Quit running compliant, and getting everything fixed before leaving the yard- that really hacks them off. From now on make the gate, and breakdown miles from your destination, the freight is only "guaranteed to get there- sometime" now (for the same premium price). Or better yet, run out of fuel, since you saved so much being lighter when you left, only means you can run a little heavier. It's much better that way. A "rent a wrench" is much cheaper than using a qualified mechanic in the yard, and so much quicker- not to mention how cheap the service is to get you going- their call alone is @$150.00 not including the fuel and filter, but hey, you made the gate!!. Let the receiving hub worry about the service. Just make your gate and forget about the rest. My only "guarantee" is that I make the gate.
I've been signing preshifts that seem to be doing away with "senseless decking". It states- double stacking is o.k. as long as you do it "this way". I can't find any supplies on most docks to do my job right in the first place, let alone the wrong way now. The red skirts sure don't bother restocking before each shift. (Wrap, straps, boards, bars, rope, cardboard, lifts, fuel...etc.) The skirts tell you to get some out of a trailer that looks like it has rolled a few times, why bother? The Fremont dock supervisor (for TOL freight) is an exception and uncommon, he supplies the dock- helps build decks, AND operates a forklift. At the end of the shift- he looks likes you, dirty and tired. With us doing away with decking, and destroying more freight, I guess we'll be number one in backhaul freight, and number two behind Conway- we'll even save more money using contractors to pick that up. I hear that Conway is purchasing trailers suited for decking, and the drivers- don't like it, I guess Conway will have to release those drivers and hire new ones, so as to brainwash them into doing it the new way. Oh yeah, the driver's are doing something about it, rumor has it- they are talking about unionizing. Shocking.
As for "just one more", tell them you just don't have time, and direct them to a carrier you would like to work for in the future.