nice work

Yeah somebody asked me why I even allowed them to be hooking to it. Don't you live load/unload everywhere? I sure do.

The issue was they required drivers to drop the trailer into a dock door. And only their yard truck was allowed to pull it out of the door after it was loaded and yard driver also applied the seal. OK...

Probably some policy because of a swift driver pulling out of a door with someone inside the trailer still? Who knows.. they had the policy on a window at shipping. Then after dropping and waiting they called and told me my load/paperwork was ready. I saw a couple of yard truck drivers watching as I went to the office door.... it was aggravating.

What was I to do? Leave without the load when I saw the stupid policy signs? It was paying really good but hindsight being what it is I wish I hadn't bothered.

Somebody told me you have to stand by your trailer at all times. Really impractical. Many times all you can really do is visually inspect your trailer inside and out as best you can. You have to catch these thing BEFORE you leave the property otherwise that's your baby lol.

 

That's the perils of pulling a lowly dry box I guess. Funny thing was it never happened when I was pulling other companies junky trailers or my own that was 10 years old. Well almost didnt. One of the last Ioads I hauled with my 2006 Utility they sliced a logistic post completely in two like a hot knife thru butter. How they didn't punch thru the aluminum skin panel I'll never know? But that started a rash of 5 more that got screwed up (see pic in earlier post) when I got the new one. Lol

 

Just got word this morning they agreed to pay for these repairs. So we'll see for sure when that check hits the bank. I'll never reveal who did the damage. They appear to have stood up and taken responsibility for something all of us would have rather not happened. The shop that did the repair work however, they deserve mention, they did excellent work and the quote was fair.

 

That's a good idea to keep them from even hooking to my trailer but I'd still need a pogo stick, shut off valves, and air lines for when I do power only. And also probably half of your spotter truck drivers out here would still back underneath the trailer before coming to the realization they can't hook their air lines to it. Guys just don't pay attention to small details. I mean how do you raise the fifth wheel up before backing under a trailer??? The driver who did it actually clocked out and went home leaving the scene. His shift was over and he was already thinking about home. He wasn't paying attention. Lucky me.

 

Yeah it will sit there until I don't see another 100* Saturday. It's hard to motivate doing anything when it's that hot and muggy outside.