Rejected load, detention layover pay

I'm trying to learn as much as I can about these situations and how to remedy them if I ever need to.

Let's say that the receiver refuses the load and it is noted on the bill of lading.

As the other person said, if you told them something to the effect of if I'm not contacted by such-and-such time I will put the product into storage. Or if a rate for taking it back to the shipper can't be agreed on or they won't send you a rate con or won't get back to you etc etc is it legal for you to put that product into a warehouse?

I don't know what is normally in the rate con, but I thought I remember reading somewhere that at least some Brokers have written in the rate con that if the merchandise goes into storage it has to be put into their name.

If that is the case, how do you proceed? And if it is not the case, I assume it is legal for you to store it?

 

If the receiver refuses a load and notes it on the BOL, which they normally do, then they will also note why they refused it.

If the refusal is due to damaged product, then you've got trouble and probably a cargo claim.

Reefer drivers are very, VERY thorough about inspecting, counting, and pulping (taking a temp reading) of product going on their trailers because, once it's on there, it becomes our responsibility to deliver it in good condition, even if it wasn't in good condition to begin with.

I refused a load of ice cream once, sight unseen, because I found out that it had been hauled already.

I booked the load even though I hate to haul ice cream because of the claims potential because it was a short haul and delivered the same day just a few hundred miles away. I figured, what can go wrong?

But... when I show up to the "shipper" I find that it isn't an ice cream company but a trucking company.

They are wanting to cross dock (transfer from their trailer directly into mine) the ice cream and have me pull it to final.

I smell a rat.

Sure, melt a load of ice cream and then, to avoid a claim, pass it off to me to take the fall. No thanks.

I closed the doors and pulled off. Spent an unscheduled 34 reset weekend in St. Louis over it.

Still, I don't regret it one bit. Had the receiver refused the load, I would be stuck with a trailer full of ice cream and a huge cargo claim.

 

Hauled load for some broker frozen chicken , temperature was -10 F on rate con . Later on bills different 28F . Driver didn’t pay attention, load got rejected by receiver and broker sold product as salvage to different warehouse. After 7 month getting claim notification for $23,000 . What to do ?
Brokers write with small letters on 2nd or 3 rd page rate con follow the bill of lading temperature to cover themselves later .

 

Husband booked a live unload freight with Amazon. Was scheduled to drop off at 3:30pm.
He got there at 3pm. He was told to drop his trailer and probably wont get it back for 3 weeks to a month because Amazon trailers take precedence over his. Then he was told that they dont do live unloads at the Houston facility right now because its peak time. Its bee. 2 days and they still won't unload him
This is our only trailer. How do they expect people to do business without it. There are hardly no power only load on the other load boards. Amazon did false advertisements and want to hold you hostage. He continues to get the run around.
I told him to take it to the hood and put free on it. The commodity will come off then.
What should we do? We called 15 storage places and none could take it. I'm about to go to 5th ward and get rid of it.

 

I see Amazon DCs as hostile territories and took a pledge of my foot never touching their ground.

 

Never again. We will not part from our trailer.
I guess we will be calling our insurance.

 

Get a transportation attorney and make sure that you have everything in writing from the broker that you dealt with that it's in writing your trailer will not be unloaded for 3 weeks or whatever.

The lawyer will advise you what to do. You need a lawyer do not skip this step you need legal representation because there are going to be problems when you unload that trailer and put it wherever you're going to put it.

 

As usual any inconvenience to the driver is not our problem, until you make it their problem.

 

I called an attorney and was advised to put in storage and we will fight to get the money back. It has been 2 and 1/2 days. I'm so upset where I want to go to a small warehouse and pay someone $250 to unload my trailer and drop it in an abandoned parking lot. Problem solved. If Amazon sue, of well. Thats what we have insurance for. I'm so frustrated right now.

 

Has anyone gone through this? What happened? Lawyer sent a letter? And how long did freight stay in storage.