Posts with tag: freightnightmares
The day the freight truck was four hours late
You ever prep your whole shift around a truck arriving at a specific time, and then it just… doesn’t? That was me today. I clocked in ready to unload, team was set, dock was cleared, baler was empty, everything ready to go. Truck was supposed to be there at 2PM. It showed up at 6PM.
By that time, most of the team was already reassigned. We had managers asking why we were “just standing around,” even though our entire plan was built around that truck. When it finally showed, the pallets were a mess, half were leaning, and the paperwork didn’t match.
So now, it’s scramble mode. We’re unloading as fast as possible, but also being told to jump to backup and OGP pulls. Two of us ended up unloading most of the truck by ourselves. Finished the shift with half the truck still sitting in the backroom, knowing it’ll still be there waiting in the morning. Some shifts just don’t let you win.
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