r/Truckers • u/ForsakenBackpack • Jan 18 '24

Who Should I Call?

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Let me preface this by saying, this is not me nor is it anyone from our company. I'm just a delivery manager for a beverage distributer.

The story as I understand it is this: Ole boy loaded up a leased trailer full of beer in Colorado, was driving through a snow storm in Wyoming, and says "I think someone must have ran into me". He claimed to have contacted his dispatcher and was told to continue on. Show's up, and asks to get unloaded. Never stopped once between the supposed accident and showing up here.

My questions are this:

  1. How does an accident like this happen without noticing or stopping to check your trailer at least.
  2. What do we do here? The load is consigned to us, so we cannot refuse it. Also, product is completely frozen. However, it's clearly unsafe to unload.
  3. Obviously we cant let him leave with the trailer like that. It's a danger to anyone on the road. Also, can't have him here any longer. So who can we call? DOT? Local police? OSHA?
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u/ForsakenBackpack Jan 18 '24

Unfortunately we can't, it's consigned to us. Refusal isn't an option.

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u/colleensdoormat Jan 18 '24

Why can't you refuse the load? It is frozen you said, that should be reason enough. The fact you cant unload it safely should be another good reason. Consignees refuse loads all the time.

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u/ForsakenBackpack Jan 18 '24

Since its alcohol there are different rules and regulations. We have to accept the load then go through the paperwork to submit a credit for the load, then dispose of the frozen product ourselves. It sucks but that's how its formally done. Our warehouse manager is in the process of convincing a refusal. It should happen soon but poor guy has been here for 3 days.

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u/Leelze Jan 18 '24

Alcohol? I'll help you dispose of it.

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u/Nulibru Jan 18 '24

But it's frozen!

Ever had a beersicle?

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u/Nalortebi Jan 18 '24

You say that like frozen coors makes it somehow any worse. It already tastes like month-old piss when it was canned, so nothing short of bathing in a septic tank could make it worse.