TForce | its that time again....

i know it happens every year.......this will be my 3rd year working on an open dock

its been mid 20s so far which aint really bad but tonight is the night its gonna get ugly....the low is around 10 degrees plus a 50mph wind advisory....should be fun

ive got a good pair of dickies full body coveralls....i always layer and i just bought a new hat thats got the ear flaps.....but it cost $20

plus i just got a ski mask and some hand warmers

this is something me and some guys at work been debating......

would the company save money by giving us decent working conditions (overhead doors/heat)?

yes it would cost money to install and operate...but production is so much slower when it gets about 10 degrees and colder

i dont think they would save money, but it would definitely help morale....not that it matters to management

Bundle up and stay warm. I know we will be using a lot of activated hand and foot warmers.
Cold Weather Tips (Staying Warm)

I work at a terminal in the South that has roll up doors, and they get torn up so often, and we've been told it is quite costly to repair/replace the doors. It gets to the point that they will not use a door, and leave it down instead of fixing it which leads to more moves in the yard, roaddrivers dropping trailers in the yard, etc. The doors at our terminal are for security purposes, not comfort, as we don't have a fenced in terminal.

They don't care about morale, when I work on the dock in the winter, I try to get it done asap b/c I don't wanna be out in the cold, I'm a 10% City Driver, and luckily most of my time is spent in the truck cab than on the dock. But your right, when that dry wind starts blowing, it sucks the moisture right out of you!