exception

The shipping carton arrived. One inner pack is not inside it. You’re crouched on the concrete dock edge, sun glinting off the crumpled packing slip […]

Two copies of the exception are in the set. One stays here. You’re hunched over a stack of freight docs on the loading bay counter, […]

The receipt says clear. One carton is already open on the table. The scuff marks run along its top seam, and the packing tape is […]

A whole pallet is not there. The form is set up for cartons. You hover your pen over the carton-level short field, feet planted on […]

Delivery time is on the receipt. The exception has its own time. You’re mid-signoff for a 12-pallet LTL drop when the driver points to a […]

Liquid is on the dock. The carton is the one you are writing up. The sticky, amber residue seeps from the bottom left corner of […]

The carton is for a purchase order you are not receiving today. The driver leans against their cab door, watching you, while three more pallets […]

The exception is written. The consignee signature line is under it. Your pen hovers half an inch above the paper, smudge of dried pallet wrap […]

The receipt has two exception lines. You only meant to write one. The driver is leaning against their cab door, checking their watch, and the […]

The seal was open when you walked up. The exception line is blank. The semi idles low behind the 53-foot trailer, exhaust curling gently into […]

The reefer reading is on a slip. The exception form is separate. You set the crumpled reefer unit printout next to the signed exception note […]

A number is penciled at the top. It is not the pro number. You’re leaning against a dented steel dock bumper, rain dripping off the […]