Take Pics while at Shipper...

After 2 hours, my company will pay drivers $35/hour for each hour over 2 that the driver is here - if it's our fault. Fair is fair. If those wheels aren't rolling on a road somewhere, that driver is losing a lot of cash.

The most I've ever seen someone here is 3 hours, though, and that was because we had to hand-unload some long boards of plastic scuff liner.

 

I was at a shipper in Ontario a few weeks ago, and noticed they would take pics after it was loaded, seemed odd to me

 

One high value load (106 plasma tvs), shipper took pics of loaded trl w/me in it as well. I said ok but asked why....security reasons was the answer.

 

Being from Ok. myself, I would just love to take exception to that statement. Durn it- but I can't. For some reason, our legislatures and commissioners don't believe that maintenance is neccassary. Most all the money given to ODOT is for construction. I tell you that as a former ODOTer who got fed up after 24 yrs with them. So now I drive a truck. Go figure.

 

I once had a pickup in norhtern cal. at a kraft facility and they took a pic of me at the rear of the trailer with the seal next to me.

 

the camera thing is a great idea, if you dont have anything but a "throw-away" one. it does protect you, the driver. and if the customer files a claims for whatever, you have pics as proof of what the load looked like. also, if there are damages, pics should be taken of the damaged freight for claims purposes. this could save your company money and you grief.

 

yea,this happens alot.but it is no diff then when u p/u a damaged trl and dont report it.cya it happens more than u think.u drop it and someone else picks it up then reports it,u get the blame since u didnt report it.

 

I 40 thats not rough. Try t6he indian nation that one will jar your teath out and they make you pay to drive on it what a crock. Oh and I too am from OK wish i could also complain about you complaining about our roads but you are right what a mess.

 

Been on it many a time. Worked for ODOT for 24 years in their communications branch. Used to do all of our radio tower work so been on most of our highways. That road is almost as bad as some of the ridges I ran getting to our tower sites.

 

Sometimes its rough driving that screws a load up, and more times its the shipper.To save costs on packaging I have seen several instances of shippers ordering lower "crush-rate" boxes after they had been awarded a contract.Then when the products arrive at their destination,if there is a problem it ends up charged to the trucking company.Just one trick of many for big business.