08.23.2008
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 | Light Load Member | | Last Seen: 6 Days Ago 06.08 PM Member Since: Nov 2007 Location: Diamond Bar, California
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 Do they reeeeally care about us ??
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Originally Posted by The Boss  Does anyone no a good shipper out of Georgia going to California that uses van or reefer? | I wouldn't be too eager to come to California, if I were you. Except for unionized (Teamsters) warehouses, most are dominated by Latino-Hispanics who have an unwritten policy; "No habla espaņol ?? No servicio rāpido !! LMAO + LOL" If you don't speak Spanish, it will take an extra hour (or more) to load or unload you, unless you bribe the forklift operator at least $20. As you're standing at their docks, take note of how long Hispanic drivers who "hablar espaņol" are in and out in about an hour or less.
BTW (by the way) in case you don't text message, LMAO = laughing my a-s-s off, and LOL = laughing out loud.
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Originally Posted by angelbaby Actually,not many will agree with me,but I think Walmart,because I have never had to sit more than an hour to load or unload at the dc and stores.... | Quote:
Originally Posted by Calitrucker712 ....On a positive note I agree in never having a problem with a walmart store or seeing any other drive sit there for long | There are only 2 positive comments on Walmart DC. Myself, when I delivered to a Walmart merchandise DC (not the grocery DCs to Walmart Supercenters), I back into a dock, unhook & drop the trailer, then wait in an area till they call me over the CB radio to hook up again, and pull the trailer away, which is usually an hour after I unhook. If I fall asleep and fail to respond when they call over the CB radio, the yardhostler driver pulls the trailer, and stages it in their empty trailer area. When I pulled for JB Hunt eons ago (during the Cretaceous Period, when cabover trucks dominated most fleets, and JB drivers were Public Enemy number 1 to other drivers), I noticed most drivers took a long time, while the giant carriers like myself, Schneider, and Werner (Swift and Knight had not yet existed) were leaving the exit gate 2 hours after they had arrived. My load was suppose to be a drop-n-hook, but I couldn't find an empty trailer. There were no JB Hunt trailers being unloaded at the moment, and the other nearest JB Hunt drop-n-hook account was over 200 miles away, so I ended up becoming a live-unload.
I suspect the giant carriers had made a deal with Walmart; they get a discount on rates, but all inbound freight must be drop-n-hook; or if it's live-unload, they have to complete unloading under 2 hours, unless the driver arrives late for his delivery.
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Originally Posted by Gio Air freight is the quickest load/unload. | Unlike food & merchandise, which can sit in the warehouse for 2 (or more) days until they're reloaded into an outbound trailer, air freight is extremely time sensitive. From the moment they unload you, the freight you delivered is reloaded onto a plane within minutes after you leave. When you pick up, the consignee wanted it yesterday, so they load you fast. This is why air freight cost more. Had you looked at how much the Post Office charges for Express Mail ? Or how much UPS, Fedex, or DHL charges for overnight delivery ??
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Originally Posted by Brickman On this topic, have you every thanked a shipper/reciever for a quick load/unload? I did just recently and the response I got was "the guy that runs shipping/receiving trys hard to make sure the guys don't have to wait. I told the forklift guy to make sure to tell his boss that I noticed the effort." | I once delivered to WinnCo DC in Modesto, CA, and was shocked in disbelief they had actually got me unloaded, loaded my pallet exchange (all number one pallets; no junks or number 2s & 3s mixed-in to cheat me), and was leaving the exit gate about an hour and 15 minutes after I had arrived. It was 24 pallets (full truckload) of perishable yogurt. As I drove out the exit gate, I was thinking "any moment now, I should wake up to find I've fallen asleep in the sleeper, and I'm still waiting at the docks." When I bragged over the CB radio I had gotten out of there in record time, all the drivers replied "You f-a-g-g-o-t !!! Whose d*ck did you suck to get out of here so fast !!??" One driver replied "I'm a good buddy! Who should I service to get out of here faster??"
I suspect when they get you out in record time, it's not because they're doing it out of the kindness of their heart. Its likely they're completely out of stock on what ever you're delivering, and they can't reload their own trucks and send their driver on their way until they get your product included into the outbound shipment of preloaded trailers, scheduled to leave that day.
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