Holland | Inhumane cold dock work environment

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Everyone talks about automated trucks in the near future, but the first investment’s (maybe not by YRC/Holland) because they are cheap Azzes will be automated forklifts.

Already in use at the Amazon wharehouses and are much, much cheaper than the automated trucks.

Over time would offset labor expenditure as well.. no OT, No H&W, No Pension(well they already got that one), no complaining about working conditions, no breaks.. yes you would still need a small number of general labor to do the Manual work, but overall cut costs dramatically.

those things couldnt unload our trailers, i have been to places with these..like bottled water distribution warehouses..everything is floor loaded, pallets arent sideways or flipped over, 90 degree angle etc.
 
those things couldnt unload our trailers, i have been to places with these..like bottled water distribution warehouses..everything is floor loaded, pallets arent sideways or flipped over, 90 degree angle etc.
Once you eliminate the problem that causes those problems and they would become more viable
 
Remember these -10 below days on dock when voting in 2019 , stop being a yes sheep , we deserve full pay for these type of cold working conditions !!
 
Great pic of you tough guy !
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A real man doesn't whine and Bitch. He gets the job done....
When you signed up for the job, you were advised you would be working in the elements. It's in the job description!!!
You don't get to b1tch about the decision that YOU made for yourself that got you in the position you are in!!
Man up and shut the f*ck up!!!
 
A real man doesn't whine and Bitch. He gets the job done....
When you signed up for the job, you were advised you would be working in the elements. It's in the job description!!!
You don't get to b1tch about the decision that YOU made for yourself that got you in the position you are in!!
Man up and shut the f*ck up!!!
Woo Hoo , we got a new Macho Man TB ! You tell us how to get er done macho Man , oh wait think there's a gay song macho Man ! You go super trucker !
 
Woo Hoo , we got a new Macho Man TB ! You tell us how to get er done macho Man , oh wait think there's a gay song macho Man ! You go super trucker !

Leave it to you to talk about a "gay song".....
You're probably getting your ******* pounded as we speak....
 
Don't listen to him, Wong. I found out it's the new fueler at Coop Dispatch. He's Donna's half brother who needed a job. I'll have her talk to him...
Now that's funny. Poor Donna, she has got to have her hands full with a 'Real Man'. What will she do to tame said 'real man'. Oh well, he must be the runt of the litter. Tell Donna we will pray for her. She gonna need help with a 'Real Man'. von.
 
those things couldnt unload our trailers, i have been to places with these..like bottled water distribution warehouses..everything is floor loaded, pallets arent sideways or flipped over, 90 degree angle etc.
That wouldn't happen if these things loaded the trailer. Not that I'm advocating for that, but robots can be programmed to put up load bars and straps if given the appendages with which to do so.

It's easy to laugh at badly loaded freight. It stop being so funny when the cost of claims reaches a point where it's more economically feasible to replace dockworkers with robots. It's also easy to blame practices that require you to get off the forklift, practices other carriers have been engaging in for years without destroying freight, when the real reason is carelessness.

Loading and stacking freight safely and securely is something lots of people complain about all over TB. But there are dockworkers who do it safely and efficiently at barns everywhere every day and the freight arrives intact. Most of the pictures that have been posted on here are the result of a dockworker who couldn't be bothered to do it the right way.

And it's that attitude of not caring because you feel like you're being ripped off that will ultimately bring in the cost cutting robots.
 
That wouldn't happen if these things loaded the trailer. Not that I'm advocating for that, but robots can be programmed to put up load bars and straps if given the appendages with which to do so.

It's easy to laugh at badly loaded freight. It stop being so funny when the cost of claims reaches a point where it's more economically feasible to replace dockworkers with robots. It's also easy to blame practices that require you to get off the forklift, practices other carriers have been engaging in for years without destroying freight, when the real reason is carelessness.

Loading and stacking freight safely and securely is something lots of people complain about all over TB. But there are dockworkers who do it safely and efficiently at barns everywhere every day and the freight arrives intact. Most of the pictures that have been posted on here are the result of a dockworker who couldn't be bothered to do it the right way.

And it's that attitude of not caring because you feel like you're being ripped off that will ultimately bring in the cost cutting robots.

those things simply cannot do anything approaching what we do, the ai doesnt exist and nor does the equipment. the pallets are all different sizes dimensionally, everything you can think of..special handling, oversize, hand unload. the amount of money it would cost to automate a LTL dock like ours doesnt exist, the equipment and buildings let alone the ai etc doesnt exist.

gm is making a car without a steering wheel, i encorage you to go buy one and see how functional it is for you.. (good luck).
 
those things simply cannot do anything approaching what we do, the ai doesnt exist and nor does the equipment. the pallets are all different sizes dimensionally, everything you can think of..special handling, oversize, hand unload. the amount of money it would cost to automate a LTL dock like ours doesnt exist, the equipment and buildings let alone the ai etc doesnt exist.

gm is making a car without a steering wheel, i encorage you to go buy one and see how functional it is for you.. (good luck).
The difference between an autonomous forklift and an autonomous car is that an autonomous forklift, like autonomous mining equipment that is substantially larger, operates in a people-free environment for the most part.

The AI doesn't have to be brilliant. It just has to be smart enough to execute a series of commands based on sensor readings. And if you think that technology doesn't already exist, you're wrong. There are mines where human interference amounts to fixing the machines when they break. All they need to do is map the terrain using the sensors and the machine does the rest.

I assure you that an autonomous forklift can do your job. The only reason they're not widespread yet is because they are still prohibitively expensive compared to people in a busy environment such as a break bulk crossdock. And considering just this year Intel revealed a processor suite specifically designed to work like the human brain, machines like these are getting closer to being able to interact with people.
 
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