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East Coast Unloading Services

Discussion in 'Shippers & Receivers - Good or Bad' started by infofinder, Dec 28, 2011.

  1. Dec 28, 2011 #1
    infofinder

    infofinder Bobtail Member

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    Hello all, Im a student doing a paper on the big business aspects of unloading services(lumpers) and how they have grown over the years. Im asking you drivers if you could let me know what distribution centers have lumpers in them( third party) and what company they are. Thanks for your help!
     
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  3. Jan 4, 2012 #2
    infofinder

    infofinder Bobtail Member

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    bump...Noone has run into any lumping services on the east coast or midwest?
     
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  4. Jan 4, 2012 #3
    pullingtrucker

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    Most of the lumpers are in the grocery/perishable warehouses. In the Northeast you got Buzzuto's, C&S, McLane, US Foods, SYSCO, Wakefern, White Rose Dairy, and many more smaller distributors/warehouses that have lumpers. The lumper companies vary depending on what place you are at and if they have contracts (locally and nationally). There are a few major lumper companies anymore and the smaller outfits are either being bought out or thrown out by the bigger companies.
     
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  5. Jan 4, 2012 #4
    infofinder

    infofinder Bobtail Member

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    thanks for the reply pulling trucker...yes i have researched those places among others...im trying to create a list of the dc's such as the ones you listed and the smaller dc's and to match each with the unloading company in each facility...any of you other drivers have any input? thanks in advance
     
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  7. Jan 4, 2012 #5
    PackRatTDI

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    When I drove for Stevens Transport and delivered on the East Coast (which was quite often), I rarely used a "service", it was always "independent contractors" hanging out at the meat market districts who gave kickbacks to the receiving clerks.

    The few times I did use a service, the rates were somewhat cheaper than the independents. I suppose I could have haggled but it was getting reimbursed so I didn't really care, lol.
     
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