Fred Meyer Distribution Center

Facility info

Operations Strict appointment windows — don't arrive more than 30 min early or you'll be turned away and sent back to line Check-in happens at gate guard shack, then receiving office (docks 126-127); expect 30 min to 1+ hour wait in street line depending on volume Unload times range wildly: 30 min to 4+ hours; prepaid lumper doesn't guarantee speed Capstone lumpers handle unloading; lumper fees sent to phone after you're empty; slow with paperwork — stand in front of them or wait forever Drop and hook available for some loads Hi-vis vest and badge required Gate opens 7:50 pm; facility operates from 8 pm onward Facility experience No overnight parking anywhere near facility Bathrooms in receiving office available, though sometimes closed to drivers Staff attitude mixed: some genuinely friendly and professional; some reports of rude/unprofessional guards and receiving staff Yard extremely disorganized — trucks backed into occupied doors multiple times before getting proper assignment; dock door numbers printed on tiny paper signs, impossible to read at night Street congestion severe — trucks pile up on surrounding roads blocking turn lanes; poor design forces trucks to wait in middle of lot, risking being boxed in Backing space adequate when you finally get positioned Dry loads typically faster than refrigerated units