reaching for a different perspective

Welcome to the party!

 

Since you ask....

Demurrage.

Specifically. I sit on a dock and am prohibited from counting, observing or taking part in the loading of my truck. I am then forced to sign a Bill of Lading stating that what was loaded on my truck, I counted and am responsible for. The shipper has loaded this to fill the cubic space of my vehicle to load it to the maximum amount possible for best effective use of that truck. The shipper closes and seals/locks the trailer and I am responsible to ensure said seal remains in place until removed by the consignee

I drive said truck to the consignee. When I arrive, They veify that said seal is STILL intact. I am not allowed on the dock to count, observe the unloading or assist in the unloading of my truck. Yet I am held accountable for any damage, shortages or overages that occur to the load.

In addition to all of that, I am held on the dock once the truck IS unloaded until the consignee is happy that all the product are separated and accounted for. Often times, taking 2-4 hours or more.

And transportation companies are ok with them holding up equipment and effectively destroying their equipments/employees productivity for the day.

That 2-4 hours PER dock occurence becomes 4-8 hours per day to load/unload and often 8-16 hours per week if it's done twice. Making what COULD have been a productive 4-5 days and cutting it back to 2-3 days.

You like seeing people sit around the office for half the week and just doing nothing?

And for the record, I am an owner / operator, not just a company driver.

 

You are funny....

Try having a broker tell you the appointment is set for 7 AM.

You show up and the consignee tells you that there is NO appointment for you. You are making it up.

Yeah, 42,000 of product in my truck just HAPPENS to be made up and doesn't just exist.

That product is THERE because someone in YOUR organization made and order and ordered a truck. Not like us as drivers can simply walk into a place and just say, "hey, I am here to pick up a truck load of widgets to go to Acme Jokes and bars." and walk out with them.

The effective range of an excuse is ZERO.

 

So it becomes MY problem because a broker failed to do HIS job. And now I have to sit for 7+hours?

 

Yessir, that's trucking. Not saying its right, or good, or supposed to, but it happens. The broker sure ain't going to do anything, so you are left holding the bag. Sorry.

 

Kyle, Nice effort in your first post. I am produce shipper and work with a few Midwest brokers... I poke around here so I can better understand the trucking part of my world and improve my processes so it's a win win... Win for me, win for my customer the receiver, win for the driver and the broker. I firmly believe that I the future demand will exceed supply and good trucks will not load at crappy shippers and with lousy brokers. I want to be the shipper people want to haul for.

Your answer above, shows that although being here shows a great effort, your confrontational manner will limit your abilities.

Your wrong about the appointment issue.