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22NDND ANNUALANNUALCCIB INTERMODALCCIB INTERMODAL
SEMINARSEMINAR
A TRUCKER’S VIEWPRESENTED BY:
CUSHING TRANSPORTATION
DALE C. MAZZUCA
INSPECTION &INSPECTION &INTERCHANGE PROCESSINTERCHANGE PROCESS
AS SEEN BY THECARRIER AND ITS
DRIVER
PERSPECTIVEPERSPECTIVE
VIEW CHANGESDEPENDING ONHOW CLOSE ORINVOLVED YOUARE
THE FARTHERREMOVED - THEBETTER
OUTSIDE LOOKING INOUTSIDE LOOKING IN
FROM A DISTANCEEVERYTHING IS ASIT SHOULD BE
CLOSING INCLOSING IN
NOT ALWAYS AS CALM AS EXPECTED
THINGS CAN GET ROUGH
SURFACE TENSIONSURFACE TENSION
BAD DAY DOESN’T HELP
AND IT CAN GET WORSE
WHO DO I TRUST WHEN IT GOES BAD?
UP CLOSEUP CLOSE
HOPEFULLYEQUIPMENT IS“OK” AND THEREARE NO PROBLEMS
UP CLOSEUP CLOSE --EXPECTATIONSEXPECTATIONS
EVERYINTERCHANGEWITH NOPROBLEMS ANDNO REGRETS
ONLY GOODSURPRISES AND A“SMILE” EVERYTIME
UP CLOSEUP CLOSE ““AND PERSONALAND PERSONAL””
THE REALITY OF ITTHE REALITY OF IT
IF YOU DON’T PAYATTENTION –SOONER OR LATERSOMEONE’SGONNA TAKE ABITE OUT OF YOU
““CHUMMING THE WATERCHUMMING THE WATER””
INCONSISTENT INSPECTIONPROCEDURES
VARIED DEFECT INTERPRETATION
LACK OF TIMELY REPAIRS
MIS-DIRECTED ASSIGNMENT OFRESPONSIBILITY
TRUCKERTRUCKER’’S VIEWS VIEW
TRYING TO KEEP OUR HEADSABOVE WATER
ORIENTATIONORIENTATION
EACH OF OUR DRIVERS GOES THROUGHAN EXTENSIVE ORIENTATION
THEY ARE GIVEN THE MOST ACCURATE,UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION AND TOOLS
NAME OF THE GAME - CYA
INCONSISTENT INSPECTIONSINCONSISTENT INSPECTIONSAND INTERPRETATIONSAND INTERPRETATIONS
“WHAT WE GOT HERE IS A FAILURETO COMMUNICATE"
NO SUCH THING AS “OLD DAMAGE”
WHAT GETS DOCUMENTED?
DON’T WORRY – “ IT’S OWNERRESPONSIBILITY”
WHEN IS IT DAMAGE?
PREPRE--AGSAGS
PRIOR TO 4/11/07 – SOME GATES REFUSEDTO INCLUDE “OLD DAMAGE”
ON 3/19/07 OUTGATE DRIVER ADVISESGATE PERSONNEL REFUSES TODOCUMENT "OLD DAMAGE" ON OUTGATEINSPECTION - L/FRONT CORNER POST CUT,LSF PANEL 5” CAULKED CUT, LSR 5BROKEN POSTS AND R/DOOR GASKETMISSING.
PREPRE--AGSAGS
GATES REFUSED TO INCLUDE “OLDDAMAGE” ON 12/18/06 OUTGATES
GATE INSPECTOR (JC) REFUSING TOINCLUDE THE FOLLOWING “OLDDAMAGE” ON J1: 2 POSTS CUT LSC AND 2POSTS CUT RSC.
GATE INSPECTOR (JC) REFUSING TOINCLUDE THE FOLLOWING “OLDDAMAGE” ON J1: LSF PANEL 6" TAPEDCUT, 1 LSC POST CUT, 3 LSR POSTSBROKEN AND RSR POST BROKEN.
