Damaged and rejected load, is the driver responsible?

True.

 

My loads are mostly preloaded and sealed, and the live loads are not observed by me.

 

You have to know to put them on...as most of the time in reefers, that's you're only option. After a little practice, it becomes second nature. I need to get more straps for when I haul a dry van. I always have an abundance of load locks as drivers leave them in the trailers, and they do become handy when dropping a load for the local guys

 

Yup. and they work well fixing the fence in the back yard, as well.

 

When they load and seal I always write it on the BOL, Loaded and sealed by Shipper, seems to always get into the argument of you can write that on there about the 3rd time they let it go. All you can do is head for the scale.

 

what was the product ???

 

Typically it would be produce, there the ones that will not allow a driver on the dock, but want them to be responsible for the load. I alway note such situations on the BOL.

 

If the load went forward it appears it was improperly loaded and/or the driver was not given the opportunity to secure as it was being loaded. Many, many times the driver is prohitbited from being on the dock and only sees the load from the ground as he/she ####s the doors. The above being said I'd lay blame on the forklift driver loading the load or the policy prohibiting drivers on the dock. Either way.....shippers fault!!

 

If you've ever loaded at Dole in Marina CA, you would not want to be in a trailer when the ramp is in, Dole loads 2 wide and 2 high just as fast as the lift will go. All you can do is what you can do, just note it on the BOL, shippers hate it, but to bad. I pulled away from the dock at Dole and flew my drone into the trailer, and they got real pissy about it, but it certainly documented the loading.