“LEAVE ME WAITING” | Our Trucking Life Ep. 469

"Hurry up and wait" seems to be the motto for some shippers

One word of advice. I never open the doors until I’m ready to bump the dock. Product temperature can give them another excuse for load refusal.

Drivers have been fighting for detention since trucking was established in the 1930s.... We fight not only the shipper or receiver but also the broker who sometimes gets detention paid to tgem but never passes it on to the carrier, driver.. Safe travels guys

NEVER leave your trailer at a shipper, they don't care about it, they will trash your trailer...😮😅

Well your absolutely right Alice. The reefer industry is a mess. If a truck has an appointment for 11:00 then get the truck loaded. If not start paying by the hour. Oh if the company is short staffed that day then that company fixes that problem or pays for the waiting unit. The driver or O/O always pays the price for all the screw ups of the company’s they load and unload at. One of the reasons why reefer is not always the best freight to run. If it was a perfect world yup reefer could be attractive but not the way it is set up. Waiting 24 hrs with a reefer is not uncommon. Glad to see your handling it well. Love the drone shots, especially from above, let’s the viewers really get an idea of what the facility looks like where you are loading or unloading. The more info or the more you show the viewers what’s going the better your videos become. Trucking Together videos are right up there . Thanks for posting guys. Have a great and a safe day. Happy trails to you, D..

Good everyone trust y’all have a wonderful morning ☕️

They wanted U to drop trailer so they could use it for cold storage. They thought they were slick😅🤣😂😬🙄🤯

It’s good you bring these issue to everyone with all the social media platforms now days and different content creators you all are educating people in and out of the industry about the real issues that drivers face on a daily basis

Them days are why I don't have any reefers anymore. And I know every kind of trucking is about the same anymore. Hope tomorrow will be a better day. Stay safe.

Ohhh the joys of pulling a reefer 🤨.

If you send a comment card to blue beacon they usually respond and sometimes give you a free wash ticket. They at corporate really do try to give a good value wash wise.

Alice, Martin... Take a picture of your license plates, registrations, insurance, cdl, medical, stuff to have on the handy dandy cellular device that you never leave in the truck.... JS'N

It’s sad the Streaking Beacons have really gone down hill. I realize they aren’t a detail shop but they use to do a better job but I feel your pain on them missing everything. Hard to find good help these days.

It's good to see you & Martin moving product. The shippers/ receivers don't give a hoot. The shipper in the Potato state should charge COSTCO because that's where the dominoe effect started & you arrived on at receiver. The streaken becon,yeah that's bull pucky about no one doing their job & not saying anything about the fuel tank end cover.

Good to see you guys back in the saddle again , but the industry has not changed for the better. Waiting hours to load or unload after breaking your but to get to an appointment on time is why I quit…so much wasted time, and like you said..shippers don’t think your time and equipment is worth squat. Hang in there, be of good cheer..we’re pulling for you!

40 years ago, I started trucking hauling produce from Salinas, California to Huntspoint, New York. It’s sad that things have not changed in 40 years. Seems like the truckers always get screwed.😢

Hang in their Alice it got to get better love the video be safe thank you

Took me about 6 years coming and going in the trucking industry until I just sad forget it and got into real estate. Now I’m making wayy more

I would of asked for another truck wash. Nobody wants to work anymore.I dont miss Hurry up an Wait.Be safe out there.

Hopefully sum DECENT DETENTION comes along 4 Everyone Delayed @ Costco