bleedinbrown58
That’s Craptacular
All I need i some tasty waves, a cool buzz amd I'm fine.
Sent home for misloads..
- Thread starter HardknocksUPSer
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bleedinbrown58
That’s Craptacular
All good...I didn't see your apology before I replied. You can call me whatever you want...just don't call me late on payday!
upschuck
Well-Known Member
Evidentially, it is not too obvious of an answer.
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jibbs
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Raw
Raw Member
Hardknock, you appear to have a great attitude and I agree with what you are saying, you were thrown to the wolves without enough experience for peak! As a 27 year driver I can tell you that preload is the most difficult job at UPS. I am thankful I never had to do it! During peak it is almost like a puzzle, you need to try to keep all 5000 - 8000 HIN pkgs in back half of pkg car and all 1000-4000 HIN ones in front half, if you can then driver will have adequate room in pkg car to manage load after delivering 4000 HIN. For a few years I once had a preloader who could load 350 stops so well that if I didn`t see or can get to a pkg I didn`t need to until I could! That man always got a $100 XMAS tip from me and he is now a driver! Also a good preloader is very respected by drivers which makes for a very rewarding career down the road! Good luck!!
xtelevisionset
Active Member
It's funny I read this thread on thursday night and the next day they gave me a different preloader because too many misloads. I run a satellite route so any misloads I get are about 20 miles away and I just don't deliver them.
Anyway my new loader was great and actually put most of my post office stuff on the floor instead of the 5000 shelf and everything was accurate right where it should be. I had time to stop at a restaurant and eat then take another 15 minute break after 5 and STILL got back 30 minutes early.
That is the difference your load makes.
Anyway my new loader was great and actually put most of my post office stuff on the floor instead of the 5000 shelf and everything was accurate right where it should be. I had time to stop at a restaurant and eat then take another 15 minute break after 5 and STILL got back 30 minutes early.
That is the difference your load makes.
UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)
Well-Known Member
I thought satellite drivers loaded their own cars.
upschuck
Well-Known Member
xtelevisionset
Active Member
There is a guy that drives out to the trailer that loads his car from it he runs the outskirts of the town, I run the in town stuff and come from the hub.
A preloader working 12-14 hours? You guys start your preload at 6 pm?
HardknocksUPSer
Well-Known Member
Driver helper after preload bud.
RunningUnder
Member
As a Driver I could not load 3 or 4 trucks with boxes pilling up and over me 
... I'm sorry your having a hard time with the misloads but because of knowing what you all go thru this time of the year I just keep my mouth shut and run misloads off.. Yes misloads does make our jobs harder but on the other hand I don't want to load my truck so a few misloads I can live with... Just remember its not like this all the time the wave of packages will go down and if your doing a good job now then by this time next year you will be a super preloader....
... I'm sorry your having a hard time with the misloads but because of knowing what you all go thru this time of the year I just keep my mouth shut and run misloads off.. Yes misloads does make our jobs harder but on the other hand I don't want to load my truck so a few misloads I can live with... Just remember its not like this all the time the wave of packages will go down and if your doing a good job now then by this time next year you will be a super preloader....
HardknocksUPSer
Well-Known Member
Thanks for the kind understanding, I got moved to reload because of the misloads, after my centers sup moves to another center I'm moving back to preload even though reload is easier and less stressful I hate the hours of reload, it sucks with my daily life things outside of work.As a Driver I could not load 3 or 4 trucks with boxes pilling up and over me
