Bulk potatoes

One of our o/o has booked a load of bulk potatoes....I did that once and regretted it, taking a few hours (with 2 of us) getting all the little ones out of the ridged floor of the reefer. Any suggestions? Do some shippers provide a plastic sheet or something or is that something that can be bought at a truck stop? Just trying to help the guy avoid wasting all after noon cleaning out the trailer.

 

I've hauled a few loads of potatoes in the past. Anywhere I delivered, there was a washout nearby.

 

You mean they just load the potatoes on the floor no box or anything?

 

Yes, and depending on how they unload it, it can be a real mess to clean out. If they dump it out, then it is not as bad as if they use an auger machine to get them out...I have had them both ways and the auger leaves a bigger mess.

 

I once hauled out of Kansas, in big nylon bags just sitting on pallets. Around 2K# each. Only had 4 load bars and was certain I'd have a bloody mess by WI. But only lost 3 potatoes on the floor.

Another w/sturdy cardboard up the sides about 24" worked well too for auger loads.

 

I can only imagine .Wonder why they don't out them in like big bulk boxes.What's this place look like?Are the taters in piles and they use a shovel or what?

 

Grizzly to auger to conveyor to bags on pallets to forklift. No real way to secure other than bars across the back end...and crossed fingers and drive smooothly.

 

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Where have you been? A lot of produce is floor loaded. Hauled potatoes, peanuts and cocoa beans on the floor.

 

Boxes are weight which means less product. The customer only wants the product and doesn't care to deal with disposal of packaging.

Potatoes I've hauled come straight of the farm. Stored in a big warehouse, and they dump them on a conveyor belt and load the truck.

 

Frito lay dumps them out. Well they used to. Back on a platform drop trl up in the air it goes. Pototoes fall out