New vs Old drivers
- Thread starter MrFeeder
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Analbumcover
ControlPkgs
Speaking of feeders, we got another pair of HARPA hub specials in our center. Some genius stacked a set of giant Wayfair boxes on TOP and it came crashing down on one of our poor new loaders.
MethodsMan
Well-Known Member
A decent number of the older guys in my building were off the street hires into package back in the 80's. I spent almost 6 years toiling around in the hub before I finally got a shot at the big leagues (package). There's drivers being hired now with under a year in the hub. I could've gone to feeders 3 years ago. But, I don't want to. I enjoy the daily grind.
I don't really care either way. Life isn't fair. Did this old timer need a shoulder to cry on?
I don't really care either way. Life isn't fair. Did this old timer need a shoulder to cry on?
You have to remember that in the late '70's and early '80's there were a lot of areas growing rapidly.
I got hired off the street at an 18 trip center that grew in about three years to almost 30 trips.
MyTripisCut
Never bought my own handtruck
One thing all this talk makes me think of, is that an old timer told me 11 years age, what UPS wants most, is Teamster vs Teamster. They do lots of things to divide us. It is more important than ever to not get mad at your loader, your fellow driver, your helper, or anyone except management. They are the ones that drive numbers and crush us all. Think about it, who cares if someone is off the street, or inside for 11 years, or feeders after 2 or 20. We need to be TEAMsters, until we get the contract the way WE want it.
rod
Retired 22 years
rod
Retired 22 years
DriveInDriveOut
Inordinately Right
Ya the technology is so smart that it waits until you've already stop completed it to tell you that you did it wrong lol, eliminating management jobs I guess.
Half the time it's a false flag anyway. Guy usually releases at apt door and you're gonna leave it at leasing office because no one's there, stuff like that.
rod
Retired 22 years
I'm not surprised the info is wrong a lot of the times--I was surprised they waste peoples time entering all this crap into the system.
oldngray
nowhere special
It can beep when you are at the right location sometimes.
1989
Well-Known Member
It will beep when you hit dr location (fd, porch, etc) and again when you stop complete. Driver possibly indirects in town or maybe leaves at gate.
1989
Well-Known Member
Yes, usually when driver leaves somewhere else
oldngray
nowhere special
Sometimes it will do it when you are at the same place you always deliver. Electronic brain fart.
DriveInDriveOut
Inordinately Right
I've been out a while, thank god, hard to remember the details. Shouldn't even think about it I'll get package nightmares tonight.
burrheadd
KING Of GIFS
Can't remember how many times I'd stop the rural carrier and ask where's rr2 bx 28 or whatever
Most of the time he'd say give it to me you don't wanna go out there
I took care of them at Xmas time
I didn't have any of those kind of routes.
1989
Well-Known Member
Did not know that. Thought it was only because driver left it in town at someone's work, and system now thinks that's the right location.
burrheadd
KING Of GIFS
That was back in the good Ol days
When if you didn't hit anything got done in a reasonable amount of time
Normally they didn't
with ya
