Call of the morning "Can you do 1 skid toronto to detroit"

[Paul S]

"Can you do 1 skid toronto to detroit"

AMA "Yes what is the zip code"

Caller "gives zip code"

AMA "that's Hart Mi"

Caller "but that's near detroit isn't it"

AMA that's closer to grand Rapids

Caller so you don't go there

is there any type of training programs for common sense?

 

[Rob]

Had one about the same a couple years ago Paul It was going to Menomonie MI. I said yes it is real close only 500 miles away. The ladies answer was is MI that big!! Here's your sign.

 

[Freight Broker]

But its only a couple of inches on the map!!!

 

[youngtea]

Ugh everyone has their stupid moments when they start in the industry lol. I won't lie my first year in logistics wasn't the best.

 

[Igor Galanter]

Ugh everyone has their stupid moments when they start in the industry lol. I won't lie my first year in logistics wasn't the best.

Were you looking for an open top reefer availability?

 

[theman]

You'd think everyone would be equipped with PCMiler or Rand McNally when communicating with customers and carrier partners .... YOU'D THINK!

You'd be surprised how some companies throw people to the wolves without any resources ... and some of the types of companies.

I blame the employer more than the person.

 

[martinwizz]

Were you looking for an open top reefer availability?

In winter months, there is tons of these on the road. They are called flat beds!!!!!!

 

[Michael Ludwig]

Best call ever .... "Hi, this is So&So from XYZ. Do you have any trucks in Ontario?".
My answer ... "what kind of trucks, and do you have any idea how big Ontario is?".
Pretty much the end of the call ... LOL

 

[Steph18]

Some times I get calls asking if I have any loads, so I ask them from where to where.. the answer I get is anywhere ..

 

[MADBOOKER]

Were you looking for an open top reefer availability?

Haha...
1st job i ever had on the 1st day , the owners of the restaurant had me down in the basement looking for the blue bottle of steam.... i must have been down there for 20 mins... Not my finest moment.

 

[Freight Broker]

"Hi, I'm calling about the 42K coil you have posted.. will that go in a van?.. my driver has load bars"..

 

[Shakey]

Haha...
1st job i ever had on the 1st day , the owners of the restaurant had me down in the basement looking for the blue bottle of steam.... i must have been down there for 20 mins... Not my finest moment.

first job being runner at airport delivering advise notes from de-consolidations, one day asked to go to Air Canada for special customs seven hole punch.............4 hours later back to office after being all over cargo B to vista to customs to airway drive..............

 

[MADBOOKER]

first job being runner at airport delivering advise notes from de-consolidations, one day asked to go to Air Canada for special customs seven hole punch.............4 hours later back to office after being all over cargo B to vista to customs to airway drive..............

THAT'S AWESOME./

 

[TransAction]

Haha...
1st job i ever had on the 1st day , the owners of the restaurant had me down in the basement looking for the blue bottle of steam.... i must have been down there for 20 mins... Not my finest moment.

Umm... Purple Pig in Aurora?...

 

[TransAction]

We had a client once ask for a road rate to Russia....

 

[Igor Galanter]

Jeff, could this one, eh...
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia,_New_York

 

[TransAction]

Jeff, could this one, eh...
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia,_New_York

LOL, no it was to Moscow....

 

[Freight Broker]

There's a Moscow, VT!

 

[MADBOOKER]

Umm... Purple Pig in Aurora?...

Nope... Im from MTL.
However my wife lived in TO and said the Purple Pig had damn good ribs..

 

[markhamboy]

There are more than 20 towns in America called Moscow.

https://www.pri.org/stories/2016-03-10/there-are-more-20-towns-america-called-moscow-why