A Day in The Life of A UPS Driver
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Savvy412
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I actually like my day.. (until i gotta learn my new route the 24th) =(
But..Ill give an exact day..
I walk in the building, grab my DIAD and my folder with my call tags. For some reason I can always tell how my day is going to be by how many call tag (driver follow ups) I have, I hit my EDD and I go to the pcm meeting. And at the end, get a little nervous for a second hoping they dont say my name, (because there is always like 2 or 3 people that have to have a "talk"
So after the pcm , as im walking to my PC, I check out my DIAD and go through my stops. I dont count my stops any more because it doesnt really matter. But I do look at my commit ones and if its under 10, thats a good AM for me so I am happy. I go to my PC and check my air and make sure its all there. Our hub, we are packed like sardines so I actually have a little aniexty about even leaving the gosh darn building. Its hard to pull out, you cant just drive away..its a whole thing.
So I run my air off and after that I get a calmness to the day. If its a nice day out and I have a nicely loaded truck, i am actually in a good mood and often tell my self, "you know what, this is a good job". if I am heavy I go into "peak mode" for me that means I just drop the package off and go, and do a fast walk to every door. NO
around. And it always pays off because itll be like 3 30 and im like ..holy ..I only have like 30 stops left. And I can kind of slow down
But anyways around 1 a clock I start to burn out a little so I go to wendys and get some food , coffee and pee. I take about a half an hour.
And after that its just my usual day. I dont have too many pick ups or 3 aclock savers so I kind of just have a "paper route" where im zig zagging in and out of city streets. Its a wealthy neighborhood, so its a nice route.
If im light..for the rest of the day I am basically just waiting for my DIAD to go off with "go pick up stops from" or " go do these pick ups" if not. (on a good day) I am usually done with my stops around 6-630 and it takes a bout 30 min back to the hub. So I get back around 7...take my clerk packages to the clerk. PUNCH OUT
repeat 5x ...
I am deff bumming about having to learn a new route . I am new so ..I KNOW..its just how it goes you have to get use to it. But I gosh darn PERFECTED THIS ROUTE .. I LOVEEE ITTTTT. NO hills, no one ways.. aghhhhrrrr im bumming hard!!!!!!!!!!!!! but i have 2 weeks to learn my route before they train me so im going on the weekends and just running it. SO by the time i "train" I will know it. If I can avoid the sup in my truck for 2 days..then hell ya.
But..Ill give an exact day..
I walk in the building, grab my DIAD and my folder with my call tags. For some reason I can always tell how my day is going to be by how many call tag (driver follow ups) I have, I hit my EDD and I go to the pcm meeting. And at the end, get a little nervous for a second hoping they dont say my name, (because there is always like 2 or 3 people that have to have a "talk"
So after the pcm , as im walking to my PC, I check out my DIAD and go through my stops. I dont count my stops any more because it doesnt really matter. But I do look at my commit ones and if its under 10, thats a good AM for me so I am happy. I go to my PC and check my air and make sure its all there. Our hub, we are packed like sardines so I actually have a little aniexty about even leaving the gosh darn building. Its hard to pull out, you cant just drive away..its a whole thing.
So I run my air off and after that I get a calmness to the day. If its a nice day out and I have a nicely loaded truck, i am actually in a good mood and often tell my self, "you know what, this is a good job". if I am heavy I go into "peak mode" for me that means I just drop the package off and go, and do a fast walk to every door. NO
around. And it always pays off because itll be like 3 30 and im like ..holy ..I only have like 30 stops left. And I can kind of slow downBut anyways around 1 a clock I start to burn out a little so I go to wendys and get some food , coffee and pee. I take about a half an hour.
And after that its just my usual day. I dont have too many pick ups or 3 aclock savers so I kind of just have a "paper route" where im zig zagging in and out of city streets. Its a wealthy neighborhood, so its a nice route.
If im light..for the rest of the day I am basically just waiting for my DIAD to go off with "go pick up stops from" or " go do these pick ups" if not. (on a good day) I am usually done with my stops around 6-630 and it takes a bout 30 min back to the hub. So I get back around 7...take my clerk packages to the clerk. PUNCH OUT
repeat 5x ...
I am deff bumming about having to learn a new route . I am new so ..I KNOW..its just how it goes you have to get use to it. But I gosh darn PERFECTED THIS ROUTE .. I LOVEEE ITTTTT. NO hills, no one ways.. aghhhhrrrr im bumming hard!!!!!!!!!!!!! but i have 2 weeks to learn my route before they train me so im going on the weekends and just running it. SO by the time i "train" I will know it. If I can avoid the sup in my truck for 2 days..then hell ya.
trickpony1
Well-Known Member
Not sure I saw anything about a pre-trip or post-trip inspection of the vehicle in the last post.
