Getting SCREWED By Walmart

I love delivering to Walmart DC's. They are all layed out in a similar manner, people are typically friendly and professional. However, the last two DC's I went, I drove away with a screw in my tire.

Just wondering, how many of you have had stuff like that happen. Would love to hear the stories of "oh man, I love this place" then 5 minutes later ... BOHICA!

Never had that happen at the DCs I am assigned to... (Knock on wood).

Walmart's jockey tractors have large bar magnets attached under the front bumper to remove such objects from the Tarmac. Obviously not a fool proof system, you found the one that went missing.

My only thought, the trailer drop lot used for outside carriers, isn't frequented by the "critters". Might explain your encounter.

Tastebuds, if you'll observe some veteran drivers when they are backing into a parking spot or a dock, many of them will get out and look (G.O.A.L.) for any screws or nails that may be in the path of their tires.

They've learned the hard way that losing a minute or two looking is much less costly than losing two or three hours waiting on the side of the road for a service truck to show up.

Never had that happen at the DCs I am assigned to... (Knock on wood).

Walmart's jockey tractors have large bar magnets attached under the front bumper to remove such objects from the Tarmac. Obviously not a fool proof system, you found the one that went missing.

My only thought, the trailer drop lot used for outside carriers, isn't frequented by the "critters". Might explain your encounter.

Nah, both times I drove right up and docked to a door with yard jockeys driving all around. It's my amazing luck, trust me!

Tastebuds, if you'll observe some veteran drivers when they are backing into a parking spot or a dock, many of them will get out and look (G.O.A.L.) for any screws or nails that may be in the path of their tires.

They've learned the hard way that losing a minute or two looking is much less costly than losing two or three hours waiting on the side of the road for a service truck to show up.

No, I do observe other drivers and have not seen anybody else do that. HOWEVER, that is a very good idea that I may start incorporating. Thanks OS!

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Tastebuds, if you'll observe some veteran drivers when they are backing into a parking spot or a dock, many of them will get out and look (G.O.A.L.) for any screws or nails that may be in the path of their tires.

Every delivery, like religion. On average every week I find something that could have messed up my day.

I always wondered what that bar was for in the front of the yard jockeys rig, lol, thanks for clearing that up.

Not a screw, and not at Walmart, but I did once manage to get the business end of half a bolt seal in a trailer tire at a foodservice distributor in Fontana. Luckily our terminal is right down the road, so I just limped it into the shop once I was empty and had them play musical tires real quick. Still, because of that I always make it a point to police up both halves of bolt seals when I cut them, no matter how far they go flying when they explode.

Don't know how or when it got there, but I've noticed a few months ago that I had a nail in my drivers side rear outside drive. It's still there... but so is the air in my tire.

One time I was like two hours from a delivery, and the schedule was pretty tight, and the cap came off one of the retreads on my trailer. The steel belt was completely exposed all the way around the tire where the tread had been, no rubber left whatsoever, but remarkably it still held air. Well I was out in the middle of nowhere and I wasn't about to miss an appointment time so I rolled with it.

I made it there perfectly fine, tire still had air, and that steel belt was shining like chrome! The guys where I delivered got a kick out of it, as did the truck stop that changed it a few miles down the road from the delivery. Never lost a pound of air. Looked like a metal tire.