Trash etiquette

dunnage is technically part of the load and should be removed during the unload process.

now dunnage has a clear definition, but to me dunnage is anything that is used to secure the load.

if youre an O/O L/O you have more voice to tell dock or receiving staff they need to get it off the truck or will be charged a fee.

as a company driver 99% of the time youre out of luck and the place youre delivering to will tell you to get F'd

unfortunately it comes with the career, sweep it up, bag it, throw it out when you find a dumpster.

what you do not want to do is throw it out on customer property because as prime inc is going to learn, people keep tabs and contracts can be lost over "little" things like this.

now lets play devils advocate, and say the customer who wronged you is a dedicated account for your company that guarantees you a 600-1k mile load. well because a few drivers decided to feel some type of way, now you lose that 600-1k mile load forever.

 

We always had a 50 gallon thrash can a broom and a grain shovel at the dock for a driver to use. Dumpster access in the yard. Most times they had to clean out the empty trailer full of broken pallets and trash from the last customer delivery so they could load our stuff to ship. Many of those trailers came from the Amazon DC around the corner.

 

I always made sure the trailer was clean and swept. So anything put in that trailer at the shipper, came off the trailer at the consignee as it was part of the load. Period. I always carried trah bags with me. Trailer was swept out as soon as I pulled away from the dock, before closing the doors. If there was no dumpster in sight, I would ask where it was. There were times when I was forced to leave the neatly sealed trash bag in the recieving office beside the trash can. The few times I was called on it I politely explained that the contents of the bag were loaded by the shipper, and were part of the load. Yes, I caught some drama at times, but I left no messes and dumped nothing on the ground. And always left with a clean trailer. Never heard any grief from management. Stay polite but stand firm.

 

nobody can make you do anything...