Many years ago I made the suggestion that just as the origin terminal was preparing to put the plastic diaper across the tail freight,and close the door on the pup.
They should take a photo of the load,keep one copy,and send the other with the paper work to the destination terminal.
My TM said that is a great idea,but he never did it.
Well because here is the thing,when the pup trailers get to the destination terminals,sometimes the only way the roll doors can be opened is with a fork lift.
When the contents is reviled by the inbound crew it looks like a bomb went off as everything has fallen down against the door.
These pup loads would be a lot better off if the skids were strapped to the trailer side walls,in my opinion.
Also I'm not sure if UPS does the same with claims as Overnite used to?
Both the origin,and destination terminals were charged with the damage,even though the destination had nothing to do with the damage.
That is why outbound trailer loads should be photographed before they are closed out and sealed to see how better to secure the freight and cut down on damage.