So why are most people afraid to pack full a non deck trailer? I understand the deck beams and boards save on damage if used right, but if you stack and pack freight correctly with out boards and beams the freight should'nt damage either. I mean all the old timers made it work, when I got into the bussiness 12-13 years ago we did'nt have the beam and board option. I guess I just don't understand the problem. Does anybody know or could make a logical guess on what the % rate is on damages before the beam and board system came out till now?
FedEx Freight | non deck trailer v.s. deck trailer ?
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Just what Hillbilly said. The whole stinking process starts from the top all the way down to the dock workers in every category, not just damaged freight. The top guy yells at #2 and #2 yells at #3. From there we get policy after policy that hinders production all the way down to dock worker. Everybody is covering their butt. Another thing you have to look at when it comes to loading freight is, who is teaching these kids? The redshirts want stuff done their way not the proper way. I see this everyday, freight comes in stacked with one lousy piece of cardboard between the two stacked skids. Why? Because a redshirt said put cardboard between them. But anyone with half a brain knows to put LOTS of dunnage on top of the skid youre about to stack on so that you protect the freight. But really, who cares anymore? Surely not the dock workers and most definitely not the supervisors. Make your numbers and thats all that matters. Oh and at TAC all inbound freight is marked as damaged whether it is or not. I am pretty sure other SC's do that crap too.
There is a major problem with training. Stacking a 1000 lbs pallet on a pallet that is clearly marked DO NOT STACK. Just because it's flat doesn't mean you can stack on it. No matter how much cardboard is used. I don't see why we use carriers that come in without having e-track. There are hundreds of trucking companies that will haul anywhere we want them to go with just about any rate. We don't have to use the non e-track trailers. Doesn't make sense to me.
Yep. That's a live and strong at CMH. There's so much more to loading these types of trailers than scanning a bill.
It all boils down to the service center manager. If they don't care, guess what. The supervisors won't care either.
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Some folks that we have working for us either can not read or do not care that time was put to put those little cardboard triangles on the top of the freight that says do not stack on top of this pallet. The problem with stacking the freight on non decking trailers is no matter how much cardboard you use or boards either something is going to get crushed, especially medical goods or toiletries...soap,toothpaste,shampoo...if all pallets were made the same it would help but we all know their are many types and sizes of pallets that do not stack well on any thing. Look at the postal service stuff that is usually 3rd class media mail, plastic pallet with 6 little feet just waiting to stab a hole in the top of the pallet it is sitting on. Not to mention that you don't have anyway to strap or tie anything down. Years ago American Freightways had a bunch of old PW trailers that metal on the bottom sides of the trailer. Talk about tearing up some freight. At one point they had rings in the side of the trailer wall to tie things down but most of them were missing either on one side or the other. This is my view of how I see it.