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Shaws, Wells ME. Why so many bad drivers up here?

Discussion in 'Shippers & Receivers - Good or Bad' started by Infosaur, Mar 2, 2015.

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  1. Mar 2, 2015 #1
    Infosaur

    Infosaur Road Train Member

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    And how long does it take to unload me?!?
    (going on 5 hrs now!)

    Since I've been here I've seen 2 collisions, 7 poor approaches, ONE guy GOAL, Speeding mules.

    It's nuts in here!
     
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  3. Mar 2, 2015 #2
    pattyj

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    Been to many customers like that.See they can take their sweet time getting you loaded or unloaded but you best not be late.
     
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  4. Mar 2, 2015 #3
    Surfer Joe

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    Took me 10 hours to get unloaded from there.
     
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  5. Mar 2, 2015 #4
    Infosaur

    Infosaur Road Train Member

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    I just want dinner before every restaurant in Maine closes. It's not NY, most places are done at 9. I'm starving!

    Truck is is empty I have no idea what I'm waiting on.

    I think they're on dinner break.

    Irony
     
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  7. Mar 2, 2015 #5
    albert l

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    You don't carry any food with you at all ?
     
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  8. Mar 2, 2015 #6
    Infosaur

    Infosaur Road Train Member

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    Finally! Off to find something still open!
     
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  9. Mar 30, 2016 #7
    KillingTime

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    Just lucky you weren't there on a Sunday. Maine shuts down at about 1800. As far as the 'so many bad drivers bit'... I can't really answer that. Might have to do with the lack of training programs in the region? NTI (Northeast Tech Institute) and NETTS are the only two I can think of...
     
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  10. Mar 30, 2016 #8
    stevep1977

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    The last (and only) time I delivered to this place the shaw's company driver had a trailer disconnect and dumped the trailer on the lot. Watched him not do a tug test, just "hook", set up the airlines and drive off
     
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  11. Apr 2, 2016 #9
    Infosaur

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    Wow, revenge of the zombie post.

    I remember that night.

    So here's the rest of the story a year later:

    The lot wasn't particularly small but a good THIRD of the trucks seemed to have difficulty manuvering in there. It was the highest percentage of incompetence I'd seen in a while. (My outfit doesn't usually handle food so I don't often interact with general freight guys)

    I don't usually carry a lot of food in my tractor because 24 days a month I'm local/regional. Sometimes I'll go overnight for a client more than 600 miles away then do general freight for a back haul.

    I did get out of there with enough time to spare to get back to the Portland area where there's a mall and some chain restaurants. IIRC I got the truck into the parking lot of a chain restaurant that I'd never be able to get in during peak hours, took up about 9 spaces.

    Oh, and it's a good thing I still ran paper logs that night. :D
     
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  12. Jun 12, 2016 #10
    KillingTime

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    So, I got this as a home load last week, Infosaur. I didn't see any collisions, but at least 3 really bad set-ups and, yes, jockeys pretending to be race car drivers.
    'I'll call you when we're all set.' - I ALWAYS make sure my phone # is read back to me... but after 7 hrs (5.5 on an expired clock, my Mega don't care!) you really wonder, did I mishear the read back?

    The best part - 25 miles from home, sleeping on the ####ing shoulder of the exiting street because my clock is dead.

    I've done 2 Osco / Jewel runs in the last 6 months. One where everyone was impolite (IL) & this one which was teeth-gratingly slow in every aspect imaginable.

    Here's to hoping I don't have to go back anytime soon.
     
    KillingTime, Jun 12, 2016
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