Random LTL Rants (all are welcomed)

@road_runner i like where your head is at as far as boogieing out of dodge when. They sign. My question, does your handheld allow you to define a stop end time or is it tied to when you close that shipment?

I wonder if going to your next stop could lead to additional delay that isn’t accurate as well as to “falsification of documentation” type conversations with the company when that certain one consignee or shipper calls up.

 

Well, in my case, he's pretty accurate.

 

FXF needs this.

We also need to go paperless, but that's another story.

 

Oh, we have the handhelds, but we're still screwing around with paper bills. Our handheld tech is surprisingly primitive compared to what it could be.

 

Good Grief.....I know why WE'RE not using hand held tech. Too much interline freight with different bar codes. Not enough uniformity. As well as the cost.

But for FXF, not to be using this? Astounding.

 

Oh we have updated handhelds, there's just always more they could be doing, particularly for the city.

I never used our city handhelds, but I can say the ones for the road are a thousand times better than the previous device (commonly called "the brick"). My favorite feature is the real time ETA of my meet driver if I'm running a meet and turn. There isn't a whole lot of missing features besides paperless bills and related functions (hazmat tally, recording axle weights, etc).

 

well boys i bumped into a customer trailer and took the door clean off the hinge lol, had to report that puppy. was i upset yes was i too close probably. when i went to pull up to straighten out i felt the tap and got out and the door was on the floor lol. ill sign some papers on Friday with the safety guy who has never driving a single mile in his life. but whatever is Los Angeles and these streets are ROUGH