Billy Ray
God, help us all.....
If the truck cranks, that the pre-trip.
After returning to the building, if it shuts off, that's the post-trip
Number24
#24
Thanks for staying on topic! I hope that you learn your new route like the back of your hand!I actually like my day.. (until i gotta learn my new route the 24th) =(
But..Ill give an exact day..
I walk in the building, grab my DIAD and my folder with my call tags. For some reason I can always tell how my day is going to be by how many call tag (driver follow ups) I have, I hit my EDD and I go to the pcm meeting. And at the end, get a little nervous for a second hoping they dont say my name, (because there is always like 2 or 3 people that have to have a "talk"
So after the pcm , as im walking to my PC, I check out my DIAD and go through my stops. I dont count my stops any more because it doesnt really matter. But I do look at my commit ones and if its under 10, thats a good AM for me so I am happy. I go to my PC and check my air and make sure its all there. Our hub, we are packed like sardines so I actually have a little aniexty about even leaving the gosh darn building. Its hard to pull out, you cant just drive away..its a whole thing.
So I run my air off and after that I get a calmness to the day. If its a nice day out and I have a nicely loaded truck, i am actually in a good mood and often tell my self, "you know what, this is a good job". if I am heavy I go into "peak mode" for me that means I just drop the package off and go, and do a fast walk to every door. NO
But anyways around 1 a clock I start to burn out a little so I go to wendys and get some food , coffee and pee. I take about a half an hour.
And after that its just my usual day. I dont have too many pick ups or 3 aclock savers so I kind of just have a "paper route" where im zig zagging in and out of city streets. Its a wealthy neighborhood, so its a nice route.
If im light..for the rest of the day I am basically just waiting for my DIAD to go off with "go pick up stops from" or " go do these pick ups" if not. (on a good day) I am usually done with my stops around 6-630 and it takes a bout 30 min back to the hub. So I get back around 7...take my clerk packages to the clerk. PUNCH OUT
repeat 5x ...
I am deff bumming about having to learn a new route . I am new so ..I KNOW..its just how it goes you have to get use to it. But I gosh darn PERFECTED THIS ROUTE .. I LOVEEE ITTTTT. NO hills, no one ways.. aghhhhrrrr im bumming hard!!!!!!!!!!!!! but i have 2 weeks to learn my route before they train me so im going on the weekends and just running it. SO by the time i "train" I will know it. If I can avoid the sup in my truck for 2 days..then hell ya.
OrioN
double tap o da horn dooshbag
LOL i knew of a handful of HD guys who blew up their engines because they didnt even lift the hood... one was driving with 2 flat inner rear tires on a duallie stepvan for a week
Brown_Star
Methods Man
Sign me up!!!
Brown Now
Well-Known Member
If you ever get to Feeder, a good pretrip can be a life saver. When you have a couple hundred miles to drive one way before you get turned around, knowing you covered all the bases is good peace of mind. This is especially true when the weather is crappy.
A proper post trip is required of course but also a courtesy to the next driver. Disappointing when you come across an obvious defect that the last driver failed to address and now you have to run it through the shop. You don't mind some days, other days you just want to get rolling.
Wally
BrownCafe Innovator & King of Puns
Their 8.5 always ends up being 10.5 on my route. I sure it's like that on yours as well. lol
Billy Ray
God, help us all.....
I will never get to feeder, and the post was a joke.
32 years in, 1 to go
(Also, I don't want to get to feeder; I just want to get TFO.)
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I always thought it was no Coke...Pepsi!
Not sure if its one or two years here.
trickpony1
Well-Known Member
Tooner-
Please go to feeder.
It's like working for a different company.
Please go to feeder.
It's like working for a different company.
I never understood this.
olroadbeech
Happy Verified UPSer
olroadbeech
Happy Verified UPSer
if that's true then you need an intervention.
olroadbeech
Happy Verified UPSer
feeder is not for everyone but almost everyone loves it after they have been in for awhile and wonder why they were anxious about it in the first place.
it was the best decision i ever made and except for the managers i loved it for 25 years. kind of miss it , actually . ( the driving part )
scooby0048
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Spouting off more
again? Which is it 25 years or 10 years or do even know?
I Passed it over.
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