The day to day ramblings of the LTL business.

At least yesterday, the non-worker who's pickups I had to go 40 miles out of the way to get was still out when I got back.

This guy's had more returns in the 4 days since my load planner left than I've had in the last 4 years. I sense a disturbance in the force...

 

Well, friday I asked another driver how long he thought it would be before the company brass showed up.

Sure enough, the regional director is in town. Apparently the TM is nervous because rumor has it he bought him breakfast.

Last week one driver had more returns in 5 days than I've had in 5 years. No doubt that got someone's attention in the corporate office.

 

I caught a linehaul driver from Richmond last night about to pull out of the yard flying "spontaneously combustible" ID placards, but with one missing from the nose of his trailer.

I can't believe he was going to run down the road like that.

I went back inside and got him another with numbers.

Someone asked why I should care. Well, here's why. I don't need someone getting caught with that only to have the law want to scrutinize me every time I get near a scale.

 

What a garbage load today.

I had a 20' long bundle of square tube down the left side of the trailer, and two 12' long double stacked crates of rollup doors down the right side, with normal size pallets in between.

Of course, the skids went to a place that unloads from the ground.

#### flatbed freight...

Had to go out of route and get that crap off first just to get some room to move.

 

There's a place out interline carrier picks up from that shops light but fairly big crates. The BOL always says class 125, but that can't be right. Seems to me a 160 pound crate the size of a commercial refrigerator should be higher.

Most of it goes to the west coast. I wonder how much money we're losing on the stuff, not that it matter much due to having to split it with another outfit.

 

Not only that, but in this business density plays a big part in billing as well. Higher classes bring a higher rate.

 

@Big Don, I picked up some flex duct at an HVAC distributor today. The BOL said 3 skids 65 lbs.

I busted out laughing.

Then he said "no, that's supposed to be 150 lbs".

Still not even close, I thought, but whatever...

Our weight and inspection guy already has a hardon for that company, so wait until he sees bales of flex duct classed at 77.5.