Sweeping trailer out at fuel island when traffic is low?

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  1. NewNashGuy

    NewNashGuy Road Train Member

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    I always wanted to ask this question. I have never seen any drivers sweep out a trailer in the fuel island. A lot of times I have a tight schedule late at night. I wonder if there are hardly any trucks at the pumps, is it OK for me to get my broom and spend 5 - 10 minutes sweeping out my trailer? I don't throw debris out on the ground or anything. I just never seen any other drivers do this but I have done it twice in desperate times. During the daytime when traffic is higher and there are available slots for parking I just back in and do it there. However at night pretty much all of the parking slots are full but the fuel island is empty.
     
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  3. snowwy

    snowwy Road Train Member

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    no, it's not ok to sweep your trash into the fuel island.

    who wants to walks around in your crap. have some manners.

    you could always go home and sweep your crap in your doorway.
     
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  4. texan168

    texan168 Light Load Member

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    There are inumerable times when you can do this even on a tight schedule. When you pick your trailer up, drop your load etc. There are numerous ######## that do stuff like this every day please don't become one of them.
     
  5. Corporal_Clegg

    Corporal_Clegg Road Train Member

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    It wouldnt matter if there were 20 pumps open and empty, its never the time nor the place to sweep out your trailer in the fuel island. It makes us all look bad when you do things like that.
     
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  6. Dewey120

    Dewey120 Road Train Member

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    When I sweep out a trailer at a drop/hook I take a Walmart bag, broom and dust pan with me and start back to front. I just sweep everything to the front and pick it all up with the dust pan. This way the customer cannot complain I am sweeping out trash on their lot. With reefer vans it does become a little harder and more time consuming than dry. vans.
     
  7. Chinatown

    Chinatown Road Train Member

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    Read his post; he doesn't sweep the litter out of the trailer and onto the ground at the fuel islands.

    Sure, pull up after fueling, then if another truck pulls into that fuel bay, tell the driver you're leaving and won't block him.
     
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  8. Real Deal

    Real Deal Medium Load Member

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    If you have to ask questions like this you will never make it.
     
  9. Cranky Yankee

    Cranky Yankee Cranky old ######

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    running around crazy because the office makes a tight schedule
    is not good either
    they only make it as tight as I allow them too
    they tell me to be there by 1 I tell them I cant get there until 2
    they whine I get there at 2 after a while they get the picture
     
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  10. Jorihe84

    Jorihe84 Road Train Member

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    God do you read at all?


    And yes OP, I have swept my trailer out on the fuel island. If its 2am in BFE, I'm.not going to try and park and sweep In the dark
     
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  11. pattyj

    pattyj Road Train Member

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    Other drivers are on tight schedules but manage to find time.Sweep it at at your next pick up or before you leave your last delivery.
     
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