Cotton Storage Warehouse

Fast unloading got here a day before my appointment. They asked me if I was picking up or delivering and I told them delivering but my appointment isn’t till tomorrow and they said we can unload you right now we aren’t closed yet. They also have overnight parking as well

First come first serve no apt needs for delivery it took less than 30 mint realy great working

On the plus side they got me loaded within 2 hours and it looks like there is space on the road leading up to the facility to park overnight if you have to. On the downside the weight that’s on the BOL is not the correct weight. The paperwork said 42,000 lbs but in reality when I went to scale I was close to 45,000 lbs. The other issue with the weight is that it was not evenly loaded. With tandems all the way to the front and a quarter tank of fuel I was at 33,660 on the drive axle. There is no nearby scale either so if you have to go back to get reworked I guarantee you will lose at least another 3-4 hours. The last thing is that they don’t have normal docks. They basically have an outdoor elevated concrete section and they use portable metal ramps to be able to get in and out of the trailer. This doesn’t sound bad but this used to be a dock to load trains and the rails are still there. You need to slide your tandems all the way foreword to clear the rails so your trailer actually touches the dock. This is so backwards, your supposed to have your tandems slid back while loading. Company drivers probably don’t care about this but if you own your own truck you know how much strain it puts on your clutch and axles when trying to slide a 45,000 lb load. Also take turns in this area very wide, it’s tight around here. All in all this is one of those last resort kinds of places, heavy loads, cheap rate, unpractical loading procedure in a very outdated warehouse.