Chicago First Time

I’ve been routed around Chicago and to the suburbs a number of times, but this morning I had to deliver an empty trailer to the old, crowded dark and dirty part of the city, to a Waste Managenent recycling facility. Now you drivers who run the northeast are not going to feel sorry for me, but this was the most difficult delivery so far for me.

6 am, dark, light rain. The loading dock is right off the narrow street, big brick building on the other side. First thing I notice is that all the other trailers there were 48’ and mine was 53’. It took me three set ups before I found one that worked. 10 GOALs and a bunch of pull ups. About a 30 minute process and all the time blocking the street and making other drivers mad, especially the car drivers trying to get through. Talk about pressure. But it went safely, I learned a little more but I am not a fan of inner city driving, especially these tight backing situations.

Sounds like waste management on 48th place, lol. Was this generally north or south of Chicago? There are a bunch of scrap places I have regularly gone to in Chicago. All of them are very interesting, lol

Ldrship, that’s exactly the place! No fun, but it was a good challenge for me. What a grungy area.

I have been there lots of times. We do a drop n hook there. Have to drop our trailer in a door, then drive thru a open dirt lot a block over to a small trucking companies area where they use their back lot as a drop yard. The dirt lot we cross is so cratered it feels like you are trying out for the next Baja race.

The 2 doors furthest to the east side are the easiest to get in. The other 6 docks can be interesting. Not a lot of room. If it makes you feel any better, 48th place is one of the easier scrap places in Chicago to get into. There are a LOT worse ones. Trust me!!!

That was the procedure for me also and that remote lot doesn’t have craters, they are small lakes after this winter. Lol

That was the procedure for me also and that remote lot doesn’t have craters, they are small lakes after this winter. Lol

Hopefully the ride across the lot is a little smoother now. Seems like every year the pot holes get bigger and bigger.

Hey you made it through Chicago with out damage that always a good day.

I looked at a picture of the place you went and there are definitely far worse. Never been to them but have passed them and wonder how someone can back into.

Hey you made it through Chicago with out damage that always a good day.

I looked at a picture of the place you went and there are definitely far worse. Never been to them but have passed them and wonder how someone can back into.

Answer: very, very carefully!