What if receiver left empty pallets or trash in your trailer

Last year I delivered to a FedEx terminal. Pulled from the dock pallets and tons of plastic wrap and cardboard. I asked a spotter what’s this about. He said broker should have told you.

I went to the back of there yard and tossed it on the ground. Just as I was shutting the doors spotter drove up. I said broker told me to....and drive off.

Be Safe Out There


Captain Dave

 

There are some things in this thread that concerns me. I see a lot of posturing with I "won't" this or I "will do this" comments here. I am not trying to change the topic here, but this goes to this out of hours thing. You are on private property. There is NO rule or law that says a dock must clean those trailers. The rules are actually strangely silent. Jeez some of these loads are a mess to clean up. I once was sent to a place on the Alabama Florida line and had cotton blown into my trailer. Took it to Arkansas. One of the biggest messes I have ever had to deal with. Finally took the truck to the washout across from the Little Rock Petro and my company paid almost 300 dollars to clean that trailer. I can't stress this enough. If you discover trash in your trailer before you get all excited see if you can back it back into a door and get it cleaned out. This is when you should learn some diplomacy. In fact using tact and diplomacy should be your first reaction. I would NEVER give advice to a green driver to dump trash on someone's property. Drivers have been hurt because they have listened to truck stop attorneys. I'm done with this thread and subject. However this is the new driver questions thread. I seriously doubt this forum owner wants new drivers advised to litter private (or for that matter public) property. This problem can be handled better then this. I know, I DONE IT!

 

As a rule, unless we are compensated for the trash removal (which is $300), I have a policy that no products are to be unpacked on the truck, only on the dock and once it hits the dock it is the receiver's problem, not my drivers.

there is no excuse for this crap, I am not a refuse company, my trucks haul products and unless there is something up front, it end up on the ground and I will cover the driver and this even is for my dedicated customers.

 

Pull out of the door and sweep it out in the parking lot

 

This is why these receivers feel it's ok to leave wrapping, pallets, and cardboard that CAME WITH the load on the trailer, to many drivers just "shut up" and take it. Not happening on my watch.

. I own my trailer, it went to the shipper clean therefore everything goes with it at the reciever and it needs to look just like it did when the product they ordered was put on it... Clean and free of trash.

I'm not going to take time out or lose a reload causing I'm spending my day cleaning up after a inconsiderate, lazy receiver or me finding a place to take pallets. The $2 or $3 per pallet I would make surely isnt worth the fuel used or lost time/revenue.

 

Wow that’s kinda disrespectful in a way. I woulda been pissed. That much trash other places wouldn’t want if it wasn’t there’s.

 

Boy oh boy- leaving trash in trailers......some things never change.

Kinda like having to put a Whole Load of Whiskas cat food (Tiny cans) onto small Wood at Super foods in Xenia Ohio-, Yeah,That was many moons ago.......No, I Don't Miss groceries.

 

If they refused to clean this up ,and my bills were signed. I'd toss that in their parking lot. That is excessive. I've had pieces of broken pallets left but never a full pallet...let alone multiple.

Good grief.


Get your bills signed and trash the place.

 

An old quote just came to mind from 'ol Beavis & Butthead.......

"Fire, fire........!. Heh, heh, heh.......!"

 

I would of forced them to take that crap out. They ordered the product... the packing material is theirs as well!