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<blockquote data-quote="Dracula" data-source="post: 1022442" data-attributes="member: 42691"><p>Yeah, it sounds like a lot of you feel the same crap I do. Look, I'm not dragging my heels in my pre-trip, but I'm also not rushing it either. And that will not change, no matter what they say or do. I'm of the opinion that safety is not something that yields to the famous UPS mantra, "sense of urgency". Anyone here knows that when you are rushed, things get missed, skipped or forgotten. That holds true whether or not you are in the hub, on a package car or in feeders. </p><p></p><p>16 minutes is what it takes me to get my stuff in the tractor and to finish my pre-trip. And unlike the Calhoun case that JonFrum refers to above (which took me about 3 hours to read), I am never late to the sorts I deliver to. This is just a case of a manager trying to work his way up the food chain, and management bean counting. </p><p></p><p>I am on a first name basis with the mechanics where I am at. Usually they say, "You couldn't go all week without coming back here, could you?" So, if I find something that doesn't measure up, I get it fixed. And I won't apologize or change my routine for it. Despite UPS's claim that safety comes first, I am not well liked in the on-road office for my vigilance with my equipment. They think I am being "too thorough". </p><p></p><p>Despite all of this, I won't change my routine, unless I find that DOT says I'm going above and beyond my requirements. But the DOT is very hard to pin down. My state's guide to passing the CDL test has a lot of stuff that UPS says they don't require, but my question is, and was to my sup, why does the state require this to pass the test, but doesn't count afterwards? That doesn't make sense to me.</p><p></p><p>We shall see....</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dracula, post: 1022442, member: 42691"] Yeah, it sounds like a lot of you feel the same crap I do. Look, I'm not dragging my heels in my pre-trip, but I'm also not rushing it either. And that will not change, no matter what they say or do. I'm of the opinion that safety is not something that yields to the famous UPS mantra, "sense of urgency". Anyone here knows that when you are rushed, things get missed, skipped or forgotten. That holds true whether or not you are in the hub, on a package car or in feeders. 16 minutes is what it takes me to get my stuff in the tractor and to finish my pre-trip. And unlike the Calhoun case that JonFrum refers to above (which took me about 3 hours to read), I am never late to the sorts I deliver to. This is just a case of a manager trying to work his way up the food chain, and management bean counting. I am on a first name basis with the mechanics where I am at. Usually they say, "You couldn't go all week without coming back here, could you?" So, if I find something that doesn't measure up, I get it fixed. And I won't apologize or change my routine for it. Despite UPS's claim that safety comes first, I am not well liked in the on-road office for my vigilance with my equipment. They think I am being "too thorough". Despite all of this, I won't change my routine, unless I find that DOT says I'm going above and beyond my requirements. But the DOT is very hard to pin down. My state's guide to passing the CDL test has a lot of stuff that UPS says they don't require, but my question is, and was to my sup, why does the state require this to pass the test, but doesn't count afterwards? That doesn't make sense to me. We shall see.... [/QUOTE]
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