The Power of Planning AheadThe power of planning ahead is loss to a certain extent as a truck driver. The reality is that when more than just you is a part of the planning process (freight, shippers, receivers, your dispatcher, traffic conditions, etc) you never know if your plans will work out. Having said that, its not impossible, and many times it will work out if you do your homework on choosing the right company first. See, if the company has plenty of freight, and the dispatcher is competent and cares about the drivers, then its a good chance most of your plans will turn out ok as long as you do plan ahead. Also being proactive (there's that word again) in reminding the dispatcher of your plans a week or two before hand can help. Especially if you did your planning months ahead. When handling a lot of drivers each with their own problems and needs its easy to forget. Now you see why it is important to have good relationships with people you work with (actually its important to develop good relationships with people that you deal with period). Like I said it is a team effort. The Importance of Planning AheadThe importance of planning ahead is obvious. Even though you can't predict if the plans will work out, you need to plan ahead the best you can. Try not to over commit yourself to unnecessary obligations and let people know who are connected to the plans how being a truck driver means things may not go down as planned so the stress level is kept to a minimum if things don't go as planned. Summary: Planning ahead is difficult not impossible. Its just that sometimes it works out and sometimes it doesn't. You need to understand that. Family at home you need to understand that also. It's not your momma trucker, poppa trucker, daddy truckers fault give him a break.He can't leave the truck and jump in a plane without the companies consent if he wants to stay employable. And if he's supporting the family then, well you do the math! Leave Power of planning ahead go to disadvantages
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