What's your most common load.??

Broompilot · Aug 15, 2007

Everything from four cases of Soda (Pop in the Midwest) to T-Shirts for Texas A & M (most beautiful girls in the WORLD attend school there by the way) I know I could not keep the truck in the lanes from all those LEGS.

To a get this Cam Shaft to a Diesel Locomotive. Now that was an intresting load. Chicago to Boise Idaho. Another College town, in the summer with LEGS everywhere (females I only noticed by the way).

Wished I would or could haul panty hose..... Now thats opps I will keep it to myself (fun).

babs3361 · Aug 15, 2007

FAK (freight all kinds) you need it now we get it there ASAP. Can't say that we haul anything in particular.

nightcreacher · Aug 15, 2007

if i told you.id have to shoot ya

unorthodoxneon · Aug 15, 2007

Yea, sorry it was late and i was very tired my mistake. Oh well thats why i dont post here as much keeps me from entertaining the locals. I'll just keep to myself...

Also admins please remove my post and all other post on subject of mine cause i feel there is still a sort of security issue with whats left. (also please delete this paragraph as well after editing thanks)

Critter Truckin · Aug 15, 2007

>For the benefit of any aspiring expediters eavesdropping on
>this thread, a comment or two is in order.
>
>There is a good reasonm for the ambiguity in the answers to
>Firegear's question. Many of our carriers' customers pay a
>premium dollar for a premium service which includes a
>driver's non-commital comments regarding types and ammout of
>cargo, destination or routes travelled.

I go here, I go there. What am I hauling? Stuff. Lots of stuff. The kind of stuff that stuff is made of. How am I getting there? Stuff. What kind of truck do I have? Stuff. When am I spose to be there? Stuff. You get the idea. I would certainly hope, that no one is going to be "that guy" and tell the terrorist looking guy (yes, I AM profiling) that their load of ammonium nitrate and blasting caps is spose to be in Detroit at the Al Qaeda convention by 9am. I will however tell them, "if you see the back of my shirt... TRY TO KEEP UP!!!"

Turtle · Aug 15, 2007

Motorcycle sunroofs, submarine screen doors, you know the drill. In big trucks, paper rolls is a good one, 'cause it's worthless to anyone, and even if they wanted it they couldn't move it. Sometimes when someone asks, I'll just say, "I dunno. Machine parts or sump'in'" or I'll say empty auto parts tubs (which, amazingly, is the truth once in a while. Expedited empty crates, cracks me up).

One thing I do try to avoid in most cases, though, is saying something like, "I'm sorry, I don't discuss my loads." For the simple reason that it puts people in a position of feeling bad, or worse, feeling like they have to apologize for asking a simple question. The closest I'll get to that is something along the lines of, "I'm not sure in this case, machine tool parts or something, they only have an inventory part number on the packing list, but, honestly, we're not supposed to talk about our loads. You never know who might be listening."

That tells them that I don't necessarily distrust them, it's that I distrust someone who might be overhearing the conversation more, and that I have been instructed to not discuss my loads at all. It also tells them that they probably shouldn't discuss their own loads with others, either. And does so without putting them in a position of feeling bad. I hate to make people feel bad (unless they deserve it hehe).

There's nothing inherently wrong or mean about stating bluntly that I won't discuss my loads, I merely choose a more diplomatic approach. Food for thought, nothing more, nothing less.

Slow and steady, even in expediting, wins the race - Aesop

theoldprof · Aug 16, 2007

Auto parts were my most common shipment. My most odd load was 2 rolls of shipping labels. About 4 inched diameter and 6 inches long. Their shipping container was my McDonald's sack from lunch.

Most loads I asked the shipper what was in the boxes. I always thought it odd that they didn't know exactly what was in the boxes. But, when you ship stuff all day, every day, it just begins to be part numbers.

The up side of being old and forgetful, is that if anyone asked me what I was hauling, I could honestly say I didn't know. That's because I had forgotten 5 minutes after looking at the paperwork.

:+ :+

Jefferson3000 · Aug 16, 2007

The funny thing is, I load so many shipments, that most of the time, I honestly don't even pay attention to what it is. More than once I have had a receiver ask me, "What is it?" Ha! A lot of times, I cannot even answer them, because I really don't know. I don't really get attached to a shipment, unless it is a real odd request, like a bouquet of flowers that are going on a dead horse's grave. Weird.

Drive Safe!

Jeff

Driver for 15 years
O/O for 13 years
OOIDA #829119

[em]"Let us be thankful for the fools. But for them the rest of us could not succeed." --Mark Twain[/em]

Broompilot · Aug 16, 2007

Heres a good answer.

You ordered, I just delivered it. I honestly do not know either, but here it is......What door? and I have to write the door down, how many times have you gotten into the truck, and thought what door did she say?

Jefferson3000 · Aug 16, 2007

Yeah Broom, I write the door down as well. I thought I was the only one who couldn't remember it. I went to one place recently, where the guard gave me my number, but I couldn't for the life of me find a number on ANY door. Saw a few letters though. I finally just parallel parked in front of the receiving office and asked inside. The receiver didn't know either as she had never been outside. She did say that she thought that they were written on the ground. No wonder. With all of the rain, the number just disappeared.

Drive Safe!

Jeff

Driver for 15 years
O/O for 13 years
OOIDA #829119

[em]"Let us be thankful for the fools. But for them the rest of us could not succeed." --Mark Twain[/em]