Maybe someone on here works on a forklift or knows the answer, but here it goes. Why is it when a driver is being loaded/unloaded most of the forklift drivers feel its necessary to slam Into pallets. It feels like their driving full speed and ramming into the head of the trailer. Is this really necessary?? I just never understood why they did this. Is it to pack the product tighter against the trailer? sent from DrtyDiesel
I think in most cases, the operator is just in a hurry to get the pallets on/off and this behavior should not be discouraged. Many have productivity goals to achieve but WILL take their frequent, long breaks so they have to rush during the limited hours they actually work to meet the shift goal. I've had forklift operators who drive ridiculously slow, too. Although we can't rule out that some may do this just to piss off the driver.
It may not be that they are slamming into pallets as much as going too fast and slamming on the brakes in the trailer.. all that forward motion gets transmitted to the trailer suspension..causing your truck to rock...not saying they aren't slamming into the pallets too cuz trailer floors cause em to slide a little when they hit the brakes too petey
I drive some forklift now at my job and I don't drive that fast. It's usually not needed. I'd say their in rush to get things done and that's why their ramming things. At my previous job I would go into trailers to load misc stuff but I always took my time to not bang anything around or tear up the trailer, it was just common sense.
I was being unloaded today and the trailer next to me got a hole punched into it by the operator. Idk, some guys load me and I hardly get rocked around. Today was one of the days that was a bucking day. By the time i was unloaded my truck had been pushed a few inches away from the dock sent from DrtyDiesel
