Simple hacks for the UPS driver - On topic please

[joeboodog]

FYI...pick up compliance is old news ....once we got Orion they don't care about it anymore

For now...

 

[Billy Ray]

For now...

Roger that; just wait until they start hanging enhancements onto the Orion platform. Like ornaments on a freaking Christmas tree.

 

[Clerkboy]

I get myself a summer pass at the local pool every year. A quick shower & dip in the pool is the greatest lunch break ever!

 

[Juicyfruit85]

This is how to keep from wasting $38 on a six-pack of Twin Hill socks that are garbage made in a Chinese sweatshop. Dont throw old pairs away, just cut the bottoms out to make "shrouds" that slide over a pair of plain white socks!
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Yes sir the cost is ridiculous. This is genius!

 

[burrheadd]

I get myself a summer pass at the local pool every year. A quick shower & dip in the pool is the greatest lunch break ever!

Are you @Turdferguson alter ego?

 

[Rainman]

Use a binder clip to hold your toll transponder.

 

[The Man]

Yup. Recently switched to a rechargeable Bluetooth radio that doubles as a phone charger. One less thing to keep up with.

I've been trying to find one fo you have a link where i can buy it?

 

[The Man]

I usually keep 3 pens and a sharpie in my pen pocket on the shirt. To prevent it from tipping over

 

[The Man]

Always have a power bank to charge phone and Bluetooth, you never know when you might need it.

 

[SaladTosser]

If you ever feel hot, drink cold water

 

[MynameisNeigan]

Time for a new clean truck.

I'd like to start a thread to share simple "hacks" that could make things easier for drivers. Here are a few that I have come up with during my 28 year career.

This is the "zip tie Mag Light holder." All you need is a zip tie and a Phillips head screwdriver to solve the problem of keeping your flashlight handy. The location may vary according to the model of truck you drive but the idea is the same.
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[Mason3000]

If your truck doesn't have a key fob, take the bulkhead key off the ring and leave it in the bulkhead door. Keeps you from having to take keys out of the ignition, put them in the bulkhead lock, back into the ignition. Also ensures you never lock yourself out.

 

[Mason3000]

I have a kit that includes most of the obvious: Extra pen, info notices, Chapstick, wet wipes, Visine, nail clipper, band aids, a lighter, a couple smokes, a $10 bill, trail mix, a few breakfast bars, extra socks, stocking cap, spare sun glasses, a five hour energy & a kick-ass battery charger.

In cold weather, I hate being bogged down wearing heavy winter gear. I use layers. Starting with a long sleeve dry-wick style undershirt & dry-wick long underwear. Then I go w/ a long sleeved UPS shirt, brown tactical style sweater (like UPS used to issue, my hub is fine with this), my UPS vest, a pair of work gloves & UPS baseball cap. This works for me up to -10 or so. My feet rarely get too cold, but feet getting snow on them, then getting wet as the heater melts the snow is an issue so I wear lightweight, waterproof boots & heavyweight smart wool socks.

 

[Rainman]

If your truck doesn't have a key fob, take the bulkhead key off the ring and leave it in the bulkhead door. Keeps you from having to take keys out of the ignition, put them in the bulkhead lock, back into the ignition. Also ensures you never lock yourself out.

Good, until you get caught.

 

[burrheadd]

If your truck doesn't have a key fob, take the bulkhead key off the ring and leave it in the bulkhead door. Keeps you from having to take keys out of the ignition, put them in the bulkhead lock, back into the ignition. Also ensures you never lock yourself out.

Good way to get fired

 

[cosmo1]

Good way to get fired

Not back when we started.

 

[Rack em]

Good way to get fired

Fired for leaving a key in the door?

 

[burrheadd]

Fired for leaving a key in the door?

Absolutley

 

[burrheadd]

Not back when we started.

Isn't that the truth usually a key in the bulkhead and one in the backdoor. The first winter I drove a sprinter I don't think I shut it off from November to March

 

[Rack em]

That would never happen lol