Box Load Variety

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Pat M.'s Comment
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Ok, you have all seen the Flatbed Variety thread, let's hear what you all are hiding in those boxes! I have personally loaded nearly 1000 tires in several box vans. Semi tires you can get around 350 tires in a 53' trailer.

There are times where securement can get tricky for me. Especially when I am loaded with sailboat fuel. Nothing to secure to and it squishes really easy. But then on the other hand, I have never lost a load of sailboat fuel.

I think it would be interesting to hear what gets moved around this great country of ours in a box. I know that some of the loads will not be very exciting but I appreciate whoever brought the Charmin.

HOS:

Hours Of Service

HOS refers to the logbook hours of service regulations.
Bud A.'s Comment
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Pat, I'm glad you posted this. I had thought of this a couple of times in the past, but never did post it. Daniel B. the Mad Russian is the only one I recall talking about some of his loads (blueberries and drugs come to mind).

So what the heck is it that Walmart D/Cs take so long to unload and piece count? Or Kraft? Or Tyson? I remember my girlfriend's daddy talking about hauling "swingin'" out of the packing houses in Sioux City when I was a teenager - do drivers still haul that, or is it all boxed now?

And maybe you can sneak some photos too to add to the posts, if the trailer isn't sealed at both shipper and receiver.

Which reminds me - why do reefer drivers insist on calling receivers by that quaint legal name "consignee" ????

Consignee:

The customer the freight is being delivered to. Also referred to as "the receiver". The shipper is the customer that is shipping the goods, the consignee is the customer receiving the goods.

Shipper:

The customer who is shipping the freight. This is where the driver will pick up a load and then deliver it to the receiver or consignee.

Reefer:

A refrigerated trailer.

Robert B. (The Dragon) ye's Comment
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My last load was a pretty funny one. It was for Proctor and Gamble and part of the manifest included 6 pallets of Tampax tampons. If id have had a fuel tank leak, I know how I could have cleaned it up lol.

Manifest:

Bill of Lading

An accurate record of everything being shipped on a truck, often times used as a checklist during unloading.

G-Town's Comment
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The most interesting load (that I remember) was miscellaneous components for a Disney on Ice Show delivered to a large arena in Birmingham Alabama.

On my current dedicated assignment for Walmart, I frequently pick up loaded trailers at Kimberly Clark in Philadelphia...loaded with paper products (plates, napkins, towels and yes, toilet paper). Moved full trailer loads of bottled water (2-3x per week in the summer), canned generic soda, Kellogg's cereals, Quaker Oats products, Ocean Spray juices, General Mills products, Kraft (cheeses etc.), Dial Soap, Dannon Yogurt, bagged salads, milk, eggs, frozen Sara Lee deserts, potatoes, frozen meats, Domino Sugar, vitamin supplements, and Tropicana Orange Juice. I am sure there is more, I just can't remember it all.

On a daily basis my typical reefer load for store delivery will have a palletized, consolidated (3-zone) load of perishable groceries like; dairy (milk, eggs, juices, etc.), deli meats & cheeses, frozen food (like pizza, chicken, snack foods, deserts, ice cream, hot dogs, hamburgers), fresh produce, cut flowers, fresh meat & poultry and processed meats like bacon & sausage.

Once in a while I am assigned a dry load that consists of mixed pallets representing virtually anything you'll find on the grocery shelves that isn't refrigerated, edible or otherwise.

Reefer:

A refrigerated trailer.

Tim F.'s Comment
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I think I can add to this thread. I've hauled much of the same. Toilet paper, juice, bottled water, Graham cracker crumbs (41,000 lbs worth lol), Dryers, paper rolls, bails of shrink wrap for recycling...I'm on a dedicated account...but the occasional interesting back haul sure spices things up a little.

Errol V.'s Comment
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I hauled, in a dry van , three John Deers to three stops on southern Louisiana. Oh, Hey Pat! Not on a skateboard this time!

Dry Van:

A trailer or truck that that requires no special attention, such as refrigeration, that hauls regular palletted, boxed, or floor-loaded freight. The most common type of trailer in trucking.
JakeBreak's Comment
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I hauled a truckload of orange construction barrels. We all know how much we love them lol. Mostly i haul cheese from Wisconsin to other places. I have an interesting looking one coming up on monday, im hauling foundry supplies, idk what exactly it is that needs a reefer but we will see.

Reefer:

A refrigerated trailer.

Scott O.'s Comment
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I just got unloaded with 14 rolls of aluminium foil weighing 35000 lbs... And I had 45000 lbs of monster energy drinks.. I should of took a pic... Had to nail 2x4s on the sides of each skid... Felt like a flatbedder in a box

Carl S.'s Comment
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My first ever and heaviest load with Prime to date. 45,2000 of Goose Island IPA. Baldwinsville NY to Jacksonville FL.

DWI:

Driving While Intoxicated

OOS:

When a violation by either a driver or company is confirmed, an out-of-service order removes either the driver or the vehicle from the roadway until the violation is corrected.

Carl S.'s Comment
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reefer trailer loaded with kegs of beer with load-locks

Reefer:

A refrigerated trailer.

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