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OUTGATE 8/10/0805:49AM
NO DAMAGE NOTED –INTERNALINSPECTIONREVEALED NOVISIBLE DAYLIGHTOR WET CONDITIONS
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ARRIVED ATCUSTOMER 145MILES AWAY
OLD REPAIR TOROOF DAMAGEFAILED ATHIGHWAY SPEEDS
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CUSTOMERREFUSED TO LOAD
“PIN” HOLES ATREAR HAD BEENPROPERLYREPAIRED – NOTTHE FRONT
145 MILES BACKTO CHICAGO
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RAIL CHOSE TO HAVE UNITTERMINATED FOR REPAIR
INGATE 8/12/08 12:02PM
WE DRAGGED THIS TO & FROMWISCONSIN AND THEN BACK TO THERAIL - 300 MILES FOR FREE!!
TRAILER RADIUS DAMAGETRAILER RADIUS DAMAGE -- 11
OUTGATED 8/20/0819:38
DAMAGE ONINSPECTIONINCLUDED: LFRADIUS CUT 6-12”
TRAILER RADIUS DAMAGETRAILER RADIUS DAMAGE -- 22
OLD DAMAGEIMPROPERLYREPAIRED WITHCAULK HAD SPLITOPEN
THIS SEPARATIONWAS TAPED BYOUR DRIVERBEFORE INGATING
TRAILER RADIUS DAMAGETRAILER RADIUS DAMAGE –– 33
WITH TAPE JOB CLEARLY VISIBLE,INGATE OF 8/22/08 16:51 SHOWED ONLYBUMPER BENT - NO RADIUS DAMAGE
SUBSEQUENT INTERCHANGES REVEALED:
O/G 8/26/08 17:48 LF RADIUS “BENT
I/G 8/29/08 12:56 NO DAMAGE
O/G 9/2/08 09:05 NO DAMAGE
FLOOR INSPECTIONSFLOOR INSPECTIONS ––BEFOREBEFORE
DRIVER’SINTERIORINSPECTIONINCLUDES AVISUAL &WALKTHROUGH
FLOOR INSPECTIONFLOOR INSPECTION --AFTERAFTER
THE INTERNALINSPECTION OF A
DRIVER WEIGHINGABOUT 200# DOESNOT COMPARE TOTHE FORCES OF A
SEVERALTHOUSAND # LIFTTRUCK EMPTY OR
LOADED
LATENT DEFECTSLATENT DEFECTS
WHAT IS A DRIVEREXPECTED TONOTICE?
CHASSIS FRAMERAILS WHENCONTAINER ISMOUNTED ANDSECURED PROPERLY?
“BENT” DOORHARDWARE ONSEALED UNITS?
DOCUMENTED DAMAGE ORDOCUMENTED DAMAGE ORIS IT?IS IT?
WHEN DAMAGE IS REPORTED, WHOSERESPONSIBILITY IS IT TO NOTATE IT PROPERLY?
EVERY RAIL/CY HAS DIFFERENT CODES,COMPONENTS, ENTRIES AVAILABLE.
REPORTED AS BENT “FUEL TANK BENT”
GATE INSPECTOR NOTED DAMAGE AS “BROKENREEFER UNIT UNDERNEATH”
DAMAGEDAMAGE
ONE GOAL FOR ALL ANDALL FOR ONE GOAL
ALL DAMAGE ACCURATELYDOCUMENTED
TIRESTIRES
UNTIL SUCH TIME AS ALL UNITS HAVETUBELESS RADIALS WITH PSI OR SOLIDRUBBER TIRES – WE ALL WILL HAVEISSUES
BLOWOUTS
IMPACT BREAKS
CUT TIRES & RUN FLATS
FLAT SPOTS(SLID FLATS/SKID FLATS)
BLOWOUTSBLOWOUTS
BLOWOUTS HAVE BEEN GONE FOR SEVENYEARS, YET THEY OCCUR
DRIVERS CALL THEM IN AS BLOWOUTS
VENDORS USED BY THE DESIGNATEDROAD SERVICE PROVIDERS STILL USETHAT DESCRIPTION ON SOME REPAIRTICKETS AT TIMES
IMPACT BREAKSIMPACT BREAKS
AN IMPACT BREAK RARELY OCCURRED(OR WAS IDENTIFIED) UP UNTIL A FEWYEARS AGO
EITHER TIRE TECHNOLOGY ANDWORKMANSHIP HAS GONE BY THEWAYSIDE ALONG WITH TIRE DEBRIS, ORTHIS IS THE NEW CATCH ALL RESULTINGIN CARRIER RESPONSIBILITY
UNFORTUNATELY, THE FAILURE RARELYOCCURS WHILE IN POSSESSION OF THESAME CARRIER THAT CAUSED THE“IMPACT”
CUT TIRESCUT TIRES
AAR RULES SPECIFY: “TIRE SIDEWALLCUT/PUNCTURED THROUGH ONE ORMORE PLIES OF FABRIC”
DURING OUTGATE GATE DETERMINEDNOT A DEFECT – “TIRE SERVICEABLE”
DURING INGATE AT THE SAME RAMP,SUPERFICIAL CUT NOW “QUALIFIED ASCUT TIRE”
RUN FLATSRUN FLATS
OBVIOUS RUN FLATS - SHREDDED ORHAVE STEMS SUCKED IN ARE NOT ISSUES.
