Wait times on average

It does but it also does not mean anything they want you there on time but they can take their time to load or unload you.
It is kind of a double standard. They expect you to be on time but they will take their time to get to you.
It does take time to unload the trailer just not as long as they take unless they have to sort and re pallet the different products.
I have only been late for one load not my fault but they took me right then because they had no one else there.
But I was scheduled for a load a x time and got in the door early but had to wait for 4+ hours to be completly loaded they were a live load and live production plant they loaded the stuff as it was made. I hate hot loads which is what the load as they make is. I
just make sure they put on the bol that it was freshly made and the temp is off due to that.

Before I got into trucking I use to do alot of temp jobs one of which was a lumper job at a old folks home getting furniture in they would drop the trailer off we would call them when we needed the next load.
I had a few coworkers they tried to help me it ended up that they were in my way more than helping me I kicked them out of the trailer they went to whine to the supervisor.
She came out and asked what the problem was I explained they were in the way more than helping me I threw them off the truck. So their new job was to help me take the stuff of the end of the trailer and place it on the ground then they had to carry it in the building.
It went so much smoother once they were out of my trailer.
I only took 2-3 hours for the whole load due to the was it was stacked in the truck I use to do unload 2-3 trucks by hand a day by myself.
We were afraid that the furniture would be damaged if we used dolly's

 

Thanks bro.... I ment the 8/2...late night

 

Got it...some new crap they started. What was on the paper that you had to sign ?

 

You know typical rules and regs at a DC. Normally I just sign and don't even read them but "don't not ask McLane employees their names" caught my eye.

If it said "we realize a few companies actually try to pay detention and get Mclane to foot the bill, but we don't think a drivers time is any concern of ours" that would have been a little different.

I don't remember seeing one name badge there. Before I knew the deal about Mclane I asked a couple of drivers how they like working there. Man, did I hear it.

 

Next thing you know they will have you sign a pice of paper that says dont ask for the address of th DC....

 

OK, I'm a little curious here. If nobody gives out their name, then how do they sign the paperwork for the delivery??

If this is a stupid question, forgive me, but I just don't get it.

 

In some cases Bills are stamped and the receiver will scribble their initials. Others have such atrocious handwriting they do doctors proud. When I see this I usually will ask them what their name is or ask them to also "print their name" on the Bills (for the ladies in the billing department).

In the case of detention charges and accessorial charges such as "driver unloads" the receiver will have to either sign an additional loading and unloading form (provided by the driver, which comes from the company he works for) which shows the arrival time, the time unloading started, and the time unloading was finished (including counting and inspection time from the dock supervisor or checker).

By signing this form the receiver is, in essence, agreeing to pay detention for that particular load. Without this signed form many receivers will refuse to pay anything more than the freight bill itself.

 

OK, that makes sense. Thanks.

 

Average time 1-3 hours

 

I've had to wait 14 hours to get loaded at some cheap beer distribution warehouse in Hodgkins IL once. The black ghetto queen working the shipping window had the worst attitude you could imagine. It was a HORRIBLE experience. Plus I was in a day cab tractor so that made for a very looooong 14 hours.





Also I had to wait 24 hours to get unloaded at Rocky produce in Detroit's produce market TWICE. These people really are in a class of their own, when they don't have storage space for the product you bring them they have no problem using your trailer as their "storage" area. They have ZERO respect for a drivers time or his reefer fuel for that matter.
If you go and try to complain they act like they don't see you or feed some BS run around.


Granted these are rare and extreme examples it will happen to you sooner or later. In trucking no matter who screws up, the driver gets the ####tty end of the stick 9 out of 10 times.