Stuck in the snow
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brownmonster
Man of Great Wisdom
We have traction mats. Once the rears get thru the snow, thru the ice and onto the gravel, it creates a hole you can't get out of.
barnyard
KTM rider
I put the cargo mats down 1st, then put the traction strips on top of those. The mats provide a really large area to grip and the strips grab onto the tires, but do not spit out the back.
I had a front tire drop off a driveway and with the cargo mat and traction strip, it backed right out. Actually, all 4 of my stucks turned out well because I used both. I have used just the strips and gone nowhere. Using both has worked well enough that if I am on a route that does not have cargo mats, I write it up so it gets some.
I had a front tire drop off a driveway and with the cargo mat and traction strip, it backed right out. Actually, all 4 of my stucks turned out well because I used both. I have used just the strips and gone nowhere. Using both has worked well enough that if I am on a route that does not have cargo mats, I write it up so it gets some.
brownmonster
Man of Great Wisdom
I have no cargo mats. I enjoy sliding around in the back of my truck. A truck with single rear tires in 8 inches of snow on top of ice only gets out with help.
bham brown
Well-Known Member
Yes, drivers left pkg cars on highway. Some were wrecked, some stuck, and some just abandoned for the night. No way were they getting back to the building so they had to do what they had to do.
bham brown
Well-Known Member
Not sure if this is 100% true but a dispatcher has been heard saying that one pkg car was broken into last night and then set on fire.
Anonymous 10
Guest
That's a business expense.
iruhnman630
Well-Known Member
So do they reload their cars and head back out for the next days route?
Just Lurking
Well-Known Member
There is way to re-use a previous days plan. Each package has to be sheeted as missed to correct address. They cannot be scanned with a ring scanner or sheeted has one big stop using the center address has missed.
We had to do this during peace in December. It seemed to work for us.
We had to do this during peace in December. It seemed to work for us.
bham brown
Well-Known Member
Next day?? That was Tuesday night, we didn't work today and Thursday is going to be a delayed start and as of now I still haven't heard what time we will start work.. Us southerners don't handle ice and snow real well
UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)
Well-Known Member
This is not true----any pkgs not delivered can be exception scanned at the center and the plan updated for the next day. You do not have to sheet them all as missed unless directed to do so.
brown101010
New Member
Remember folks, if you don't think it is safe or looks risky, just don't do it. We are not out to risk our lives or those of others.
There is no package that is worth me getting stuck or injured
BakerMayfield2018
Fight the power.
Sorry folks.
brown101010
New Member
Haha.
TooTechie
Geek in Brown
Got a foot here in new england. We had over 8 inches this morning when they sent us out anyway and was coming down hard. Now its freezing rain. I commend my on-car. In our PCM he said I think its dumb you guys are being sent out in this and dont care if you do 2 stops an hour.
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Catatonic
Nine Lives
Geez,
It goes without saying but be careful out in that crap.
Hope he rembers that..........tomorrow, when he sees your numbers!.....be safe my friend
Xexys
Retired and Happy
I put the chains on once cuz I got stuck. The back wheels were spinning and spinning and I heard a "clunk". At that moment I finally got unstuck so I got out to take off the chains and to my surprise the left rear chain was gone. I looked everywhere for it to no avail and just chalked it up to a loss and went about my day.
The next day I was called in to the office and I couldn't figure out why or what I did wrong the previous day. To my surprise they found out where the chain went, through the picture window of a house near where I lost the chain. The house sat in a sort of gulley just off the dirt road at the end and was at the same level as the tires of the truck. Crazy! I went to the house later and apologized and they were so kind about the whole thing. I never heard it and didn't get in any trouble for it at all! Everybody was so understanding about it.
The next day I was called in to the office and I couldn't figure out why or what I did wrong the previous day. To my surprise they found out where the chain went, through the picture window of a house near where I lost the chain. The house sat in a sort of gulley just off the dirt road at the end and was at the same level as the tires of the truck. Crazy! I went to the house later and apologized and they were so kind about the whole thing. I never heard it and didn't get in any trouble for it at all! Everybody was so understanding about it.
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