MassWineGuy
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I wouldn't be surprised if supes were calling just to catch you driving while talking.
Firing's for being seen on cell phones/distracted driving.
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UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)
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This may surprise you but it is not the goal of each and every supervisor to try to fire as many hourlies as possible; that being said, if there is an hourly that they are trying to get rid of, it would not surprise me at all if they did what you suggested. They will salt the load, do random check-in audits, sit at intersections doing safety observations and compare delivery records with entries in the DIAD (working through lunch) if they suspect a driver is not working within the methods.
Bubblehead
My Senior Picture
When they call, I answer.
They won't fire you unless they think they can get away with it.
For me, it would be a paid vacation, so the don't.
Ouch
Well-Known Member
Differs state to state our law here states hands free device is perfectly legal.
HomeDelivery
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you guys are supposed to set the standards... all that integrad training & i still see some brownies on their cellphones while driving
don't lower yourselves to be like FedEx Ground #sarcasm
don't lower yourselves to be like FedEx Ground #sarcasm
S
serenity now
Guest
........... so are the FedEx guys going to be fired if they are seen while not using their cellphone
OPTION3
Well-Known Member
Yes it would surprise me! I've heard this before....." I'm not like those supervisors" My response..."You lay down with dogs...You get up with fleas"
HomeDelivery
Well-Known Member
sadly to say, they don't give a damn if you make service...
they will give a damn if you get into an accident & a witness or your cellphone logs that proves you were on the phone while driving...
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either way, brown/purple/civillian clothes, we shouldn't be doing this on the road at all
would you want to end up on the news as being the
bag that ran over kids/pedestrians?3 children hit by texting driver | ksl.com
jaker
trolling
Yeah but we are trained drivers , we can handle a few things at a timeeither way, brown/purple/civillian clothes, we shouldn't be doing this on the road at all
would you want to end up on the news as being the
3 children hit by texting driver | ksl.com
HomeDelivery
Well-Known Member
so can i... i'm just paid 1/2 less than you and wear a barney uniform
jaker
trolling
should have went right instead of left
MassWineGuy
Well-Known Member
Run this by your center manager and see how well it works for you.
Oh, and I'm not being a highbrow snobby jerk, but my reporting and editing background requires me to clarify the word: Firings, not Firing's.
Re-Raise
Well-Known Member
One of the things I like about this site is that it causes me to re-think things sometimes.
I keep my phone in my shirt pocket and when it rings I answer it. I am a 20 year safe driver and I take safety seriously.
After reading this thread I am determined to not talk on the phone while I drive from this day on. It is not too late to teach an old dog new tricks.
I keep my phone in my shirt pocket and when it rings I answer it. I am a 20 year safe driver and I take safety seriously.
After reading this thread I am determined to not talk on the phone while I drive from this day on. It is not too late to teach an old dog new tricks.
cachsux
Wah
The trained drivers who THINK they can handle a few things at a time while driving are why the Feds have stepped in and said no you can't.
Yup, and EVERY driver who's ever been in an accident while on the cell thought he could handle it too.
BSWALKS
Fugitive From Reality
No need to talk, or especially text while driving. I've seen my center manager ask to view a drivers phone after an accident, to view the call & text log. If that driver had been distracted by his phone, I'm sure he'd have had much less chance of getting his job back.
