Little (or Big) Thank You's...

WhatPCM · 06-13-2008, 02:07 PM

I'm going to have to remember that for the next time one of the cover drivers piss me off. I would never do that to one of my regular drivers. Man that is fantastic

UpstateNYUPSer · 06-13-2008, 02:49 PM

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Originally Posted by UPS Lifer

I had a driver complain about 1 package being out of sequence to his preloader. The next day his car was loaded stop for stop ..... only it was in reverse order!

The driver NEVER said a bad word again! It opened his eyes up and he and the preloader became best buds!

A good preloader make a driver's day - Don't be fooled! They really appreciate you!!

Excellent!!

bellesotico · 06-13-2008, 04:18 PM

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Originally Posted by UPS Lifer

I had a driver complain about 1 package being out of sequence to his preloader. The next day his car was loaded stop for stop ..... only it was in reverse order!

The driver NEVER said a bad word again! It opened his eyes up and he and the preloader became best buds!

A good preloader make a driver's day - Don't be fooled! They really appreciate you!!

LOL..
I've had cover drivers that have been rude..not slightly rude..but just flagrantly obnoxious. I've thought about reversing the load..but its so much faster to flip the labels down

Mike Hawk · 06-13-2008, 07:57 PM

I have heard stories of a pissed off preloader, used a pen and put a line through every barcode vertically so they couldn't be scanned. Even with FindBC that would be a major PITA.

Reverse order would be fun to try, perhaps on April first. It wouldn't be so bad for the driver, if it was stop for stop reverse.

scratch · 06-13-2008, 08:08 PM

I remember I came in one morning and my P600 was loaded completely backwards. My Preloader wasn't mad at me, its just that IE decided to change the route without telling me. Their way would not work, I had to reload it myself before I hit the road. We got the load changed back to the way it should be the next day, IE's way would have me missing businesses or breaking off trace all day.

dilligaf · 06-13-2008, 10:01 PM

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Originally Posted by UPS Lifer

I had a driver complain about 1 package being out of sequence to his preloader. The next day his car was loaded stop for stop ..... only it was in reverse order!

The driver NEVER said a bad word again! It opened his eyes up and he and the preloader became best buds!

A good preloader make a driver's day - Don't be fooled! They really appreciate you!!

That is a preloader that knew how to load a truck very well. I couldn't do it without stopping and thinking. I would lose to much time. LOL

helenofcalifornia · 06-13-2008, 10:28 PM

When I was a preloader, I had THE most anal driver in the building. If I had tried that reverse load thing (which is pure genius!) he would still be in the building today complaining about it and how he couldn't do it. A good preloader is worth their weight in gold. Can make or break a drivers day. And if it's a bad load, that driver will be complaining ALL day long.

UpstateNYUPSer · 06-14-2008, 04:51 AM

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Originally Posted by helenofcalifornia

... A good preloader is worth their weight in gold...

I am living this now as my preloader has gone driving and his replacement seems better suited to working the drive-thru at Mickey D's.

On that note, doing the little things during the year and then making sure to take care of your loader at Christmas go a long way to making your life so much easier.

bellesotico · 06-14-2008, 10:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Mike Hawk

I have heard stories of a pissed off preloader, used a pen and put a line through every barcode vertically so they couldn't be scanned. Even with FindBC that would be a major PITA.

Reverse order would be fun to try, perhaps on April first. It wouldn't be so bad for the driver, if it was stop for stop reverse.

I've heard about that too. That would be a huge pain!!!!

trplnkl · 06-14-2008, 11:00 AM

That one misload could have well created a service failure that is charged against the driver to no fault of his own. We are supposed to add comments to the diad when a misload creates service failures and/or having to go back to a stop.The reverse load sounds kinda funny, but that is not the trade mark of a individual that values his/her standing as a good loader. If a loader did that to me I would deliver as loaded and let the chips fall as they may.

WhatPCM · 06-14-2008, 11:02 AM

Come on no driver delivers as stop for stop as it is in their truck. I am sure you guys have to bounce around in the truck because of EDD/Pas

trplnkl · 06-14-2008, 11:05 AM

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Originally Posted by WhatPCM

Come on no driver delivers as stop for stop as it is in their truck. I am sure you guys have to bounce around in the truck because of EDD/Pas

That's not the point at all. If you decide to screw me because I wrote up a misload, then you better grease up.

