Comments By Peter B.

Pat wonders

Why do you not have a pallet jack on the trailer?

Our PJ does not handle the heavier type of freight that I generally carry.

Rob notes-

it opens us up to being blamed for any damage to product.

Understandable, but I have a run where I deliver from one company branch to the other, no PO number no signature required and the freight to be moved is all going back to the same company that the said FL driver works for. But that FL driver will say one day, "I cant move that freight cause (as you say) I might damage it." But then a couple days later he says nothing, hes fine with moving a skid or two to get to his stuff.. To note though, of the 22 DO/PO on the route only one has said definitely they will not move others freight;, this is the one who does not have a PO to go back to the company.

I just deliver to them so they do not ever put freight on my truck possibly in front of other freight. And they have told me that they were blamed one time for damaged goods.

But I certainly don't hear that from the other FL drivers who do put their freight on my truck in front of other freight that I still need to deliver. When I tell them I need this skid off before you put yours on they don't hesitate to move that skid.

I'm new to trucking so I'm just trying to see whats the normal practices of it all. Thks

Ahh yes. Just so happens on my dedicated route I have several stops with no dock. So you know the story. I have to ask other forklift drivers on other stops to move some freight for me. Well, you would have thought it was the apocalypse the way some of the forklift drivers complain when they see their freight behind a skid or two from the no dock drops or pickups.

Some days they're ok with it especially when you tell them "hey they have no dock". Other days these same FL drivers will make up stories like... "ohh my boss says not to mover other freight".

Is it just me or do others here experience the same BS (beautiful stuff) hehe.

Share your experiences ... thanks