Putting a load into storage

Ah, thank you. And bad ### of you to offer.

 

This strikes me as being the type of broker who belongs on people's "do not pull" lists.

 

Good Luck. I’ve only had this happen a few times. It boiled down to bad communication one way or another. Twice I’ve threatened to take the product back to the Shipper. Both times we got it worked out. One Broker Short paid Me $240 warehouse service, on a $550 Load, to unload across the street, instead of waiting all weekend till Monday. I’ve never worked for them since. At this point, best to avoid any more problems. Just have to get it delivered ASAP. Hope for the best, decide future Dealings with the Broker based on the final outcome. Shipper and Brokers have all the Power here. Even though, you’ve got the Freight. Hopefully you’re compensated. Either way, cut any losses, and move on. It’s in your best interest, even if it means taking a day off, using some fuel. Whatever it takes. It’s a bad situation already. No need to cause yourself more grief. The only thing you’re in control of here is the amount of stress it causes you. There will be plenty more trouble free loads to pull.

 

Sorry I am late in responding to the tag, was away from the internet for a few days. Glad you have seemed to work it out with the broker as these situations can be touchy. As you mentioned earlier, really read your broker carrier agreement and the addendums on the rate con as they govern what your rights are. Sadly brokers typically hide exclusion or waiver of rights clauses that limit a carrier's ability to dump a rejected load at a warehouse without potentially being responsible for the entire value of the load if rejected.

If you had went the warehouse route the costs would have been all on you unless somewhere in the broker agreement or your own published tariffs you had reserved the right to warehouse at the expense of the beneficial owner of the cargo. That said, you did the right thing by putting the broker and receiver on notice as soon as they rejected the load for the missed appointment. That is always the first step, issue a cargo on-hand notice to all interested parties requesting an immediate plan for disposal or other disposition of the rejected load. Without that in writing (fax or email is acceptable) you don't start the process that allows you to place the load into a warehouse legally. Now, you still must take all reasonable precautions to maintain and preserve the value of the load until final disposition is decided, which choosing a competent warehouse usually is adequate enough.

It seems like you handled it in the best way possible, if they do get you a Monday appointment and fairly compensate you all is good in the end.

 

That sucks I feel your pain. This past fall coming back from Bmore I had a load picking up from shippensburg p&g going to rochester with a reload back out and another set up after that. Got held up for 11 hours loading and it just snow balled into screwing up the other 2 loads. Had to sit on it til Monday.

 

Yikes. If it were me, I'd have told them to unload my truck, I'll find something else.