Outline of my sixth review
A truckers world
This is a presentation of: Driving lessons J. Peter Rothe
“Dispatchers and drivers” Pages 143-157
University of Alberta Press 2002
By Jessica Lacy

I. Who is a dispatcher?
A. A labor controller on highways
a. in charge of truckers and their cargo
B. “Go-betweens”
a. truckers and shippers
b. truckers and management
c. company and customer

II. What do they do?
A. Require truck operators to drive faster and log more hours
a. do not concern themselves with safety, regulations and reliability
B. Make profit
C. Support bending hours of service
a. drivers become fatigued
i. less safe driving
ii. illicit drug use
D. Support over weight regulations
a. truckers will take responsibility is caught
b. better profit for more weight

III. Is there ramifications for illegal trucking practices by dispatchers?
A. NO!
B. Possible suspension, dismissal, loss of pay, loss of bonus
a. government safety audit
C. Often their are rewards for fulfilling illegal trucking practices
a. encourage/ignoring cheated log books
b. truckers drive longer than legally allowed
i. back filing (keeping two books) or having butterfly logs (throw away)
D. Safety risks for truckers and other drivers

my home page:
http://www.soc.hawaii.edu/leon/409as2005/lacy/

Useful links:
http://www.truckinjuries.com/federal_interstate_trucking.html
http://www.usdoj.gov/usao/vaw/press_releases/sanders_14mar2005.html
http://www.carleton.ca/Capital_News/05021999/f3.htm