If he delivers here again.

Last week when there was ice and snow on our driveway, and the entry into our lot was slick.

This Dayton Freight truck driver stopped on the street.

When he came in and told me he had a delivery for us, I simply told him he needed to back into our lot or swing wide for our driveway and back up to the dock.



"Oh, I couldn't do that."



"WHY NOT?"



"Oh, my truck is too long, and I couldn't turn around back there, plus there is too much traffic on this street."



"Sir, all the other truckers are able to do so. And as for the traffic.. Sir, they will stop when they see you start backing up. I have yet to see anybody crashing in under any truck backing in here."

He insisted that he would not be able to do so.

So I got on the phone and called the shop man to the front to talk to him. After all he is the one who would have to unload this truck on the street. Now our fork lift is okay, but would it be able to go onto the street to unload whatever he had for us?
This driver refused to even hear about coming into our lot. David brought the fork lift into the front lot....and then had to help carry the heavy curb over and put it onto the fork lift so he could take it back to our dock.

Later David informed me that he told the man that the next time he delivered anything to us, he best come into our lot from the 3rd or 4th lane. There was plenty of room in our back lot to turn around. WAY TO GO DAVID!

Today I couldn't get my camera out fast enough to get this truck coming in the front gate, he came in from the 4th lane, even missed my car which sits right inside the gate. Also missed the post on the other side. And he did not stop and back up to get into our lot.
I ran to the back door and I catch him 3/4 in his turn around already.

I went out back and told David he had a trucker out there....and I wanted to know how long his rig was. His reply was I could ask the trucker myself. I don't think he thought I would, but I opened the side door and when he got out of his truck opening the back of the truck, I called out to him) Hey sir: can you tell me how long your rig is?"

53 Ft was his reply..... I thanked him and went back to my desk.

YES, 53 ft and he came into our lot and turned that rig totally around. He did not even back in like some of the guys who come into our lot.....

I think trucker # 1 should take lessons from trucker # 2 I'm pretty sure truck # 2 was bigger then truck # 1....

I can't wait till trucker # 1 comes to deliver something to us again... I know have proof it can be done.

I am told that he was here once before and made David come to the street for that shipment too. Might be interesting to see if what David told him that he wasn't going to unload shipments on the street, that is why we had a dock out back and a lot big enough for him to turn around.