I wonder if we could have a discussion about seals on our trucks. I have a problem with the way seals are done. We have had a number of loads sealed but here is the thing: the shipper at the dock either places the seal on the truck or he hands it to us to put on the truck. Then we get to the delivery and explain to the receiving dept that someone needs to remove the seal so we can open the doors. Isn’t that the way it is supposed to work? Well so often they tell us to remove the seal, open the doors and back up to the dock. They never even look at the seal to see if it is there. What’s up with that? One shipper placed a cable seal on our truck. When we got to the delivery they had no way to cut the cable! We will eventually get a cable cutter to carry in the truck, I guess, but I just don’t think we should be cutting a seal placed on the truck by a shipper. They had to go to their maintenance department to get cutters before they could unload us. Does anyone else have a problem with this? I thought the idea of the seal on the truck was to insure that the load was not disturbed all the way to the delivery dock. I would actually just like a discussion on this but I don’t really want to be attacked about my comments. Thanks! india
India Hamner
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"You see weird things driving... I've never
understood log trucks, sometimes you'll be out on the highway, you see
two big giant trucks loaded up with logs, and they pass each other on
the highway... I don't understand it. I mean, if they need logs over
there... and they need 'em over there, you'd think a phone call would
save 'em a whole lot of trouble." Brian Regan
India Hamner
[font color="purple"] FEDEX [/font][font color="blue"]Custom Critical[/font]
D Unit
"You see weird things driving... I've never
understood log trucks, sometimes you'll be out on the highway, you see
two big giant trucks loaded up with logs, and they pass each other on
the highway... I don't understand it. I mean, if they need logs over
there... and they need 'em over there, you'd think a phone call would
save 'em a whole lot of trouble." Brian Regan