Do most of you unload?

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by futuretrucker1980, Jan 28, 2015.

  1. futuretrucker1980

    futuretrucker1980 Bobtail Member

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    Years ago i worked in a wearhouse briefly and i remember that the truckers didn't offload. It made sense to me that the drivers drive. But i get the impression that this isnt always the case. Do most company drivers help offload? What about OOs?
     
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  3. Cranky Yankee

    Cranky Yankee Cranky old ######

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    just like everything else in trucking
    some do some dont
    less driver offload OTR
    i haven't touched any freight in 3 years
     
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  4. sherlock510

    sherlock510 Road Train Member

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    For me, maybe 90/10 split. We only unload the furniture loads, I get 2-3 of them per month.
    Every company will have their own setup, though
     
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  5. Criminey Jade

    Criminey Jade Road Train Member

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    A lot of places I delivered to wouldn't even let drivers on the dock. Some places expected us to take the stuff off, but we have a hand jack for that, so no big deal. If you report a hand load/offload, you get a little extra for the trip. One place that was a pain in the ### refused to unload me and wouldn't let me on the dock. When I flagged down someone to find out why I was still sitting there, I was told they wouldn't unload me because I never took the straps and load bars off. I broke the rules and walked back there and took care of it. In the time that I sat there, I could've unloaded it and stocked the dang shelves myself. It was so childish.
     
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  6. Moving Forward

    Moving Forward Heavy Load Member

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    If you do get into the unloading part of trucking, make sure you cover your ### in the event of damaged and/or missing product. In addition, some places might only require a simple unload of the pallets off onto the loading dock, while other places might require you to actually breakdown each and every pallet for a detailed inventory count.
     
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  7. ethos

    ethos Road Train Member

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    I pull tankers and I would say maybe 30% of the time I do everything myself, 40% I do nothing and the other 30 I just supply a hose.
     
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  8. Numb

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    when I first started driving ,I would tear down and load textile machines in the trailer then drive and deliver, set up.

    labor intensive. got paid good,motels and meals.

    when I interviewed with this company ,I also asked a lot of my own questions.

    1 question was if I would unload any cargo.

    was told no driver unloads.

    didn't really know if they would follow through until I stepped on a nail unblocking some forklifts.

    got my ##### chewed out!!

    was told "our company insurance doesn't cover me as a warehouse worker,only as a driver". we also own warehouses,so they insure differently, I guess.

    about 12 yrs ago I left Heartland Express orientation on the 2nd day.

    they wanted you to sign a paper saying I was willing and able to lift and carry 100 lbs 70 ft.

    in my mind that means unloading a trailer of 100 lb bags. 445 bags= 44,500 lbs.

    well they said,"oh, that's for just in case one falls off a pallet". yeah right.

    I refused and was "asked" to leave. lol.

    haven't touched freight ,unless I want to help, in yrs.
     
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  9. 201

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    Hi future, years ago, I usually unloaded my own trailer. I did a lot of grocery store deliveries and that was just part of the job. If a load was floor loaded, it was the drivers responsibility to put it on pallets, or hire a lumper, which I never hired a lumper. When I hauled eggs, they were floor loaded, 734 cases on a 48' wagon which I had to put on pallets (carefully), and many RR trailers were floor loaded, as well. Car and truck tires were the worst, but got paid to do it. Nowadays, many drivers claim they are only hired to drive the truck, which may be true, but I'm old school, and always unloaded my own wagon. Besides, it was good exercise.
     
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  10. EZX1100

    EZX1100 Road Train Member

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    nope

    the only unloading i do is...............fuggedaboutit
     
  11. Powder Joints

    Powder Joints Subjective Prognosticator

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    Refrigerated or dry freight you have to pay me really well to get me to fingerprint a load. Power no big deal, hook up a 4 or 5 inch hose the truck blows off the load, same loading is pull under a silo pull a lever or flip a switch ti it reads 79500.

    flatbed I pull my chains or straps off then its all theres.
     
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