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This is one of those rare occasions that you're actually correct about something.Any C&S warehouse delivery is guaranteed to be worse than a Walmart delivery
This is one of those rare occasions that you're actually correct about something.Any C&S warehouse delivery is guaranteed to be worse than a Walmart delivery
Been to the one up in Smyrna a coupla times. We had a trailer dropped there for a good whileI delivered flowers to their DC in New Albany, MS a couple months ago when the mass hysteria was really in full swing. Not too bad other than the mouth breather induced foolishness of having to drop your wagon in the door and drive away. In and out about 2.5 hours.
That's about the extent of my disturbs Walmart experience but I have DEFINITELY heard some horror stories.
Our little niche is hauling plants to greenhouses for the most part. A couple months of the year there are some flower loads out of other places.Been to the one up in Smyrna a coupla times. We had a trailer dropped there for a good while
Drop yer peddle trailer somewhere, go inside and hook up to the spotted wagon... pull it outside and back up to yer peddle trailer... swap the freight over, take it back in
Major pain in the ass... and dont show with any shipments without a drop number either
It depends on what you mean by "DC." There's DCs and DCs. What you mean are the screwed up grocery DCs - something thats input for a chain of grocery stores. Those places are typically as effed up as a receiver can get.An 8 driver company with 10 reefers pretty slim chance of us ever leaving a wagon at some DC. It's really not our typical scene and no way I would wanna deal with them full time.
I know what I mean. Still pretty much zero chance of us dropping one of our trailers at either one. Generally we need those.It depends on what you mean by "DC." There's DCs and DCs. What you mean are the screwed up grocery DCs - something thats input for a chain of grocery stores. Those places are typically as effed up as a receiver can get.
Theres a whole different class of DCs that deal with raw material, finished product, etc, that are fed into another product line. Theres none of that delivery in the middle of the night, wait around for hours and then take hours to get unloaded crap. I delivered a ConAgra load this morning... early appointment at 0500, done by 0615ish. No BS, no standing around to talk with lumpers and very little waiting.
Who drops trailers? I own my equipment, and only drop while being loaded in a couple of places.I know what I mean. Still pretty much zero chance of us dropping one of our trailers at either one. Generally we need those.
I can think of quite a few big companies that have them dropped all over hell's half acre. Probably lucky if they even know where half of them are.Who drops trailers? I own my equipment, and only drop while being loaded in a couple of places.
Ours got GPS thingys on em nowI can think of quite a few big companies that have them dropped all over hell's half acre. Probably lucky if they even know where half of them are.
We had a guy for some reason drop his reefer on the street around the corner from his house with the doors opened. The boss learned about it on a Facebook group if you can believe that.Ours got GPS thingys on em now
Thats why ya dont blab on fartbookWe had a guy for some reason drop his reefer on the street around the corner from his house with the doors opened. The boss learned about it on a Facebook group if you can believe that.
Wasn't hard to narrow it down since we're so few the reefers are married to the trucks and nobody else had business in that town.
Wasn't anyone from our company that did it.Thats why ya dont blab on fartbook
The large carriers maintain fleets of trailers for just that purpose... and spend a lot of money to track them. Its probably mid sized carriers that lose track. Years ago, Prime bought TRL, in Pittston PA, for their land; the contracts were a bonus and the equipment was a pain to be disposed of. So they sold the eauipment... the last time I picked up a load in Bradenton FL from Tropicana, there was still an orphaned TRL trailer in a back lot. It must have sat there for 10 years at least...I can think of quite a few big companies that have them dropped all over hell's half acre. Probably lucky if they even know where half of them are.
Sympathy pains probably......set off my OCD alarm for some reason.
Lucky number or sumthin?624.
I thought about taking another spin around the lot for 625. 624 set off my OCD alarm for some reason.