to Yellow Knife if they ever needed that and they
knew that..

That's why the last company I worked for " Dynamic Transit, "
would run me in the north west during the winter because I
could navigate snow and ice and Blizzard conditions without
dumping the load. Though it did get a little ruff on the trucks..
But to me a truck was a tool, not and RV.. And if it won't run
and do what it's designed to do, then I can't get the job done ...

I retired due to failing health in 2012 or I'd still be doing
the JOB.. When I retired I had nearly 3 million miles in the
saddle It wasn't accident free, but I still managed all that ..
I can't remember how many times I crossed the Mississippi
River from the most northern point to the most southern point,
but I do know it was a lot ..

I was sitting across the river from Manhattan in Elizabeth NJ.
when the towers got bombed the first time.. And I was
unloading in Cleveland when 9/11 happened.. Me and another
driver watched the plane that went down in Pennsylvania
make a tight U - turn while on approach to Cleveland airport
and head back east..

We watched this airline do a tight hard banking left turn that
would have been the envy of any fighter pilot, and increase
altitude as it headed back to the east.. About ten minutes
later the T.V. news was reporting the plane we saw went
down in a field in Pennsylvania .. It was flight 94...

I got to witness a lot of history in real time doing THE JOB..
I was in the right place at the right time for a lot of what
went down over the last twenty years.. I encountered large
tornados, hard freezes, Blizzards, whiteouts, watched hundreds
of accidents ran into 4 major hurricanes including Katrina..
She chased me plum up into Tennessee..

I had delivered a load to New Orleans the morning Katrina
blew into the gulf .. I was in the middle of a ten hour break
at a Pilot station Hammond La. when I saw that bitch hang
a hard right turn in the weather radar on T.V. Something I had
never heard of much less seen before.. When I saw that, I
did some calculations and figured it would hit new orleans
somewhere around midnight give or take an hour one way
or the other..

I already had a dispatched to deadhead to Nashville for a
load of frozen going to St Louis.. So I shortened my break
at about 6 pm, saddled up, and got the hell out of Dodge
before shit hit the fan.. That storm was hot on my ass and
six hours behind me.. But I got out ahead of the crowd,
and finally got out from under the storm when I crossed
into Illinois late the naxt day..

And that was just a few of the hundreds of adventures I had,
doing THE JOB ....

[BSE]

My current favorite is:

"Don't worry, they have overnight parking there."

Until you get there and they don't.

Now, I always call ahead. Lesson learned.

[michaellake]

I drove OTR for millions and millions of miles, all 48 and half of Canada. I have never driven for any company with more than a half dozen trucks. Didn't make the "big bucks" but always had a sweet ride and knew everyone in the company. Never worried about the crap handed out by the major carriers. I had lots of miles, trustworthy bosses/dispatchers, and a real open door policy. When I finally got out of the truck and decided to take a dispatcher job, I never forgot life on the road. My drivers were happy and they made money.

[yshouldifoogle]

rookies.... just tell the dispatcher what they want to hear if they are telling you what you want to hear. play the same game.

[jefrey]

Thats why I stopped working for a company back in 89. I've worked for the same mom and pop car hauler since 1991 and couldnt be happier.

[Theonedjneo]

"We'll make sure you're home for the weekend!"

"Yeah, but which weekend?"

This made me lol. Good video.

[stevescott]

When I drove, I recorded all conversations with dispatch. I also kept any emails or messages sent to me. I covered my butt as much as I could. If there was a problem and I got blamed for something I didn't do, I had proof. Dispatchers are like politicians and lawyers. shake your hand and pee on your foot at the same time.

[kennytran]

I had a dispatch tell me to take a load from Fontana ca to Indio ca when I exhausted my 70hr (and It was my day off and I was at home no more than 12 hours) he told me he would excuse it and told me not to worry about my 70 hour. I told him I’ll leave the keys in the truck so he can deliver it because he was gonna make me do something illegal. He got upset because I was not compliant with there orders. So I quit :) and decided to buy my own truck and venture on my own, been almost a year with no regrets.