Truck Stop Parking...
#81
08-10-2009, 01:00 PM
I went to deliver to a food processing facilty today. They told me to back into door 23. I asked if I broke the seal or would they come out and break it.
They told me to back into the dock with the doors closed and seal intact and they would break the seal and open the doors from the inside. I never knew that docks like that existed.
#82
08-10-2009, 01:07 PM
you know, its funny. I've been into several customers that I took one look at the loading dock and refused to do it. When the customer says "hey, drivers put stretched petes and 53ft trailers in them all of the time I tell them to call those superheros because I can't do it. Period. I know what I can and can't do.
#83
08-11-2009, 02:10 PM
I guess most of the posts I’m reading here are from company drivers. I almost NEVER park (overnight) in a truck stop for anything, ever. They are in business to rip off the driver and I refuse to support that except by buying diesel there. We’ll stay out for 6 – 7 weeks and not park one time in a truck stop except for 30 minutes to an hour to get a shower. I certainly am not afraid to back up, but I am terrified of waking up (or coming out of the truck stop) and seeing the front of my truck rearranged by somebody who does not know how to back into a spot. I don’t know how many times over the years I’ve seen guys hit trucks in a parking lot. I cannot afford the downtime or the insurance claim, so I avoid the situation all together. I don’t even like sitting at docks anymore. Ever since AJAR Logistics out of Ontario hit me while trying to back into a wide open dock in Salinas and then tried to hide it, I’ve been gun-shy of other backing drivers. I prefer to park on the off ramp of a rest area if I have the opportunity. If that is not an option, I’ll park in a mom and pop truck stop. Most steering wheel holders don’t even know those places exist and parking is easier to come by. My last option is to drive until the inverse vampires (those of you who get off the road by dark and won’t resume driving until morning) start leaving the rest areas. There’s also plenty of places left (some states have begun to outlaw it now) where there’s nice wide areas on the exit or on ramps where you can park.
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#84
08-12-2009, 12:40 AM
you know, its funny. I've been into several customers that I took one look at the loading dock and refused to do it. When the customer says "hey, drivers put stretched petes and 53ft trailers in them all of the time I tell them to call those superheros because I can't do it. Period. I know what I can and can't do.
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