Shippers and Receivers refusing to load or unload trucks!

Food service is about 80% of the places I deliver to. Next week will be the gauge for me on how bad it will be. Most of the places I load at are small and it’s going to put them in a bind also.

 

Wednesday is my day off during the week. I usually work as a helper for another driver. Last week I didn’t go because the route was only 8000lbs and some change. Figured I wouldn’t go tomorrow either. Dispatch orders came out and the route only had 1600lbs and 5 stops on it. I’m staying home and am painting a hallway tomorrow . It’s gonna get bad for us food service guys. I am starting a new part time job next week delivering feed to livestock. Will make about 700 to 800 extra per month. That will at least cover the mortgage. We’ll ride it out.

 

@Mike2633 ^^^^

 

Well here is the deal. Some aspects of our business are way down. Other aspects are through the roof busy.
As of now no layoffs or anything like that. I'm not sure what's going to go on totally it's not crystal clear. Our grocery stores at GFS are very busy right now and we've got enough 28' trailer capacity to handle those. So we've been busy with those.

Some guys are taking vacation time and being off. Some guys are working as riders on routes. Some guys maybe going to the market place stores to work, however that is kind of unclear and a bit iffy and I'm not 100% sure how that works and even management them selves I don't think has a clear vision on that just yet. It would be if you were a rider on a route they would send you to the store to work instead of being a rider. I've had routes though so far everyday this week. So will see so far the routes haven't been as heavy, but like today's it was 600 cases and 12 stops that's not real heavy, but it's enough for me to skate by and be okay. If the routes are like that 600 cases and 10-12 stops I can keep the lights on and the bills paid and if I keep expenses low I can even maybe save a hundred bucks or so, so will see.

I saw a Sysco truck at a nursing home today that I had an order for and he was loaded pretty good. So will see what happens.

 

If you haul refer you’re probably sitting pretty good. OTR refer trucks will be in high demand throughout all this. Everything else is going to come to a crawl or stop all together

 

Flatbed is doing just fine

 

I heard all refer trailers are going in quarantine for 4 to 8 weeks.

 

Isn't that what you pull>!><!<!<??? Mandatory vacay??? ????