Cubed trailer

Holy !@#$ @Mike2633 1200 cases in a pup is a ton. I thought 1600 in a 13'2 48 was packed tight. From the looks of it most wendy's cases are bigger than what I see on the tail end of your's. I know you did a more diversified run than I did. I only had wendy's on one truck and checkers on my other run.

 

Yeah at Gordons we can do things with 28' trailers that other companies need a 48' to do. Well broad line is different our chain trucks use 50' because of all the fries and stuff. Actually though, that picture was a school load and those schools get big cases of chips and lunch trays and stuff.

 

We're usually overweight before we run out of room. Even more so with newer, heavier tractors. I can recall two instances where stops were pulled because they didn't fit. I only know because it was a big deal and everyone in the office was talking about it. It doesn't happen often.

I've had 1850+ cubes many times, on pallets, and had maybe just a few cases I had to pull out and put on the ground. Then I've had 1700-1750 that were just a total nightmare. Mostly all depends on the loader.

 

Sure the heck does.

 

Good question here. Of course it depends on a few things. If someone gets hurt because someone else hurt them, it is one thing. But if someone gets hurt because they screw up, then they are. Believe me, I've been there more times than I care to admit.
If you get hurt because you are doing something that you KNOW is dangerous, guess who is to blame. And if it is dangerous because of the way someone else loaded it, but you are the one unloading it, you are still to blame.
Over the years, I've seen a lot of people do a lot of foolish things, then when they get hurt, they try to blame someone else, ie; it's the way they loaded it. No, it's not. It's the way YOU are trying to unload it.
ie; My supervisor is a jerk and is pushing me to the point that I get in a hurry, it's his fault. Un-uh. It's your fault for getting in a hurry.
Now, if you are a dock worker and load a trailer so that it is a problem for the driver to off load, you just might be facing a knuckle sandwich some day.
But if you are the driver, and are faced with this problem, then you are going to have to figure it out. If it means stopping and "borrowing" a dock for a few minutes, then do it. Surely you will have some customers that will work with you.
That first bunch of freight off the tailgate CAN be a nightmare, no doubt about it. But it is your responsibility to find a way to get it off safely.
At the end of the day, there ain't nobody but you looking out for your butt.

 

I imagine he's going to say something about mind your own or ####.

 

Really it's all in how you approach your supervisor.

 

He's gonna tell you to find another job. That is the nature of food service. Loaders are usually fighting a ticking clock, and them getting done with their load and on to the next takes priority over anything driver related. Oh, and the ever-present "Will all this stuff fit in here?!".

Don't miss that. My current gig is much nicer, though not much less physical in nature.