Slo-Ride
Veteran Expediter
The last load left me with a snot load of Dunnage bags. (air bags to cushion the freight) These are of good quality and reusable up to 12 times.
My Q is how often do you think there would be a use for these if Dispatch knew they where on the truck? Right now I'm thinking never.
Q for the folks finding their own freight,,do you see the request for dunnage bags on the load boards. (I know most shippers that know what they are doing have them at the ready and dont need to request them)
To do a load last year I had to buy pads and blankets and never them used again..And yes I have been told on more then 1 occasion that the only freight near you needs to be padded. Well last thing I hear before hanging up was,,,We didn't know you had pads..
Same with load bars..Until 2 weeks ago I could build a second floor in the box for decking non stackable freight..I actually had a use for all of these running sand molds and the loads would come to me because not many others carried that many.. Now they sit in a pile in my woods because I got tired of moving them around the truck. And now instead of possibly having 20 spaces on the truck I'm back down to 10.. No need for them because I believe some dispatch dont look beyond 10 spaces. (22ft)
Just how long do ya hang on to something before it becomes of no use to ya?
My Q is how often do you think there would be a use for these if Dispatch knew they where on the truck? Right now I'm thinking never.
Q for the folks finding their own freight,,do you see the request for dunnage bags on the load boards. (I know most shippers that know what they are doing have them at the ready and dont need to request them)
To do a load last year I had to buy pads and blankets and never them used again..And yes I have been told on more then 1 occasion that the only freight near you needs to be padded. Well last thing I hear before hanging up was,,,We didn't know you had pads..
Same with load bars..Until 2 weeks ago I could build a second floor in the box for decking non stackable freight..I actually had a use for all of these running sand molds and the loads would come to me because not many others carried that many.. Now they sit in a pile in my woods because I got tired of moving them around the truck. And now instead of possibly having 20 spaces on the truck I'm back down to 10.. No need for them because I believe some dispatch dont look beyond 10 spaces. (22ft)
Just how long do ya hang on to something before it becomes of no use to ya?
