Open up a fleet repair shop next to a FedEx Ground terminal.
I swear the one I'm driving right now will put the mechanic's children through college.
It's a fact that fedex looks the other way when it comes to to condition of ground and home trucks..part of the business model,We don't care about the trucks,we don't care about the driver ..All fedex cares about is that stupid brown boxes get delivered..That's why when it comes toNot repairing the trucks puts more money in the contractor's pocket. This is probably why they are almost always left running, because they might not re-start.
True dat. I do quarterly vehicle inspections on all the Ground vehicles here. I announce to the driver the exact day I'm going to do it, but I do it very subtly as to not violate FedEx policy. As I'm eating a donut, I approach said driver and say "Hey (name), I'm going to inspect your vehicle on (date), so make sure it's ready". I don't actually check them. I just walk around for a few minutes and look like I'm thoroughly inspecting things like tire tread and the integrity of the adhesive green stickers. In actuality, I'm just having a monologue in my head about whether to have Church's chicken or a #8 (I think, someone correct me if I'm wrong, it's the steak quesadilla, soda and taco) from Taco Bell for lunch. I've seen tires below a 2/32", but I always let them slide. Way too much paperwork. Plus I'm way too fat and not nearly bendy enough to examine for "visible leaks" underneath the vehicleIt's a fact that fedex looks the other way when it comes to to condition of ground and home trucks.
If you think the paperwork necessary to put a truck out of service is too much, just wait until you see the storm that comes if someone dies on the road and the quarterly checks show the truck never should have been loaded with packages.True dat. I do quarterly vehicle inspections on all the Ground vehicles here. I announce to the driver the exact day I'm going to do it, but I do it very subtly as to not violate FedEx policy. As I'm eating a donut, I approach said driver and say "Hey (name), I'm going to inspect your vehicle on (date), so make sure it's ready". I don't actually check them. I just walk around for a few minutes and look like I'm thoroughly inspecting things like tire tread and the integrity of the adhesive green stickers. In actuality, I'm just having a monologue in my head about whether to have Church's chicken or a #8 (I think, someone correct me if I'm wrong, it's the steak quesadilla, soda and taco) from Taco Bell for lunch. I've seen tires below a 2/32", but I always let them slide. Way too much paperwork. Plus I'm way too fat and not nearly bendy enough to examine for "visible leaks" underneath the vehicle
Not repairing the trucks puts more money in the contractor's pocket. This is probably why they are almost always left running, because they might not re-start.