Shippers/recievers helping themselves to your cab.

shortly after I started with this company I was on a live unload, had been up since 2am, it was 11am, they told me it would take 2 hrs to unload and I could grab a nap. not even thinking I didn't lock the door (window was down), normally people knock on the cab. the young kid (early 20's) who was supervising came to tell me they were done, he opened the cab door and started to climb in. I came out of the sleeper with a large bowie knife in my hand. Scared him so bad he fell backwards out of the truck, landing on his ###/back with a scared ######## look on his face. I gave him a looooooong talking to about not doing that ever again. He had the nerve to call my boss and say I threatened him with a knife. When the boss called me into the office, I explained what happened, he called the customer back and explained to the owner of the company what and why. Needless to say, when I went back three weeks later, the guy from before was working in a different dept. and the unloaders all got a good laugh.

 

happend to me once. was at a customers yard, got there late. i was could stay on their lot if i wanted to for the night, and i could be the first one..(or so) to get unloaded in the morning. so i stayed. and i always, always lock the doors when im inside the truck. but this old Mack that i was in, the driver door didnt always close right.. i mean it would close, but not all the way.. kinda hard to explain with out showing. but anyways. in the morning i woke had my breakfast, and the next thing i know the door is being open and i feel the truck rock. i grab my crow-bar and stuck my head out threw the curtains only to see an employee half way in my truck - i said afew harsh things to him, told him he coulda lost his head and such, but the look on his face when i came outta the bunk with by bar was actually kinda funny. kinda like a a oh s*** imma gonna die/ mixed with a wt* look. i told him he was very lucky i was in a good mood and that was the end of that. dont think he told his boss or anything.. nothing else happend. and 3 weeks later... im back at the same place talking to the same shipper! he was a lucky man cuz i dont usually play around with s*** like that. i treat it like a B&E and he was commin into my house without me knowin.. nexttime.. ill swing that like babe ruth

 

LOL, "herro mistah ownah oparatah, your load done. you want happy ending?"



Sorry I couldn't help it.

 

Acutally, I'm thinking about rigging up some sort of doorbell device. I hate when I actually DO fall asleep and guys bang on the sleeper right where my head is.

Why am I cranky? because you woke me up by hitting me on the head!

 

One place where I unload requires unloaders to wear full chemical PPE and I am required to wait in the break room while unloading . I am also required to leave the key in the ignition and the truck unlocked so the truck can be moved in case of emergency . I have regular deliveries there and don't have a problem with it . Doing this at this and other locations allows us to log off duty while unloading .

 

You must have been sleeping hard. He didn't bang on your sleeper?

Im suprised they havent came up with some kinda snazzy sticker bcuz of that.

CAUTION:ELECTRIFIED SLEEPER BERTH" lmao
"Any forklift driver who bangs on my sleeper will be shocked "

 

They usually just pound on your door. That's s.o.p. Funny one I had happen though was time I went to sleep waiting to get unloaded, just a quick nap. I awoke later than I'd planned. Hopped out wondering why someone hadn't knocked on my door and found that the gates were locked and I was inside the yard. Furthermore, my trailer was still locked to the dock and the red light was on. Turns out the fork lift op had left me locked on and gone home. I was fully loaded and paperwork was sitting on the floor of trailer but never unlocked me in his hurry to go home. I had to wait a couple hours for a plant mngr. to come down and let me out. He was not in a chatty mood either.

 

BTW, that's a good idea to have a sticker on the door: "Lumpers: please tap lightly on the door, thanx." Or some such thing. Some of them really haul off and whale.

 

Sign in driver's side window: " If you need the driver of this truck, call 303.944.XXXX. Knocking or banging on the door will not work."