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As a previous post says, freight trucks will show up when they show up. That may mean they show up when things are busy. A couple of coworkers and I deal with that at my work place which include having to stay late (and get what amounts to $5 of overtime money for staying 15 minutes late).  
 
Unless one has a class 1 licence and prove they can maneuver a semi like its a Chevy Cruze, Toyota Yaris, Hyundai Accent et al, just deal with it. It is what it is. Try to McSupersize smile over having a small logistic issue. Drive safe and use common sense.

I can't believe this is even a discussion right now. I frequent McDonald's for my coffee. There are quite a few spots when the truck is there, however I only see the truck maybe twice a month as I usually go later in the day. I don't know what people expect they should do.. they deliver a lot of product and it takes quite awhile for the staff to unpack everything. The truck probably has a route so when it gets there it gets there whether it's a busier time or not.. as for the potential accidents. I've never had an issue driving around the truck.. don't blame the semi for the bad drivers in brandon. If people would pay more attention and be courteous and patient, there wouldn't be an issue. Just my two cents

You would think that companies could figure out times for deliveries that wouldn't affect customers or traffic. Like the other I tried driving down currie blvd the other day and Forman Honda was getting a delivery and the road was blocked. Why wouldn't they get the cars delivered over night so they wouldn't inconvenience me?

crash override said "You would think that companies could figure out times for deliveries that wouldn't affect customers or traffic. Like the other I tried driving down currie blvd the other day and Forman Honda was getting a delivery and the road was blocked. Why wouldn't they get the cars delivered over night so they wouldn't inconvenience me? "

yup, trucks coming a two days drive full of cars should wait until evening (unpaid)and unload in the dark, while the staff come in at midnight (paid 3hrs) to receive the cars just so someone might not be inconvenienced sounds right to me lol

crash override said "You would think that companies could figure out times for deliveries that wouldn't affect customers or traffic. Like the other I tried driving down currie blvd the other day and Forman Honda was getting a delivery and the road was blocked. Why wouldn't they get the cars delivered over night so they wouldn't inconvenience me? "

you serious with your comment?  
 
I think not.

i always thought they set up the crates so Grimace , Hamburgerler and they rest of the gang could race their go carts around

Is so busy all the time then maybe they should consider relocating somewhere that is more accessible to customers and they freights....it’s not like you can’t find empty spaces or empty buildings in this city....or maybe they should build over in that area by the theatre that has a sign saying land for lease....I think that would be a perfect spot for McDonalds....just a thought.

There's got to be 50 or 60 or more parking spots there. So park north of the drivethrough and walk the extra hundred feet or go to Tim's where you probably won't get a spot any closer.

if you happen to go and it turns out to be a delivery day why not park in sobeys and walk across? or drive 5 min to the Victoria location instead? solve your own problem!

A couple things...  
 
This is the second McDonald's building in this location. The building location is not optimal because it had to be built in a small strip of parking lot to the west of the old building so that they could remain open during construction. It is for this reason that the overflow lot is way over around the other side of the drive-thru.  
 
Unfortunately, there is just no other placement available for where the truck needs to pull in, and the store needs to keep those spots open until after it shows up. I will agree with the OP that the milk crates are perhaps not optimal for blocking the spots and that some drivers might forget one of the crates is there while trying to navigate the lot. Perhaps MickeyD's should erect some posts (possibly removable) at each end of the areas that need to be cleared that a chain can be hung between (with signage) during the needed hours.  
 
More of a concern to me at that location is the badly designed curbs at the entrance/exit from/to Richmond Avenue. They are not made wide enough, the return to sidewalk height happens too soon, that it screws up the angles of approach getting in and out of the lot. Essentially the driveway is artificially narrowed by the curb placements. A simple tweak would make that spot safer.

Before the renovations this was not a issue. The new lot lay out is not truck friendly.  
 
This is not new in this town. It is so wide spread I wonder if the city even looks at loading dock lay outs. Once a day Pacific gets blocked as a rig pulls into Christies. 10th gets briefly blocked when a rig pulls into the liquor board.  
 
Two easy answers. Early or later loading times.Possibly use short five ton truck instead of 53 foot trailers. These shipping companies can cross dock if need be. All I know in this town dock locations seem to be in odd spots. I guess other buildings grew around them. MacDonald's should try something.

