Random LTL Rants (all are welcomed)

Best trick I learned is actually from someone on here a number of years ago.

Tailgate heavy freight on your prior stop, and if there are multiple pallets that are super heavy, then diagonally zig-zag the freight up the trailer if you are going up a slope. You can build quite a bit of momentum this way instead of forcing the freight straight up to the back of the trailer.

#2400 is the most I will do. Our pallet jacks are only rated for #2500.

 

The most I did was 3.5k at Reddaway, but we had nicer Crown and Hyster jacks. The few company jacks that Holland provides are made by Clark. Complete garbage jacks. Anything over 2k will gradually bend the handle if you are pushing up a slope. I just finished building my second pallet jack out of spare parts from jacks that my coworkers destroyed this year. The one I build looks brand new because the equipment we bought only lasted four or five months. My TM is all but fed up with us not taking care of our equipment. But to be fair, that brand is probably meant for warehousing and grocery/retail store use. These IBC totes are just too much for them.