Random LTL Rants (all are welcomed)

270 miles home this morning in the snow with empties.... better than the hotel I guess.

 

Looks like you guys had as much fun as I did last night. The worst part was that I drove out of it on my way to my meet point, but I couldn't enjoy the nice dry roads and starlit sky because I knew what was waiting for me on the way back.

An Estes flipped his rear box on 465 yesterday morning in Indianapolis after tangling with another truck and several cars. Here's hoping we don't continue the trend.

 

Anybody in here work out of Estes in Scranton PA?

 

Got screwed really good tonight.

Double stacking stuff left and right and out of sequence ruined my day.

Oh, and I drive 45mins into a private island to have to tell a customer I can't accept his pick up. Dude wanted to give me like cellular towers unprotected just banded to a pallet.

 

Fun day. The flooring was so heavy it cracked the pallet, or the guys smashed the crap out of it when loading. I put the blue pallet to save it - I had to lean against the trailer and kick with my feet to push it back on.

Leg pressing 3,000 pounds totally gonna feel that 10years from now.

Love the box of steel rods with holes on each end.

 

All of our drivers were coming back to the yard due to the snow last. I missed 2 deliveries and and a swap. From where I was it usually takes no more than 45 minutes to get back. Last night night it almost took me 3 hours. Some city drivers got stuck somewhere and ran out of hours. All night runs were cancelled as well.

I've seen some yard jockeys getting stuck in the yard until they started to plow lol



It's still snowing and everyone is on call so I don't know...

 

I'm sure the customers were happy to see their freight in this condition

 

It all depends on your "seniority" and how busy they are. I'm on unnassigned board, but lately they had me scheduled for 830am start.

 

I don't mind driving the straight truck. it's just the residential deliveries that I can't stand. Most people have very narrow driveways, but they want me to back all the way to their garage door. "What do you mean you can't back in there? I paid for the liftgate and the inside delivery!!" I don't know why but most residential stuff is something in the crate, long pallet and at least 2000lbs

Like this for example... crates with sheet metal inside. It took a little over 1 hour to unload last week.


Or this one. Yup all that stuff behind had to be hand unloaded as well

 

I feel like I'm slowly learning the language but getting no closer to finding what I need. I think you guys are great, and that you move the world competently and safely! But you sure are a hard community to brain pick! Thanks for letting me rant! Lol