Yard Jockies

1. As many as they need minus one.
2. Pay is typically on the lower side. It is a local job so it's a good way to be home if that's what you want. It's typically a very fast pace job also, as there is always a door that needs a trailer moved....

 

How many hours does one of 200 trucks waiting on that 50 docks must endure?

The Jockey in the DC is not there for the outside truckers coming in. That's srictly for their own company stuff. He will come out and move a trailer now and then when it's necessary to. BEFORE you the outside trucker is informed of a open dock to come back into after a long wait.

Better yet, a 100 dock warehouse a half a mile long is going to have maybe 5 employees. One counter at the desk, one boss to whip everyone into a company cheer and three mules to move freight, two by forklift and one by order picker.

It will be a while. Have your radio on low and nap lightly until you are called to back into a dock.

IF you were really smart, you will work in a company that does drop and hook only. You will hardly see a jockey then.

Now I have done jockey work here and there, the last time I did that sort of work was for a brass foundry in Buffalo for three wonderful days shuffling about 40 of our own trailers being loaded and out so many of our company drivers including myself can come in and drop and hook. I eventually got out of there with a load of Brass to be made into small arms cartridges in Lonoke Arkansas off 40 at Remington Arms. That's a nice little run as a reward for three days jockeying with a sleeper truck no less. And yes they paid me some good money on top so that is why that particular load, that brass foundry and the overall week was a positive and profitable experience as a company driver.

We will always need yard jockeys. But we wont need more than one or two at best.

 

we cannot say how many yardmen a warehouse needs..that's like asking someone if there is a limit to how many acne pimples one can get....

if you want a yardman's job, simply apply, if they are hiring, you're in, if not, you're out.

up here yardman jobs can start at as little as $19.00 per hour, i know, cuz i worked as a yardman some years ago, so the pay must be over $22.00 per hour now.....best derned job i ever had....until the company went under, otherwise, i'd still be there.

 

A large Walmart DC will usually have at least 2 operating at any time and I’m not sure how many shifts they operate but I imagine there is at least 1 running 24/7

 

Not at my facility. I make good money.

 

A few years i worked at a large grocery warehouse. We had only one yard jockey per shift. Moving trailers from docks takes seconds. Just back up under the trailer and connect the emergency air brakes and move on.