Mission Impossible : Need Advice On Food Grade Dry Van
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I don't know about a washout, but make sure it is thoroughly swept including the corners. Make sure the wood headboard doesn't have anything stuck behind it and it is not ragged with splinters. Also make sure your trailer doesn't have wooden sides. If it has wood on the sides it will be automatically rejected.
I usually would take mine to any truck wash place that does washouts. I'm not of much help, but general mills is really complicated in Albuquerque that our shop guys at the terminal literally vacuum and mop them out. Good luck, I remember dealing with a complicated one with my shipper over in the Woodlands, TX wasted most of the day just to go to somewhere to get a washout.
Shipper:
The customer who is shipping the freight. This is where the driver will pick up a load and then deliver it to the receiver or consignee.
Terminal:
A facility where trucking companies operate out of, or their "home base" if you will. A lot of major companies have multiple terminals around the country which usually consist of the main office building, a drop lot for trailers, and sometimes a repair shop and wash facilities.
The only real problem I've had so far was hauling powdered milk products. Sweeping it out wasn't the problem, they let me do that on their dock. I would have done it after the previous delivery but I delivered at 0700 and then had to pickup at 0800 20 miles away. There realistically no time. I had already explained that to both dispatch and my DM but it basically fell on deaf ears. LOL
Anyway they asked me to sweep it out and after explaining what happened I gladly compiled. It was 20 degrees overnight and now it was in the mid forties. The inside of the trailer was covered in condensation, they then brought me a stack of large white towels and told me I had to dry it out from floor to ceiling.
I couldn't help but start laughing and I basically begged them to reject the trailer and send me away. LOL!
Two of the where house guys offered to help and they loaded me after we got done. I was tcalling it but I'm pretty sure it just filled with condensation again within the next day or two.
JJ
Dm:
Dispatcher, Fleet Manager, Driver Manager
The primary person a driver communicates with at his/her company. A dispatcher can play many roles, depending on the company's structure. Dispatchers may assign freight, file requests for home time, relay messages between the driver and management, inform customer service of any delays, change appointment times, and report information to the load planners.
I have seen most rejected for odor. I never ran up there but look for a foodgrade tank wash they should be able to help you out
Thanks everyone for the suggestions. Like i had said we deal with food products all the time and generally have no trouble.
I am the FIRST Westside driver to NOT have my trailer rejected at tje first attempt lol. I swep it out compleyely twice. Then I used my swiffer wet mop and literally mopped the aluminum frame rails front to back down each side of the trailer. I mopped the front corners by the header board. I then photographed the inside of the trailer and emailed the photos to my DM before I arrived at the shipper just in case it was rejected so ihe amd our customer service people would know what we were dealing with if rejected.
IT PASSED! Yay me doing the happy dance. I dropped the trailer, went inside fpr checkin. Killed them with kindness.. pet their dog-- im dog? In a place that loads FOOD? Said their kid was cute-- 2 yr old child??? WTF. But I sucked up, and they were nice in return.
My trainee and I are now on our way to Allentown PA (from cinci) lol. Wish us luck.
Shipper:
The customer who is shipping the freight. This is where the driver will pick up a load and then deliver it to the receiver or consignee.
Dm:
Dispatcher, Fleet Manager, Driver Manager
The primary person a driver communicates with at his/her company. A dispatcher can play many roles, depending on the company's structure. Dispatchers may assign freight, file requests for home time, relay messages between the driver and management, inform customer service of any delays, change appointment times, and report information to the load planners.TWIC:
Transportation Worker Identification Credential
Truck drivers who regularly pick up from or deliver to the shipping ports will often be required to carry a TWIC card.
Your TWIC is a tamper-resistant biometric card which acts as both your identification in secure areas, as well as an indicator of you having passed the necessary security clearance. TWIC cards are valid for five years. The issuance of TWIC cards is overseen by the Transportation Security Administration and the Department of Homeland Security.
Grats!
Had I seen this earlier, I would've jokingly suggested you try borrowing a Prime trailer!
In all seriousness though, stay safe, lots of bad weather were you're heading.
OWI:
Operating While Intoxicated
Best of luck!
I then photographed the inside of the trailer and emailed the photos to my DM before I arrived at the shipper just in case it was rejected
Fantastic idea. Veteran thinking right there.
I always tell people when they're quitting a company to photograph the heck out of the truck and make sure you can see some of the buildings at the terminal in the background so no one can claim you turned in the truck with damage or abandoned it on the road.
Shipper:
The customer who is shipping the freight. This is where the driver will pick up a load and then deliver it to the receiver or consignee.
Terminal:
A facility where trucking companies operate out of, or their "home base" if you will. A lot of major companies have multiple terminals around the country which usually consist of the main office building, a drop lot for trailers, and sometimes a repair shop and wash facilities.
Dm:
Dispatcher, Fleet Manager, Driver Manager
The primary person a driver communicates with at his/her company. A dispatcher can play many roles, depending on the company's structure. Dispatchers may assign freight, file requests for home time, relay messages between the driver and management, inform customer service of any delays, change appointment times, and report information to the load planners.
Lol yeah Ryan said he wished the other drivers had photod their trailers prior to arrival. They suspect this particular shipper may have an ulterior motive in rejecting so many of our trailers.
Shipper:
The customer who is shipping the freight. This is where the driver will pick up a load and then deliver it to the receiver or consignee.
If you dont mind me asking does a driver get compensation for the work they do to clean out the trailer? I imagine you put alot of time and effort into it and I would guess you will probably get their loads from now on since you were able to haul it first.
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Ok so in addition to forklifts, tall paper rolls, Huge sheets of automotive glass, we haul a lot of non refrigerated (dry van) food and beverages. Food grade generally isn't a problem, however in the morning I am being sent to a shipper that has literally rejected every trailer we've brought them.
I plan on killing them with kindness and a very clean trailer. Can anyone recommend a certified food grade dry van washout facility in Cinci?
Shipper:
The customer who is shipping the freight. This is where the driver will pick up a load and then deliver it to the receiver or consignee.
Dry Van:
A trailer or truck that that requires no special attention, such as refrigeration, that hauls regular palletted, boxed, or floor-loaded freight. The most common type of trailer in trucking.