What to do if you've lost product on the way to receiver?

Discussion in 'Ask An Owner Operator' started by RunningAces, Apr 4, 2021.

  1. GYPSY65

    GYPSY65 Road Train Member

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    Many shippers either have cameras or take pictures
    Most places I load at for flatbed take pictures at the shipper and some even at the receiver

    If it’s plant to plant then I assume if you tell them that they will either let it go. Or if they do want $$ it would be wholesale pricing

    If you play dumb and it is found out then you have a much larger hill to climb
    Pretty hard to correct a lie in any way or form
     
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  3. JonJon78

    JonJon78 Road Train Member

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    I'm just curious how this happened? Did the banding break on pallet, in a location that didn't have a strap going directly over the product or something similar to this?

    If you don't want to share I understand.
     
  4. GYPSY65

    GYPSY65 Road Train Member

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    Good point
    If it was flatbed and happened because it was not well packed then that might be an angle
     
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  5. buddyd157

    buddyd157 Road Train Member

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    stop at the nearest walmart. go into the office supply area, and get yourself a box of the same size. put a few bricks in it....done deal.
     
  6. RunningAces

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    I'll share after drop-off and resolution.
     
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  7. Speed_Drums

    Speed_Drums Road Train Member

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    I'm curious too.
     
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  8. tommymonza

    tommymonza Road Train Member

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    Be like Hunter.

    Denial Denial Denial

    Most likely it was never loaded on truck but placed on BOL.

    Russian collusion.
     
  9. ibcalm19

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    True indeed if you believe in being a person of integrity & value an honest name.
     
  10. ibcalm19

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    You're a person of integrity & you value being a person of honest report. Do what is right. The flip side is a liar & you have no value. Things happen products get damaged or lost part of business. Your integrity shouldn't get lost or damaged. All the best
     
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  11. RunningAces

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    I made it to the receiver today and spoke to them about it. They were super cool and said to get unloaded and they will figure out what box was lost. After waiting just a little while they called and said it wasn't that big a deal and not to worry about it. I asked if it would effect the freight rate and they said no. I think I got really lucky on this one.
    Luck didn't last to long though, turns out I need a new turbo to the tune of $8500 and 4 days downtime.
    Win some you lose some I suppose lol.
     
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