New Carrier --- Help please

Start asking broker for detention pay.

 

I haven’t been to Laredo in years, but 10-12hr or more wait times weren’t unusual. If you drop it at a cold storage, you’ll be the one paying to get it to the crossdock and any other fees.

 

Kinda what I was thinking, but I haven't done the Laredo rodeo in 10ish years. Last time my paperwork wasn't correct. Took an extra day and a $300 bribe to have a guy "fix" it.

 

It’s been about that long since I’ve been down there. Laredo is on their own time. If the truck isn’t there first thing in the morning,which for them is 9-12. It probably will not be there until after 20:00.

 

Dangerous situation! If u r there over the 12 hours try to make sure you get the time u arrived and the time u got unloaded on the BILLS when they sign them. you will need it to work on the broker to get what ever u can get for detention time. Hopefully u will get unloaded before the 12 hours r up. good luck to you...

 

Sounds like the standard "dance" at SR Forwarding. Show up at 5am. Check in and move inside the fenced yard. 8 to 9, somebody comes to check what load you have. Then around noonish the Mexican food inspector shows up and he decides which loads he inspects in what order. After your load is cleared, SR FWD then calls Mexico and orders a truck to transload. If your lucky, the truck is on the US side already. Then another couple of hours til they start the transload. Finally about 5-6 pm you are done, but it is too late to reload, so you go fight your way into one of the fine truckstops at exit 13.