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MyLumper: New lumper fee payment service
MyLumper, a company calling itself the âfirst electronic payment platform that facilitates lumper fee payment instantly and securely,â debuted its web- and smartphone-based platform.
November 17, 2016
Business
A brief history of extortion
From the ship of Captain John Jacob Brake: âOur ship was lured to the aid of the nefarious Captain Lucifer Von Ahab with a false appointment time, and we were snared in the grasp of his safety ropes before he viciously raised the grocery warehouse flag.â
November 16, 2016
Channel 19
News flash: Lumpers show driver appreciation at the grocery warehouse
Waiving the lumper fee itâs not â the Universal Lumpers service, at 11 facilities in mostly Western states, is offering coffee, doughnuts and hopefully quick service to drivers this week âŚ
September 15, 2015
Business
How much is your time worth?
âI canât rightfully condone Burger King bag enemas, but I can tell you to ask for detention payâŚ. Your time is valuable, too.â
March 4, 2015
Channel 19
Road not taken: Letâs go truck⌠I mean, er, lumping!
Another âroad not takenâ here, and itâs an unlikely one, at best. While many operators âlumpâ something every day, full-time work doing so I imagine is no doubt unappealing to many. The income potential, says Michael Croker, Director of Operations for the Universal Lumpers service, in business for 30 years, is on the quite low [âŚ]
January 22, 2015
Business
One helluva blind side back
âSo itâs become pretty obvious: If youâre considering another line of work, space exploration is just a lateral overâŚ. They think thereâs a trucking shortage now? Just wait âtil everyone goes to outer spaceâŚâ
November 14, 2014
Voices
POLL: How often do you use lumpers?
Do you pay lumpers or otherwise contract with a âfreight handlingâ service in your trucking operation? Tell us how often if you do â or if you donât â in this poll.
February 3, 2014
Voices
Readers split on government, industry solutions to detention
Though all recognize the problem, grown ever more onerous with further restrictions on driversâ hours with the new rules. Here, find a round-up of views and some examples of detention success.
September 6, 2013
Voices
Lumper fees: Sometimes a little push-back works
Readers respond to Wendy Parkerâs âTo lump or not to lumpâŚâ story about the lumper fees common at grocery distributors â if carriers arenât being compensated for fees by shipper or receiver, then U.S. law has been violated.
August 6, 2013
Business
To lump or not to lump, that is the question
George pays a $215 lumper fee, and Wendy gets a good story out of it. âTheyâre now called âfreight handlers,â Iâm told. You can call âem The Queen of England, for all I care, it doesnât change the fact that theyâre extortionists.â
July 19, 2013
Voices
Reader: FMCSA attacks safety âfrom the wrong end of the beastâ
âIf rates were up where they should be, drivers wouldnât have to complain about receiving and loading fees one bit.â
December 3, 2012
Channel 19
âMost Wantedâ lumper apprehended in Phoenix
After a twisting series of events that included a reported call from an over-the-road hauler stating a fugitive featured in August on the âAmericaâs Most Wantedâ television program was in the cab of his truck, the Phoenix New Times reports that Michael Chaves (pictured), wanted for questioning about the April 2009 murder of then-fellow lumper/sometime driver [âŚ]
December 29, 2009
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