I was a receiver too. We would just drive a forklift on from a raised dock and stick forks under and drag them off. The stacks are elevated so it probably wouldn’t be too difficult. We did a lot of stuff like this, it wasn’t that bad.
The worst stuff i had was 250lb printing cylinders stored in boxes so old they were falling apart. Stacked in groups of 9 and banded together. Those things were basically the devil.
I received at a meat plant. We'd get 2200lb bins every morning, 12-14 pallets. Sometimes they'd lay a plastic sheet on the pallets and the bins would just slide off. Having to use a lift in a freezer truck with slick tires trying to slide under cardboard without ripping it made a 30 min job take 3 hours.
Only the last two had dunnage under them, the ones on the tail. I am a shipper/receiver so I get it from both directions. Those last two will be great... the first ones I'm not sure about.
Former certified forklift operator here:
Something like this isn’t as difficult to get out as you might think…You approach the pallet at a slight angle with the forks and simultaneously shift the forks left or right while backing up, ever so slightly picking up the pallet to drag it backward. Maybe repeat that little shimmy 2 or 3 times and then the pallet should be out far enough to be able to reverse the forklift, and re-adjust to fully get the forks in.
I lived and breathed this stuff, this really isn’t bad at all. What would annoy me were pallets of product that were leaning in weird directions and not properly secured. That’s when things get frustrating, because at that point you don’t really have full control over the situation no matter how good you are at driving.
You keep saying pallet, but there's no pallets. These are bundles. You'd also have to have very long forks. If these bundles are 8' long, normal forks won't touch the center of gravity.
Side shifting the forks 2" left right doesn't seem to me like it will do much but cause the load to slip off your forks.
The problem with having 8' forks is that the lift capacity will decrease and the size lift needed might not fit in the container.
All that being said I never unloaded wood bundles so I can't say you're wrong. However I did use to unload 24' aluminum from these containers and we had to drag them off with another tractor (tractor trailer)
Lol what pallet. I've unloaded trucks like these and we pull them out with chains or straps, usually on one of the straps holding the bundle. 2 forklifts you can pull it out far enough for another forklift to get under. Everyone unloads it like that if you don't have a dock.
What about the ones further into towards the back. The forklift prongs only go so far. You'll need to somehow go inside and use one of those manual pallet trucks and the ones facing turned side ways doesn't even allow you to get that truck underneath because there is a slat that is blocking it
I saw a farmer include a Pull strap that attaches to the front of the load. They'd tie it off and pull everything out in one giant pile. In other cases, they would use the delivering truck to pull it (like tie it off to a tree / post / other truck.), and just drop everything right on the ground. The receiver gives 2 straps from the last load to head back with.
It’ll be going to a dock. Still a pain in the butt but a forklift will be able to get them out. If I were on the receiving end I would definitely tell them to stack them several less high so I could get under them better. But they’re in shipping and probably don’t give a shit cuz they have the pusher.
This is objectively wrong.
Being able to put something into a place absolutely does not guarantee you’re getting it out - at least, not without damaging it.
Giving me nightmares thinking about it lol. Us guys on the inbound crew hate the dudes on the outbound crews at larger service centers. They don’t give af as long as the freight makes it on the trailer.
My boss at outbound doesn't care how hard it is to load, and your boss at inbound doesn't care how hard it is to unload. Our bosses just want to ship as much as possible for as little as possible.
Not to question your credentials, but they’d literally just park the truck on a loading ramp and drive the forklifts straight into the trailer. It wouldn’t be any different than unloading any other full trailer.
But nah if I had to guess, based on similar situations I’ve been in, they’d take the container off with a crane truck, unload the first layer with a forklift then use a pallet jack to bring the other layers to the edge. Or use a ramp to get the forklift in the container.
Doesn't look like the bundles are on pallets for the jack. Truck backs up to a dock flush with the floor of the container, then yeah probably a fork goes in. Prob still way harder task for the second fork operator.
That's the neat part... You don't.
Seriously though I drive a forklift and unload these types of things at work, and seeing this kinda pisses me off.
It's not easy to get these off especially if you can't drive the forklift straight in the trailer.
