DISPATCHING:
I have worked with some very competent dispatchers that are knowledgable, experienced, etc. Most of them never had to take a "course".
I've also been contacted by quite a few that have asked questions such as: "How long does it take to get from Detroit to Chicago?", "Does your load (bagged & palletized rice) need to be put in a reefer (one guy constantly spells it REFEER)?" and "What do factoring and HOS mean?" Yes, someone who says they are a legitimate truck dispatcher with multiple carriers has to ask those questions!
These opportunists selling fly-by-night dispatching courses to folks who have ZERO experience in the trucking industry, especially those in foreign countries who speak very little English (let alone spelling and grammar) and have no clue about the geographical US, do nothing but cheapen this business; In addition, claiming it is also a great "side hustle" and embellishing the amount of money that can be made quickly.
I have heard the empty threats many times over and over again that this will be investigated, or whatever, by the FMCSA, and whythey have still not intervened and addressed this, I simply don't understand...