Trucks

Delivery trucks are the backbone of the haulage industry as they are the vehicles that take the all important goods and distribute them between wholesalers and retailers in towns and cities. Let’s look at the role of these great vehicles and the people who drive them to get an appreciation of just how important these are to our society and the continued trade that it relies on so heavily.

The first you know about them is when you see them blocking the road outside the store you want to visit. Don’t be too hard on the driver, as he’s only doing his job and its tough enough trying to deliver stock to a store when there is nowhere else to park up. The last thing a delivery truck driver wants is to have to park a block or more away from the store he is delivering to and having to walk with a load of goods while having to lock up the truck every time he has to leave it to make the journey by foot to the store.

Delivery trucks are everywhere going about their business keeping stores stocked up with the stuff we need to buy, as well as keeping wholesalers turning over while smaller outlets need to get the odd car trunk full of odds and ends for the stores. They keep industry moving by making sure that the goods that are needed are always being supplied before they run out and without them we would all grind to an unceremonious halt!

So spare a thought for the driver next time you see a delivery truck getting stuck in traffic, or having to park in a bad neighborhood to deliver to stores and fearing for his safety and that of his cargo. Its not always such a nice job to do, but somebody’s got to do it!

Trucks

Some people stand in wonder at how a truck loader can get so much stuff into a semi trailer. Its pretty much an art form, but there is a knack to packing a trailer the right way so that not only does all the stuff fit in, the cargo fits in tight so that it doesn’t move once the truck is on the road and rolling.

What does it take to fill a large semi truck trailer?

Well, an experienced driver and loader together can expertly pack a huge load into the trailer. They generally start with the stuff that is pretty square, so all wooden crates that will stack on top of each other should slide in tight side by side to fill the entire width of the trailer ad as high as they can go all the way at the end farthest from the loading doors. Then any large items of furniture and other similar square shapes that can stack go in front and as high as is safe to do so. Same with pallet loads that have been packed and wrapped correctly. On top of those go cardboard boxes and things like beds, mattresses and whatever you can get on top. if there is room at the top of all of that, stuff like pillows, cushions, smaller boxes, soft bags and suitcases etc. Mirrors and the like can slide down the sides of boxes or crates suitably covered to protect them.

The entire load that goes into a semi trailer always looks twice as big as the trailer itself and this is often why people stand in amazement at just how it all goes in and often with a big space left empty near the rear doors!

Trucks