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[quad decade guy]

So sometimes I see feeders come through our yard that blow past stop signs, speed around the building, pop their dolly, spin the landing gear, bang boom smash their next set together and then burn out into traffic and they’re gone.

In package we call these knuckleheads runners. What do you guys call them in feeders?

Normal

 

[ManInBrown]

So sometimes I see feeders come through our yard that blow past stop signs, speed around the building, pop their dolly, spin the landing gear, bang boom smash their next set together and then burn out into traffic and they’re gone.

In package we call these knuckleheads runners. What do you guys call them in feeders?

Idiots. For the majority I see most feeder drivers are overly cautious in the yard, on the road. But you’ll always have knuckleheads like anything else.

 

[over9five]

So sometimes I see feeders come through our yard that blow past stop signs, speed around the building, pop their dolly, spin the landing gear, bang boom smash their next set together and then burn out into traffic and they’re gone.

In package we call these knuckleheads runners. What do you guys call them in feeders?

You must be a supervisor to have the time to stand there and watch that whole process.

 

[quad decade guy]

You must be a supervisor to have the time to stand there and watch that whole process.

It happens every few moments on my yard. While building a set....that's 30 minutes....

Inbounding....

 

[NAHimGOOD]

Myodb

 

[retiredTxfeeder]

So sometimes I see feeders come through our yard that blow past stop signs, speed around the building, pop their dolly, spin the landing gear, bang boom smash their next set together and then burn out into traffic and they’re gone.

In package we call these knuckleheads runners. What do you guys call them in feeders?

Mileage drivers.

 

[retiredTxfeeder]

Interesting.

I was in feeders 30 years. I never once worked on a mileage job. When I had longer runs early in my career, they were all hourly. towards the end of my career, I preferred local runs, which didn't have enough miles to make it feasible to pay mileage. But over the years, I saw how a lot of the mileage guys drove in the yard, especially the out of town guys who came into our hub.

 

[Yeet]

It happens every few moments on my yard. While building a set....that's 30 minutes....

Inbounding....

30 minutes to build a set with both loads ready in the yard is being efficient. Not rushing.

 

[Yeet]

I was in feeders 30 years. I never once worked on a mileage job. When I had longer runs early in my career, they were all hourly. towards the end of my career, I preferred local runs, which didn't have enough miles to make it feasible to pay mileage. But over the years, I saw how a lot of the mileage guys drove in the yard, especially the out of town guys who came into our hub.

Local ain’t for the faint of heart. You’re gonna work.

 

[Jones]

Local ain’t for the faint of heart. You’re gonna work.

Only if you never spent any time in package. I definitely preferred being local.

 

[Yeet]

Only if you never spent any time in package. I definitely preferred being local.

It’s easy compared to package but for these old feeder heads that run one and done, it’s work.

 

[retiredTxfeeder]

Local ain’t for the faint of heart. You’re gonna work.

I usually had 2-3 CPU's on my runs. Most were just hook and drop, but one I had to load myself. Nobody wanted to cover my job when I was on vacation. Usually the bottom guy on coverage got stuck with it. Later in the night, I ran 3 or 4 center loads and did a lineup before I FW.

 

[Coldworld]

Only if you never spent any time in package. I definitely preferred being local.

You can get some good nap time on local runs… especially waiting on end of sorts and air pulls…but local does suck when they try to change your schedule or you have to call dispatch 10 times a night because they have no loads on you.

 

[Coldworld]

Only if you never spent any time in package. I definitely preferred being local.

Lol…I would do any run in feeder.. including shifting..any hours…before I would go back to pkg to do their “best route”… nope

 

[Buffet Master]

So sometimes I see feeders come through our yard that blow past stop signs, speed around the building, pop their dolly, spin the landing gear, bang boom smash their next set together and then burn out into traffic and they’re gone.

In package we call these knuckleheads runners. What do you guys call them in feeders?

I'm just trying to get rid of my pee bottles and use the microwave to heat up my second lunch. And quite often I'm about touching cloth and need to drop a freshie. That time ain't built in my schedule. Plus I'm trying to get after it to get home for supper. Quit judging and stay out of the crosswalks.

 

[Coldworld]

"It's all there."

Classic you, harsh claims with not a shred of evidentiary support.

Yes, an effective communicator. It's clear to you that I don't like your tone, and your self-image of grandeur, and your consistent playing of the role of "victim," because I've effectively communicated this to you.

Perhaps you should tell me exactly what you mean by "I'm willing to close that chasm." so that I don't misinterpret any suggestions or implications as a result of my own construct.

Congrats on derailing another thread with your "victim" status.

this is a hilarious video from back in the day….can you guess which one is quad??

 

[Jones]

You can get some good nap time on local runs… especially waiting on end of sorts and air pulls…but local does suck when they try to change your schedule or you have to call dispatch 10 times a night because they have no loads on you.

Right on both counts, some nights I got more sleep at work than I did at home. "Hey we need you to go to the airport...."

 

[Coldworld]

Right on both counts, some nights I got more sleep at work than I did at home. "Hey we need you to go to the airport...."

Airport is code for sleepy time

 

[Jones]

Airport is code for sleepy time

One morning the plane was late due to a bird strike in Louisville, I slept for like 5 hours and then had to bobtail back to the building cuz I was out of hours.

 

[Coldworld]

One morning the plane was late due to a bird strike in Louisville, I slept for like 5 hours and then had to bobtail back to the building cuz I was out of hours.

That’s good work..lol