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<p>[QUOTE="road_runner, post: 10585513, member: 83211"]That's the other thing about fuel. My company pulls 48 or 53 ft trailers. We do have smaller liftgate pups. A lot of returns will say "needs to be on a pup" for return reason. With fuel, you don't even have that option. Everyone else can get a full size trailer in there. The problem isn't the stop, the problem is the driver if he can't get in there.</p><p><br /></p><p>I see the same issue with food service. Like how the hell do they even get in there? Especially now with some places that have their dining rooms shut down and do drive-thru only.</p><p><br /></p><p>I had a delivery to a Chick-fil-A few weeks ago. Small under the counter fridge that needed to be liftgated and brought inside the store. The store adjusted to what's going on by creating a two lane drive-thru setup, there is no way in hell you are getting in there with a pup. The fridge was already returned twice so I said #### it. I parked in the median, cut the banding, and handcarted the fridge in. No idea how McLane (or whoever they use now) get their trucks in there.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="road_runner, post: 10585513, member: 83211"]That's the other thing about fuel. My company pulls 48 or 53 ft trailers. We do have smaller liftgate pups. A lot of returns will say "needs to be on a pup" for return reason. With fuel, you don't even have that option. Everyone else can get a full size trailer in there. The problem isn't the stop, the problem is the driver if he can't get in there. I see the same issue with food service. Like how the hell do they even get in there? Especially now with some places that have their dining rooms shut down and do drive-thru only. I had a delivery to a Chick-fil-A few weeks ago. Small under the counter fridge that needed to be liftgated and brought inside the store. The store adjusted to what's going on by creating a two lane drive-thru setup, there is no way in hell you are getting in there with a pup. The fridge was already returned twice so I said #### it. I parked in the median, cut the banding, and handcarted the fridge in. No idea how McLane (or whoever they use now) get their trucks in there.[/QUOTE]
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