This was my load this morning.
The plastic pipes 1.5tons took up the front half of the trailer & the black pallets/10tons took the rear half, no weight in the pin (I know !) but it was only going to Magna, Loughborough, so a nice steady drive & it’ll be off.
Another Chimp Planner decided to add another 5 pallets/3.5 tons, on the arse end, so the Forkie Chimps double stack some of the black pallets, that collapsed onto the pallets below & left it for me this morning. NOT HAPPY ! So I made them reload it, putting some of the pipes on the rear & double stacking some of the more solid pallets.
Just to add insult to injury, when I informed the office, I got moaned at & the warehouse ‘Chimp Manager’ started Bleating about “we’re always in the wrong [emoji22][emoji205][emoji26][emoji90][emoji107][emoji86][emoji85][emoji87]”
I explained to him that they had done the exact same thing last week, (even sent an email to our management to stop it happening again) double stacking the 1 ton pallets, that collapsed & the customer had a hell of a job getting them off.
I took a load out similar to that once before and will never do it again. Dont care if its only going a mile. Front half of the trailer had a delivery of cushions and pillows for a dunelm store and the back had 10x1t pallets of cooking oil for a Chinese food wholesaler. Could swear the drive wheels were loosing contact with the road when braking and no traction under acceleration.
well done martin ,proper job 
Proper job after reload.
I was thinking how had you been compelled for any reason to take it out the first time, about the only way you could have secured it was by roping and sheeting.
Have you explained about axle weights, loading for vehicle stability going into winter and pointed to the wheels that are driven now.
i for one wouldn’t have been compelled to take that onto a public road, i would however have volunteered to ride shotgun to the transport manager if he wanted to give it a try and i know what the answer to that would have been
Juddian:
Proper job after reload.I was thinking how had you been compelled for any reason to take it out the first time, about the only way you could have secured it was by roping and sheeting.
Have you explained about axle weights, loading for vehicle stability going into winter and pointed to the wheels that are driven now.
Your right Juddian, I shouldn’t have even thought about taking it in the 1st place & yes, we have been quoting axle weights & traction to the office, it’s just so badly run that it rubs off on us. [emoji57]
It’s only a matter of time before we get a visit from VOSA (re our queuing on the road, that’s still happening) apparently one of our regular agency guys got pulled the other day & couldn’t produce his last few taco’s & they’re not too happy about it.
Can’t wait for them to start analysing the digital records, one of our Hero Race Around Drivers didn’t put his Card in until Swindon (about 60 miles/100 km) the other week, just so he could make it back from Devon & they won’t find too many Walk round check sheets from the night drivers, because they don’t do one-just jump in the motor & drive off.
Yee Harrrrr ! Ride 'em Cowboys.
martinviking:
Juddian:
Proper job after reload.I was thinking how had you been compelled for any reason to take it out the first time, about the only way you could have secured it was by roping and sheeting.
Have you explained about axle weights, loading for vehicle stability going into winter and pointed to the wheels that are driven now.
Your right Juddian, I shouldn’t have even thought about taking it in the 1st place & yes, we have been quoting axle weights & traction to the office, it’s just so badly run that it rubs off on us. [emoji57]
It’s only a matter of time before we get a visit from VOSA (re our queuing on the road, that’s still happening) apparently one of our regular agency guys got pulled the other day & couldn’t produce his last few taco’s & they’re not too happy about it.
Can’t wait for them to start analysing the digital records, one of our Hero Race Around Drivers didn’t put his Card in until Swindon (about 60 miles/100 km) the other week, just so he could make it back from Devon & they won’t find too many Walk round check sheets from the night drivers, because they don’t do one-just jump in the motor & drive off.
Yee Harrrrr ! Ride 'em Cowboys.
Luckily it won’t affect you, apart from all you decent drivers having to find another job when the O licence goes up the swannee that is 
, but an operator and management allowing such practices to go on is going to find themselves up a very deep creek without a paddle when a serious accident happens.
What gets to me is that many of these companies are trying to eradicate people like you, instead they want incompetent robot puppets they can put on their corporate treadmill and pull the strings.
I’m hoping for a serious winter this year, several weeks of heavy snow and really harsh sub zero temps without let up will do, if the management have a half a brain between them they might just learn to appreciate the good staff they have when they assess the results, won’t be holding me breath mind… 
Like the ones that would have got on with it… And done the job without the precious hissyfit?
