Mugarolla
Light 'em up!
No it wasn't.
So they gave us automatics.
Who needs a/c when a few posters on here said UPS will have autonomous trucks in 5 years.
Robots don't need a/c.
A/C Petition
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No it wasn't.
So they gave us automatics.
Who needs a/c when a few posters on here said UPS will have autonomous trucks in 5 years.
Robots don't need a/c.
SCV good to go sir.
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I think the most feasible option would be to install fans in the trucks, some of them are already equipped with them.
FrigidFTSup
Resident Suit
It's actually interesting that you mention that. I was doing a truck check before locking up tonight and for some reason I noticed the fans. It seemed like many of our "middle aged" trucks had them, but none of the oldest ones, and none of the newer ones. Strange..
Mechanic86
Turd Polishing Expert
A/C in a package car as they are built right now would be useless, its an enclosed almost fully metal box with the sun beating down on it and barely any insulation. It would be like when you jump in your car on a 100 degree day after its been sitting out on the lot for hours and turn on the a/c, it would constantly be recirculating and trying to cool down 130+ degree air and even if it brought down a few degrees it would leak right out the truck because its not insulated at all, then theres cost.
UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)
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I crack my windows an inch or so when I park and lower them completely for the first few minutes of my drive home before closing them and turning on the AC.
Dunno, FedEx home and ground have a/c.
UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)
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PT Car Washer
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I believe FEDEX package cars have a/c also.
mrbrownstone
Well-Known Member
Yes they do. I have a neighbor that delivers Fedex Home Delivery and her package car has ac.
Then again she works for an independent contractor so the same bs that applies to us doesn't apply to her. Her package car is also equipped with a radio and she can leave the bulkhead door open all day.
Hell, Fedex has so many less rules since they are subcontracted (the home package division) I have considered taking a benefits and pay cut to work for them.
I have yet to encounter a stressed out Fedex driver due to work overload. They don't get slammed by management for parking in the wrong spot, not backing 1st and so forth.
Sorry for the rant. It just seems like the type of job you can go out and do without harassment.
They do.
And also leave the truck running while at a stop, which would help the a/c thing.
dumbmuthertrucker
DR FD
You guys don't have fans in the cab? We do. They're mounted on the dash and pointed towards the driver. I was told it's in the contract but I could be wrong.
dumbmuthertrucker
DR FD
werenotthepostoffice
deep down inside I really do not care
Those tiny fans that blow heat and dust in your face? Yeah,we got those.
9.5er
Well-Known Member
Some of our package cars have a fan in them. They suck. I hardly ever turn them on. All it does is blow hot air on you. If you want that, go talk to a sup. They are full of it.
Truth^
It will only help if the media takes hold of it and does lots of smear stories. But that wont happen because UPS has its fingers in the media also. I just read an atricle last week that highlighted the downsides of lazership (a company that is taking volume from Amazon) but that same article casually mentioned UPS twice in a positive light.
