No harm in trying I guess. The reason why I am sceptical is that I was 29hrs early for the drop time. The live unload only really comes into play because the consignee said they would try to work me in. Its been 13hrs since they told me that though. I would not have entered the gates if I thought it would be so long.
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My rationale is that if it *had* been a live load, I would have gotten it re-worked then and there, and the whole thing would've taken more than two hours and I would've earned detention anyways. Plus, if it's supposed to be a hook-and-roll, the clock starts ticking immediately as far as I'm concerned, not two hours later. Spending two hours in a dock for a re-work is cutting into the time I have available for my next load, which costs me money. -
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Washing the truck is not part of my job therefore I cannot expect to get paid for doing so if I wash the truck myself. Ensuring my load is legal is part of my job and is therefore a function I am paid for when I accepted the rate of pay to work here. -
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The driver may have been out of hours. If I pick up something and drop it in the yard my day is usually done.
The driver could have told someone and it never got past on. It could explain some of the instances. To be honest if I pick up near the yard and am dropping in the yard I'm not going to scale it. I will only scale if I'm crossing a scale. -
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I scale every load that is even remotely questionable weight wise that I am swapping or dropping. I also leave a copy of the scale ticket with a note about my fuel level. I’m not going to not do my job and get another driver in a bind. It’s just common courtesy and professional. But hey, that’s just me.
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