The episode with Carolina, now ABF, was interesteing. It taught me to
NEVER sign for anything until I've done a thorough inspection. No
matter how impatient the driver is. When Carolina called to deliver the
second tower after we had won our case I told their dispatcher to tell
the driver to "bring lunch" as myself and my helpers would be going over
the tower with a magnifying glass.
Also as an addendum, one of Carolina Freight's VPs nearly got charged
with barratry (unlicensed practice of law) in Texas as he was
representing himself as an attorney in the pre-trial proceedings my
volunteer counsel K5LP filed in court here. He wasn't a licensed
attorney in any state period. K5LP was the area representative for the
State Bar of Texas' Bar Grievance Committee, the committee which votes
to discipline attorneys and also decides if the Bar will go after
someone for practicing law without a license, in addition to a local
district attorney.
Another thing we had to do in order to get any help from Tri-Ex, was to
also name them as a defendant. This forced them to also put pressure on
Carolina to settle out of court, which they finally did. By the way the
"new" undamaged tower has been up in my backyard since 1993.
Tom, WW5L
NØATH wrote:
>Tom - Carolina sold to ABF around 4 + years ago - probably longer - I forget -
>The drivers job and the contract ( Bill of Lading ) stipulates the carriers
>responsibility is to get the freight to the rear of the truck. Anything beyond
>the rear of the trailer is not covered by the carriers insurance, unless, the
>driver trys to help you with your freight and some how damages it in the
>unloading process. Then he has the problem of explaining to his superiors why
>he was trying to help out side of his work area and damaged your freight in a
>location that he should have never been in. I know it doesn't look good for
>the driver but I am sure he had obviously been over the coals before. Contrary
>to belief of several, there is also a substantial charge for a notify before
>delivery. And if you want to know what would really tick you, wait to see what
>the charge is for the freight company to handle your money if you have
>something shipped C.O.D. - It costs you an extreme amount for you to trust
>them with your cash.
> On a more merry note - if your shipper pays the shipping they will tell
> you that you cannot specify what company transports or delivers your goods.
> You on the other hand while not being able to specify who does, MAY specify
> who you do not want on your property or hauling your merchandise. Which could
> be ANY of several different lines until you do get the one you want.
>Cheers / NØATH
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Tom Anderson" <WW5L@gte.net>
>To: "Steve - Jax" <steve01@mchsi.com>
>Cc: "Tower Reflecter" <towertalk@contesting.com>
>Sent: Thursday, September 29, 2005 4:37 PM
>Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Heavy Tower Delivery
>
>
>Steve:
>
>When my TriEX (now Tashjian) WT51 crankup arrived I had a half dozen
>ham friends over and they helped lift it off the truck. The driver did
>nothing but stand there and complain how long it was taking us to unload
>it. But after Carolina Freight had damaged with a forklift my earlier
>tower I wasn't taking any chances and did a thorough inspection and just
>told the driver he'd have to wait before I signed anything. In the
>earlier tower episode I had to file suit against Carolina Freight to get
>them to pay for a new tower. They stated that I had on purpose damaged
>it so I could file a claim, when one of their freight handlers on a
>freight dock someplace had rammed a forklift into it and sprung several
>welds. Thank goodness for ARRL volunteer counsels like K5LP.
>Carolina at least did call a day in advance before delivery as they said
>I had to have enough people here because their driver would do nothing
>to help.
>
>Tom, WW5L
>
>
>
>Steve - Jax wrote:
>
>
>
>>Im interested in buying a US Tower or Tasijan tower but can't figure out how
>>to get it off the truck when it shows up. Do they let you know when the
>>truck will arrive? How do i get it ( 600-800 pounds) off the truck if its
>>just me and the driver? Appreciate any comment
>>
>>Steve W9HA
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