Large Transport; Low Wing; 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP); Flight Crew Instrument; Flight Crew Multiengine
Confusion; Situational Awareness; Workload
ATC Issue All Types; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Other / Unknown
Air Traffic Control Separated Traffic
Airport; Company Policy; Human Factors; Procedure
In a time when [Company] has seen an unprecedented increase in ground collision events why is DFW ground control issuing taxi instructions which include the terms 'expedite;' 'hurry across;' 'best speed across;' 'best time across;' etc. when giving clearances to cross the Zulu bridge?  While I understand with the construction on the bridge certainly complicates their taxi plan; issuing these hurry up instructions with a taxi clearance; when [Company] and [Union] are repeatedly sending 'Slow Down to Speed Up' messages seems counterproductive. I would suggest we forward this report [to them] and the entire DFW team suggesting ATC get back in the business of issuing taxi instructions and allow the pilots to do their 'pilot stuff' - controllers control - pilots fly. It is time for Ground Control to stop acting like they are pilots.
Air Carrier Captain reported DFW Ground Control advising pilots to expedite their taxi.