THE VARIOUS RULES INCLUDING AARAND OSHA INCLUDES TIRES THAT AREUNDERINFLATED BY 20%
“HARD” TIRES HAVE BEEN DOCUMENTEDAS RUN FLATS WITHOUT ANYJUSTIFICATION
SLID FLAT (FLAT SPOTS)SLID FLAT (FLAT SPOTS)
TIRES THAT ARE SKID TO OR THROUGHTHE CORD ARE NOT AT ISSUE
CLEARLY OBVIOUS – TREAD DEPTHS NOTREQUIRED
FLAT SPOTS (OR NOT)?FLAT SPOTS (OR NOT)?
AAR RULES SPECIFY “A FLAT SPOT OCCURSWHICH REMOVES 4/32” WHEN COMPARED TO THEREMAINING TREAD
VAST MAJORITY OF INSPECTIONS DO NOTINCLUDE ANY TREAD DEPTHS
FLAT SPOTS (OR NOT)?FLAT SPOTS (OR NOT)?
DIAGONAL WEAR – MULTIPLE FLAT SPOTTING
A FEW TYPES OF IRREGULAR WEAR MAYRESEMBLE FLAT SPOTS, BUT ACTUALLY RESULTFROM AND/OR ARE ACCENTUATED BY OTHERDEFICIENCIES; BEARINGS, TOE-OUT,MISMOUNTING, MISMATCHING, INFLATION ANDMIS-ALIGNMENT.
WHO IS RESPONSIBLE?WHO IS RESPONSIBLE?
RESPONSIBILITYRESPONSIBILITY -- 11 WHEN A TIRE HAS A “CUT” – HOW CAN IT
REMAIN IN SERVICE AND CONTINUE TOBE INTERCHANGED?
CAN A “FLAT SPOTTED” TIRE REMAIN INSERVICE FOR SEVERAL MONTHS BEFOREBEING CHANGED?
IF A TIRE (FLAT SPOT) DEFECT IS NOTEDDURING AN INGATE, BUT THE CHASSIS ISOUTGATED MINUTES LATER, HOW CANTHE CARRIER BE BILLED BASED ON ANESTIMATE FOR AN INTERCHANGE WHENTHE CHASSIS WAS STILL IN CARRIERPOSSESSION?
RESPONSIBILITYRESPONSIBILITY --22
IF ANY EMPTY COMES FROM ONE RAIL,BUT IS LOADED TO ANOTHER RAIL – IS ITNO MAN’S LAND?
IF A RAIL CONTROLLED UNIT IS HELDOUT BY AN IMC FOR UNLOAD/RELOADFOR OVER 10 DAYS – SHOULD THECARRIER OR IMC BE RESPONSIBLE FORBRAKE VALVE REPAIRS?
RESPONSIBILITYRESPONSIBILITY -- 33
WHEN A CONTAINER IS MOUNTEDON AN OBVIOUS DEFECTIVECHASSIS, HOW IS THAT THECARRIER’S PROBLEM?
“ALL YA GOTTA DO”
COMMUNICATIONCOMMUNICATION
OUR COMMUNICATION NOW
WE MAY NOT BE ON THE SAME TEAM –BUT WE NEED TO USE THE SAMEPLAYBOOK
COOPERATIONCOOPERATION
LET’S PLAY THE GAME RIGHT AND WORKTOGETHER
WE CAN SINK OUR TEETH INTO THIS PROBLEM