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Minersville PA (Lowe's DC) ... wait for almost 2 hours to work my way up to their gate (From 1045 to 1235) to get the trailer. Got the trailer and ran as quickly as possible to get to the delivery arriving 17 (2117 Hrs) minutes late. We are "Drop and Hook" at this location. The trailer I was supposed to replace was not ready to be moved until 2455 (0055) so I had to sit there waiting on them. This was the 2nd time in 4 days almost exactly the same situation start to finish. Lowe's called my company and I got chewed out for being 17 minutes late ... even though they were not ready to "receive" my incoming load for over 3 hours!!!

 

way to go man.... i love this post!!!!!!

 

if you guys would start throwing a fit and demanding detention time after 2... like i do, then you get paid.
toys r us tried that crap with me.... i was yelling so loud that the manage came out of her office.... asked what the deal was, i said.... after 2 you pay $50.00 per hour, she signed my bills and i got PAID!!!!

 

Showed up at 1645 for 1700 appointment with a load of styrofoam meat trays (about 6300 pounds). Had about 6 hours left on 14hr clock. Was directed to dropyard/staging area. Guard finally made it to staging area about 1715 to start handing out door assignments. He put down my in time as 1715 on bill (15 minutes late). I made him correct it.

Backed into dock, went inside, saw the sign that says if you unload yourself you have to be off their dock in 2 hours. No problem, I'm a company driver and they pay for lumpers. Called dispatch, got Comcheck express codes for $235 lumper fee (to unload just barely over 3 tons?!?)

Went back out to truck, took a nap. At 2200 I got up, dock light was still red. Went inside, asked nicely if they had an ETA on having my truck unloaded, as I was nearly out of hours. Was rudely told "We'll have you unloaded when we *GET* you unloaded, and not *ONE MINUTE* sooner. You just go back out to your truck, and when the light turns green, you're done."

Okay, no problem. A couple hours later, the light turned green. I went inside and got my paperwork, made sure the in/out times were on it and it was signed, got my lumper receipt, went back out to the truck, pulled up about 2 feet so they couldn't lock me back down to the dock, and went to bed.

An hour later, the knock on the door happened. "We need you to move your truck."

"Sorry, I'm out of hours. Federal law says I can't drive."

"You can sleep in the dropyard across the street."

"Not gonna move this truck till the law says it's legal. If I pull out of this dock and your yard dog comes screaming down the row and hits me, it'll be my fault for driving over hours."

"Well, when *can* you move this truck?"

"I'll move this truck when I move this truck, and not *one minute* sooner. You just go back in your office and have a seat, and when you see this truck go by, you'll know I've moved it."

I went back to bed.

For some reason, they've never sent me back there

 

I have to say defintely winn dixie,because I have seen the crap that goes on at dc and stores when being delivered.They leave you sit for god knows how long,besides I have seen roaches in the dc and stores...yuck....

 

Y'all are talking about detention here? What about S&R's that don't pay or pay late?

 

I believe I would have unloaded it and kept the money. Good call on not running over your hours though. Safety first.

 

Since it appears that RoadRocket's alleged little indiscretion has raised a couple of eyebrows, I thought I''d offer my considered opinion (worth about 2 cents nowadays). As a retired police officer from here in South Florida and having obtained my Juris Doctorate in law, let me attempt to put this subject to rest.

Initially, from a sheer personal standpoint, good for you RoadRocket, I like your style. Score one for the good guys!

Secondly, whether the fact that double jeopardy fails to lie in a civil matter is irrelevant, because information on this site is strictly "hearsay" under the rules of evidence in every state in the Union and could never be used as evidence in any impending or subsequent civil or criminal action in the first instance (notwithstanding no level headed prosecutor would even consider filing an "Indictment" or "Information" (depending on the State) for perjury based upon any such spurious, specious and frivolous alleged evidence). So feel free to boast RoadRocket, I enjoyed your story. As for any opinions to the contrary, respectfully... please give me a break with the elitist Shirley Temple mentality. (Not pointing out anyone in particular)

Finally, had I been in RoadRocket’s place, having myself been on the receiving end of many of the injustices out here, I believe my reaction would have been strikingly similar, albeit my tactics may have varied based upon my own personal knowledge and experience.