browniehound
Well-Known Member
Well, the package was not there this morning. But there was a note left in the truck saying that he wore his SUPERMAN underwear yesterday....LOL.
Nock,
You posted that the "driver refused" to deliver the package. The only way he can do that within UPS's rules is if wasn't sent help by management to lift it. Over9.5 made a great point. What if the parcel was to be delivered to a 3rd floor apartment? Would you deliver it? Heck, you are "whinning" because you have to move it 10 feet into the truck. I think 10 feet is a lot easier than 3 flights or 2-wheeling over an unpaved 1000 foott driveway The driver is entitled to recieve teamster help for anything over 70lbs.
What you're missing here Nock, is this isn't the pre-load. The driver can't whistle another teamster over to help him lift the package. I'm sure you do this everyday with YOUR over 70's. Put yourself in his shoes. He has NOBODY out there he can call on except another driver and then that is up to management to send that driver over to help.
Do you think that driver is going to be happy? Can you imagine being called off of your pull for 30-40 minutes without anyone pulling your cages or loading your trucks? Where would that leave you? 30-40 minutes behind I will assume.
Esseentially one driver is pulled off his route and the other has to wait for the other to show up. Has it entered your mind that THE DRIVER WANTED IT OFF HIS TRUCK AS MUCH AS YOU DID??
We are talking 145 here, not 71. So to answer your question, I absolutely don't consider this whinnig on the drivers part. Not even close.
Us as drivers do a lot of complaining and whinning (except me of course), but you have to come up with a better case than that, my friend.