Three UPS trucks damaged in fire

[rod]

Nearly all the trucks in my building have the 12v cig style plug in. Whenever I drive a new truck and it doesn't have one I write it up as needing "cell phone charging port" and mechanic puts it in that night.

I'm missing something here. If they allow you to plug in cell phones and GPS's why can't you plug in a radio? I ran an "illegal radio' for at least 25 years and having access to a 12 volt cig. lighter plug in would have made things so much simpler. I wonder how much UPS paid me over the years to make an extra stop twice a day to hook up and unhook my radio?

 

[VonDutch]

Have it that NO driver can have a radio that hasn't been given the once over by a mechanic. Fused wiring is mandatory. Only shop installed power cords on PC's allowed.

Problem solved.

 

[nayrsiem]

I'm missing something here. If they allow you to plug in cell phones and GPS's why can't you plug in a radio? I ran an "illegal radio' for at least 25 years and having access to a 12 volt cig. lighter plug in would have made things so much simpler. I wonder how much UPS paid me over the years to make an extra stop twice a day to hook up and unhook my radio?

We have lots of drivers with radios. Management has no problem with it in my building. We just plug them into the cig lighter. I personally just use my cell as a radio.

 

[just_a_number]

That's funny shiz right there!!!!!

 

[rod]

We have lots of drivers with radios. Management has no problem with it in my building. We just plug them into the cig lighter. I personally just use my cell as a radio.

that's the way it should be

 

[rod]

I talked with a friend who works out of the Brainerd center today. He said the building has been vacated while they do extensive clean up (he said it should be bulldozed and re-built). In the mean time operations have been moved to a big field where they drug in some kind of portable centers. It sounds like they use manual rollers and all the trucks are parked outside. They have lucked out so far in that the temps have been in the 20's and 30's but below zero weather is in the forcast for later this week. Brainerd has probably a dozen large empty buildings that are heated that UPS could have moved into temporarily but it must have been a buck cheaper to keep everything out in the cold. Go figure. They are being hush hush about what caused the fire.

 

[rod]

I just heard today that it was announced at that center that the fire/explosion was caused by something "mechanical"----not an illegal radio hookup. What this mechanical problem was hasn't been released --yet. More to come if I hear of anything.

 

[oldngray]

I just heard today that it was announced at that center that the fire/explosion was caused by something "mechanical"----not an illegal radio hookup. What this mechanical problem was hasn't been released --yet. More to come if I hear of anything.

It would be funny if it was telematics or one of the other gadgets UPS insisted on installing.

 

[rod]

It would be funny if it was telematics or one of the other gadgets UPS insisted on installing.

keep your fingers crossed

 

[1BROWNWRENCH]

keep your fingers crossed

Could very well been caused by the keyless. Especially the bulkhead solenoid with the white box unit. They stick on and get blazing hot.

 

[joeboodog]

Could very well been caused by the keyless. Especially the bulkhead solenoid with the white box unit. They stick on and get blazing hot.

They'll still find a way to blame the drivers.

 

[PT Car Washer]

Could very well been caused by the keyless. Especially the bulkhead solenoid with the white box unit. They stick on and get blazing hot.

How about the start button on the diesel trucks they retrofitted to keyless. A short in a 24 volt system has to get pretty hot.

 

[1BROWNWRENCH]

How about the start button on the diesel trucks they retrofitted to keyless. A short in a 24 volt system has to get pretty hot.

Never seen any 24 volt systems anywhere at UPS.

 

[PT Car Washer]

Never seen any 24 volt systems anywhere at UPS.

Don't the two 12 volt batteries produce 24 volts for the starter or is that only in military vehicles.

 

[rod]

Don't the two 12 volt batteries produce 24 volts for the starter or is that only in military vehicles.

It depends on if they are hooked up in series or parallel

 

[Coldworld]

I find it amusing that coldworld does not work in my center yet disagreed with my post.

I don't think anyone cares if I disagreed with you so why would you state that..I disagreed because I don't think hourly employees should have access to the building in general...unless mgt is there...btw out of all the posters on here you are the one that clicks that disagree button more than anyone else so get a grip!!

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

I don't think anyone cares if I disagreed with you so why would you state that..I disagreed because I don't think hourly employees should have access to the building in general...unless mgt is there...btw out of all the posters on here you are the one that clicks that disagree button more than anyone else so get a grip!!

Our building also has an alarm do we cannot come and go as we please.

 

[cosmo1]

Our building also has an alarm do we cannot come and go as we please.

You don't have the code?

 

[Returntosender]

There was a fire today at a NJ hub. Packages on fire instead of package cars.


http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/2015/01/ups_employees_put_out_blaze_after_package_catches.html

 

[1BROWNWRENCH]

Don't the two 12 volt batteries produce 24 volts for the starter or is that only in military vehicles.

We only have them wired in parallel as far as I know. 24 volt is sort of a thing of the past in the civilian world.