Degenerate108 said "    KenJ said "This site is full of snarky people.     I was asking a simple question. I honestly didn't know.     Everyone seems to think it's freight delivery which is fine. My question now is - when this place is open 24 hours, why are they taking huge freight deliveries at 8:45am, which I'm sure is one of their busiest times of the day? All it does is frustrate their customers and staff, and create an environment where accidents are way more likely to happen?     McDonalds is a huge company. They have their logistics pretty nailed down I would think. You'd think this kind of thing would have been taken into consideration when they built the place, which was only a couple of years ago.     And it's not my biggest problem. It's just a question. LIGHTEN UP. " Trucks are like trains. They all run on a schedule. The ones McDonalds gets probably carry more than one delivery on it. "

And from a guy who has driven for many years, the layman always thinks the solution is "Do it at night" and I have done night deliveries far to much in my life and then the next problem arising from that is "Quit making noise we are trying to sleep! Can't you get that done in the day when I am at work!" lol

Doug said "Before the renovations this was not a issue. The new lot lay out is not truck friendly.     This is not new in this town. It is so wide spread I wonder if the city even looks at loading dock lay outs. Once a day Pacific gets blocked as a rig pulls into Christies. 10th gets briefly blocked when a rig pulls into the liquor board.     Two easy answers. Early or later loading times.Possibly use short five ton truck instead of 53 foot trailers. These shipping companies can cross dock if need be. All I know in this town dock locations seem to be in odd spots. I guess other buildings grew around them. MacDonald's should try something. "

You don't tell semis when they can and cannot show up so they can pick up or drop off their goods. My workplace deal with that all the time.  
 
It wouldn't be surprising if a separate thread about those who are driving either Princess Ave. (between 6th st and 18th st) and Park Ave (between 18th st. and 26th st) being tied up due to semis going in and out of businesses appears. It is what it is.

I don’t think these kinds of issues are exclusive to McDonalds. Slightly different situation but I don’t envy being the semi driver that has to get into and out of Tim’s on Vic when the drive thru lineup is long....

unbreakable1 said "    Doug said "Before the renovations this was not a issue. The new lot lay out is not truck friendly.     This is not new in this town. It is so wide spread I wonder if the city even looks at loading dock lay outs. Once a day Pacific gets blocked as a rig pulls into Christies. 10th gets briefly blocked when a rig pulls into the liquor board.     Two easy answers. Early or later loading times.Possibly use short five ton truck instead of 53 foot trailers. These shipping companies can cross dock if need be. All I know in this town dock locations seem to be in odd spots. I guess other buildings grew around them. MacDonald's should try something. " You don't tell semis when they can and cannot show up so they can pick up or drop off their goods. My workplace deal with that all the time.     It wouldn't be surprising if a separate thread about those who are driving either Princess Ave. (between 6th st and 18th st) and Park Ave (between 18th st. and 26th st) being tied up due to semis going in and out of businesses appears. It is what it is. "

some companies do cross dock and use 5 tons but that equals more equipment and more man hours so that would drive costs up and consumers do not want that so such as life, semis come and go whenever they can, sometimes it a pain for both the driver and the customer but life is full of inconveniences lol so meh most deal with them and the ones who cant stay home or have a very rough life lol

unbreakable1 said "    Doug said "Before the renovations this was not a issue. The new lot lay out is not truck friendly.     This is not new in this town. It is so wide spread I wonder if the city even looks at loading dock lay outs. Once a day Pacific gets blocked as a rig pulls into Christies. 10th gets briefly blocked when a rig pulls into the liquor board.     Two easy answers. Early or later loading times.Possibly use short five ton truck instead of 53 foot trailers. These shipping companies can cross dock if need be. All I know in this town dock locations seem to be in odd spots. I guess other buildings grew around them. MacDonald's should try something. " You don't tell semis when they can and cannot show up so they can pick up or drop off their goods. My workplace deal with that all the time.     It wouldn't be surprising if a separate thread about those who are driving either Princess Ave. (between 6th st and 18th st) and Park Ave (between 18th st. and 26th st) being tied up due to semis going in and out of businesses appears. It is what it is. "

I worked with one in town where the trucking companies were given loading times. That one was simple. Show at lunch,you wait. After five see you next day.  
 
