[glasman2]

Originally Posted by Lunker

At Interstate, some loads require driver to take load to the tail, some loads driver assist hand unload, most loads are power on/off. One load I did had 4 stops, 700 cartons and it all had to go to the tail end on roller racks because customers had no docks. I got paid $40 for the first stop and $10 each for the next 3. My back was killing me by the end of the day. I'll never accept one of those again. Another customer we have to hand unload is windows, but that one pays $40 for every stop. You can make quite a bit of extra $$$ if there's a lot of stops.

Window loads can pay REAL GOOD. Last window ld 8 stops paid 400 bucks to unld but killed my back due to the way they are loaded ie over extending yourself "trying" to get windows from the top that are just as heavy as the bottom windows. "MOST" places the customer jumps up in your truck to help,but when they don't,you feel like cussing them out. ( no i didn't cuss them, but i felt it coming ). because of this i will only delv to 1 customer if i get another window ld and refuse the rest.

Lurker.... what was that other ld? TJ Max?

[ohio joe]

A LITTLE HARD WORK NEVER HURT!!! :shock:

[Fozzy]

Unloading = more pay.. You're already there!!! You might as well make some money!!!!!

[ohio joe]

FOZZY---- THATS HOW I FEEL!

[Fozzy]

Originally Posted by ohio joe

FOZZY---- THATS HOW I FEEL!

Especially with the new HOS it makes no sense to sit there doing nothing unless you plan on taking a full ten hour break at the shipper / receiver. Most outfits that I've heard of pay various amounts for a full van, it breaks down of course on what you have to do with the load, just pulling off the pallets with a pallet jack with no breakdown pays very little but the pay for handling freight goes up with the numbers and the work. I've had drivers tell me that its not worth their time to unload a trailer for $60 or so bucks... excuse me? The actual work involved in unloading the freight varies, even if it takes three hours, thats $20.00 an hour. Waiting really isn't working and most of the unloading a trailer is waiting for the shlubs in the warehouse to get their freight out of the lanes so you can unload more. Waiting in the bunk pays nil! Your still burning the 14 hours.. might as well use them making some $.

[BIG JEEP on 44's]

Originally Posted by Fozzy

Unloading = more pay.. You're already there!!! You might as well make some money!!!!!

Unloading equals a high risk of personal injury =workmans comp ,And out of work =LESS PAY.

[glasman2]

Originally Posted by ohio joe

A LITTLE HARD WORK NEVER HURT!!! :shock:

You my friend.... don't have my bad back, unload a trl full of heavy windows with a not so good back, and your tune will change.

I went to work for Interstate for a few reasons.
One being 98% touch free, mostly drp n hook, and I like it that way.
30 years in construction busting my butt and lifting heavy windows/glass/metal, I'm done with that.
I didn't get into trucking to be a lumper.

[Fozzy]

Originally Posted by BIG JEEP on 44's

Unloading equals a high risk of personal injury =workmans comp ,And out of work =LESS PAY.

Why even go out of your house? You may need to go to back to bed and lie perfectly still! Go to any truck stop and look at the majority of drivers out there and tell me that the biggest health threat they face is unloading a truck.

[Fozzy]

Originally Posted by glasman2

You my friend.... don't have my bad back, unload a trl full of heavy windows with a not so good back, and your tune will change.

I went to work for Interstate for a few reasons.
One being 98% touch free, mostly drp n hook, and I like it that way.
30 years in construction busting my butt and lifting heavy windows/glass/metal, I'm done with that.
I didn't get into trucking to be a lumper.

How did you get hired with a back so bad that you cannot work?

[BIG JEEP on 44's]

Originally Posted by Fozzy

Why even go out of your house? You may need to go to back to bed and lie perfectly still! Go to any truck stop and look at the majority of drivers out there and tell me that the biggest health threat they face is unloading a truck.

Well I enjoy lifting weights 3-4 times a week and bench pressing 315lbs X14 reps with a max bench of just about 425lbs ...But don't feel like hopping in a 130 degree trailer to unload the product ,and sweat my ass off doing the receivers job ...Work ethic has no bearing here ,As I'm a driver ,and do plenty getting the load to it's destination that's my job and and my responsibilty ,And I certainly don't need to be pimped out to the customer ,so they can save money by not hiring a work force and paying insurance benefits to that work force to do shipping/receiving...Now this perspectice come from what Werner pays to unload a trailer which was

$20.00 assist usualy takes 2 hours or more =$10.00 HR
$40.00 Driver unload usually takes about 4 hours = 10.00HR

I don't sweat my ass off doing someone elses job , As my job is to operate the truck pucking up ,and delivering loads ...Not lumping freigh on a dock for 10.00 HR . If you are making more than 10.00 hr to do this non driving related non CDL related work then I can uderstand you doing it ,But if you're doing this for 10.00 hr well that's your choice "SENOIR" . :wink: