More lessons learned today... also trailer related.

So,

I had a drop delivery 1am today. Since it was a drop not an unload, shipping/receiving asks if I need an empty. I say yes.

"ok, drop your trailer in door 46, pick up trailer 87458 from door 42. It just got emptied."

I do that and park onsite for a 10 hour break at about 2am.

In the morning I hear a truck pull up next to me, I was already awake but still laying in the bunk. Then there is a pound on the door.

I peek through the curtains and the guy says, "You got the wrong trailer!" I think to myself "I hooked at 2am, so that might be true." hehehehe

I put some pants on and climb in the driver's seat. Grab my bills and it says to take 87458, the trailer says 87458. I show the guy my bills.

He mumbles something then shows me his bills. There is a number written, 87458, but it is crossed out, and a new number written underneath.

He mumbles some more and goes back to the shipping office only to come out very shortly, and tells me I need to go talk to shipping to straighten this out! Then proceeds to start cranking down my supports and unhooking my hoses!!!! I'm thinking, "What the F are you doin messing with my truck!"

I ask what the deal is. He tells me some kid was complaining up a storm so he gave this kid his trailer. Now I need to do the right thing and give him mine. (and get this) "there is another trailer out back that I can go hook to"

I suggest he hooks to that trailer out back, he does not like that suggestion. It is kind of obvious now what the problem is. No one wants that trailer out back.

Again I am told that I am not doing the right thing! I explain that in my eyes it seems the kid had a problem, it moved to him and now he wants it to be my problem.

He employs a curse word or two, then tells me that no way am I leaving with this trailer and I am going to have to call the police. Then pulls his truck in front front of mine!!!!

Well, I am not going to hassle the receiver with this guy's problem, I am also done trying to reason with him...

A short call to dispatch and he is soon backing his truck up. I get out and re-hook up MY trailer and head out.

I may be a rookie, but I am learning quickly!

Mikeeee

 

I was also thinking this morning, I wish I knew the name of the kid that was originally complaining to the guard.

A bad trailer is not the client's problem. No way should they have to listen to whining drivers. Or the next thing you know, they won't be our client anymore!

Mikeeee

 

Well there are always extenuating circumstances.

This was a fenced, clean and quiet facility. (hahahaa until that point)

I now know that there are two TSs within two miles. But at 2am, I would probably not have found a parking spot...

Mikeeee