Beware! Imported plywood

Ill keep that in mind... I hate plywood. Load I got now, not plywood, was sitting outside when I picked it up. Cant get wet... Was already wet when they put it on... I got pictures to prove it was wet before I touched it.

 

Great, first we have to worry about Chinese drywall, next it will be lawsuits over Chinese plywood.

 

Seems easy enough to fix this problem. Let's quit buying crap from china!!!

 

If you are concerned about claims or damage due to the product or how it is packaged, then you could refuse to haul it. You could always throw a tarp on the load to prevent any damage after you pick it up. If you want to continue hauling their freight you may just make notes on the bill of lading, such as SLC (shipper load and count) and make a note where you are not responsible for any shortages or water damage, etc. If the shipper doesn't want to sign off on it then I would leave the load.

 

If it's coming out of the port in NJ, I doubt it came from China, since that's the wrong side of the coast for china crap.... most likely the former USSR or one of the Eastern Europen countries

 

The wholesaler I used to haul for got a lot of lumber from Lithuania. Actually looked like pretty nice stuff.

 

I've hauled some "antique" lumber from Port Newark that came from Bastone, France. Just looked like old boards to me, but it paid AMAZING so I'm sure there was something special about it. Went to a home where the guy was putting it all back together. He said it was a 400 year old barn that he bought and was having it shipped over.

Some people have just too much money and not enough common sense LOL

 

Another reason why I do everything in my power not to haul lumber, unless it's treated