Well, there's 30 minutes I'll never get back. I gotta start making deals with shippers to boost my numbers like the a-holes I work with.
Don't feel like the lone ranger...I deal with the same crap at my barn. The people that get the large amount of Extra Shipments are making under the table deals with shippers. I refuse to play the game.
As stated in previous posts, I will continue to service our customers in the best way I know how, and if there is a skid sitting there with no carriers name on it, I will ask if we can service that freight.
I, for the most part, service the same accounts day in and day out. I am in a better position than most to play the Extra Shipment game.
Most of my shippers know about the game, and inform me of other drivers who try to play it.
When I do get an Extra Shipment, I do not even bother to point it out to the person at the other end of the phone.
At the end of the day, it is a good feeling, knowing I did my best for our company, with or without extra points!:smilie_132: