However, the problem shown here is easily remedied and it doesn't appear that any real damage was done. Not knowing all the circumstances, management putting haul trucks with tailgates like these into a situation hauling shot rock is probably not the smartest decision made there.
They should have been taken off beforehand.
Yeah, they should have been removed.
The Ecco salesman should have seen that. But there always seems to be a huge communication problem between the customer, the salesman and our main office.
Been like that for ever, and unless someone has a rectal-cranial removal I don't see it changing.
Truth is....some people just don't give a cr@p about the kind of work they do.
As the Volvo was driving by, I jumped out and tried to get him to stop so I could bust up the rock. Another teamster who was leaving the dump site stopped and tried to hold the driver from dumping.
I'm not sure what all was said, but he continued on to the dump site and the end result is shown in the pics.
I was already on the phone to the office to let them know what had happened. I also sent them some pics via my camera phone.
We had tried to stop the driver from dumping, but he did so anyways knowing that things would go bad.
I can't stand working with people who make our employer look bad. He just didn't care. If I were king, he'd be out of a job.
From the beginning there was little or no communication between the Foreman, the operators/drivers, the salesman and the office.
The gates should have been pulled off or they should have used trucks that had no gates. There were 4 on the job.
The salesman gets the runners up Exlax award for not sending the right equipment.
The foreman also gets a runners up Exlax award for not routing his trucks in a better manner.
The 988 operator who works for the same company as I do gets the 2nd place Exlax award. He should have known better.
If he didn't, he does now. The first place Exlax award goes to the teamster. He should have known better and chances are he did.
He was even warned but went on anyways. That alone tells me that he should be fired. And thats exactly what I let the office know.
One of my biggest pet peeves is people who abuse equipment.
Equipment that I end up running and I end up repairing.
At times a piece will go down thanks to some jerks abuse.
Now my lively hood is at stake. That I will not tolerate.
I'll be the first one to make a call or send a pic or video of someone trashing our equipment. I don't have a problem with someone getting fired either.
Like I said before, I didn't come here to make friends, I came here to make money!
Oh.....I just love my job...:drinkup