WASHOUTS AND PREVIOUS LOADS
this has been burning at me for sometime and i need to get if off my chest. we are hauling a load today for a pet food company. driver unloaded DDG before hand and gets to place to load and they say they cant load him even with a washout ticket. they told me i need to haul another load inbetween the 2 loads and then go get a washout and you will be ok. 2 things here. first off this company is pretty much admitting that washouts dont clean your trailer so why are they even requiring it in the first place? because if a washout cleaned your trailer then why do we have to go haul a different type of product first then go washout? i dont know about you guys but when i need to get clean i take a hot soapy shower and it seams to do the trick everytime. i dont go jump around in a trailer full of wheat midds thinking that this is gonna get me clean. dont get me wrong im all about feed and food safety but things are really getting out of control. i would love feed back from all of you on this situation and maybe we can get some changes made. if all companys had these regulations then none of will be hauling anything because none of our trailers would be clean enough to haul anything even with a washout. not to mention the added expense it puts on us trucking companies. thanks for reading