Lumpers in Canada
I've heard about how 'inconvenient' lumping fees can be for drivers - I was wondering if this is mostly an American problem or if Canadian warehouses are just as bad.
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What do you mean inconvenient. It's a real good deal paying a large rich company $50-$400 for taking freight that they ordered. Just kidding obviously,lumpers are one of the larger rip offs in the transportation industry. Some of these d-bag places even require that you hire a lumper.
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Why not do something about it?
Add lumping charges in the rate agreement, or something along those lines. |
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BTW, as far as I know lumping is illegal in USA - there was some legal action initiated by one of the U.S. carriers and the judge deciding the case ruled because the cargo is the property of the consignee, the latter cannot charge any fees for unloading said cargo from the carrier's truck. |
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Someone seriously needs to tell Wal-Mart,Bi-Lo,Food Lion and all of the other big and rich warehouses and companies that do this. I went to a Wal-mart D.C. once when iw as with Barr Nunn and had to write out a comcheck for an unloading fee on a dropped trailer on a drop and hook load. They werent even unloading it that day and stil charged for it. |
I don't know that it has been declared illegal, but it should have been long ago. It is a shake down by the consignee. In the old days it was called racketeering or extortion. Today they call it lumping. :pissedoff:
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And, guess what... He doesn't have to have a driver's license, high school education, or even speak English. He doesn't have to invest $137,000 in equipment, $3,500 on school, or pass a drug test. or physical every two years. And, I personally know of one "former" lumper that brags about making $110,00 in 10 months. That's what I really have a problem with. |
Can the driver unload his own truck at most of these places?
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What I have never understood is how the trucking industry decided it was OK to accept the idea (and the cost) of doing the warehouse's work for them. I don't know how it ever got started in the first place. I know it's been happening at least since 1982 when I started driving. Can anyone give me a brief history?
BTW, using a manual pallet jack seems safer than allowing/expecting a driver to jump on a speedy motorized jack that he has no experience on, JMO. |
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