Purlator theft

[Rob Fast]

Shipped a 17 pdr. projectile with Purlator out of Ontario , recieved an empty box with a slit down the side, and a pen marking of "HIP" on the side. Theft by someone in their crew. Pissed, they are of no help.

[Mike Cecil]

Is that PUROLATOR shipping, Rob?

So they should go on everyone's 'blacklist-not to be used'.

Mike

[rob love]

Bugger, that's got to hurt.

Often, courier companies can figure out where the loss occurred by the total weights of the shipments. When the weight of the shipment ends up about 17 pounds less that the sum of the bills of lading, they will have found their leak.


On the other hand, if it was going by air and got x-rayed, it likely would have been pulled as a dangerous good.

[chris vickery]

At risk of sounding obvious, did you inquire as to the acronym HIP?
I suspect as Rob does that it was pulled at the sorting center as Dangerous Goods at x-ray. While Purolator does handle DG cargo, it does need to be declared as such and handled accordingly. And yes, we all know its not really DG, but an inert item but the yo-yos there don't know that.
If this is/was the case I'm surprised it didn't make National News coverage...

[David Dunlop]

Seems to me if this was a legitimate seizure of goods, those doing the seizing would be obligated to advise the shipper and/or receiver of the action taken and this information would have been made available to Rob and/or Purolator. They would also not bother to continue to send on an empty box. That makes absolutely no sense at all.

Proof of the pudding will be if the parcel had insurance. If it was a legitimate seizure, no insurance for loss will be paid. If it was stolen, a payout will eventually be made.

David

[chris vickery]

Well David, tell that to FedEx. I had a shipment come to me as an empty and torn open box without explanation
It was a hell
of a time trying to sort out who needed to pay who for that one.