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CenturyClass

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Anyone else believe there should be some more formal training on proper/safe loading techniques. I pick up stuff quick, I ask alot of questions and I watched the senior guys who I believe are awesome loaders and i take pointers from them. But when I just started linehaul,I had no clue how to load, and the guys "training" you liked to give orders instead of telling you proper procedures and the reason for doing things.

For example removing the placards after unloading the hazmat, or 2400lbs in the first 4 feet, blocking and bracing hazmat securely. The most formal thing I've seen is on the employee portal is that powerpoint on loading. Would be good to know that electronics and hazmat should be placed closer to the nose, as stuff on the tail can experience up to 9g's of force.

Just thinking out loud here, and you would think its a safety issue as well. Anyone else fee lthe same
 
I really like how they put marks on the racks so you can get them even, that helped alot. Also, making the "ears" bigger on the straps was another good idea. I don't know what their training program is, but like you said watching guy's that know what their doing and asking questions is probabley the best way. We usually put haz-mat on the tail and on friday night we try to put freezables on the tail. Never heard about the electronics and 9g's stuff, but I have never read powerpoint. Will check it out.....:coffee1: Also, I love the rack trailer's compared to how we used to load them with rack's.
 
CenturyClass said:
here is a screenshot of the powerpoint page
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I had never seen that before, we were told along time ago to put haz-mat on the rear of the trailer if you can, in case it started leaking you could get to it quicker and the main reason if you had a wreck, the emergancy personel on the scene could get to the haz-mat. When you had your training was it ICE training?......:coffee1:
 
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I always liked the old Chicagoland loading procedure.
 
My biggest pet peve is the guys that put the liquid totes right down the middle of the trailer then nails 2x4 to the floor well with liquid this stuff could still shift I try putting them in 48 wide and then put 1 or 2 mt pallets down to keep them from shifting I have also droped 4 bars down to move the weight back then load them side by side 48 by 45 this also keeps them from sliding side to side. I talked to our area saftey man last week about this but I think that it fell on deff ears well I guess that I will load them this way untill someone gets a better Idea. If you have a single 2 straps will hold them to the wall also
 
helpful hint: say you have 10 totes 26,000. find a load deck,flip on its side push to nose of trailer. load all 10 totes side by side,block & brace at rear (there will be about 3 ft left). it will scale perfect & is secure way to load them.
 
616jimmy said:
If you have to be told all the things abou how and where to load freight maybe your in the wrong ocupation!
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Haha you obviously didn't do so well in reading comprehension in high school did ya? If you've never done it before some instruction is necessary in the basics. You must have been one of those boy wonders who just hopped in a truck and was able to float gears huh? reread my original post before you enter with smart comments.
 
Floating gears ? ! ? !

In this equipment, I float, skip, miss, slip, slam, grind and every once in a while find them gears !

I thought that part of the con-way allure. The excitement of the road ? No fun if the stuff works right.
 
I think what he's getting at is that the basic videos that the company puts out for new recruits don't go far enough. Sure there's a learning curve when you start a new job with new responsibilities. I know there was for me as I'd never loaded a trailer in my life before here. I know that I would have liked more help with OTJ training when I first went out to load freight. If we would invest more in hands-on training it would go a long way to reducing our damage claims long-term because the learning curve for new DSRs would be a lot shorter. Just my 2-cents worth.
 
nncnwydude said:
I think what he's getting at is that the basic videos that the company puts out for new recruits don't go far enough. Sure there's a learning curve when you start a new job with new responsibilities. I know there was for me as I'd never loaded a trailer in my life before here. I know that I would have liked more help with OTJ training when I first went out to load freight. If we would invest more in hands-on training it would go a long way to reducing our damage claims long-term because the learning curve for new DSRs would be a lot shorter. Just my 2-cents worth.
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couldnt have said it better. on point. I got one of those safe stack violations in my first week. I was like how are you writng me up when i barely had any training, but as one guy said you learn as you are written up
 
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