Random LTL Rants (all are welcomed)

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

  1. MACK E-6

    MACK E-6 Moderator Staff Member

    48,180
    220,125
    Sep 19, 2005
    Baltimore, MD
    0
    Alright, riddle me this.

    What could possibly possess some office doofus to have two trucks bumping docks directly across the street from each other at roughly the same time delivering one skid each at the end of a dead end route? o_O
     
    Speedy356 and Lumper Humper Thank this.
  2. Truckers Report Jobs

    Trucking Jobs in 30 seconds

    Every month 400 people find a job with the help of TruckersReport.

  3. Opus

    Opus Road Train Member

    18,861
    115,844
    Dec 18, 2011
    South GA
    0
    Because the computer sez so.
     
  4. gentleroger

    gentleroger Road Train Member

    7,234
    19,443
    Jun 1, 2010
    0
    Because one of the trucks was loaded before he knew about the second skid?

    Because one person started the load plan and a second finished it?

    Because opposite sides of the street are in different zones? One mailman does my side of the street and a different one does the opposite side Because it's technically a different village.
     
  5. MACK E-6

    MACK E-6 Moderator Staff Member

    48,180
    220,125
    Sep 19, 2005
    Baltimore, MD
    0
    No. All freight was on hand, as per usual on Monday mornings. Very rarely does routed freight come in on a Sunday night linehaul.

    No. The same person did the planning for both runs.

    No. The boundaries for the next areas are about 20 miles NE, 40 miles North, and about 50 miles NW. My territory is the furthest south.
     
  6. gentleroger

    gentleroger Road Train Member

    7,234
    19,443
    Jun 1, 2010
    0
    Because the planner was still drunk from yesterday?
     
  7. MACK E-6

    MACK E-6 Moderator Staff Member

    48,180
    220,125
    Sep 19, 2005
    Baltimore, MD
    0
    Now that could certainly be a possibility. :biggrin_25523:
     
    ‘Olhand Thanks this.
  8. road_runner

    road_runner Road Train Member

    3,492
    8,947
    Mar 26, 2012
    Montucky
    0
    They once had two of us parked next to each other at a customer once. I was dropping off a skid and my colleague was picking one up. They ended up giving it to me cause he couldn't work around it without unloading his whole truck first.

    C'est la vie
     
    Cardfan89 and Gearjammin' Penguin Thank this.
  9. MACK E-6

    MACK E-6 Moderator Staff Member

    48,180
    220,125
    Sep 19, 2005
    Baltimore, MD
    0
    That at least makes some degree of logical sense, but why wouldn’t they give an oversize pickup to the one emptying out near there?
     
  10. hotrod1653

    hotrod1653 Road Train Member

    1,652
    2,672
    Aug 29, 2009
    Somewhere in America
    0
    Wasn’t a bad week all around, I’m still working on getting back to 100% after my fight with Sepsis, so the boss is taking it easy on me right now.

    Spent most of last week and 2 days this week running around Fargo doing D-H and bulk deliveries.
    Got back on my regular route Wednesday and found most of my customers thought I quit.

    They were happy to see me back. Even made a new friend yesterday….

    Also got to see a few classics.
     

    Attached Files:

  11. jgarciajr40

    jgarciajr40 Medium Load Member

    636
    904
    Jun 18, 2016
    0
    Averitt offered me a Yard Dog position paying 33.30, but it’s at a Uline facility 45miles from my house when the averitt terminal in 5 miles…

    you clock in 1 day locally, and 4 days at Uline.

    kinda thinking about it, but 200 miles of unpaid driving a week isn’t appealing.

    maybe I’ll stay at cooper
     
  • Truckers Report Jobs

    Trucking Jobs in 30 seconds

    Every month 400 people find a job with the help of TruckersReport.