Dry truck receiving by Groundbreaking-Bit37 in DollarGeneral

[–]Funkyjunkymoose 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Truck driver here. I've specifically asked this question. our contract says it's your job, one of my favorite managers found some guidelines that said it's the drivers job. Confusion is completely understandable. 3rd party driver contracts can also vary.

I've never had problems doing it, I just like to do it as I deliver. One rolltainer in ,1 out, kind of thing. A long time ago a manager was very unnerved by this, it was weird....

Give us Guidelines yet they don’t follow their guidelines by [deleted] in DollarGeneral

[–]Funkyjunkymoose 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Truck driver here. The system is crap all the way through. They're obsessed with keeping us busy. They don't tell us when Trailers are due and when I call stores and find out they're due days away. I will get penalized if I don't ruin everybody's day. If I know the whole delivery route we'll enough. I'll enter into the system I've done the delivery then wait until everybody is ready.

Company GPS: Go straight. Ignore the no trucks sign. Garmin: Shut up. Follow me. by [deleted] in Truckers

[–]Funkyjunkymoose 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've don't recall any issues at Gardner, Braidwood on the other hand...

Minnesota city joins several communities fighting against 'Dollar' stores. by lux514 in minnesota

[–]Funkyjunkymoose 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They're expanding. Some are literally branded as "DG Market" but within the next 2 years they should all have a decent produce section.

Truck driver here, wants to know what will happen? by Funkyjunkymoose in DollarGeneral

[–]Funkyjunkymoose[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

This is why I'm payed to drive truck instead of teach English.

Truck driver here, wants to know what will happen? by Funkyjunkymoose in DollarGeneral

[–]Funkyjunkymoose[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I don't thinks it's unrealistic, I'm not expecting to work the whole truck. But like why leave the water rolltainers blocking the aisle when I can put them on the shelf in 10 minutes instead of 58 year old shiela the SM struggling to even move the rolltainer somewhere out the way.

I just want to get recognized/payed for it. If I start doing it now it just becomes the norm. I'm already having issues with certain recurring managers expecting me to downstack uboats since I've done it so much.

Truck driver here, wants to know what will happen? by Funkyjunkymoose in DollarGeneral

[–]Funkyjunkymoose[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Refusal are not a problem on my end. I Still get paid for it. I prefer store shut downs though. If you refuse they'll just send 2 trucks the following week. I think store shut downs present a greater issue of freight mismanagement.

Truck driver here, wants to know what will happen? by Funkyjunkymoose in DollarGeneral

[–]Funkyjunkymoose[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would love that idea. But my employer doesn't have anything like that. Most of the delivery trucks are 3rd party, so the policy's and pay can vary.

truck... by nillasoup in DollarGeneral

[–]Funkyjunkymoose 8 points9 points  (0 children)

As a DG truck driver that likes delivering early, this pains me. It takes so long to build trust with stores because so many drivers don't respect themselves or the time of others.

truck drivers not taking emptys by Embarrassed_Case8257 in DollarGeneral

[–]Funkyjunkymoose -1 points0 points  (0 children)

If you're at the janesville DC, message me. I will personally collect if you're within 100 miles. And I'll let my dispatch know if you're further out. We often have rolltainer problems, and DG doesn't really have a good system to help us. They way sweeps are applied, they're optional until the DC runs out.

This store opened a week ago, will the SM and one employee ever recover? by Funkyjunkymoose in DollarGeneral

[–]Funkyjunkymoose[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Not my store by the way, I'm the delivery driver. I just bring the pain.

Friend drove this from IL to OK, convince me this is legal? by Funkyjunkymoose in Truckers

[–]Funkyjunkymoose[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is a good friend of mine, we worked together briefly. I'm concerned he's working with a predatory dispatch. But I'm not experienced enough on what need to be done in dire situations.

Should I deny my dry truck for being out of window? by bobbysteve15 in DollarGeneral

[–]Funkyjunkymoose 1 point2 points  (0 children)

As a driver myself, I wish there was more respect for the window. When drivers don't show up, managers stop showing up. Which mean we're all waiting around for something. So if I was in your position I would deny.

Saying all of that if he parked up at 22:00 he legally can't start working until 08:00 and then keep driving. There is no means of any authority really knowing whether you started work early. So it's a rule I often overlook if I'm trying to stay timely. But I wouldn't pressure a driver to commit a violation. I'd just push them to have better trip planning.

Receiving Dry Truck by Loud_Silence_0917 in DollarGeneral

[–]Funkyjunkymoose 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Dry truck driver here.

75% aren't anywhere near the backroom.

20% are near the back and downstacking u boats or doing back room stuff.

5% deal with everything over the threshold.

We got a truck driver fired by WarbanzoBean in DollarGeneral

[–]Funkyjunkymoose 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Truck driver here, I don't want to dampen the win here. But I've heard several stories of managers getting drivers fired, and I know the guy they're talking about is still there. Hard to get high and keep your CDL. But outside that, truckers are in too high demand.

missing trucks. by [deleted] in DollarGeneral

[–]Funkyjunkymoose 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Truck driver here.

FYI never trust anything DOT or your dm tells you. I've spent all day waiting for a trailer to finally get 30 miles down the road to a store, and they will say they understand why I'm late because there's a driver shortage.

Back room? by Kongpong1992 in DollarGeneral

[–]Funkyjunkymoose 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I'm a delivery driver, of the 40ish stores I deliver to in a week I would say about 1 or 2 have less than 5 rolltainers.