Break in time of lumpers companies.

lets start with getting rid of crap drivers and making this a skill trades job.

 

Do what I did, stop hauling that stuff at all. Go to a different freight.

 

Well yep it does, the less drivers we have, the better it is for us, the more leverage we have to fight these little things.

Lumbers are part of the servicing we do for the people that pay us, but as x1 said he stopped dealing with it by going to different freight. My drivers have to deal with lumpers or I give them the option to unload it themselves and get paid but I also complain about it to the company and demand more money.

 

I know this will go over like a fart in church,but the lumpers are paid to do the drivers job. With a few exceptions these food warehouses don’t employ anyone to unload trucks. A few places still have signs up saying unloading is the drivers responsibility you may hire a lumper if you choose. I actually prefer the days before capstone,premier and such. When the lumpers where standing at the gate, and you could negotiate a price.

 

Don't pull a refer.
Problem solved.

 

It looks like the op is hooked to a dry van.

 

No. He just started this morning.

 

In the reefer world that’s part of the game. I’m sitting at a cold storage in Dallas now detention starts in 45min and one truck in front of me.