WhatPCM · 06-14-2008, 11:10 AM

Oh come on you telling me your going to try to screw this preloader over because of one misloaded package. Can we please remember what they expect of these loaders in the morning. For some one to have an occasional misload. You can't get pissed about that or flip out. it was just a mistake. Now if they had 10 in one day like someone from my center then, yes i could understand. But one, come on.

bellesotico · 06-14-2008, 11:26 AM

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Originally Posted by trplnkl

That's not the point at all. If you decide to screw me because I wrote up a misload, then you better grease up.

I would hope that you wouldnt get "punished" because you wrote up a misload. Thats just silly.
I think that when drivers come in and rail you just because they can..then that driver risks the chance of getting poor loads.
It's not about them vs. us and it shouldn't be. I think all anyone wants is just mutual respect.

WhatPCM · 06-14-2008, 11:39 AM

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Originally Posted by bellesotico

I would hope that you wouldnt get "punished" because you wrote up a misload. Thats just silly.
I think that when drivers come in and rail you just because they can..then that driver risks the chance of getting poor loads.
It's not about them vs. us and it shouldn't be. I think all anyone wants is just mutual respect.

exactly.

bad company · 06-14-2008, 11:47 AM

My loader is the best, and is definately a major part of me running scratch or under more often than not. I try to bring him breakfast occasionally, cold gatorade in the mornings, and of course took care of him at xmas. I also occasionally write comments with POSITIVE notes. Driver are quick to complain, but rarely compliment a good job. The supervisors do read those comments, and I have had quite a few come up to me and tell me how much they appreciated the fact that I took a minute out of my day to write something positive to let the loader and his supervisor know how much I appreciated his hard effort.

scratch · 06-14-2008, 04:16 PM

Good post, Bad Company, I wish my Preloader was as good as yours! I used to have a great one before we went on PAS/EDD. She could load stop for stop without using a Load Chart. I tipped her well at Christmas, she was able to take her husband out to dinner at a steak house.

I have a different one now. She used to have a sorry attitude and screwed up a lot. But like you said, making a POSITIVE COMMENT at the end of the day in the DIAD when they do well makes a world of difference. Now she will smile at me and try to go through the shelves and check to see how well her load is. People need to be complimented when they do well, everyone wants to be appreciated.

UpstateNYUPSer · 06-14-2008, 04:23 PM

I had a feeling that the comments that I left in the DIAD for my loader were not being passed on to him so I left the following comment on night:

Josh--I will give you $20 if the first word you to say to me this morning is ... (I forget the actual word).

Well, the $20 stayed right in my wallet as he had no idea what I was talking about. So, I pass along any comments in person from now on.

What'dyabringmetoday??? · 06-14-2008, 06:21 PM

They should let the 20 year drivers go back to preload and the loaders go on the road. Pay the drivers their 8 because the loads will be excellent and the loaders will have no problem on the road. Kind of joking, but it does help if a loader has been on the road before instead of listening to a part-time supervisor who has never even loaded, let alone see how it really goes out on the road.

bellesotico · 06-14-2008, 07:35 PM

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Originally Posted by What'dyabringmetoday???

They should let the 20 year drivers go back to preload and the loaders go on the road. Pay the drivers their 8 because the loads will be excellent and the loaders will have no problem on the road. Kind of joking, but it does help if a loader has been on the road before instead of listening to a part-time supervisor who has never even loaded, let alone see how it really goes out on the road.

I don't know about full time driving..lol..Saturdays are enough for me

But when I was a helper on one of my drivers routes all of peak it sure made a huge difference. Now I can load him without much thought to it. I know where everything is going and when it's gonna come off.
I really recommend helping during peak preferably on one of the routes you load. It can give you a better perspective on your drivers' day, and really help you understand just why it's important to get those loads lookin pretty

Rantmuse · 06-14-2008, 07:47 PM

I've been a cover driver during every peak I've worked as a f/t driver. I always tip my preloader and anyone else who makes my job easier, for that matter. It is always a very short list, so I figure I get out on the cheap.