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06-27-2009, 07:00 PM
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#1 | | Life is a Highway...
Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Tsunami Zone
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When you see the FDX guy coming the opposite way, are you a waver or a non-waver?
The only guy I wave to is the Express guy because he waves back and actually makes small talk if we arrive at the same stop. As for the Freight,Ground,or HD guy forget it, in all the years I've been driving they've never waved back.
But as a side note, our Freight drivers rarely wave back and in our area they are always "BS'ing" with the FDX freight drivers. | 
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06-27-2009, 07:04 PM
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#2 | | 15 more years of this!
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I talk to all of the drivers I pass on my route. I've been in the same area longer than any of them so eventually they all ask me were so-and-so is.
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06-27-2009, 07:08 PM
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#3 | | Senior Member
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Originally Posted by BLACKBOX  When you see the FDX guy coming the opposite way, are you a waver or a non-waver?
The only guy I wave to is the Express guy because he waves back and actually makes small talk if we arrive at the same stop. As for the Freight,Ground,or HD guy forget it, in all the years I've been driving they've never waved back.
But as a side note, our Freight drivers rarely wave back and in our area they are always "BS'ing" with the FDX freight drivers. | as a fdx contractor, i wave because it's rude not to. besides i know most of the ups guys around from years ago. the fact that i may want as much of your volume as i can get and you may want my company to fold and go the way of dhl is no reason to forego civility. | |
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06-27-2009, 08:25 PM
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#4 | | slow but sure
Join Date: Jul 2006
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Rep Power: 21 | Re: Wave or no Wave?
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Originally Posted by BLACKBOX When you see the FDX guy coming the opposite way, are you a waver or a non-waver?
The only guy I wave to is the Express guy because he waves back and actually makes small talk if we arrive at the same stop. As for the Freight,Ground,or HD guy forget it, in all the years I've been driving they've never waved back.
But as a side note, our Freight drivers rarely wave back and in our area they are always "BS'ing" with the FDX freight drivers. | I wave to everybody. We're all just trying to make a living. I also wave to all police cars. | |
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06-27-2009, 08:29 PM
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#5 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Missouri
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I wave. I am from a small town, so I was raised it is very rude not to wave at someone, doesn't matter if you know them or not. Its either a wave or just a nod, either one shows recognition. Might as well be friendly. | |
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06-27-2009, 08:30 PM
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#6 | | Member
Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Indiana
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I'll wave back if he waves at me ,but I don,t wave first | |
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06-27-2009, 09:19 PM
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#7 | | retired and happy
Join Date: Jun 2006
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We always flipped each other off --------------just for a joke  . I tried to get along with everyone. Actually we were friends and he came to my retirement party and gave me a FedEx tee shirt as a retirement gift. When all this FedEx Ground and Home Delivery came along I didn't know those guys but still waved | |
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06-27-2009, 10:41 PM
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#8 | | Just another Robot
Join Date: Jan 2005
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Rep Power: 696 | Re: Wave or no Wave?
I wave at all the cars... gets a little tiring, but I don't want to be rude to anyone...
actually I wave at the UPS guys, I gave up on the FedEx Ground guys they
just don't watch anything on the road but the car in front of them. | |
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06-27-2009, 11:32 PM
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#9 | | Box Monkey
Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Harrisburg, PA
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I wave to all of my opponents as well as the State Police that patrol my area, but the only one I ever really talk to is the Express driver. The other guys (ground/home) just aren't the most friendly. And the things my cusomters tell me they do just really turns me off.
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06-27-2009, 11:46 PM
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#10 | | Big Time Feeder Driver
Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Eastbound & Down
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Rep Power: 2660 | Re: Wave or no Wave?
I usually wave or nod to most FedEx guys but I have noticed, as others have pointed out, that the Ground guys rarely wave. Express and Freight are more likely to wave.
I also wave at fellow union drivers ABF and Yellow/Roadway. New Penn guys are usually driving too close to the speed of light to notice anyone.
And of course I wave at any UPS drivers, no matter what they drive.
When I was in package I waved to the Post office guys too. In feeders they don't wave so I don't bother anymore.
