reefer madness

well I like pulling dry vans, but I almost went bankrupt doing that, not much van freight where I live. so swiched to reefer and much easier to find freight. But lots of times deliveries are in the middle of the night and im scared to leave it loaded with reefer load, allways have to keep an eye on it

 

chinatown is right on !...get a forklift certification card and a lota places will let you unload it ...i made a small fortune at wakefern foods in keasby nj unloading my tyson/ibp loads , when i went in there id tell em i was unloading it and id be pulling out in less than 4 hrs with 250 buks in my pocket .

 

brokers tell me if I pay lumpers they reimburse it but if I unload it I don't get paid.

 

get a receipt book and turn in a reciept .

 

From my experience of they see a detention stamp on your bills they are more likely to expedite the unloading process ( not ways the cAse) however it is true that lumpers can have a major problem keeping there heads and ###es wired together.

 

I bought several different types of receipt books at Office Depot and other office supply stores and used those as lumper receipts.
Yes, those forklift and other yellow equipment certifications. I got those off the internet and filled them in to match whatever was required. Don't remember the websites now; it's been awhile. No matter where I went, I was covered.
Years ago, not too far back, some drivers and outlaw companies used to do the same for DOT Medical Cards. Get the blanks off the internet, then if needed have them printed at a print shop on heavy paper.

 

If you unload the trailer yourself you can use thier equipment?

 

that is tricky part floorguy ...if i couldnt use a power jack i hired it off .

 

Most places make the drivers use manual pallet jack and some an electric jack. I wasn't too picky; whatever it took to the the lumper $$$$$ in my pocket.

 

Bzinger, I believe you answered this question but, I still don't understand. What is a power jack? Did the companies allow you to use their equipment to upload?