Tailgating...Question for Dry Van Drivers.. ???

Truthfully it varies by company and route. We have one customer where we rotate the couches so the receiver can put the hand dolly under it. We get $75 bucks to do that. We fight over those loads.

I have never seen a receiver without someone to unload.

Only time I refuse a load is when I cannot meet the schedule.

 

I would say it's only common for the guys that do furniture, and to some extent ltl. Ltl tend to unload, not just tailgate though. Of course you might find a specialized company that does it also.
I would not worry. It's not common and most places actually pay for the extra work.

 

yes furniture, not a whole lot. It's like 30 minutes work and all you do is rotate them in place.

 

I've done a lot of Owens Fiberglass, never touched anything. I'm not sure you understand how paying lumpers work. You, the shipper or the company you work for pays them to unload the truck. Unless the shipper has a direct contract, that fee is charged back to the shipper. If your guy unloaded a truck and got paid peanuts, his company did it to him.

 

I work for a smaller company and I've worked for a major company. LTL companies do the majority hand unloading on local routes. OTR drivers do very little tail gating.