Lumper advice

That is one nice truck!

 

Snowman and the Bandit could keep those Smokies at bay.

Not sure what they would do with the lumper situation though.
It may be possible to tailgate those pallets without objection. Maybe you could stipulate that before accepting the load?

 

Time to park these things for a little while. That'll get them straight. Respect has been gone for a while now.

 

Don't know, but hope this helps.


Lumping Regulations - OOIDA

 

Did you hire them or did the receiver hire them?

if you hired them, it is between you and them.

if the receiver hired them, then the receiver assumes the responsibility for the damage.

never leave the dock until you talk to the management of the receiver and file a damage claim, never.

Document everything, what was damaged, who you talked to and what they said.

even if they refuse to do anything, then sue them over the damages and downtime to get it fixed.

 

I've been to those places, union mostly. I'm not sure, but I think your trailer is not part of their warehouse, and you could say, "you aren't allowed in my trailer, give me a pallet jack ( or use yours,,,you DO have a pallet jack,,) and say, I'll bring them to the back, you take them off. Might work, pixx them off, but hey, in this day and age, it's pixx, or be pixxed on. Good luck, and next time, don't take that load, if you can.

 

Since Covid a lot of places will not allow driver unloads. I’m loading 8 stops right now. Of those two drivers aren’t allowed in the building,two are no drivers on the dock,one I’m not sure about I haven’t been there since Covid started.