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Random LTL Rants (all are welcomed)

Discussion in 'LTL and Local Delivery Trucking Forum' started by road_runner, Jun 21, 2013.

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  1. Oct 31, 2020 #10241
    Jay5GS

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    you guys that work with the big carriers , whats the response when you say you can fit or maneuver into a space, theres a place in DTLA thats super tight and i mean super tight and they always send a 53. in that case what would you do ?

    do you risk it all to deliver 8 pallets ?

    cause my company sent another driver and he did it, but im telling you its like maybe 1 foot from trailer to fence and one foot from bumper to hitting a car
     
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  3. Oct 31, 2020 #10242
    MACK E-6

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    If you can’t do it, you can’t do it. It’s that simple.

    The other guy was probably lucky enough to not have cars parked in bad spots.
     
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  4. Oct 31, 2020 #10243
    Jay5GS

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    ok i just needed reassurance that we should never RISK IT
     
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  5. Oct 31, 2020 #10244
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    2D071F70-7B4D-47C4-B2CA-2AD222872BC0.png I had to put 1plt off at the Shelby county jail in Memphis. The street was lined with cars,including one parked where the grassy area is to the right of the dock. I had to goal 3 times. I have a sleeper and 53’ Reefer.
     
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  7. Oct 31, 2020 #10245
    Jay5GS

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    the gate is always closed and cars park in the red all the time as you can see in the satellite they're parked in front of the gate lol




    IMG_4456.jpg IMG_4455.jpg
     
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  8. Oct 31, 2020 #10246
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  9. Oct 31, 2020 #10247
    road_runner

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    If you don't think you can make a dock, you bring it back. Takes less time to fill out an undelivered freight report than an accident form.

    It's ok to be in the safety bubble once in a while. But make no mistake, if you are a habitual person to bring back freight that other drivers can deliver... Best case scenario; other drivers will haze you. Worst case, dispatch/management will question your competence of being able to do your job.
     
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  10. Oct 31, 2020 #10248
    MACK E-6

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    Of course that depends on the company, or the terminal.

    At some barns being a totally incompetent screwup lands you on the "A" list that gets catered to.
     
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  11. Nov 4, 2020 #10249
    road_runner

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    We got drivers that will sit in the break room before they leave and dump out all their paperwork on the table. They sort their stuff in two neat piles; the first one is all the stuff they will deliver, and the second one is all the stuff they plan on bringing back. And they are quite vocal about it so their loader can hear them. "I ain't doing this, I ain't doing that, this one's coming back, and that one needs to be on a short trailer, and this one better be nose loaded cause I ain't doing it".

    One time I got stuck with a mini fridge for a Chick-fil-A that was brought back three times. None of the other drivers could get it the freight off. 75 lbs box strapped to a pallet. I was the only one to figure out that you can park next door at an abandoned restaurant, cut the banding, and handcart the box 50 feet down the sidewalk. It's unbelievable how lazy some of my coworkers are.
     
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  12. Nov 4, 2020 #10250
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    Terminal manager ever thought to ask them if they were refusing work or suggest that they were being insubordinate without attempting the delivery?
     
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