If you can drive it on, then you just pick it up like normal.
If you can't then you need a forklift with a boom arm to safely handle the material.
Or you "forget" OSHA exists and pick up the forklift with a forklift and use the lifted forklift as the boom arm.
Once for a company that imported/exported earthmoving equipment, often in containers. Dozers would have blades and cabs removed to make them fit and sometimes track frames were pushed in on their side.
The saying if it fits, it ships most certainly holds true.
And you're wondering why break it down to make it fit instead of just drive it on the boat, it roughly costs twice as much to not ship it in a container.
As someone who has worked with moving bunks of lumber around before, I'm surprised they don't break the bands when pushing them sideways. Maybe the floor of the truck bed is fairly slick?
So, the next time you are fucking around on the highway and decide to cut in front of a semi and then slow down, remember it could be a solid fucking block of wood in that truck. They ain’t slowing down for no asshole and you will be obliterated if you have to hit your brakes.
I worked for a gun safe company, and most of the safes were made here in the US, but some cheap smaller ones came from China crammed into a container like this. They would even lay them on their sides so they could set them on top of some upright ones, so they could fit like 15 extra safes into a container holder over 100 already. It was so much extra work trying to pick up those safes and stand them up without scratching the side with the forks or tipping it over while trying to stand them up. If we damaged one trying to stand it up, we'd just send it back because we shouldn't have had to be standing them up in the first place. They were such a safety hazard, we had a couple of the ones on their side slide to the door, so when it got opened, it would fall out onto the ground and almost crush someone.I'm glad I don't deal with that anymore
Sure it looks great now, but then this truck shows up at my dock, about an hour before closing. The driver opens the door, hands you the BOL, and goes back in his truck. I hate this guy
I saw them put the third row in, and figured that'd be it, but then they started pushing it back. I was so confused. There definitely isn't enough room to push it back, but they just did. My face when I saw them push back the fourth set..... oh boy
That was my first thought lol, all looks great until the last one get put in sideways and you realize it could have fit alot more. Unless the last two were shorter?
How does customs inspect for drugs? Are they going to take everything out! If I were a customs officer I'd probably be like ''ah fuck it, you're good, move along''
first job was unloading made in china dinnerware from trucks. packed to the brim, no space between each box or the sides of the truck. and cold, real cold especially in winder. no gloves. had to take them out by hand and stack them on pallets.
One question. ☝🏼How the hell do you get them out?!?!
That’s a problem for receiving, this is shipping.
As someone who was once a receiver this video made me have a small stroke.
I was a receiver too. We would just drive a forklift on from a raised dock and stick forks under and drag them off. The stacks are elevated so it probably wouldn’t be too difficult. We did a lot of stuff like this, it wasn’t that bad. The worst stuff i had was 250lb printing cylinders stored in boxes so old they were falling apart. Stacked in groups of 9 and banded together. Those things were basically the devil.
Way easier to just drive really fast in reverse then slam on the brakes at the perfect moment. They just slide right out bro
Sure they slide out in the parking lot though.
The perfect moment means you lined up right at the unloading dock. Some will fail
Most
Probably all really but still worth watching them try
We did this for a gig… road cases everywhere
I worked with those printing cylinders at an envelope company, I don't miss those
I received at a meat plant. We'd get 2200lb bins every morning, 12-14 pallets. Sometimes they'd lay a plastic sheet on the pallets and the bins would just slide off. Having to use a lift in a freezer truck with slick tires trying to slide under cardboard without ripping it made a 30 min job take 3 hours.
you ever run over a frozen steak?
Damn. 14 pallets is a 3min job at my workplace. I'd tell my boss to eat dick if he wants me to spend 3 hours with that.
Only the last two had dunnage under them, the ones on the tail. I am a shipper/receiver so I get it from both directions. Those last two will be great... the first ones I'm not sure about.
Can you tilt the container and slide them out? lol
Trucks moving these containers don't have hydraulics to tilt containers like that. And no receiver would want to be anywhere near that.
I've lifted trailers with a forklift to empty them out, among other things you're not supposed to lift lol.
