Posts with tag: trucklife
When freight just keeps coming
Came in for what was supposed to be a “light truck.” Spoiler: it was not. It was double-stacked, half of it was pet food, and most of the pallets weren’t labeled right.
We were chasing freight all night, trying to match the labels, and the driver was already waiting for us to finish. One of the pallets broke apart halfway through and we had to stop everything to clean it up.
I think I walked five miles just going back and forth from the dock to the floor. By the end, we were still behind, and they told us “we’ll catch up tomorrow.” Sure. Tomorrow’s already stacked too.
... read moreThe day freight just didn’t show up
We had one of those days where the truck just never came. Everyone’s ready to unload, the backroom is prepped, and then… nothing. Turns out it was delayed by hours, but no one told us until the end of shift. So we basically spent the whole day shifting pallets and looking for ways to fill the time.
The worst part? The freight’s now showing up on tomorrow’s truck, which is already oversized. So tomorrow, we’re basically getting a double. It’s like the work just rolls downhill and lands right in your lap.
When the truck ghosted us, half the team just started deep cleaning the backroom because we didn’t know what else to do. That’s how you know you’ve run out of tasks. Some shifts you unload freight, other shifts you just stand around waiting for problems to arrive.
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