...if you hear "Trucks do that all the time" and think "I got this" instead of "OH CRAP."
...if you hear "You can't get that in there!" and take it as a challenge.
...if you understand that "Accessory charges are subject to change according to customer's attitude."
...if you've operated forklifts stamped PROPERTY OF FRED FLINTSTONE.
...if you secretly enjoy the wide-eyed looks of panic from your customers right before your jack rolls off the end of the liftgate and stops the pallet dead.
...if you know more about the personal lives of some of your customers than those of some of your coworkers.
...if you know more than you ever wanted to know about the personal lives of some of your customers.
...if your first reaction to the word 'residential' isn't printable on TTR.
...if you get pinged with three pickups and can immediately tell with 99% accuracy how much space you'll have left in your trailer afterwards.
...if you've put fifty extra miles on in order to meet closing times which you know by heart at this point.
...if you know which customers to save for last because they're wild card freight.
...if you have a favorite pallet jack, dolly and/or liftgate trailer.
...if your GPS and map book are gathering dust because you already know the area better than the people who actually live there.
...if you can get a 15' crate (heavy end towards the tail) to the ground with no dock and no forklift.
You might be a P&D driver...
Discussion in 'LTL and Local Delivery Trucking Forum' started by Gearjammin' Penguin, Jan 31, 2018.
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You might be a P&D driver if....
You feel the pejorative known as “door slammer” doesn’t apply to you even though you pull a van and slam a door.
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