The worst load ever...

Imported China plywood. Double brokered through CHR. Hauled through the rain, tarped. Receiver was upset the load even showed up, didn't really want the load to begin with, and used the excuse that some of the product was wet to file an insurance claim. Product did not get wet, cardboard packaging did a little, plywood was resold after the insurance money was paid.

 

30,000lbs of Jose Quervo and 10,000lbs of margarita mix from Chicago to Colorado Springs. Was thirsty the whole way

 

No load. Empty from Salt Lake to Portland, OR in the winter.

 

Max heavy paper load with 5 rolls in a dry van. There's simply no way to secure those rolls. Running through a construction zone that moved all westbound traffic into eastbound lanes, during the lane shift the road tilted radically from right to left, tossing those rolls around. Had to run the rest of the way with the trailer tilting about 4" to the left.

 

46,800+ lbs of loose cotton seed. I was grossed out at 79,998. Thank God it was a rental trailer. Those things got into every crack and corner.

 

Overhead doors, I used to regularly go in and out of an overhead door factory, every one in the shipping department that had been there for any length of time walked like they were in pain from back problems. No easy way to handle them, they are in the way of other freight, always a claim waiting to happen, no easy way of carrying them, and some of the wider doors takes four guys to move them the way that they were packaged. We hauled them in vans. "No thanks"

 

May quite possibly be one of the few loads I would have had to refuse--couldn't afford the claim--BUT--there woulda been a hell of a party back at the farm! LMAO
As 4 my worst I STILL haven't hauled it yet! There's been some dandys but--things in this biz never cease to amaze me--even after all these years--so im sure a worse one is still out there lurking!

 

recycled paper, drop at one place and pickup the new load at the same place

they unload, left the trailer FULL of garbage, told me i was to sweep it out so they could reload it

i told them, if they left my trailer like that, they must think its sufficient for a reload

i drove away, dumped the first load of debris at their office door and drove off

(why are we responsible for cleaning up their freight debris in the first place? do you go into a store, open a package and leave the package on the floor after you have taken out the contents?)

 

swinging sheep out of dixon calf. to dubuque ia. pulled the load in the 70s a lot because the money was extra good. they would hang 5 sheep from each hook and they hung really high in the trailer. like i said the only reason took the load was for the money b safe out there