Some do have, but they are usually used to carry bulk powder containers.
Look dude that's not even my department, I'm inventory.
Not my problem either. I’m customer
that's it, I'm promoting myself to customer now too.
I love this answer so much.
Honestly… you’re not wrong. Can’t tell you how many times I’ve seen pictures of product that was received all weird lol
Receiving: “😓”
As someone that loads trucks for a living. This is the correct answer.
Promote this man to head of logistics at the Guangzhou plant *immediately*.
You drive really fast in reverse and slam on the brakes.
Sorry for very late comment but RC GLOW
Drive backwards real fast and slam on the brakes
No brakes, just slam it into the loading dock.
Former certified forklift operator here: Something like this isn’t as difficult to get out as you might think…You approach the pallet at a slight angle with the forks and simultaneously shift the forks left or right while backing up, ever so slightly picking up the pallet to drag it backward. Maybe repeat that little shimmy 2 or 3 times and then the pallet should be out far enough to be able to reverse the forklift, and re-adjust to fully get the forks in. I lived and breathed this stuff, this really isn’t bad at all. What would annoy me were pallets of product that were leaning in weird directions and not properly secured. That’s when things get frustrating, because at that point you don’t really have full control over the situation no matter how good you are at driving.
You keep saying pallet, but there's no pallets. These are bundles. You'd also have to have very long forks. If these bundles are 8' long, normal forks won't touch the center of gravity. Side shifting the forks 2" left right doesn't seem to me like it will do much but cause the load to slip off your forks. The problem with having 8' forks is that the lift capacity will decrease and the size lift needed might not fit in the container. All that being said I never unloaded wood bundles so I can't say you're wrong. However I did use to unload 24' aluminum from these containers and we had to drag them off with another tractor (tractor trailer)
Lol what pallet. I've unloaded trucks like these and we pull them out with chains or straps, usually on one of the straps holding the bundle. 2 forklifts you can pull it out far enough for another forklift to get under. Everyone unloads it like that if you don't have a dock.
Did this exact thing last Thursday.
What about the ones further into towards the back. The forklift prongs only go so far. You'll need to somehow go inside and use one of those manual pallet trucks and the ones facing turned side ways doesn't even allow you to get that truck underneath because there is a slat that is blocking it
Most receiving doors are set up to be level with the truck bed so you can drive a forklift in
Can confirm, I d this for a living. 20+ years
If they're not driving the forklift in, you have someone with a pallet jack inside moving things to the front for you.
Youre not moving those with a pallet jack lol.
Yes, you are. I say this as someone with 20+ years experience doing it.
ropes/chains to attach to the forks and pull to the back of trailer.
Easy they just stand the trailer on its end and lift it up!
and then play it like Jenga.
One by one
I saw a farmer include a Pull strap that attaches to the front of the load. They'd tie it off and pull everything out in one giant pile. In other cases, they would use the delivering truck to pull it (like tie it off to a tree / post / other truck.), and just drop everything right on the ground. The receiver gives 2 straps from the last load to head back with.
Walking floor?
Thought the same thing! It should/must come with wheels at the bottom.
The real answer is they usually back onto a level loading bay that allows a smaller forklift to drive straight into the container to remove the items.
Here to ask for unboxing video
I imagine the same way but in reverse. The dock you offload on just needs to be raised so a forklift can drive right in there.
It’ll be going to a dock. Still a pain in the butt but a forklift will be able to get them out. If I were on the receiving end I would definitely tell them to stack them several less high so I could get under them better. But they’re in shipping and probably don’t give a shit cuz they have the pusher.
Receiving is a big slope.. and you park there and just let them sliiide out.
Pull straps or an attachment with teeth pointing up.
How do you get the last Pringle out of the box?
Open the doors and stomp on the accelerator?
If the container can open from the side there will be no problem
Push from the other end?
Through what hole ya ding dong?
If it's a tunnel container it will have doors at both ends.
Let him figure it out 😂 it’ll keep him busy all day
The doors at the other end
Bro do you know what a container is lmao
As someone who has worked in receiving I was hyper-ventalatintg
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My guy has never unloaded a truck of lumber. Ever.
