Random LTL Rants (all are welcomed)

Discussion in 'LTL and Local Delivery Trucking Forum' started by road_runner, Jun 21, 2013.

  1. road_runner

    road_runner Road Train Member

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    It's new to me, but I understand their logic. If you have a big barn with lots of drivers, someone with 20 years will say "I've been here for 20, why should be be below 30 drivers that just started?"

    And with a small barn setup like Reddaway had (and my barn ran only 7 total drivers) someone running line for 21 years should not be booting a 18 year P&D driver from his or her bid. Small barns = big drama.
     
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    I had a Hyster at Reddaway. They worked really well.
     
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    I’ll second that. A Crown is well worth the money, and is the only brand besides a Lift-Rite I’ve seen hold up to the LTL business for long.
     
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    Funny thing is Lift-Rite is the only thing that came up on Harbor Freight.

    We have a fenceline where people chain up their pallet jacks. I am going to inquire about any abandoned equipment that is out there. If I get pointed in the right direction I'll pick the lock off and claim it.
     
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    Here at my place, that’s impossible due to our lifetime bids, unless you simply get pulled off a run because you flat out suck at it. That’s rare, but it does happen.

    When any new runs are posted anyone can bid on it, city or linehaul. Your seniority is applicable either way.

    Seems to me we do things WAY different than most freight lines according to what I’ve read over the years, and I’m nearly 15 years into my employment at my first company of this type, so I must admit things that most guys would find completely normal do come as a bit of a shock to me.
     
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    I have a Lift-Rite that I’m using now. It was my first pallet jack when I came off nights. It’s been a pretty solid tool. Only problem is the forks are 7” wide, as opposed to the 6” of a Crown. That can bite you on 4-stringer pallets.
     
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    I would vote for a law that BANS 4 stringer pallets. They really should all be standardized like shipping containers. But with pallets there are way too many configurations.
     
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    Are you guys union?
     
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    I love the ones with nearly solid bottoms like Sakrete gets shipped on. :rolleyes:
     
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    No sir.
     
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