Take care of the customer, and everything else will fall in place, because ltl is becoming a commodity, so how will XPO stand apart From other LTL carriers? I’m all for trying new things, but XPO is famous for dragging out bad concepts! If it works great, if not lets stop, and find something that works!
You forgot the one big thing the dockworker doesn't have to do.... Look the customer in the eye.
Now we are getting cardboard in also to use on deck boards. It's awful. Gets destroyed after one use
I was told the cardboard is replacing the half sheets of plywood. They do a great job protecting drums etc. I use what’s available, which is sometimes nothing.
Sarcastically you said that right? Because my first thought when I saw the new cardboard dunnage was, "A fork is going through a drum."
Yes, I was being sarcastic. The cardboard doesn’t slide like plastic when stacking pallets, but it’s not good for much else. It is what it is.
What what i see it alot easier to driver over with the forklift. Those damm plastic deck board make them get off there lift and move them out of there way.
I guess the new dockworker were getting to many splinter and how heavy they were.
I don’t think they are a good replacement for plywood but I am using them as that’s all that’s available. I don’t see anyone else using them at all. They do get trashed easily. I just chuck a couple between pallets, try to unfold or use as best I can to protect the freight. Most dockworkers I see don’t use any dunnage anyway.