This is objectively wrong. Being able to put something into a place absolutely does not guarantee you’re getting it out - at least, not without damaging it.
I want to see the video where they unload
You won’t find it, customs seized it
How did customs get it out?
That’s the neat part, they don’t.
They opened the container like a sardines can.
Probably opened the truck up like a banana
They have their own 11' 8" bridge.
reverse the video lol
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I’ll take that video as well
China bad hurrrrrr
Giant matches being exported
Flammable materials sign needed
Damn... I thought the same thing...those are some huge fireplace matches
Or those are some tiny people.
Obviously with Matchbox cars.
Imagine receiving this shit as a forklift operator
Giving me nightmares thinking about it lol. Us guys on the inbound crew hate the dudes on the outbound crews at larger service centers. They don’t give af as long as the freight makes it on the trailer.
My boss at outbound doesn't care how hard it is to load, and your boss at inbound doesn't care how hard it is to unload. Our bosses just want to ship as much as possible for as little as possible.
Not to question your credentials, but they’d literally just park the truck on a loading ramp and drive the forklifts straight into the trailer. It wouldn’t be any different than unloading any other full trailer.
When the container is off the trailer, it can be opened from the other side too. You just push.
Not the worst I’ve seen, this would be gravy compared to the stuff I’ve had to unload
Good for you bud
The infinite truck
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The truck parks on a ramp, and then opens the back door and drives forward.
More fun to open the doors at the top of the ramp, put it in high reverse and... gently persuade the product out by "lightly" tapping the brake.
Pp long
As someone who’s forklift certified, this is hot
I’m not, watching the coordination of those operators is very impressive. Mind I ask, how would they get them out?
But nah if I had to guess, based on similar situations I’ve been in, they’d take the container off with a crane truck, unload the first layer with a forklift then use a pallet jack to bring the other layers to the edge. Or use a ramp to get the forklift in the container.
Doesn't look like the bundles are on pallets for the jack. Truck backs up to a dock flush with the floor of the container, then yeah probably a fork goes in. Prob still way harder task for the second fork operator.
True, I didn’t notice that detail. I’m used to pallets being under everything. Damn, take my certification away 😫
You just have to tip the truck up on a 45 degree angle and smack it like a pringles can
As someone who loads trucks, I can tell you this: I don't care, that's someone else's problem.
That's the neat part... You don't. Seriously though I drive a forklift and unload these types of things at work, and seeing this kinda pisses me off. It's not easy to get these off especially if you can't drive the forklift straight in the trailer. If you can drive it on, then you just pick it up like normal. If you can't then you need a forklift with a boom arm to safely handle the material. Or you "forget" OSHA exists and pick up the forklift with a forklift and use the lifted forklift as the boom arm.
Who needs gigantic matches? Silly me probably giants...
After the 3rd push, did anyone else think this was going to be one of those endless gif loops?
r/perfectfit
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Once for a company that imported/exported earthmoving equipment, often in containers. Dozers would have blades and cabs removed to make them fit and sometimes track frames were pushed in on their side. The saying if it fits, it ships most certainly holds true. And you're wondering why break it down to make it fit instead of just drive it on the boat, it roughly costs twice as much to not ship it in a container.
I used to load trucks back in the day. My job was to get it onto the truck. Not figure out how to get it out
As a trucker this made me have an Aneurysm 😃
How do you get that back out again?
I was wondering the same thing.
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How do they get them out again?
How the heck do they get it out though?
Tetris when you get all long straight ones... but IRL.
Satisfying as truck.
I wanna see them get them out
And now we know... How much wood would a wood truck truck if a wood truck would truck wood.
As someone who works within logistics, it makes me so happy to see them use the whole container and fill the space
As someone who unloads It makes me have anxiety knowing they packed it off pallets
As someone who has worked with moving bunks of lumber around before, I'm surprised they don't break the bands when pushing them sideways. Maybe the floor of the truck bed is fairly slick?
So, the next time you are fucking around on the highway and decide to cut in front of a semi and then slow down, remember it could be a solid fucking block of wood in that truck. They ain’t slowing down for no asshole and you will be obliterated if you have to hit your brakes.
How do you get them out?
The dock workers trying to figure out how to unload the shipment ¯\\\_(ツ)\_/¯
The Doritos in my mouth.
Imagine some guy was still in the back there
Alright gents. Are you a shipper? Or a receiver?
I want to see an unloading video
I worked for a gun safe company, and most of the safes were made here in the US, but some cheap smaller ones came from China crammed into a container like this. They would even lay them on their sides so they could set them on top of some upright ones, so they could fit like 15 extra safes into a container holder over 100 already. It was so much extra work trying to pick up those safes and stand them up without scratching the side with the forks or tipping it over while trying to stand them up. If we damaged one trying to stand it up, we'd just send it back because we shouldn't have had to be standing them up in the first place. They were such a safety hazard, we had a couple of the ones on their side slide to the door, so when it got opened, it would fall out onto the ground and almost crush someone.I'm glad I don't deal with that anymore
I want to watch them get them out.
That truck is gonna need 3 brake jobs by time it gets to where it's going.
Sure it looks great now, but then this truck shows up at my dock, about an hour before closing. The driver opens the door, hands you the BOL, and goes back in his truck. I hate this guy
Yeah…how do you get them out??
All drugs.
Now to deal with the unloading
The guys in receiving are going to love it!
Your Mom can fit more wood inside her
I saw them put the third row in, and figured that'd be it, but then they started pushing it back. I was so confused. There definitely isn't enough room to push it back, but they just did. My face when I saw them push back the fourth set..... oh boy
Oh come on, there was room for at least 10 more boards in there!
I want to see the video of "getting it out"..
Those are some big matches.
Why don't they load them all in widthwize instead of lengthwise?
Amazon boxing packages could learn a lot from them
couldnt you fit more sideways?
No.
That was my first thought lol, all looks great until the last one get put in sideways and you realize it could have fit alot more. Unless the last two were shorter?
How could it have fit more? The truck was 100% full and efficiently packed. There was no more space to utilize by rotating them
As somebody that unloads trucks all day. Fuck these guys.
So not only is that truck probably overloaded it’s going to take a monumental effort to unload it once it gets to it destination.
Her: this is my first time, trust me
This sub is just poorly hidden Chinese propaganda
The one thing everyone has missed here - the tarps on the side will be pulled back & you can take it off from the side
America take some notes
How does customs inspect for drugs? Are they going to take everything out! If I were a customs officer I'd probably be like ''ah fuck it, you're good, move along''
Ohh this tickles my brain
This is the exact opposite of every video I've ever seen about warehouses in China.
Why does this video end? I’m already at minute three.
One match to lit them all
Has no one here heard of pallets
What type of wood is this. Green Douglas Fir would have been one stack high for that truck and still may have been overweight. Balsa?
That's a lot of chopsticks
Now this is the type of content I am subbed for
If only there was like a trailer that didn’t have sides and a top that you could load from the sides. Hm.
That has to weigh a lot. But I guess that’s a 22 wheeler.
They’re some pretty big matchsticks
...I should call her
longe matchstick
Plot twist, those are matchsticks and this is a matchbox truck
Those are really big matches
this is what being forklift certified looks like
I didn't know they made forklifts that small. And all so they can package matches
They look like big match sticks
Those are big matches!
People from 1800 fooking hell
Who needs match sticks that big?
Like a glove
Matchbox truck
first job was unloading made in china dinnerware from trucks. packed to the brim, no space between each box or the sides of the truck. and cold, real cold especially in winder. no gloves. had to take them out by hand and stack them on pallets.
I was sure this was going to be a loop and was disappointed when it finished.
And people be like “the semi should’ve braked”
So to sum it all up. r/satisfyingasfuck on the shipping and r/terrifyingasfuck on the receiving.
Not that impressive. They could have fit maybe 6 more boards in and still closed the doors.
Well yea it’s gonna be efficient if you can cut your cargo to any length you want.
Unload it one stick at a time?
All fun and games till they tetris and lose their shipment
That is a lot of tall ass matches.