Saturday night, I went to drop my loaded trailer in Springville, UT. I asked the customer for an empty to take to my next customer, and they told me to find 36091.
I looked all over their yard and no dice, so I called their shipping office, and they said to look in Yard Spot 87. Well, I found 87. It’s the spot I dropped my loaded trailer in. I called my dispatcher and was able to confirm that trailer 36091 was not in that city. I informed the shipping office, and they told me to come back the next day for another empty. I bobtailed out of there.
The next day, I pulled in, told security I needed an empty, and the guy scribbled some info on a piece of paper, and I drove on in. I looked down at the paper and saw “36091, Yard Spot 87”. I backed up and told him that trailer wasn’t here, and he gave me another trailer to look for. It also wasn’t on the lot, so I called the security booth, who told me to ask the shipping office.
I called the shipping office, explained the situation, and the person I spoke to went onto their computer and said, “ok, go to Spot 87, and grab 36091”. Thoroughly frustrated, I again explained that that trailer wasn’t on their yard, and he gave me a couple more numbers to look for.
I finally found an empty trailer and headed off to my next customer.
When I arrived at the next shipper, in Ogden, UT, about an hour or so away, I went to check in. I asked what dock they wanted me to pull into, and the lady told me, “Oh, we’ve already got your trailer loaded up and ready to go. Just go out to our loaded lot and hook up to trailer number…”
Can you guess?
3…6…0…9…1!
I couldn’t help myself. I busted out laughing right there in the shipping office.
After all the bullshit at the previous customer, turns out the damn trailer was here the whole time.
So, here I am, hauling 36091. I swear I’ll never forget this trailer number.
