In my limited trucking experience, and even more limited experience hauling bulk, primarily sand and cement, I'm sometimes pleasantly surprised by the way I'm treated by the receivers....they actually tell me that they're sure glad that I'm there, they make sure that nothing gets in the way of me unloading ( unless there're other trucks ahead of me, which is very, very rare....and even if there is, it's always for a different product, so nothing really stops me from hooking up my hoses to the standpipes, except for space constraints, if any ), they offer me refreshments, some even ask if I need help hooking up the hoses !!
The biggest challenge that I face when I pull into a receiver's yard, is the amount of debris and junk that lie strewn around the place....and invariably, that happens to be in the exact path that you would need to take to back your truck up to the standpipes. That's my biggest grouse with them !! :roll: :wink: