Random LTL Rants (all are welcomed)

Welcome to freight...Drivers get lazy, or a time crunch on the dock, especially if its coming from a hub. Or just a moronic dock worker..You guys probably have a lot of bitter guys with the last contract who don't give a crap( just like other companies) and will tear the customer's freight up out of spite. That used to drive me nuts. Treat the customer's freight like its yours...Every skid. I have seen some loads out of places where you think they used used a D9 and just rammed it in..How can common sense not tell you that a heavy pallet makes no sense on top of a lighter pallet.

 

Im constantly surprised when you freight folks of today mention pallets--when I did freight(I know--before electricity--LOL)It was unheard of--in the year i worked casual ouuta the hall--worked for most of em on the dock--and then my 3 years w/Big R (till I came to my senses)pallets were out of the question---once they hit the dock off local trl--they were all stripped to be loaded on outbound linehaul--it was 95%capacity back then or the load DID NOT move----probably why there was always a 45ft trl in a door somewhere--dedicated to OS&D---LOL

 

NONE of our stuff gets stripped off the skid, per customers orders. Most have stickers right on them saying do not remove from pallet.

 

They strip stuff at UPSF just to stack stuff

 

Hello Guys, RANT,RANT,RANT, Just thought i would pop in an rant a little....

 

I"m guessing you never heard of it?..

 

OD never stripped or stacked stuff from what could tell...never really worked the dock there. Everything was decked from what I could see on occasion. (All of their pups are deck trailers.)

 

When I worked for Roadway (when it was still Roadway) we would break down pallets and pack those trailers till the doors barely closed! Not all of them but there were a lot.

 

No, but my dad's friend was looking for a driving school for a class A license so it helped out lol. Thanks for that

 

I too am not good at loading trailers. I really enjoy breaking but loading is a different beast. Load'em high and tight! I guess loading will come eventually.

Also, on the camera situation. When you open or close a trailer at Con-Way you must take a picture with your handheld. This is really a great idea and only takes a minute or so and CYA or shows you didn't load it very well.