I call upon the P&D's for guidance!!!

Use a good commercial gps if not already, park outside the customer and walk and talk to them, and if special instructions save it on your phone so you have for the next time you are there, save their names too on your phone so you can greet them and if you remember people's name they are usually more helping. I don't know how your company works, but a smart one will usually try to keep you in the same area, so you should be comfortable with most of the streets in a few months. Also if you can't find something don't be afraid to ask a ups, fed ex, or usps truck one of those guys will know. Good luck.

 

Also if you can't find something don't be afraid to ask a ups, fed ex, or usps truck one of those guys will know. Good luck.

Good advice. Definitly get to be friendly with a UPS Parcel Guy/girl.

There are also more variables that you will run into.

You will frequent places that really dont have a shipping and rec. person. All they might do is put the LTL bills in a rack. You must find your bills, find the freight, sometimes shrink wrap it and then Pro-sticker it unless the shipper has your pros. Then load it yourself with a jack or forklift.

Some places dont even have a dock, just an overhead door.

Some customers use primarily Mega=carrier OTR trucks to ship volume shipments only. They use LTL to ship out machine parts to be repaired or an infrequent LTL shipment. Every Dock might be plugged with a line of trucks waiting to get in and there you come at 3:30
to Pickup One skid. You may have 4 more pickups closing at 4 pm and you will need to decide what you are going to do. LTL P&D requires
Hustling, planning and sometimes Lying your butt off to get your freight on and off. Have fun

 

Hi Mark, I hear ya, you snooze you lose. It can get pretty cut throat out there, if I saw an open dock, I'd go for it. If you just had a pallet or 2, or 1 pick up, you'll be gone before the next guy gets there. My biggest pet peeve was 4 docks and 3 have trailers in them, and everybody fights over the 1 dock.

 

[QUOTE="semi" retired;4152945]Hi Mark, I hear ya, you snooze you lose. It can get pretty cut throat out there, if I saw an open dock, I'd go for it. If you just had a pallet or 2, or 1 pick up, you'll be gone before the next guy gets there. My biggest pet peeve was 4 docks and 3 have trailers in them, and everybody fights over the 1 dock.[/QUOTE]

Yea tell me about it. Home depot Walmart, target and Kmart are ALL like that

 

LINEHAUL was great when I did it and p/d sucks but it is nice having nights and weekends back. Plus I can run line haul on weekends so it gives me a nice check. Doing it tomorrow

 

Speaking of Home Depots!! He's back! I'm at my 3rd one of the day kid. Keeping your ride warmed up for tomorrow! Ha ha sitting at my beloved Jericho ATM. I'll leave ya a little present from ole Crazey! Well time for dinner!! Crazey-out!!

 

One of the benefits of p/d is going to the same customers daily or weekly and getting to know the folks on first name basis. Also getting to know the super secret gate access codes to get into certain places

 

Yea I had to go back out for another pickup because none of our guys want it. Oh well more for me. Let me guess you got the Cadillac truck?

 

Prolly already know this but load to route.

 

You got it! 079 the pride of the fleet! One million and 40000 miles on her, runs like a top! Ha ha