Speeding up unload times

Purina. *Blinks vacantly at the monitor. suffers a episode of suppressed nightmares working those places.

To this day I can never bring myself to buy cat food from Purina. I just cannot. Even today my bones ache thinking of some of the wonderful loads delivered.

I shore hope they are enjoying a quiet evening today because I am not.

 

There was some monster DC I delivered to there when I drove for CRE back in the day. Always unloaded last. I'm thinking this was hate CRE thing, but anyway, appointment was always 0400, and I'd never get out of the until 0900 to 1000. My third time there, CRE had started paying $17.00/hr. detention after 2 hours. So the same dude gives me the same story, same door, I dock, he says I'll bang on your sleeper when I'm done. OK. So he wakes me at like 0930, gives me my BOL's, the place is deserted as always by the time I'm done, he says sorry took so long, blah, blah. I send in my MT call ----- BEEP detention awarded $56.00. I thought right on, got paid for taking my nap, take your time pal lol.

 

I hear ya driver. Our company does pay ya your detention, it is capped at max $132.00, only been a few times I've hit that . Your exactly right though, you get the sorry it took so long..blah blah, I smile, and get that detention macro sent right in AFTER I'm fully checked out of the guard shack..lol...I usually , exercise or sleep, or read or eat or combination of all 4 during these times

 

Has anyone unload there selfs at a Walmart dc I've heard they make you restock everything in there pallets? I have a Walmart stop in morning just wounded what I'm going to get my self in as I've never unloaded my self there before ...

 

For the $50 lumper fee that'll be reimbursed why would you even want find out?

 

So I got to the Richmond VA Supervalu DC at 8pm. Been sitting here to get unloaded since then, it's now 10:37. For TWO pallets.
For that privilege, I'm being charged a $74 lumper fee.

 

Finally out at 2330. For two. Freaking. Pallets.

 

I'm guessing detention starts after 4 hours? That sucks waiting around. Sorry man

 

After two hours for me, assuming dispatch approves it. But they're in bed long ago, I'll have to get it retroactively approved in the morning.

 

they do don't charge me anything to unload no comm check or nothing it already done threw there deal.
I enjoy unloading and getting a little workout in at a dry 34-36 warehouse. Plus it's a local route mult drop sooner I'm done with Walmart I can get my other stop done fast and be going home. Last time I was at Walmart for close to 5 hours and was late for another appointment time .