Hopper, Dump O/O's & Drivers

Oh, yeah I was confused. I was thinking of a full on cargo claim, not just a reject. Haven't had either yet, not even a consideration of such yet. But, I have not pulled a lot of organics either. When I do it's usually for dog food.

That brings me to a question, wondering if you knew the answer to this trivia. Why do chocolate bar companies seem to be joined with pet food companies?

I thought it was coincidence when I took a load to Mars. They make Mars bars and others, plus whiskas cat food and a few others.

A couple weeks later, I forget where, but I saw as sign for Nestle/Purina.

what's up with that?

 

Yeah it's curious.

The obvious possibility is that some byproduct of one industry is useful to the other. It must make profit from waste somehow.

 

Bakery Feeds , a division of Griffin industries gets waste from Pillsbury and several bakeries to use for feed . I wish all feed smelled that good .

 

A lot of feed mills ask to see bills from previous haul . Some won't accept loads that previously hauled meat and bone meal , even with a washout slip . I saw one driver that had a washout slip after hauling glass but when they opened the trap for a sample it had glass in it .

 

Yes actually Purdue once asked me for the previous BOL to photocopy for the load paperwork. I thought that was pretty invasive. And what if I didn't have it with me??

It wouldn't be an issue really if the strict receivers paid a washout surcharge. Some of these runs are only 150 miles. A washout is $50 plus OOR miles and time. They'll have to deal. You'd have to really be bored to haul for them out of your own pocket.

 

Washouts are a joke because they aren't going to get all the product .