Random LTL Rants (all are welcomed)

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

  1. Gearjammin' Penguin

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    In the days past, that problem would have been solved out back.
     
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    I miss those “days past”. :cool:

    I detest the flagrant lack of integrity so often displayed by the so-called “drivers” in this job.

    No wonder “door slammers” get referred to with derision.
     
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    Being bottom ##### on the extra board SUCKS. I’m determined to push through though. Please pray for me anyways.
     
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    Being a yard hostler man is amazing.

    My only complaints is night shift, and the initial rush to throw all the trailers into a door.

    I’m still learning the hostler, but this thing does donuts like crazy.
     
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    Digman943 Medium Load Member

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    Rough day on Friday. 3 deliveries and 3 pick ups, then a swap. If only I had me some seniority. Sure beats 12 lift gate deliveries lol.
     
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    hotrod1653 Road Train Member

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    This was my Friday adventure….. Took the forklift to pull and lower while i lowered it on my lift gate. Only took 45 minutes to unload. No damage, or anything to it, so we called it a victory.
    It’s a roof top AC unit. 2,578lbs.
     

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    MACK E-6 Moderator Staff Member

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    Forklift supports one end while your liftgate holds the other and you lower it together?

    I’m well familiar with that manuever. :)

    The big question I have is how did you move it and is it heavier on one side vs the other.
     
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    hotrod1653 Road Train Member

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    We moved it very slowly. It was the same weight all the way around, thankfully. The forklift barely held it, and my lift gate was creaking pretty bad, we didn’t have anything else to use as a backup in case we couldn’t get it off the trailer the way we did.

    I was thinking that they’d at least have a “catch” forklift in case, but they only have the one. The owner of the business said we got extremely lucky, and he’s gonna have a rotator on stand by for the next one.
     
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    Well, most importantly how’d you get it to the back?

    Was one end heavier than the other?
     
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    hotrod1653 Road Train Member

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    I’m not sure how they got it in there, it was loaded before I got into work Friday morning, it was on the very back 1/4th of my trailer It was pretty even weighted all the way around from I saw.
     
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