Your thoughts

I would not move any company's trailers or trucks without written authorization & release of liability from that company. Frankly, I wouldn't touch them with those things, that's usually an excuse to prevent me from working for free.

Now if those companies gave me WRITTEN permission AND liability release and then paid me I MIGHT do it. I think those companies are taking advantage of the newbie.

Be nice & polite and you might get them to pay you. No money, no work.

 

As soon as you hook to their trailers you/your company is on the hook for any damage they claim. Nice guys are easy targets.

 

I agree and it could mean grounds for termination unless the op is moving trucks from his company.But still I wouldn't trust anyone to move my truck.I don't wanna get blamed if he hits something.

 

I'd do it once. I'd park as far away from the bay as possible, and that would be it. Back it in when I'm done? No way. They'd never ask me to move their truck again.

 

That kindness for weakness thing is dangerous - for the other guy.
If you play and don't know who the mark is...it's you.
Your quitting the game early should earn you some respect.
A real winner would have been pulling up to the guy's lawn
and shutting off the truck and asking him what he's doing.
When he says relaxing; you then say his trucks need you to move them.
All advice that you "open yourself to liabilities" - applies. Dont.

 

Let's say I don't touch &^%$#$ when it comes to someone's truck. Anywhere. I don't even get inside of them unless specifically invited.

If they have to wait they have to wait. Tough. One hour taint much. I say they have gotten lazy. I did milk operations myself for a while and we all took our turn no matter how much we waited.

I don't move nothing at no where outside of a home HQ company trailer yard or something. If that driver wants moved, he moves it. Not me. Otherwise wait your turn.

I have a feeling you are a nice person, maybe too nice and is being taken advantage of. Stop it. 500 trucks wanting home today will all get there eventually. Not a hour early because you crunched their hood moving it. (Which exposes you to all sorts of liability, firing etc....)

 

Perfect. Just what the industry needs is more volunteers