Note any shortages on the freight bill, and contact your local playground representative to arrange for an immediate replacement.Īfter you have counted the shipment pieces to confirm all boxes have been shipped, you can open the boxes and sort and count the individual pieces within. Your equipment will arrive with a bill of lading or “delivery check sheet.” Be sure to speak to your vendor in advance to know where to look for this. The total pieces shipped should equal the number of packages and consolidated boxes unloaded from the truck. Don’t open anything until you’ve made sure it’s all there! Also, never sign a freight bill without counting pieces and noting any package damage. Pieces may include individual items, such as slides or decks, or large consolidated boxes containing smaller items packaged together.

You should inventory all of the pieces as they are unloaded from the carrier’s truck.

Here are some tips to make sure your build day goes smoothly for everyone involved:Įach playground equipment vendor will have a slightly different handling method, but you can be sure that your playground equipment will be carefully manufactured, coded with respective part numbers, wrapped, and when possible, palletized for shipment from the factory. This is part three of our three-part series on how to build a playground. Read parts one and two.Īfter all your planning, fundraising and scheduling, the day has arrived.

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