Is Your Dispatcher Screwing You Over? Here's How to Tell (Before It's Too Late)

Let’s cut the BS.
You ever sit at a truck stop for 7 hours waiting on a load, just to see another guy from your company fly past you on his third load of the day?

That’s not bad luck.
That’s not “just how it is.”
That’s a setup.
And it’s time we talk about it.

Because here’s the harsh truth:
Some dispatchers are playing favorites. Some are playing dumb. And some are flat-out playing YOU.

“Hang Tight” Is Code for “You’re Not My Priority”

How many times have you heard that phrase?

“Hey man, just hang tight. I’m working on something for you.”

Three hours later: nothing.
End of the day: still nothing.
Meanwhile, you see another driver, with less seniority, less hustle, hauling premium loads back to back.

You’re being benched. And they think you won’t notice.

The Top 6 Red Flags That Your Dispatcher Is Screwing You Over

🚩 1. You Get the Worst Loads — Every. Damn. Time.

Heavy as hell.
Low rate.
1,200 miles to a town you can’t pronounce with no freight coming back.

If you’re the guy always getting the “scraps,” while someone else in the same fleet is pulling Amazon dedicated or cushy drop-and-hook?
It’s not random.

🚩 2. They “Forget” Your Home Time — But Not Theirs

You put in your request two weeks early.
They said, “I got you.”
But Friday rolls around and now you’re 900 miles from home with no plan to get back.

But oh — funny — your dispatcher just posted beach pics on Facebook.
Your missed weekend was their margarita money.

🚩 3. You Hear About Good Loads Secondhand

“Wait, there was a load from Chicago to Miami paying $3.50 a mile?!”
Yeah. Another driver already snatched it.
Because you weren’t even told about it.

If your dispatcher controls what you see and hides the best opportunities, you’re being kept in the dark on purpose.

🚩 4. They Gaslight You Into Compliance

“You're my go-to guy.”
“Don't make this harder than it has to be.”
“You’re the only one I can count on.”

Let me be clear:
Loyalty is not slavery.
If you feel manipulated, you probably are.

🚩 5. They Don’t Fight for Your Money

Detention pay?
TONU?
Layover?
Does your dispatcher go to bat for you — or do they shrug it off like it’s no big deal?

If they aren’t fighting for your time and money, they don’t respect you.

🚩 6. You’re Always “Available” But Never Moving

They mark you as available, but you’re not rolling.
They “promise” something’s coming — but somehow, the board stays blank.

Ask yourself:
Are you being held back so another driver can stay ahead?

💣 Let’s Call It What It Is: Dispatcher Favoritism Is Real

Some dispatchers feed the same 3-5 drivers the best-paying loads, every week.
Why? Could be:

• Old friendships

• Personal favorites

• Kickbacks (yeah, it happens)

• Lazy habits — “I know what he likes, I’ll just give it to him again”

And YOU become the fall guy. The filler. The ghost in the system.

💬 Time to Speak Up — Have You Felt This?

If you’ve ever sat alone in a truck stop wondering why you’re busting your ass for crumbs…

If you’ve ever watched another driver get treated like royalty while you eat peanut butter out of a jar in 100° heat…

If you’ve ever been ignored, guilted, or manipulated by someone who’s supposed to have your back…

I want to hear from you.

👇 Drop a comment.
Tell your story.
No filters. No fluff. No names needed.
Just real talk from the road.

Let’s expose this — because too many drivers are suffering in silence while dispatchers play puppet master.

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