Weight, wait? What?

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by bonder45, Feb 26, 2020.

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  1. Feb 27, 2020 #31
    spyder7723

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    Im all about going the extra mile also. But I make sure that extra mile is legal and i take the time to educate the customer on what's legal and what's not.
     
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  3. Feb 28, 2020 #32
    bonder45

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    Going the extra mile 1/50 loads makes the customer request me next time.

    In my one month of working here I’ve already had company men request me because I do have an oversized tanker and can take more.

    At the end of the day trucking is playing a game of risk and trying to figure out where you can and can not make risky moves.
     
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    Yeah
    Yeah, educate the customer. You know how it is, the person on the lift, "I go home in 5 minutes", or worse, they take it upon themselves to just put that last 2 pallets on, and close the door and go home. I've rarely saw a dock worker that cared about the weight.
     
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  5. Feb 28, 2020 #34
    Crude Truckin'

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    I understand that game out west. I kinda miss doing that stuff.
     
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  7. Feb 28, 2020 #35
    spyder7723

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    Generally fork lift loaders with flats are a little smarter than the typical warehouse dock worker. But that doesn't really matter because the guy you need to be talking to about working together to move his product legally isn't the guy on the fork lift.
     
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  8. Feb 28, 2020 #36
    bonder45

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    B1640D12-8E05-4DE3-9605-4C8810D5A11B.jpeg I can definitely say the guys out here loading don’t care if you take 5 pieces or 500, they still get paid the same.

    The guy who pays the company I work for cares how much goes on.
     
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