How people come into this job
- Step 01
Started in car hauling
And left in under a month: hauling cars is a different job with different risks for the dispatcher.
- Step 02
Moved to reefer — trucking
Got asked to dispatch reefer, got a board — and a colleague sat alongside, showing how to find loads and talk to brokers.
- Step 03
A two-week internship
Two weeks — the first five loads and a paid internship. Then two or three drivers straight away, then more.
- Step 04
Four years and four companies later
Today, seven or eight trucks and drivers. Still working as a dispatcher right now — and teaching exactly what the job is every day.