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Originally Posted by MikeK
Hmm.. LTL freight is sometimes a nightmare.
Two weeks ago I ordered a 25' I beam to make a hoist trolley. I specified that I needed an end delivery with a skid-loader as I had no loading dock and needed it placed on the ground at the destination. That cost an extra $130. Gave them contact numbers to call ahead, etc. Yesterday the shippers tracking showed they had not even picked it up from the steel yard.
The doorbell rings, it's a 90 lb gal with a 40' enclosed semi from a different shipper with the beam. Picked up, subcontracted/ handed off, no call ahead forwarded, tracking useless, wrong truck type, no way to unload. I think my I beam is somewhere in Addison, IL. now.
Next time I'll just order 25 one-foot beams, send them parcel post and weld together however many actually get delivered.
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Mike, we truly feel your pain. The economy is very strong which means the good employees are taken (-and employers are nervous at trying to retain them!!), and now the new service industry workforce has been taken from fast-food restaurant's employee base and they have moved them up into the service counter jobs.
Companies are absolutely overwhelmed at trying to train new employees. I recently attended an all-day seminar on how to train & work Millennials in the modern workforce. One moment I had sheer laughter on my face and the next moment I had sheer panic on my face. Predictions are that the Millennial and Generation Z workforce will become the next crippling factor for the economy.