You sound like a good fit for my company, Conway. You will not see most of the stuff you describe happening on our docks at night, granted, the place isn't perfect, but we do move freight, lots of it, all the time. We have the most 1 and 2 day lanes of any LTL in the business and we need guys like you to help us keep promises to our customers. Think about it, enjoy your Sunday.
It's hard to believe other companies run it the same way.
I have only worked for one. Roadway. Until the merger and then it got worse.
We had five guys on inbound. We started at 2 30 in the morning. It only took us five to break all the frt and be done by 11....all the early frt was broke because we knew where what frt was on what trlr in the yard and we broke it as needed. Very efficient. Four guys would brk and one guy who knew the routes well would load them appropriately. No super needed. We had one and when we needed him he had the answer. He knew the routes well.
All experienced people on the dock.... And the drivers got off the yard in no time.
BOOM.
Merger..... 10 guys on the dock with no idea what to do. Same super who quit... Retired after two weeks and the same guys that were on the RDWY dock were split up. Never been close to as efficient in any way since. Hard to believe. We were doing it like clockwork. It was actually pleasant to go to work. Now... Well it's all been said above. They never get inbound done... I start at noon now and have to clean the scattered mess up. I don't mind that. No one else will do it. Customers frt just all over and no bills and all mixed up. Takes 3 hours of unnecessary work because people will not follow through with what they were doing.
This happens every day. Uppers do nothing about it... They are just as scattered as the frt. Lol.
OB starts at 3....and from noon to three I get the most done. At three the brakes put me to a stop. Super shows up along with the first shift for OB... Second shift comes in at four.
We have no paperwork until five when the clerk shows up to tear it of the machine. We can't do it. She will file. They will not change her shift to an earlier hour.... She will cry and get upset so they leave it. Stupid. So alot of the time from 3 to six we sit. No paperwork. If we do get it the trlr is empty in 10 minutes because three people are on it. Place is crazy stupid. We have to close it down by midnight done or not because inbound has to start. So we have several trlrs left over for the next day.
Then the next day I do the inbound cleanup and start on the outbound trlrs left over. Most of the time I can get it blown out to the dock by the proper loading doors and ready for the stackers. That's if there is not too much left over from inbound. But sometimes there is so much left I cannot get started on outbound. Appointment frt is left all over with no bills in sight. Have to find them and the trlrs they go on. It's crazy.
Then you start all over on Monday. Lol.
I am dock only. Couldn't get my cdl years ago because of an eye problem. Had it for years. Wish I still had it. The dock will drive you crazy.... Not that the street is any better.
But... This is what we have. I have to deal with it like we all do.
I cannot just turn my back to it. It's my job and pretty well all I have. Besides my home life which is great! I couldn't ask for a better home life. But the two clash so bad. I try hard as hell to keep em separate and thank God my wife who is a very strong woman understands. She is no henpecker. She is retired now but she works twice as hard as I do when she did work. So she understands and let's me unload. I asked her to to let me speak my part and just let it go through one ear and out the other just so I can say what I have to say.... And she does that..... And no matter how angry I am she listens and calmly goes back to what she was doing and I go watch family guy.... Lol.
Have a great Sunday everyone. I am in a good mood and it will be a great day... I have one of my four grandchildren over.... That... If anything puts it in perspective.
Wow... That's a long read. I know some can relate to it. But I wasn't complaint just explaining. I know all terminals go thru it. So I am not special. I am rambling. And I am getting off the phone. Nuff said.
I shouldn't post this but I am pushing submit.... Some will get a laugh out of it....