Only joking, but where do you draw the line if the weather gets like you describe? Bit of snow, down tools? Or be a competent professional and get on with the job?
We don’t need outsiders (who are not actually doing our job…) to tell us how to do our job.
Well, i dont. You speak for yourself.
Juddian:
martinviking:
Juddian:
Proper job after reload.I was thinking how had you been compelled for any reason to take it out the first time, about the only way you could have secured it was by roping and sheeting.
Have you explained about axle weights, loading for vehicle stability going into winter and pointed to the wheels that are driven now.
Your right Juddian, I shouldn’t have even thought about taking it in the 1st place & yes, we have been quoting axle weights & traction to the office, it’s just so badly run that it rubs off on us. [emoji57]
It’s only a matter of time before we get a visit from VOSA (re our queuing on the road, that’s still happening) apparently one of our regular agency guys got pulled the other day & couldn’t produce his last few taco’s & they’re not too happy about it.
Can’t wait for them to start analysing the digital records, one of our Hero Race Around Drivers didn’t put his Card in until Swindon (about 60 miles/100 km) the other week, just so he could make it back from Devon & they won’t find too many Walk round check sheets from the night drivers, because they don’t do one-just jump in the motor & drive off.
Yee Harrrrr ! Ride 'em Cowboys.Luckily it won’t affect you, apart from all you decent drivers having to find another job when the O licence goes up the swannee that is
What gets to me is that many of these companies are trying to eradicate people like you, instead they want incompetent robot puppets they can put on their corporate treadmill and pull the strings.I’m hoping for a serious winter this year, several weeks of heavy snow and really harsh sub zero temps without let up will do, if the management have a half a brain between them they might just learn to appreciate the good staff they have when they assess the results, won’t be holding me breath mind…
That’s exactly how a few of us feel, (others couldn’t care less) we get shafted both ends, at the start of the day by being made to wait for hours for our loads, especially the Palletline Fleet, then those of us on Distance get the pleasure of doing Palletline collections in the afternoon, putting us in the dreaded queue at night. I’ve got a list of local companies & Agencies (last resort) so I can start ‘Tomorrow’ when it happens.
We had a write off earlier this year, one of the Trunky Monkeys rear ended a container on the A5 near Weedon, totalled the cab but luckily managed to walk away, I still don’t understand to this day how VOSA never got involved, but as I said, I believe that we’re on a Red Flag now & when our “Tailgating, Speeding through the Roadworks, Digicard Misusing, Hero” has his ‘Big Off’ we’ll see what happens.
Here’s the text from my latest email to our Directors-
"This is how I found my load this morning, not only is it very heavy on the back half of the trailer-(job no 700388=1500kg, volume 13, on the front 22.5ft/over the pin, job no 700543=10x 1,000kg=10,000kg volume 10 & job no 701020=5 pallets @ 3500kg, volume 5-total 13500 on the rear 22.5 ft) but they have loaded 3 heavy pallets on top of the load, these have settled/slipped/broken, potentially damaging the goods underneath (The black pallets are for BT, Magna, Lutterworth)
When I asked for assistance from Dave, I got the usual negative response of “We always get blamed or it’s always our fault”.
Well I’m sorry DAVE, but I didn’t load the bloody stuff on overnight & this is the second time that our warehouse have doubled these pallets up (see my last email, dated 30/10/15).
It took about half an hour, 3 fork truck drivers & myself to sort it out, climbing all over the load at one point, risking injury & more damage.
I don’t know what else I can do, I’ve spoke & emailed the office/management, We’ve tried meetings with drivers & come up with sensible suggestions, we’ve had Saturday morning meetings with Alex & different drivers, but we seem to be getting nowhere.
I feel like Robert the Bruce & that Bloody Spider repeatedly trying to make its web, only to watch it get destroyed, but Hey ! eventually it got built, or maybe I should just give up & join the rest of the Couldn’t Care Less members of staff.
See next email for pics of the sorted out load.
Regards, Martin."
It’s all in black n white with pictures, stored in my email account along with many others, so when the ■■■■ hits the fan, there’s plenty of evidence for the Corporate Manslaughter Court & the fact that we tried to stop the bad practices. [emoji6]