Random LTL Rants (all are welcomed)

Picked up a odd long crate with it saying weighed 18xx pounds at a commercial dock. Wondered why a non descriptive fella was watching how the crate was loaded into the trailer.
Long story short. it was a 1991 Mustang LX 5.0 in more then a dozen pieces transit to the middle east. WTF LMAO

The guys on dock told me the gist of it. Fella would deliver parts /panels every few days and the dock guys would place the parts in the corner. about 2 weeks goes by and the shipper says crate it up. No motor / driveline

weird crap for a mustang.


EDIT: not a rant. really weird

 

Thursday backed into a regular dock. Something seemed odd, backed in anyway. Get the BOL signed and on my way. heard a big crash leaving. That weather protective thing outside the door made up of wood and canvas crashed down on the pavement. Of course I stop and thinking WTF. Head back into the shipper and tell them WTF just happened, The shipper sup comes out looking at my trailer. he say's it's a roll door, No crap im thinking.

Sup: That muther%%$##$#$ ahole before you had swing doors &*T^^%%^&%$$$.
Sup: Get outta here shaggy. We have cameras. I hope that F%%%%% loses his door for saying nothin.

Roll Door 1 Swing door 0.


HAHAHAA

 

Never pulled a loaded triple. My state illegal. Hooked and tried for craps and giggles backing and pulling around ABF barn, No experience here to offer anything of value. Just another 28 foot wagon. delay 1-2 seconds making a turn

have some fun RR

 

In a tight situation under pressure. cant back doubles. I'm lazy in the yard no pressure, back the dolly under 2nd all day long 5-5,000 feet ( exaggerating ). triples who can do it. much respect to those folks.

 

Never seen anyone back triples successfully. I used to be able to back doubles into the dock when I worked for Estes, took a while though. USF yards are too small to back doubles into the dock so I've probably lost my edge. I still back the front trailer with the dolly under the rear trailer only because I'm lazy. Sometimes it only takes me one try but other times it takes 10 or so and people get pissed off at me lol!

 

I can do the lead and the dolly but I usually lose patients fast so I don't do it often. As for a set I can back the, in a straight line if I'm feeling lazy and just wanting to back up into the empty line. One guy I know can can the set into a dock, I always tell him he's got too much time on his hands

 

Im making a brisket this weekend as long as the weather holds up, if not then next time