Shipper/receiver horror stories

Just got done talking to a friend of mine on Facebook that has been driving for about 18 months now with a good company. And right now he is about to start on his 3rd day waiting to be unloaded at a receiver..and this isn't the first time with this place, in fact he told me that ever time he delivers here (mind you, he is always early to the appointment time) he has to wait anywhere from 5 to 12 hours later to unload. But this has been the longest he been waiting to unload. And he tells me one driver has been there for 4 days....



so how common is this and what's the longest you had to wait at a receiver/shipper??

 

Yes he is getting paid to wait...not sure how much, none of my business

 

He showed up 1 hour before his time....but they never unload on time....it's a factory that makes parts for aircraft and boats among other things he said, it's a hazmat load I know that...not sure what kind of hazmat it is, but he can't just leave it he said

 

Unfortunately he just got done with a home time and got stuck with this load since it was the only one available in his area

 

Oh he has....he wasn't happy to get this load...not sure why they still ship to them....but they don't ship to them often though. They are using the trucks like a warehouse for the hazmat and unload them right before they need it