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06-28-2009, 06:17 AM
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#11 | | Moderator
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I always wave to the Package drivers.
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06-28-2009, 07:56 AM
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#12 | | Senior Member
Join Date: May 2005 Location: Below the Mason Dixon Line.
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I used to wave to all of them but I quit waving to all of the DHL drivers (not so much a factor anymore) and all but one RPS driver. It seems that most of the contractor drivers are all grumpy jerks in my area. All expect one and he owns a couple of the other routes that the grumpy drivers are running. These contractors all seem like they need to be on suicide watch. I think their jobs turned out to be nothing like "FedEx" advertised and they are highly disappointed. The FedEx Express drivers are usually pretty cool and wave.
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06-28-2009, 10:21 AM
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#13 | | Member
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Wave, absolutely! At kids, police, mail people, ALL other truck drivers, etc. Lack of civility is killing our society. | |
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06-28-2009, 11:33 AM
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#14 | | Senior Member
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Originally Posted by MD Dan Wave, absolutely! At kids, police, mail people, ALL other truck drivers, etc. Lack of civility is killing our society. | amen | |
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06-28-2009, 04:26 PM
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#15 | | Unknown Acrobat
Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Louisiana I think! :P
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Originally Posted by MD Dan Wave, absolutely! At kids, police, mail people, ALL other truck drivers, etc. Lack of civility is killing our society. | I agree one hundred % !
Plus a was raised in a smaller town where everyone waives at each other!
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06-28-2009, 04:34 PM
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#16 | | Moderator
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I always wave at UPSF,Fedex Express, Post Office, Teamster Freight,and DHL guys. We are all just trying to make a living, the way I see it. I know the Express and letter carriers on my route on a first name basis. | |
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06-28-2009, 09:21 PM
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#17 | | LOADED FOR BEAR
Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: northern az
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I wave to everyone. Half the time I'm not even sure who they are because they are used to seeing their regular driver, not me. I even have a couple of the Fedex drivers phone numbers. I've called them, or waved them down on rte, to get directions to a street or a house. And I have given directions as well. 
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06-28-2009, 11:24 PM
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#18 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Jun 2009
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Always wave, and if I have time I'll chat up the UPS guys at my stops. On my old route, the UPS guy was real friendly and we would talk quite a bit. The drivers who did that route before me would always ask, "How's Bob doing?" | |
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06-29-2009, 05:00 AM
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#19 | | Runnin on Empty
Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: South Florida
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I wave to everyone. Some days I feel like I'm in a freakin' parade. One year my Christmas helper was a 19 yr old young man. I told him to wave to the pretty girls, because they'll wave to you in the pkg car, but see right past him the rest of his life! | |
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06-29-2009, 09:36 AM
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#20 | | Southern Ct.
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Originally Posted by MD Dan Wave, absolutely! At kids, police, mail people, ALL other truck drivers, etc. Lack of civility is killing our society. | Couldn't agree more. | |
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06-29-2009, 09:38 AM
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#21 | | former monkey slave
Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: somewhere on central sort
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I used to wave to the fed ex guys out on my old area(they were good guys) not the dhl guy though......he was quite grumpy. I could never understand why ....he had no work in his truck.
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06-29-2009, 09:46 AM
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#22 | | Member
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I wave to Fedex but i remember waving to DHL and them not waving back. | |
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06-29-2009, 01:32 PM
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#23 | | 555
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Just smile and 
at everybody.
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06-29-2009, 05:28 PM
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#24 | | aka Grandstug
Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Closer to the Equator, than you!
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Originally Posted by feederdriver06 I used to wave to the fed ex guys out on my old area(they were good guys) not the dhl guy though......he was quite grumpy. I could never understand why ....he had no work in his truck. | No money, either.  Quote:
Originally Posted by mungrin I wave to Fedex but i remember waving to DHL and them not waving back. | You're supposed to use all of your fingers.   Just smile and wave, boys! | |
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06-29-2009, 05:49 PM
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#25 | | Member
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Dad taught me many years ago to especially wave at the people that don't wave back. It annoys the hell out of them. | |
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