Blood
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You're not a truck driver any more?
OK what kind of silly-ass title or acronym did Walmart give you to make you feel special, but still means truck driver?
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Yeah, I seen first hand the other day where you guys get treated like royalty.
I was in Lancaster, TX dropping off a load of dog food. Place was really busy, and one of the walmart drivers had to struggle a little to get his trailer backed in and his loaded trailer out the gate. He complained, walmart called, and the place immediately started what they call "valet" service for the rest of the walmart trucks that day. This means, walmart truck pulls through the gate, drops trailer. yard jockey spots trailer, and brings walmart driver his next trailer.
Security guard said it happens all the time.
Tazz
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That would be the Plainview boys, and yeah Bentonville Central ROC has been known to do stuff like that. Our ROC would just tell us to go somewhere else for another load until they got their yard straightened out.
Closest I have ever come to that was when center point ( a collection point for freight) in Conyers was so fouled up it was just a matter of time until someone sideswiped a trailer. I was on the way out with my trailer when CSAP showed up and told them we would be dropping trailers at the gate and they would be bringing ours to us until they straightened out there IB side enough for us to turn around.
However he also called the ROC and diverted everyone he could to an RDC instead of CP so I would bet only a few got that service.
Duck
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You guys should start stocking Ford F-150 chassis parts.
Tazz
Infidel
Used to do GM from Ypsilanti to Memphis. I would do it all the time when they had the lot FUBAR.
Tell security " Tell the yard dog it will be dropped right there they can park it, bring me an MT from in back". Never had an issue from them about it, but I was not getting into the self fornication fest Punkin, Swift, and PTL had going on.
Tell security " Tell the yard dog it will be dropped right there they can park it, bring me an MT from in back". Never had an issue from them about it, but I was not getting into the self fornication fest Punkin, Swift, and PTL had going on.
Duck
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The inbound lot ain't so bad. But the trailers full of empty racks that get hauled back to Chicago are packed like sardines by the yard jockies.
Sometimes they're even touching other trailers. You can't even check the tires & hubs without pulling it out. Good thing the Green Machine has big tires or something. 90% of the time even with the air bags dumped, it raises the trailer when I back under it. Bad for the 5th wheel grease, but good for me cuz I just hook up the hoses & pull it out.
If I didn't have the tall 5th wheel, those yard jockies would all know my name by now, and probably hide when I show up.
Bad thing is that with them packed like sardines & the power steering being pretty much non-existent on that truck, I have to pull them straight out & block the aisle like an ass hole while I pre-trip the trailer. That way if I decide not to pull it because of bad tires or dry hubs or something, I just push it straight back.
There's one row I always check first though. If I find a trailer in that 2nd row, I can simply hook it up and back up to the point where I almost can't exit the cab because of the trailer on my left. Then I get out & walk down the aisle a bit until I see a gap between trailers I can squeeze through walking sideways to get to the rear of the trailer and check it's tires and hubs. That way I don't have to block the aisle at least.
I've learned that at night, I don't have to wipe the grease off the hub sight glass windows. I just hold the flashlight up to the upper part of it & illuminate the inside of the hub and I can see the oil level at the bottom through the grease.
Blood
Driveler Emeritus
I suppose squatting down and crab-walking under the trailer isn't an option for you.The inbound lot ain't so bad. But the trailers full of empty racks that get hauled back to Chicago are packed like sardines by the yard jockies.
Sometimes they're even touching other trailers. You can't even check the tires & hubs without pulling it out. Good thing the Green Machine has big tires or something. 90% of the time even with the air bags dumped, it raises the trailer when I back under it. Bad for the 5th wheel grease, but good for me cuz I just hook up the hoses & pull it out.
If I didn't have the tall 5th wheel, those yard jockies would all know my name by now, and probably hide when I show up.
Bad thing is that with them packed like sardines & the power steering being pretty much non-existent on that truck, I have to pull them straight out & block the aisle like an ass hole while I pre-trip the trailer. That way if I decide not to pull it because of bad tires or dry hubs or something, I just push it straight back.
There's one row I always check first though. If I find a trailer in that 2nd row, I can simply hook it up and back up to the point where I almost can't exit the cab because of the trailer on my left. Then I get out & walk down the aisle a bit until I see a gap between trailers I can squeeze through walking sideways to get to the rear of the trailer and check it's tires and hubs. That way I don't have to block the aisle at least.
I've learned that at night, I don't have to wipe the grease off the hub sight glass windows. I just hold the flashlight up to the upper part of it & illuminate the inside of the hub and I can see the oil level at the bottom through the grease.
It's something I'd pay to see, though.
Duck
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I've done that plenty of times but I can't get past the axles that way.I suppose squatting down and crab-walking under the trailer isn't an option for you.
It's something I'd pay to see, though.
AK7
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You need to work on your limbo skill set.
Lmao
Maybe, but apparently, Ducks can use keyboards, smart phones and the internet.
Blood
Driveler Emeritus
Duck
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QUUUUUUAAAAAAaaaaaaaAAAAAaaaaaaaAAAAAAAAACCCKKKKKKIf only ducks didn't talk...
Duck
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We're still talking about trailers parked closely together, right?Should be able to squeeze into them tight spots
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