Random LTL Rants (all are welcomed)

@Fuelinmyveins
Are you fortunate enough to go to McLane Every Day?!

 

Very funny I was there today. Had a late start though, me and 2 other drivers had to wait for available tractor at the yard. Hahaha

We will have another bid call next week. I'm #56 on the city driver list so my chances of getting 5am start are very slim I was schocked to see 8 drivers under me. Gotta stick with the 2pm/on call bid for now shrug

 

Do they know you at McLane on like first name basis now?

Do you have to stop at the gas station on the way home from work and break a dollar so you have quarters for the week to use the banana phone at McLane?

How do you like FedEx Freight? I once applied to work there, a while ago, but it didn't come true and there terminal is a little ways away from where I live anyhow, so no biggie.

 

They send other guys from my barn to Mclane too, but I usually go there the most. People are grumpy at that place holy crap. They have lumpers from Capstone working there and they won't help you with anything unless you start throwing money at them. They have big dollar signs in their eyes.

As for FXF it's not too bad, the potential to make money is there, but management at least at my hub is hit or miss. I find it funny that drivers have to wait couple hours for a truck before we can go anywhere.it happens quite often lately. Managers know that we are short on trucks, but they don't do anything about it. All newer tractors are automatic and they are horrible at pulling up the hill. Automatic = snoozefest. Our dock could be a little bit more bigger too since the amount of freight we are getting now is insane. In the long run I would probably switch to linehaul. Most drivers are very helpful and willing to help here. Even the ones that I met at the meet point during road run were friendly.

 

Dude--THEY DON'T KNOW.

Companies that ship things on anything resembling a regular basis are one thing, but super-small businesses or residences have absolutely no idea what's involved. They think it's like FXG, you just throw it on the truck and go. It can be frustrating, but just remember the days when you were a new driver and didn't know crap from cornflakes. These people aren't stupid, they're just ignorant.

None of us knows everything about everything. Have patience.

 

I had never even heard of a Bill of Lading until I started driving at age 27. I worked in warehouses and even loaded trucks before that, but never dealt with drivers or shipping papers because that wasn't part of my job.

I ran into that problem a few times when picking up from inexperienced shippers. Luckily my company has tools on their website to generate a BOL and we can educate them real quick as to how to fill it out.

 

Somebody at US foods is having a bad day

 

Just gonna say it wasnt me lol

 

Just tha “Cam Angle “ nothing to see here ... These are not the droids you are looking for ...