No seal and load rejection scenario.

I haven't had it happen to me, but I had to pick up a load of organic sugar one time. It appeared that the driver broke the seal. They received it, but rejected it. I brought up another load, and took back the one they rejected. The trucking company paid our company, the warehouse, for the round trip.

 

It's an understandable fear, but maybe a little excessive. In over 16 years of being in the business, I don't know anybody who has had a seal accidently broken by a bird or human. But to be honest, most of the seals I use are bolt seals.

 

Buy some wire seals and if customer uses plastic seals get him to note your wire seal number on Bol as well..

 

At the pilot in salinas ks I observed a driver leave his truck at fuel island grab his shower bag and go inside I let the truck in line behind him know and the pissed off driver ripped his seal off.. so it does happen I suppose if your a idiot

 

I only park in parking spaces. Who started this idiocy of parking at the fuel island?

 

To me, a plastic seal is worthless and a bolt or wire seal, or a padlock screams to every piece of trash thief around that there's something worth their time inside.

But with the way the world is, shippers have to do something to protect themselves and their property. Guess it's the best anyone has came up with.

 

To me a bolt seal is it simply crossed a border, a lock says it's valuable. Not saying you are wrong in the thieves thinking though.

Where I deliver a seal has to match th3 bol. What happens if we need to open the trailer? Crossdock or inside repairs or whatever... We simply put a new seal on, cross out the old number on the bol and hand write the new number. Quite silly in my mind to require a seal, but accept an obviously switched seal.

 

Whenever you pick up a sealed load always check and make sure it matches the bill.When an officer brakes your seal he will put another seal on and sign the bill next to the seal number.