UPS's dolly manufacturer
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soberups
Pees in the brown Koolaid
Article 18, National Master Agreement
Section 14. Package Cars .......A package car will be equipped with a hand cart at the driver�s request.
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They are being "stolen" because the company has made a business decision to refuse to follow the contract language and provide an adequate number of hand carts.
Its not rocket science. If a given facility has x number of package cars then they need x number of handcarts, plus a couple extra as spares, for customer counter, clerks etc.
Like many UPS locations, you probably have some tight-assed finance manager who wont spend a nickel without rubbing it for a month or two, and this finance manager is ignorant of the contract that his company entered into. Educate this man by filing grievances, thereby helping him to develop and maintain a "sense of urgency" towards doing his job...which is to provide you with the tools you need to do yours.
I push one and pull one. If I have a heavy load sometimes I tie two together and pull them. I think I get paid an extra 10 cent an hour for doubles. LOL
People in the mall hear you coming and get out of the way. Its harder around the holidays because the malls get more crowded.
With all the damaged hand trucks out there, and the rewelded ones too, you would think the Safety team in the centers or the District Safety Dept would be concerned should an injury occur to an employee because of the damaged equipment they are being forced to use.
Damand a new hand truck...because you get hurt from a damaged or rewelded handtruck and it will be your fault for using it..
Remember the people sitting in the District Safety Office don't care that you have faulty equipment!
Damand a new hand truck...because you get hurt from a damaged or rewelded handtruck and it will be your fault for using it..
Remember the people sitting in the District Safety Office don't care that you have faulty equipment!
Old International
Now driving a Sterling
The only dollies I work with at UPS have 4 tires, weigh over a ton, and have airlines, lights, and a fifth wheel!
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Blue in Brown
When I went full time 8 years ago there was a shortage of handcarts so I decided to buy my own.
Honeyman Aluminum Products
7715 N.E. 21st Ave
Portland, OR 97211
(508)285-6446
Their handcarts are made to order and they had a large contract with UPS for several years in the late 90's until it was axed due to unit cost. UPS started buying cheaper ones that aren't worth a hoot.
A Honeyman handcart can move 500 lbs easily and will last at least 5 years before requiring service. It can be returned to Honeyman and refurbished for about $100.00
Cost new is $300.00
I have 2 now and the spare is always on loan to another driver.
www.honeymandhandtrucks.com
Honeyman Aluminum Products
7715 N.E. 21st Ave
Portland, OR 97211
(508)285-6446
Their handcarts are made to order and they had a large contract with UPS for several years in the late 90's until it was axed due to unit cost. UPS started buying cheaper ones that aren't worth a hoot.
A Honeyman handcart can move 500 lbs easily and will last at least 5 years before requiring service. It can be returned to Honeyman and refurbished for about $100.00
Cost new is $300.00
I have 2 now and the spare is always on loan to another driver.
www.honeymandhandtrucks.com
stevetheupsguy
sʇǝʌǝʇɥǝndsƃnʎ
You meant http://www.honeymanhandtrucks.com/ right?
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Blue in Brown
grgrcr88
No It's not green grocer!
NHDRVR
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Yeah, we call them 2-wheelers up here...
UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)
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Steve, either way is acceptable and will work. You do not have to put the http (hyper text transfer protocol) as part of the URL in the address bar. In fact, you can leave off the www (world wide web) and it will still work.
stevetheupsguy
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I had trouble when I clicked that link, that's why I added the update. Thanks.
dilligaf
IN VINO VERITAS
You probably had trouble with the link becuase of the spelling. There is an extra d in the link.
www.honeymandhandtrucks.com
That's a great point. My center manager told me today that they ordered 14 new ones and 2 arrived today. I hope the 2 are just early and not their answer to their request for 14.
soberups
Pees in the brown Koolaid
While I admire your devotion to duty, I question the wisdom of spending $600 of your own hard-earned money for a piece of equipment that the company is contractually obligated to provide for you.
Would you be willing to spend $600 of your own money on fuel, or tires for your package car?
If the company is unwilling to provide a handcart...then file a grievance and work without one until the grievance is heard. If that means carrying 400 packages 1 at a time, then so be it. If that causes you to be over 9.5, then file on that also. If it causes missed stops or other service falures....oh well.
Dustyroads
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WW Grainger sells some really nice aluminum two wheelers (you call em dollies). They are really better that many of the UPS models, lighter, stronger, better tires.
stevetheupsguy
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The latest version in our building weighed 67lbs and had the extra wide tongue that didn't support the smaller pkgs. You can tell there was a lot of brainstorming to get those bad boys.
brownmonster
Man of Great Wisdom
I hate those things. What good is a carry aid that that is harder to move around than what you're trying to carry.
