Walmart Steals from the Poor...

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  1. stocktonhauler

    stocktonhauler Medium Load Member

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    I arrived at 12 midnight ready to deliver only to find that the Walmart retail drop of 7 pallets was actually a DC drop scheduled for 10am the next day. I managed to get the appointment advanced to 8am, but Walmart has kept me well past 2 hours waiting to drop just 7 measely pallets of a single dry consumer product. I know that a lot of OOs like Walmart work, but I say Walmart steals time and labor from the poor to bring their Chinese made junk to the American consumer.:biggrin_25523:
     
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  3. Texas-Nana

    Texas-Nana Princess Drives-a-Lot

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    Yes, because they're the only customer that makes you wait for the appointment.


    :biggrin_2556::biggrin_25526:
     
  4. Pur48Ted

    Pur48Ted Road Train Member

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    What are the "poor" doing in trucking?
     
  5. ironpony

    ironpony Road Train Member

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    There's plenty of receivers that "make" you wait until your appointment time. That's why they make an "appointment."
     
  6. Texas-Nana

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    Exactly. That was my point. And the appointment time is always on the paper work from Wal-Mart. The only trucks not required to have an appointment are dedicated runs. Even though we run dedicated to Wal-Mart, if we take a W-M OTR run up to the DC in WY or even to Los Lunas NM we have to wait for the appointment time.

    I hear a lot of OTR drivers tell each other that you can be early but I've never seen it happen at a DC. Some DCs may let you in a couple of hours early and dock the truck even, but you won't be unloaded early without a miracle.

    Think of how many trucks a day that DC is getting. It's no different than most DCs of big companies.
     
  7. canuck in da truck

    canuck in da truck Road Train Member

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    i always found that if i read my bills--and maybe a phone call--makes for less headaches than relying on somebody elses instructions
     
  8. Pur48Ted

    Pur48Ted Road Train Member

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    like a LYING dispatcher or broker, perhaps?
     
  9. ironpony

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    They're all lying b*****ds aren't they?
     
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  10. canuck in da truck

    canuck in da truck Road Train Member

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    yes when you get both dispatch and the broker lying--with different lies-its usually best to check over their work
     
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  11. scottied67

    scottied67 Road Train Member

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    You know who steals from the poor are those Dollar type stores. Here's one example, can you think of some more?:

    8 - 13 gallon trash bags for $1.

    40 - 13 gallon trash bags from Target $3.56
     
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