Year: 2026

The wrap is still on. The labels face the pallet, not you. You set your pen on the edge of the dock rail, half-crouch to […]

You stopped before the trailer was empty. The tally does not say partial. Pallets stack three high along every foot of available dock floor, and […]

The start time is blank. The unload is already going. You glance at the forklift rounding the stack of palletized vinyl siding, its tines loaded […]

The bill counts inner packs. You have been counting shipping cartons. You’re propped against the bottom rail of a 53-foot trailer, clipboard pressed to your […]

The rows are numbered. One number is missing. You glance between the stack of corrugated cartons lined up along the bay edge and the freight […]

The freight is on slip sheets. Your sheet still says pallets. You’re hunched over the edge of the open dry van, sun searing the back […]

Someone else counted the same nose. Their total is different. You’re hunched over a splintered dock edge, wind whipping off the paved yard, your own […]

The trailer number is on the nose. Your sheet has a blank for it. You lean out over the cold metal dock plate, squint past […]

You are writing the door. The number on the wall is behind you. The metal clip of your tally sheet digs into your palm as […]

A crushed carton is off to the side. The tally does not mention it. You kneel to run a gloved finger along the splintered corrugate […]

Two purchase orders are on the bill. Your sheet has one of them. The flatbed driver leans against their cab door, watching you flip between […]

You counted pallets. The bill asked for cartons. You’re hunched over the freight bill on the edge of the dock counter, rain spotting the paper […]