DIAD 5

[rod]

I use my DIAD pouch all the time. I hang it on my ATV to haul tools in when I'm working away from the garage Never did use it at work

 

[CRASH501]

ok everybody,

by now most of the package drivers in the country are probably using diad 4. I'm sure by now, ups is probably designing the next version, diad 5. As the people who actually will use this thing, what improvements (besides getting rid of the shift key? ) would you like to see?

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The post office has a great feature on theirs.
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.a 2 mega pixel camera to snap a photo of lets just say those we dont trust a signature alone on .......thum prints are too personal

 

[browniehound]

1st off I apologize for bringing up this mold thread. It's just that tomorrow we are actually going to the DIAD 4.

Not only that we have split our ctr into two. I'm going to the new building. Not only are the building and DIAD new to me. I get a new PC and a new preloader all in the same day.

... it's gonna be so much fun. Just as peak is starting to get underway. oh joy...

I pitty that you are entering peak and learning DIAD 4. It took me 2 years to master the Alpha/Numeric keys. You will be struggling to type in addresses and stinks that you will be doing this for 300+ stops.

Are you on EDD yet? If you are, this will aleve some of the typing pain, lol!

 

[Cementups]

Diad pouches are mandatory. Hmmmmmmm. Don't use one, never have. .

I actually tried to use a DIAD ouch a few times but got sick of fishing around for hte opening. Then I tried the clip adn that just got in the way of my seatbelt. Finally I just leave it in the truck. I mentioned that to my boss. He just told me he didn't want to hear that.

 

[SmithBarney]

When I had mine, I used the diad 3 pouch nice and big, some tried the new "hard Pouch"
but they were too tight.. I could never get it to clip or unclip with one hand...

 

[New Englander]

We all use our old diad clips and hang the new one by the handle strap. The new clip design on the new diad was a major design flaw. Who on earth thought that was going to be efficient? A half inch wide target area. lol

 

[rossco]

i started last year and have only used the diad 4 with the clip and i love it and never have a problem getting it on the clip without looking . one day i forgot my clip and someone gave me a diad 3 clip and i couldnt imagine how you guys used diad 3 clip just by hanging it on the strap. also i i like the diad 4 typing system. during peak last year out building gave our driver helpers diad 3's and i was struggling trying to show the guy how to use the thing. i can type on diad 4 without even looking, but im young and adjust to computers easily. i definately wouldnt want to go to the diad 3 typing design

 

[Billy]

I bet the next generation DIAD will be able to track even our steps to and from the stop, like a daily time study. My truck has sensors to track the trucks speed, gears, seatbelt use, and bulkhead door now. We do not use this system yet, but I know it's coming since it's used in parts of Maryland now.

Someone was saying they want to have a "duplicate" button on their board...don't you have the find bar code soft key? Where you only type in the last 4 #'s of the tracking # and it pulls it up.

 

[buttere]

Our diads have gps which tracks our movement throughout the day. Management can pull up a map on the computer that shows where every driver is in real time. Then zoom in on one specific driver and see where he is at.

 

[buttere]

Oh, and I don't like the pouch or the clip.
Diads two biggest flaws are shift key and signature key location.

 

[mattwtrs]

We all use our old diad clips and hang the new one by the handle strap. The new clip design on the new diad was a major design flaw. Who on earth thought that was going to be efficient? A half inch wide target area. lol

I can think of 1 very important thing that has a half inch wide target area and you can probably hit it even in the dark!

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

I can think of 1 very important thing that has a half inch wide target area and you can probably hit it even in the dark!

Is it just me or do the years tend to increase the size of the target area?

 

[SmithBarney]

Is it just me or do the years tend to increase the size of the target area?

Depends on the amount of target practice that has taken place..

 

[alexfo7o]

This is actually very good thread...over 9.5 has some great ideas...
imagine if it had a cell phone in it? talking into that speaker thing would be humiliating

Or holding it to your ear......
that would be a fashion statement. oh yeah and smaller altought I am not a driver in the center I am from I have been a helper....

 

[DS]

diaddude musta got fired
I would like to be able to edit a completed stop
I would like to kill the genius that thought up the shift key
this is still a good thread

 

[jw55wags]

over 9five is there anything else you want.

 

[pretzel_man]

diaddude musta got fired
I would like to be able to edit a completed stop
I would like to kill the genius that thought up the shift key
this is still a good thread

Based on the presentations we recently recieved, editing a completed stop will not come back.

There will be no shift key however. That's decided. Keep in mind that because of that the keys will be smaller.

P-Man

 

[stevetheupsguy]

Based on the presentations we recently recieved, editing a completed stop will not come back.

There will be no shift key however. That's decided. Keep in mind that because of that the keys will be smaller.

P-Man

How about a DR, left behind column, option?

 

[govols019]

Based on the presentations we recently received, editing a completed stop will not come back.

What were the reasons for this decision?

 

[stevetheupsguy]

How about being able to download different sounds. For instance, when I scan, I want it to sound like I'm actually firing a real gun or cannon. Maybe we can make it sound like the lasers I hear from science fiction shows on TV.