Thread: Mensa material!

Have to work in dispatch, wouldn't he!?

COMMON LIES DISPATCHERS TELL TRUCKIES

“We’ll have the load ready for you, just as soon as you’re empty.”

“No, you’ll never need to hand load any freight at this company.”

“No, we don’t run the Hume Highway at this company. “(Unless of course we find a good paying load there, then YOU are going!)

“Call back in an hour and your load will be ready.”

“We pay the absolute best kilometre rate in the industry.”

“You won’t need to wait to unload. Just back right in and the receiver will unload your trailer, right away.”

“If there’s a problem call, we’re a 24/7 operation.”

“It’s first in, first out dispatch, here. We don’t play favourites. “(But just in case you’re interested, I like scotch)

“We never run overweight… always legal.”

“You’ll have plenty of time to make that delivery schedule. “(As long as you don’t need to eat or sleep!)

“Sure we’ll make sure you’re home for the weekend.”

“We’ll have a good load waiting for you when you get back.” (As long as you’ve remembered that bottle of Scotch)

“No that’s not a bad part of town. We’ve NEVER had any trouble in going in there to unload at night.”

“The customer is hot for this load. You gotta run. You got to deliver ASAP! “(How many times have you rushed your butt off, only to arrive at your destination, and the receiver knows nothing about the load?)

“That’s only 400 kays on the map “(as the crow flies).

“There’s no low bridges around there.”

“Anytime you’ve got a problem, come on in. We’ve got an open door policy. We’re just like one big happy family here.” ( Yep, open door policy…. come on in and we’ll fire your arse!)

haha,,, I don't see what the problem is Ian,, Surely a desk jockey should have all the right answers

Don't worry, the rear trailer will fit. haha

I've watched a few guys bring B'dubs into our court to deliver,,, man what a recipe that is for testing a driver patients,,,, and my bosses because I won't stop helping them get the job done.

The new place we've just bought and moved into has room for a couple of B'dubs, at once even,,, and they get to drive through now ,, and my my,, aren't they happy chappies who come now The container guys seem to have taken a shine to doing transfers at our place now, and one even wants to park his truck up here at night

not a truckie, so may not be helpful , but any lengths of 8x2 lying around, or if the ability to reinflate close by , letting opposing tyres down......just a thought.

Originally Posted by discorevy

not a truckie, so may not be helpful , but any lengths of 8x2 lying around, or if the ability to reinflate close by , letting opposing tyres down......just a thought.

That's a better suggestion than I got. I had thought of timbers, but there were none around. In the end I just hooked up on a jaunty angle, always a bit of a risk damaging legs/turntables/kingpins unless you get it exactly right. The challenge was the fence to one side, my B trailer to the other side all in pltch black and to add a bit of interest, bucketing down rain.

I was a candidate yesterday after only a few hours sleep the night before. Spent 15 minutes trying to get my laptop to connect to my hotspot on my phone - nope, rebooted laptop and phone turned hotspot on and off a dozen times. Only when I took a deep breath and refocused did I realise I was turning flight mode on and off....

Coming in at an angle is a strategy.

Another is to get under it and hold it up, and put something under the foot of one of the trailer legs, then you should be able to tackle it as per normal.

Originally Posted by rammypluge

Coming in at an angle is a strategy.

Another is to get under it and hold it up, and put something under the foot of one of the trailer legs, then you should be able to tackle it as per normal.

Not with a Stag, absolutely no flex.

Wind down legs(lower trailer)....dump air bags in prime mover.....back her under until in contact with skid plate...pump up air bags....back her up and lock in......