Random LTL Rants (all are welcomed)

Flip your forks upside down.
Those forks are heavy but beats fighting skids like you are talking about.
Try a rug pole to move skid back .

 

You get the freight on the first load bar. Then you lift the freight high as you can. You put another bar up. Lift the freight with the mast and it’s to the ceiling. Put a bar up then drop it down. Let the next person deal with it. A seasoned dock worker/ driver will know how to deal with it. I destroyed a roof on a trailer before trying to do this before I was properly trained/ experienced.

 

Different fork lift.

The unicycle ones go higher than they Toyota, and the electric Toyota goes higher yet.

I don't mind that the get put up. I mind when they put up a busted pallet and I have to try and strap the thing to the forks to get it out.

 

Does FedEx even do their own linehaul anymore. I only see company trucks pulling P&D and Express trailers. All the freight doubles are contractors now.

 

Are you talking freight or ground???

 

freight, ground was always contractors at least out here, as long as ive been paying attention.

 

Do you drive at night ? Serious question

 

Interesting my brother runs line haul for freight outta Mauston Wi
Not a contractor in their yard

 

I second this. I run outta the pnw. No contractors up here. PTs run 53s regularly tho

 

I’ve never seen a flip flopper hauling a set of FedEx Freight pups. The PT trailers are usually 53’ trailers. The exception are the FedEx Freight containers. I’ve seen contractors pulling the containers before.