I do not know about wal mart receiving. Their distribution centre was scheduled far ahead for drop off and a two minute window. All I know any truck no matter the size that dropped off unannounced he probably. Had to wait or unload the truck himself. That is if there was someone to open the doors. The yellow crate answer for mcdonalds looks like a Mickey mouse answer to a problem that they should not have.

Doug said "    unbreakable1 said "    Doug said "Before the renovations this was not a issue. The new lot lay out is not truck friendly.     This is not new in this town. It is so wide spread I wonder if the city even looks at loading dock lay outs. Once a day Pacific gets blocked as a rig pulls into Christies. 10th gets briefly blocked when a rig pulls into the liquor board.     Two easy answers. Early or later loading times.Possibly use short five ton truck instead of 53 foot trailers. These shipping companies can cross dock if need be. All I know in this town dock locations seem to be in odd spots. I guess other buildings grew around them. MacDonald's should try something. " You don't tell semis when they can and cannot show up so they can pick up or drop off their goods. My workplace deal with that all the time.     It wouldn't be surprising if a separate thread about those who are driving either Princess Ave. (between 6th st and 18th st) and Park Ave (between 18th st. and 26th st) being tied up due to semis going in and out of businesses appears. It is what it is. " I worked with one in town where the trucking companies were given loading times. That one was simple. Show at lunch,you wait. After five see you next day.     I do not know about wal mart receiving. Their distribution centre was scheduled far ahead for drop off and a two minute window. All I know any truck no matter the size that dropped off unannounced he probably. Had to wait or unload the truck himself. That is if there was someone to open the doors. The yellow crate answer for mcdonalds looks like a Mickey mouse answer to a problem that they should not have. "

No one can make a two minute window, catch a light...... have to come back tomorrow lmao like that would happen  
 
I have worked at places that had appointment times but even that had a bit of flexibility, stuff happens on the road and on the dock that sometimes makes scheduling impossible, sometimes you do have to wait for a workers break but most places will work with drivers if at all possible, its either that or go without product

Wal mart distribution centre in Texas. Suppliers were given their loading door and time 2 weeks a head. 2 minute window  
 
I am sure there was contingency plans. The shipper/receiver did say if the truck was not loaded to wallyworlds specs as  
In to much time to unload they sent the truck And driver packing. Some drivers think they are gods when they hit the receiving door. Lucky they are few and far between. The places I worked most drivers were able to work around our schedule. None want to unload or wait for someone to sign off.  
 
Edited by Doug, 2017-10-09 19:41:34

Read all the comments, and although it would not be an issue to myself, I can understand it being an issue to others as far as a congested parking area, and maybe even the safety issue. Could be wrong on this, but concern of the customer has always been something I consider important in business.  
When I read Doug's comment I thought really logical thinking. The semi that makes it's stop in Brandon likely has the supplies packed in an order to unload at certain points in Brandon before carrying on to the next destination. Loading the items on a smaller truck might be an expense to the owner of the franchises, but customer consideration is important. The same can be said about the people who are delivering items, customer consideration is important because there are numerous trucking companies looking for work.  
 
Customer consideration is always important in all business.

I have been to the one on victoria several times when the semi is arriving. Honestly being bothered by it has never crossed my mind I don't mind walking a few extra steps.. but what does cross my mind is the talent of that driver. Pretty tricky spot he has to back into. He honks before he backs up but people walk and drive right behind him and on his blind side constantly. Maybe they could have designed it better.. I don't know, but just plan your coffee a bit later the truck never seems to stay that long it shouldnt be that hard to avoid it altogether if that's what you want.

This is getting out of hand. I went for some breakfast sandwiches and there was the Saputo semi unloading food in the parking lot. I had to go around him, it was a major inconvenience. If this is the start of my day what else am I in for? Lol.  
 
I had no issues with a semi lol. They are just doing their job.

Fishin Guy said "This is getting out of hand. I went for some breakfast sandwiches and there was the Saputo semi unloading food in the parking lot. I had to go around him, it was a major inconvenience. If this is the start of my day what else am I in for? Lol.     I had no issues with a semi lol. They are just doing their job. "

was good. I had a good laugh about this. You are totally right.  
 
How incredibly inconvenient that must have been for you. What a crappy way to start your day.  
 
From a family of drivers and operators of heavy iron...I can attest to the stupidity of driver's on the road. For the professional driver who can back into the McDonalds lots, Shoppers Mall (beside the old Five Guys) etc... they absolutely have skills that most of us do not as average Joe driver's.