Indian River

After receiving my two card and submitting it to the company it got me to thinking. What's the procedure or difference from any other shipper? Any of you current drivers have any port loads?

 

O I have been to that dairy a few times Virginia Maryland Dairy and it was either a drop and hook or a live load never brought in raw milk but a ton of local haulers bring in the raw milk usually and yep it looks tight.

 

The only place I use my TWIC is the Port of Wilmington in DE. There is also a $20 entrance few, just pay it and submit the receipt for reimbursement. I go often enough that I was a given a company account barcode that they just scan and bill the company.

We also have a drop lot outside the port so often loaded tanks will be left there so drivers don't need a TWIC to pick them up.

 

I have done two loads from that port they never charged me anything I just showed my TWIC card. Must be lucky for a change lol

 

When were you last there?. I think they only started charging early last year.

 

I was there in April and May

 

Geeze. Ask yourself if that makes any sense from a business perspective? Sounds to me like the writing is on the wall...

 

I’ve have been deadheaded from mcminville or to channelview tx nearly 2300mi as well with a tanker…they know what they’re doing and such…tanker whether food grade or chemical is unique line of business in this industry…

 

The writing is on the wall? Be sure you mention that to them when you apply.
Those big food grade tanker outfits know what they're doing and they've been doing it successfully for quite awhile.
But if it makes you feel better to share your misgivings about them when you interview be sure to do so.

 

Thanks for the snark.
Guess I don't understand the business then. Hard for me to see
A) Why they wouldn't put a driver closer than 2000+ miles to pick up that load
B) Why they can't find a closer profitable load.
C) Who pays for the cost of all that deadheading. Hard to believe a customer is going to pad in 2000+ miles of deadhead into whatever they pay the carrier for the load.