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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black","sans-serif";color:black'>Just have to pile on the stack, for lack of a better term.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black","sans-serif";color:black'>I have had panels come in that had 6 panels shattered in the center of the stack, something (like a fork) had touched them and shifted them so they shattered from the weight on the glass.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black","sans-serif";color:black'>I now pick them up at the dock and go thru the entire stack, then put on corners made from 1x6”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black","sans-serif";color:black'>boards and ratchet strap them together so they cannot shift.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black","sans-serif";color:black'>They are not as expensive as they were 20 years ago or so, but the glass and the profit is thinner on a panel these days, not to mention the frames.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black","sans-serif";color:black'>It takes some time but is faster than fighting with the shipping companies if I find it later after delivery!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black","sans-serif";color:black'>I also once had a gas fridge come in with a fork lift hole in the center of the side of the fridge!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black","sans-serif";color:black'>How do you miss by that much?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black","sans-serif";color:black'>Later,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black","sans-serif";color:black'>Bob Ellison<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org [mailto:re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>jason pozner<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, November 04, 2013 1:47 PM<br><b>To:</b> RE-wrenches<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [RE-wrenches] Hidden freight damage<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>Hey Luke,<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal>Was it Saia?? We have had 2 claims this season as well. Similar fork issue. One was a transfer from Saia to another freight company to us. According to the driver, it arrived that morning damaged on the dock and they are obliged to deliver it regardless. The other directly from Saia. One claim closed, and the other I believe is still open. I think the distributor had a bit of leverage with the shipper as to how it is handled. We did catch it, and documented it with pics. The other was completely concealed as the fork damaged the pallet from below. Even if we unwrapped the shipment, you couldn't notice the damage until you lifted the bottom module. Good lesson from ole Murphy I guess. I just got hyper vigilant on inspection, and noticing which shipper is bringing the damaged goods... <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div><hr noshade="noshade" size="1"><a></a><p class=""avgcert"" align="left" color="#000000">No virus found in this message.<br>
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