XPO | Blue Straps

I hang the straps on the wall. I fix them high enough where a short person needs help. Like watching short people reach for the straps.
as do i my friend as do i, nothing funnier than watching a short guy struggle,while im no giant i am slightly over 6 feet and i stretch my arms as far as they go and giggle hoping it is a minidriver that needs that strap.
 
as do i my friend as do i, nothing funnier than watching a short guy struggle,while im no giant i am slightly over 6 feet and i stretch my arms as far as they go and giggle hoping it is a minidriver that needs that strap.

Better watch who you admit that to, shorty might get his tire thumper out on you, he's closer to your kneecaps!
 
Someone should post the "straps on the ground" music video! Saw it the other night at the FAC, brought about some pretty good laughs, but seemed to get the point across by sticking in your head. Also heard that they want to place "strap boards" on the dock to hang the extra straps, sounds like something else to get in the way
 
Someone should post the "straps on the ground" music video! Saw it the other night at the FAC, brought about some pretty good laughs, but seemed to get the point across by sticking in your head. Also heard that they want to place "strap boards" on the dock to hang the extra straps, sounds like something else to get in the way

Saw that the other night as i was about to walk out the door for the night........i kinda laughed and shook my head! I think it say those guys were from XBN? Not sure where that is....somewhere up north i guess.
 
Straps on the Ground... saw it on FreightTV on Friday nite before I went home... creative yes, mind-numbing yes, silly that we even HAVE to make videos like this, yes.
 
sometimes you have no choice thanks to the inbound crew, but to use them to get freight off the trl, if a bowline knot is used you can untie it after use. you do what have to do to get freight off for the customer, especially if your +150 miles out
 
I just read this small article in the monthly e-mail.....


The straps are coming! The straps are coming!
Did you know, since SafeStack launched, we have purchased over 330,000 SafeStack straps which is enough to outfit our entire fleet three times? A recent count determined we now have around 70,000 SafeStack straps currently in circulation. At a cost of over $4 per strap, this equates to over a million dollars in lost straps! We would have to secure approximately 105 million pounds of freight to cover the replacement cost!
On March 12, 2012 110,000 more SafeStack straps will be released into the system. This will assist in the effort to have eight straps on every Con-way Freight trailer.
Do your part!
•If you see a bin or bucket on your dock resembling the pictures shown below, let your SafeStack SME know these bins should be emptied with good straps hung on trailers and damaged straps thrown away! There are an estimated 30,000 straps sitting on docks across the network.
•If your location has a heavy inbound operation and there is a bin or pile like this, the SafeStack SME should untangle the straps in the bin/bucket, roll them and send them to the nearest FAC and advise the FAC they are coming.
•When finishing a trailer, make sure there are eight straps hanging on the strap hangers in the trailers.
With full participation, we can ensure all straps in the network are available to secure freight. Securing freight ensures we provide the best service possible to our customers which improves our profitability and increases our VPP!


Ok, who decided that there needs to be 8 straps per trailer!?!?! This is the exact reason why there ends up being a massive pile of blue straps scatterd down the dock and inside trailers. This number (in my opinion) needs to be cut in half. 4 straps is enough, actually more than enough. Extra straps could be kept inside the truck as "back up". Also, "hanging" the straps on the holder does not work, when the trailer hits a bump, they fall off the hanger and onto the floor. This is just my opinion, what do you guys think?
EXACTLY,YOU HIT THE NAIL ON THE HEAD BRO,8 straps lead to the losses,4-5 straps is MORE than enuf,there's only 6 decks in a trlr and if u use the same height deck,which happens more often than not,a strap isn't particularly necessary,if these college boys would get off the damn 8 strap requirement we'd save TIME,MONEY,MESS
 
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