Bulshit Ray..... we’ve been through this topic several times.
You are talking armed forces. Climbing up telephone poles. Those workers working for telephone companies.
I’m talking about dirty jobs like farming or slaughter house etc etc etc.
In my case alone. I need summer workers that will empty my shipping containers that we receive 7 containers a week. Inside is about 130°f. We have whiteys or blacks American applying but 99% after 5 to 10 minutes they just walked out. Most of these kids are college degrees.
Who stick around? Mexicans or Asians. I paid $32. temp agency. They are getting paid $26/hour lifting 2 to 4 lbs. boxes.
So you don’t give me this shit about...... Pay them right wages Americans will work.
Well they must be paying enough here because we have Americans unloading containers every single day. Unlike your company, the good employers have dock lights with high speed fans attached to blow cool air into the containers for the workers to work. They also work in tag-teams where one group can take a short break and get some water while the other team unloads for a while. They even switch tow motor drivers with the unloaders. Not a problem. I see it nearly every day.
Yes, trailers get hot in the summer. I've unloaded my own trailer many times with a pallet jack. My employer has no problems with how long it takes me in the severe hot or cold weather.
Another bulshit Ray. You are putting words in my mouth.
Yes of course we have docks lights, portable AC, 15 minutes breaks every 45 minutes rotations etc etc etc. We do all that shit Ray just to keep them around. Because when they walked tits very costly.
Well you can't give me that Americans won't do the job nonsense. You can bullshit other people, but you can't bullshit somebody that's been in the transportation industry for over three decades. I've been to plenty of container ports and warehouses in my time. Well over 95% are Americans doing that job.
As far emptying a containers.
Like I already said. You stupidly assumed that every locations, companies and states are logistically operate the same way you do your job as a truck driver..
If you tell me that is how you do your job as truck driver and empty your containers. I will respect that and I will not even disagree because there’s always differences.
So let me explain to you see how IGNORANT you are.
Aside from 7 containers that we received from pier we also received 16 wheelers truck containers regularly.
At the back of my building. I only have 2 shipping docks. Where an 18 wheelers truck or a trailer with a container can just back up. The flooring of the warehouse and inside of the containers are level at each other.
Meaning. We can unload 2 containers at the same time . You can just roll in couple of pallet jacks, lights, large fan, portable AC, ice coolers. Peace of cake. It take at least 2 to 3 hours to empty a containers that includes breaks.
HERE’S the problem. While we are unloading 2 containers. Most of the time 2 or 4 or 5 containers will arrive at the same time. NOW WHAT?
Those truck drivers are not going to wait 4 to 5 hours.
Solutions. They just neatly leave the containers lined up at each other 45 feet away from the shipping dock.
That is when it’s get harder for the logistics people because we cannot move those containers close to the shipping docks.
Inside the containers is about 130°F. Then they bring out portable generators and ac with ice coolers. It’s a 2 man team inside the container rotate every 40 minutes............ THIS is the time we experience a lot of employees just walk out and quit. NO whiteys ( rare) that will dare or even try.
Then 2 forks lift operations to catch from the ground to the shipping dock.
SOLUTIONS .... I need a new building with 8 to 10 shipping docks. Currently I only have 2.