Do you ever go "early" to pick up or drop loads?

I think they're a little more lax when it's a drop and hook. I don't know if it's true for all locations but the one in St. James, MO will take a drop as long as it's on the day they expect it.

 

I've picked up and delivered early lots of times. The others alluded to call first. If they have parking at a shipper or receiver, I post up right there. Maybe they'll let me check in or deliver, maybe they won't. If they won't then it's nap time. If they do, even better! Part of trip planning is seeing if there are places to park at the facility. If they got psrking, be at their door step. That way, you can go into sleeper berth and make your down time mean something. That's a way to work your clock, hometime, and pay in your favor.

 

In the open deck world being early is on time

 

If there is a window. Still a service failure if you show up early outside the window.

 

Yes drop and hook is fine on same day at the ones ive been to as well.

 

That's one of the oldest stories, the load was ready yesterday, like you can really do anything about it. The shipper is just whining, I'd say, yeah, yeah, just load the wagon,,

 

My response to that statement was “yesterday I was in blah blah location”.

 

#### sure is, and they're thrilled to get their product, that is unless they rented unloading equipment and it's time specific.

 

Agreed, if they have to crane it off, then it's gonna be a wait until the crane appointment. We also haul elevator loads where the contractor has an unload crew, or schedules a pinpoint time for his crew to unload, basically everyone on a certain part of the site stops building and comes over to unload. Miss your pinpoint time and some customers charge back the labor costs for the extra time the crew has to wait.

 

Oh yeah and that bill can become a big one with a quickness..I have a buddy who worked for WTI years ago and he nearly got fired for missing his appt. They signed for the bills, but they sent with a bill for the downtime...thousands of dollars they were charged.