Discussion:
PALLET WEIGHT LABELS

To the SAFETY TRAINERS IN FORUMLAND: Is it possible to work out a deal with companies who ship products either pallet/skid or large box pallet to weigh and affix a label stating the weight of pallet so as make it much safer for operators and take away the guess work. I figure somewhere in the procees, the pallets are weighed so the shipper knows the weights that are being loaded on their trucks. Some companies here locally weigh their loads before loading company owned trailers so they can distribute loads to keep axle weights correct and keep the guys at the Hiway scales happy.Would this be an issue that needs to be worked out with supplier?
your feed back is appreciated....
  • Posted 20 Mar 2008 11:42
  • Modified 21 Mar 2008 12:40 by poster
  • By roadrat
  • joined 24 Jan'08 - 186 messages
  • North Carolina, United States
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It depends on your supply chain. If you only have a handfull of suppliers, OR if you are in a supply chain that already uses these types of compliance labels, OR if you happen to be Wal-mart, you can probably make it happen.
You should first talk with your suppliers to see if they are already doing some type of compliance labelling for other customers that include the pallet weight. It may be that there is already some compliance labelling going on in your industry and your not getting it because you didn't request it. If so, see if these meet your needs and then just ask that they be included on your shipments.
If not and you need to start from scratch with your suppliers, you should first review all your requirements so that you don't have to keep going back to suppliers in the future asking for more stuff.
Also be realistic about what you expect from your suppliers and make sure you are actually going to use them. Don't make your suppliers do this only to find out that you don't have the discipline to make sure your workers use them, or that you don't really need them.
  • Posted 21 Mar 2008 02:04
  • By InventoryOps
  • joined 18 Aug'05 - 45 messages
  • Wisconsin, United States
Hey Roadrat,

The issue is more complex. Many of my clients receive shipments with waybills that don't even indicate the weight of the parcel being delivered. Strange, but true. I believe that there is a greater issue involved heading right back to the shipper indicating any info whatsoever. If they are failing to write down the weight of the load before it is shipped to the client, how are (they)we to enforce your idea (which is a good suggestion).
  • Posted 20 Mar 2008 12:55
  • By dan_m
  • joined 14 Oct'05 - 335 messages
  • Ontario, Canada

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