Lumpers - are they needed

Produce Row In Houston Texas charges a gate fee to enter their yard and unload their products But if people put up whith it they will do any thing they want.Just like lumpers pay them high fuel pays for it In other words do something about it or quit griping.Because the gooberment will not help you its all left up to you.The log mills dont charge to load or unload trucks,Grain haulers dont pay.Lots of truckers dont pay for loading or unloading.But when some one starts paying its hard to put a stop to it.Since the big trucking companys pay it and can aford it just take it out of drivers pay without him R her knowing.

 

The FMCSA has the rules for lumping who pays for it.

 

Haha... I know how you feel driver. Was this in Opelika, AL?

 

Te customer pays for it. I used to deliver paper pruducts to Sweet Paper in Hialeah Florida. The lumpers would knock at the door and charge high rates. Anywhere from $150 to $300 to unload the load. I would pay cash from my expence money, my boss would bill it back to the shipper, who would bill it back to the receiver. Finally Sweet Paper got wise to the fact that they were paying for it and started checking your paperwork, then they would say, "The lumper will get $80.00."
I tried to buck the system 30 years ago, I would hire a lumper that I wanted to hire, instead of taking the next guy in line, I don't like being told I have to deal with someone I don't want to deal with.
A few years ago I flew to Portland Maine to pick up a tractor for my local Freightliner dealer. His pilot dropped me at the FBO and I walked out the front door to get a cab. I walked to the third cab in line and told the driver I was going to the truck dealer. He told me, "You have to take the first cab in line."
I walked to the first cab and the driver was from the mideast, I told him, "I have six people at Signature Air that need cabs." He drove to Signature Air. I walked to the second cab in line and he too was from the mideast. I told him, "I have six people at Signature Air that need cabs." He drove to Signature Air. I walked to the third cab, got in and told him to take me to the truck dealer.

 

I am surprised at the name calling from a Member of the Staff. "400 or 500" pound lump of lard. Aren't you special. You should change your moniker to "Twiggy"

 

If you would actually have read the entire post, you would have realized that the post was made prior to the poster becoming a member of the Staff.

To make comments like this as uninformed makes you special as well.

 

Sorry! I was under the impression that all would be respected even us lumps of lard.
I don't think "staff" or members should judge me or anyone else based on their physical charactoristics. I've fingerprinted more than my share of freight over the years, I don't need anymore practice.
And yes I did flatbed for some of my career,no money in it out here.
I did read all 2 lines of the original post and in red directly below his member name is "Member of Staff".
But again , I APOLOGIZE!!

 

...back to the original thread. Im new to this industry and think paying a lumper is BS but I just make out a Comcheck and get some numbers and I dont have to worry about it. One thought though: We pay lumpers to unload our trailer. Why in the heck do they still take their sweet time? If Im paying someone to do something, they better get to it and not slack off.

 

What I hate is the spliting of pallets,just unload me then split on your own time,just get me going.why should I wait for lumpers to stack on other pallets?just unload truck,bring to a area to split load ,driver gone in 20 minutes we are happy,lumper is happy(they still get same amount of money) and driver can get next load sooner.

 

You guys should thanks the lumpers. They have a far harder job than drivers. I unload truck six days a week and make a decent living. I pay no dock use fee or give out kickbacks. All the companies get reimbursed for paying me. On average it takes 2 men two hours to unload a 53' trailer, on the floor with 1500 case count. That's 4 man hours at $170 a pop. After a few minor overhead costs it works out about $35 an hour for some of the hardest work there is. Now take into account the down time, no pay, waiting on late truckers an average of 7 hours a week the amount goes down even more. The point is lumpers earn every cent and have a much harder job than truckers so stop your ######## because no one else can do our job certainly not truckers.