sportsman800
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We have an outside haz mat vendor at our barn atleast twice a week or more this is out of control can you imagine the money there spending on this the haz mat spills are out of control
I heard it cost 10K for them to just show upWe have an outside haz mat vendor at our barn atleast twice a week or more this is out of control can you imagine the money there spending on this the haz mat spills are out of control
I heard it cost 10K for them to just show up
Our old shop must have 50 drums from hazmat spill cleanups in it. I have seen more spills in the last 2 yrs than all my other years combined. There's a real hazardous cocktail sitting in that garage.That’s nuts! I don’t know if this is true or not but I hope it’s not! On the other hand, I hope it does.
Punctured with forks , dropped with drum attachment etc.How are the Hazmat spills happening on the dock?
Let's say untrained dock works. The ways some of them drive a lift makes me wonder how many dents there car has in.Our spill incident occurances went through the roof as they used more dock workers through employment agencies.
I'm not sure if it would affect the score because at are terminal most of the spills happen unloading the trailers with the new dock workers. I guess the old adage you get what you pay for rings true here.Doesn’t the company run the risk of losing its authorization to transport hazardous materials if they have multiple hits against them ( hm paperwork not being correct, freight not loaded, secured or placarded correctly and certainly including hm spills)? I seem to remember we were told that was part of the company’s CSA2010 score and if too many violations added up they could lose ability to be an HM carrier.
Its cheaper than us Drivers...It's just gone crazy. It's 70/30 imo. The constant turnover of dock workers. No experience. I've had to intervene countless times in the past year. Loading on decks, leaving drums loose in the trailer, just stupid ::::. But management allows it. Last week, I had a skid of caterpillar paint. You guys have probably seen them... one carton on a skid. Carton loose, arrows pointing down. So, naturally I flip it arrows up. Dumped a whole quart. Someone speared it, and instead of telling the fos, they flipped it upside down! Fos didn't seem too worried. They are new is all I get.
Just stupid. No accountability any more. None.
I think a big part of the problem is the lack of real priority put on quality overall vs the cheapest way to do things. The number one focus is maximizing profits to boost share price. That's why we see cuts all over the business spectrum from truck and building matainence to employee benefits cost. It's something we are not use to as former Co-way employees .It's just gone crazy. It's 70/30 imo. The constant turnover of dock workers. No experience. I've had to intervene countless times in the past year. Loading on decks, leaving drums loose in the trailer, just stupid ::::. But management allows it. Last week, I had a skid of caterpillar paint. You guys have probably seen them... one carton on a skid. Carton loose, arrows pointing down. So, naturally I flip it arrows up. Dumped a whole quart. Someone speared it, and instead of telling the fos, they flipped it upside down! Fos didn't seem too worried. They are new is all I get.
Just stupid. No accountability any more. None.
If Brad Jacobs is supposed to be good for this company then when's it gonna happen? We were supposed to be patient and give them time to figure things out. Seems from my prospective he's ruining any reputation we had left. He clearly doesn't love drivers as he casually talked publicly replacing them. Management is a total revolving door at the terminal level. Seems the only ones singing acalades anymore are him and higher level management that will directly profit from pushing the stock higher by misleading investors.Well that's another thing when someone says where's the supervision.our terminal has lost so many mgnt that we have very little of it. We've got dock workers running sectors. What a joke. The blind leading the blind
Well that's another thing when someone says where's the supervision.our terminal has lost so many mgnt that we have very little of it. We've got dock workers running sectors. What a joke. The blind leading the blind
I'm believing it's industry wide. Check some of the other company forums. We're not alone.Is the dock issues and lack of management really system wide though, or might it be just at a few spots?
Brad is just the money guy. Has little to nothing to do with the day to day operations.If Brad Jacobs is supposed to be good for this company then when's it gonna happen? We were supposed to be patient and give them time to figure things out. Seems from my prospective he's ruining any reputation we had left. He clearly doesn't love drivers as he casually talked publicly replacing them. Management is a total revolving door at the terminal level. Seems the only ones singing acalades anymore are him and higher level management that will directly profit from pushing the stock higher by misleading investors.
Hopefully in the midst of this carnival side show their running we do not have a major hazmat spill that harms anyone.