Random LTL Rants (all are welcomed)

Lucky SOB. I put in fifty bucks worth of fuel once and it took almost three months to get it back. (This was not laziness or incompetence on my part--long story.)

 

I hate when the plug on the trailer goes bad and the liftgate won't close completely on your last drop of the day.

Spent over a hour finally folding it a few inches at a time.

 

We spent well over what our liftgates cost at old yeller caused they loved to put bandaids on an old dog lol

 

They are Waltco liftgates probably around 20 years old mounted on trailers that are equally as old. It has to be able to handle more than a ton at a time because that's the usual weight of 1 pallet plus the heavy electrical pallet jack.

 

The liftgates I use now have such a slope to them that I have to hold onto the freight so it doesn’t tip. God forbid if I get a heavy liftgate pickup, takes some umpf to get it up on there.

 

One time doing P&D at the Phoenix terminal, I rolled a pallet off a 48' just to find a hole in the wooden floor. I told the customer not to use us anymore, then I called my supervisor, saying I refused to continue my route with a trailer that's falling apart. I came back to the terminal, shuffled the rest of my deliveries into a pup, and continued my route.

That was the day I applied for Estes.

 

Just don't drive the pallet jack over the hole driver. ETA for next drop? Have another 3 picks adding, gonna be tight. ~Dispatch

 

Now that school has started again, my rant is about the increased amount of traffic and school buses out early.



It was fun while it lasted over the summer.