Full truckload shipping

Originally Posted by JJinLV

My first job driving a lift was at a supermarket almost twenty years ago and there we unloaded the trucks with a walker and a pallet jack. Lugging those full pallets of milk with a pallet jack was...unenviable lol. Worst injury ever seen anyone incur with a pallet jack, thankfully, is running over their toes while going backwards and not paying attention or banging their shins. But absolutely anytime you put a couple thousand pounds on wheels danger is just incredibly possible. There are also smaller electric jacks that are sized properly for use inside a trailer that are safer in most aspects but potentially more dangerous too. With care, practice and good habits loading a truck safely even with a pallet jack can be one of the less risky parts of scrap. Then again in an industry that includes a lot of sharp things, heavy things, toxic things and power tools perhaps that isn't saying much lol

My assumption was most folks who don't have a dock, don't have a forklift or pallet jack would not know what they don't know. Sharp and heavy things are quite ordinary in our space, yes. The perils of loading freight, not so much. Just wanted to shed some light for consideration to safety when folks change their processes.

Originally Posted by JJinLV

Great point!

Thanks! At the end of the day sitting behind a desk and saying "here is how you can/should do things" isn't the best route.
We are asset based processor not a broker so we can considerable value in the whole process to our customers because, well, been there done that over the last 15 years. Started out with a 1000 square foot unit, no dock... loaded trucks with a 1970's hyster that was overqualified for the job in terms of capacity... So many things can happen... electric pallet jack used in inclement weather??? What about slip hazards?? So, so much to consider before just spending $600.

I can put my money where my mouth is because we have had only 3 workplace injuries in nearly 15 years! Learning from those 3 (all minor) lead us to be extremely proactive... no injuries in the last 6 years! That is highly uncommon in this industry!

LEAD with SAFETY!