Random LTL Rants (all are welcomed)

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

  1. MACK E-6

    MACK E-6 Moderator Staff Member

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    #### pallet jack went through the floor of my trailer today. :biggrin_25510:

    At least that pallet of beer was against the wall at the time, thankfully. :biggrin_2552:
     
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  3. street beater

    street beater Road Train Member

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    There are easier ways to secure your jack... fact, theres a whole thread on it.



    In other news, a pallet jack was found in the maintenance managers office this afternoon.....
     
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  4. MACK E-6

    MACK E-6 Moderator Staff Member

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    Har dee har har...:biggrin_25522:

    It was only one wheel. But leave it to a 2500 pallet of beer to find a soft spot. :biggrin_25521:

    I pull a Great Dane, and on this one the wood goes all the way to the front. It doesn't have that exposed steel plate like a Strick. Thankfully, that's where it happened.
     
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  5. Shaggy

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    ABF had its Months go through a bunch of folks, 90 working days it only took make a very decent wage. They knew signing on. Wasn't quick enough, Full benefits the works. It was a active shop, no layoffs and always someone on vacation or retired, gotten OT. Nope they bailed.

    """ New guy quit, Go do his run """ WTF !!!!
     
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  6. Mike2633

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    Is it going to be okay nothing feel out just a wheel through the trailer floor? I'm kind of ignorant to dry van trailers a little bit of experience with them at the beer company, but not much. Side loaders and Refers are all solid metal/aluminum.
     
  7. MACK E-6

    MACK E-6 Moderator Staff Member

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    "Sorry. I have my own run to do." :biggrin_25512:
     
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  8. MACK E-6

    MACK E-6 Moderator Staff Member

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    Nothing that can't be fixed.

    Just take a circular saw, cut out all the rotted wood, and replace.

    I was looking underneath this afternoon to see if I could see where it came through. Since Great Danes have a continuous wood floor, water can get trapped between the floorboards and the upper fifth wheel courtesy of getting slung up there by the tires. I'm thinking this led to the floorboards rotting from underneath in that area.
     
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  9. Shaggy

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    reminds me of the customer who was using our ABF pup as a storage, this idiot unscrewed the flooring to mount fish tanks, re-did the holes with nails, Only reason i know this delivered his product and left that pup, picked up the pup a few weeks later, Questioned the idiot. "dude" i cant use this trailer, my jack will fall through it, you also F****** up the wood WTF DUDE ! Salt water ate the boards
     
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  10. MACK E-6

    MACK E-6 Moderator Staff Member

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    :biggrin_25521::biggrin_2551:

    Hopefully ABF sued him for that.
     
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  11. Mike2633

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    Mack I've seen videos on You Tube where Tow Motors have fallen through rotted out trailer floors without warning there loading a trailer and the floor just gives way. I was like I hope everyone is okay. I didn't want anyone to get hurt or in trouble.
     
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