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MikeJr

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Be safe out there, I'm hearing:
shippers in Barrie are closing early
freezing rain in Brampton (says the wife)
power outage at Dixie and Matheson

Here comes Mother Nature
Mike
 
Just changed here, can tell by the sound on the windows:
Georgetown - freezing rain

Drive according to weather conditions OR stay HOME!!
Mike
 
Because of the weather last friday, we informed our customer we might not be able to make the pickup which was from Kitchener later in the evening. The customer got upset, twisted our arm and threatened to mark DNU on our file if we didn't pickup.....took 5.5 hours for our driver to reach from Brampton to Kitchener, and then had to end up sleeping there till saturday morning because the shipper closed at 11 pm and he reached there at 11:45 pm. Sometimes I wish customers are a little more understanding of the situations.
 
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imx_kang said:
Because of the weather last friday, we informed our customer we might not be able to make the pickup which was from Kitchener later in the evening. The customer got upset, twisted our arm and threatened to mark DNU on our file if we didn't pickup.....took 5.5 hours for our driver to reach from Brampton to Kitchener, and then had to end up sleeping there till saturday morning because the shipper closed at 11 pm and he reached there at 11:45 pm. Sometimes I wish customers are a little more understanding of the situations.
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I would of told the customer very politely to f%#k off as no freight is worth a life and if the freight is that important to go get it themselves. Roads sucked last Friday
 
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imx_kang said:
Because of the weather last friday, we informed our customer we might not be able to make the pickup which was from Kitchener later in the evening. The customer got upset, twisted our arm and threatened to mark DNU on our file if we didn't pickup.....took 5.5 hours for our driver to reach from Brampton to Kitchener, and then had to end up sleeping there till saturday morning because the shipper closed at 11 pm and he reached there at 11:45 pm. Sometimes I wish customers are a little more understanding of the situations.
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Danny, have you moved to AH Gary now?
 
imx_kang said:
Because of the weather last friday, we informed our customer we might not be able to make the pickup which was from Kitchener later in the evening. The customer got upset, twisted our arm and threatened to mark DNU on our file if we didn't pickup.....took 5.5 hours for our driver to reach from Brampton to Kitchener, and then had to end up sleeping there till saturday morning because the shipper closed at 11 pm and he reached there at 11:45 pm. Sometimes I wish customers are a little more understanding of the situations.
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And if your driver were in a serious accident and killed a motorist, it would be interesting to know how the conversation with the customer would go when the family of that motorist tried to sue everyone for the catastrophe.

It's a tough call. We err on the side of caution: if a carrier says they are parking their fleet (in an area) for saftey we never question it, likewise if a shipper/consignee says they are closing due to weather and they want staff to get home prior to a storm what can we say besides 'ok, we'll notify the carrier who has likely parked the fleet and chanced are they will pick up/deliver tomorrow'.

Keep well, I'm happy your driver is ok.
Mike
 
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For the most part, the people we deal with are understanding....but once in a while you come across someone who doesn't and ruins your whole day.
 
One of our drivers had to park in western Tennesse from late Thursday night until Saturday morning. Continuous sleet for 6 hours, starting at 3am Friday morning and then another 5 to 6 hours of continuous snow after that. The roads were a total disaster and there was a massive pile-up on I-40 just 30 miles from where my driver decided to park. No load is worth risking lives so too f*****g bad if someone has a problem with it. Apparently the weather service in TN was saying that travel would be extremely hazardous and even impossible at times so............. duh..........
 
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