Why do lumpers exist?

Well if an o/o, I say get the price of lumpers and charge maybe an extra 25% for your time dealing with the extra time it may take before they unload you? Otherwise, tell the broker to shive it.

As company driver's not too much else we can do, except maybe get more of a cash advance. many lumpers back in the day, only took cash. NO checks of any kind. Nowadays, the lumpers are more organized and follow better payment methods.

That cig warehouse I spoke of, was cash only. Before I left that employer, they were taking comchecks.

 

You get a "lumper form" he fills out. Only don''t think for a minute, he uses a real SS number or real name. George Washington, and Abe Lincoln, had signed my lumper forms regularly.

 

I would just sit there till my company gives in.It wouldn't be the first time.They're the ones that got the load so they need to pay for lumpers and none of this reimbursement crap because I don't work that way.When they receive confirmation from the broker its right there on the confirmation sheet its a lumper load and how much for lumpers.

 

I agree, its dumb.. I can only assume like pattyj said, somewhere in the deal between shipper and receiver theres an agreement or clause, maybe extra pay to the truck dependant on breaking the load down. I dont think shippers give a hoot about specific receivers requirements, they do as little as possible, the cheapest they can.
I believe breaking a load down (lumpers) goes back to the early days of trucking and its still a common practice.

 

As long as companies and O/O are willing to keep paying for it! They'll exist

 

UkJ

To answer your question about why the driver should deal with it.

As a driver you don't just drive and pickup and deliver.
you as a driver are a representative of the company. You provide customers service, handle money transactions and are the eyes and ears of the company.
hope this helps some.

 

But your not spending your money at all. It's company money.

When you request a money code on the q-comm for a lumper fee. It's sent by your dispatch from your company. You then put that code for that amount on the blank check.

It's treated as an advance to you. But when you submit your paperwork including reciept. It's never deducted from your pay and shows as a reimbursement.

It's how it's done, everyday.

I love spending the company money, I just dang sure that I include each reciept

 

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