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<blockquote data-quote="soberups" data-source="post: 1320728" data-attributes="member: 14668"><p>Lets say you have 5 boxes that weigh 30 lbs apiece loaded on shelf 6 going to one stop, and that you need to park and handtruck them in to the stop.</p><p></p><p>According to UPS methods you should (a) move the packages from the shelf to the floor by the back door (b) go around behind the car and unload the packages from the floor down onto the handtruck (c) wheel the handtruck into the stop (d) unload the packages off of the handtruck and line them up in a row on the floor to scan and then (e) re-stack the packages if the customer requests it to get them out of the way. In other words...you are handling each box 4 separate times for a total of 600 pounds of weight handled.</p><p></p><p>What I do is lay the handcart down in the back of the package compartment, and scan each package as I load it onto the cart. I then slide the cart down the back bumper, keeping my back straight and using my glutes ( the strongest muscles in the body) and upper arms to bear the load while my 265 lb ass serves as a counterweight. I wheel the cart in, push the pile up against a wall or fixed object, and pull the handcart out from underneath it. Instead of handling each package 4 separate times, I have only handled it ONCE and instead of 600 lbs I have handled 150. If the customer wants to tear that pile apart and spread it out to look at it they are still free to do so but the burden of doing so is on <em>them </em>not me and 99% of the time they just sign the DIAD and I am on my way. That results in a 450 lb difference in the amount of weight handled at one stop; multiply that out over a 27 year career and we start talking about thousands of tons less weight and wear and tear on the body. It adds up, trust me.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="soberups, post: 1320728, member: 14668"] Lets say you have 5 boxes that weigh 30 lbs apiece loaded on shelf 6 going to one stop, and that you need to park and handtruck them in to the stop. According to UPS methods you should (a) move the packages from the shelf to the floor by the back door (b) go around behind the car and unload the packages from the floor down onto the handtruck (c) wheel the handtruck into the stop (d) unload the packages off of the handtruck and line them up in a row on the floor to scan and then (e) re-stack the packages if the customer requests it to get them out of the way. In other words...you are handling each box 4 separate times for a total of 600 pounds of weight handled. What I do is lay the handcart down in the back of the package compartment, and scan each package as I load it onto the cart. I then slide the cart down the back bumper, keeping my back straight and using my glutes ( the strongest muscles in the body) and upper arms to bear the load while my 265 lb ass serves as a counterweight. I wheel the cart in, push the pile up against a wall or fixed object, and pull the handcart out from underneath it. Instead of handling each package 4 separate times, I have only handled it ONCE and instead of 600 lbs I have handled 150. If the customer wants to tear that pile apart and spread it out to look at it they are still free to do so but the burden of doing so is on [I]them [/I]not me and 99% of the time they just sign the DIAD and I am on my way. That results in a 450 lb difference in the amount of weight handled at one stop; multiply that out over a 27 year career and we start talking about thousands of tons less weight and wear and tear on the body. It adds up, trust me. [/QUOTE]
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