When you're doing loads on the weekends, you need to double-check everything twice. Confirm the broker's personal cell number and ask for an after-hours phone number and email. Also ask for the shipper's or receiver's after-hours contact. If you're running weekend loads, you're really on your own — it's twice as likely you won't be able to reach a broker or Carrier Sales Rep for help.
I'm not joking — you'll probably learn this the hard way. I've seen it over and over: a truck scheduled for a Saturday evening pickup arrives and no one's there to check it in. If you call the broker and they're not answering, and you wait 4 hours before leaving, you've still accepted the load — it's been "tendered" to you. The broker can still put a Carrier411 review against you saying your truck no-showed for a weekend pickup. This is not a joke — it happens every weekend of the year.
Be prepared. Ask for additional contact names, numbers, and emails when booking weekend loads. It's always better to have more phone numbers than too few, just in case. Be polite when you ask — it might just save you a big headache.