Ask a Feeder Driver, Feeder Driver FAQ

[Coldworld]

Exactly. The bid holder wrote it up, one of the other cover guys wrote it up, told me about it, mechanic in my building said to spray the jaws with lube. Was a good temporary fix. If I remember correctly, the 5th wheel was replaced the next PMI. That fixed it.
Rereading the above... I could pull the pin, but the trailer would not always slide off. Empties were really bad. Had to jerk the trailer off the 5th wheel. Sucked if one was spotting empties at a customer location.

You think now that they will be putting in new sleeper runs that you can get into feeder permanently??

 

[retiredTxfeeder]

You think now that they will be putting in new sleeper runs that you can get into feeder permanently??

They are supposed to add a bunch of sleeper teams to my old department before the first of the year. This would be a great time to make the move from PC if that's what one wants. Sounds like they are doing it in other places as well.

 

[pickup]

Here ya go, Indy. UPS has some equipment to fit your needs, of course, the trade off is that you lose your AC, and the engine is inches from you, and feels like a heater going full blast. I had a shifting job for 2 years when I first came into feeders. The floor of these is steel and will get so hot that it will burn the bottom of your feet through your boots.

We just two new ones with air conditioning and they aren’t rentals.

 

[retiredTxfeeder]

We just two new ones with air conditioning and they aren’t rentals.

That's pretty impressive. Someone must have made a mistake ordering them. Down here, the shop would disable the AC in the name of "saving fuel."

 

[Indecisi0n]

That's pretty impressive. Someone must have made a mistake ordering them. Down here, the shop would disable the AC in the name of "saving fuel."

And I'd do one more an hour in the name of
Safety.

 

[BigUnionGuy]

Down here, the shop would disable the AC in the name of "saving fuel."

That's hard to believe.


"Effective May 1, 1977, all tractor-feeder road equipment placed in service shall be equipped with air conditioning.

Effective April 29, 1981, all other tractor-feeder road equipment (except equipment manufactured in 1969 or before) used in the service of the Employer shall be equipped with air conditioning.

Any equipment that is put into service after August 1, 1990 that already has an air-conditioning unit, such units will not be removed. All air-conditioned equipment will be maintained in working order."


http://teamster.org/sites/teamster.org/files/06242014_77983_central_region-final.pdf



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[barnyard]

You think now that they will be putting in new sleeper runs that you can get into feeder permanently??

Not in my building. I can only bid on work in my building and there are only 4 bid jobs.

 

[Knothead]

That's hard to believe.


"Effective May 1, 1977, all tractor-feeder road equipment placed in service shall be equipped with air conditioning.

Effective April 29, 1981, all other tractor-feeder road equipment (except equipment manufactured in 1969 or before) used in the service of the Employer shall be equipped with air conditioning.

Any equipment that is put into service after August 1, 1990 that already has an air-conditioning unit, such units will not be removed. All air-conditioned equipment will be maintained in working order."


http://teamster.org/sites/teamster.org/files/06242014_77983_central_region-final.pdf



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In my building they get away with removing the A/C by calling the yard birds "Hub equipment" instead of "Feeder equipment."

 

[pickup]

That's hard to believe.


"Effective May 1, 1977, all tractor-feeder road equipment placed in service shall be equipped with air conditioning.

Effective April 29, 1981, all other tractor-feeder road equipment (except equipment manufactured in 1969 or before) used in the service of the Employer shall be equipped with air conditioning.

Any equipment that is put into service after August 1, 1990 that already has an air-conditioning unit, such units will not be removed. All air-conditioned equipment will be maintained in working order."


http://teamster.org/sites/teamster.org/files/06242014_77983_central_region-final.pdf



-Bug-

The key phrase being “road equipment”, these shifters are not considered road equipment.

Oh I see the guy above me beat me to the point.

 

[King Of The Mountain]

We need a mechanical push button release handle in the cab. We already work too hard and pulling the 5th wheel handle is just too taxing.

It's called a princess switch.

Here ya go, Indy. UPS has some equipment to fit your needs, of course, the trade off is that you lose your AC, and the engine is inches from you, and feels like a heater going full blast. I had a shifting job for 2 years when I first came into feeders. The floor of these is steel and will get so hot that it will burn the bottom of your feet through your boots.

If local hubs leave the keys in and I'm assigned a twin screw for the day I'll snag one to build a set at their hub especially if they have the dolly lock in the front and its a tight spot. Like they say 'Use existing equipment or facilities'.

In my building they get away with removing the A/C by calling the yard birds "Hub equipment" instead of "Feeder equipment."

Do they have hub employees or feeder employees operating them? very worthy of a grievance there.

 

[Covemastah]

Our shifter is road equipment, drive a block up street to stage the m/ts it and two blocks to customer counter !!!
Needs ac

 

[Knothead]

It's called a princess switch.



If local hubs leave the keys in and I'm assigned a twin screw for the day I'll snag one to build a set at their hub especially if they have the dolly lock in the front and its a tight spot. Like they say 'Use existing equipment or facilities'.



Do they have hub employees or feeder employees operating them? very worthy of a grievance there.

Most of the jobs are hub employees, extra work is through the feeder department.

 

[King Of The Mountain]

Most of the jobs are hub employees, extra work is through the feeder department.

It's half and half here which is why I take a single axle from the boneyard(which the A/C works) and and use that (I got told not to take brand new KW singles to shift in for 14 hours) also since you have to get out multiple times you do less moves and a good amount of exercise which I don't mind at all but by friday on a week long bid I'm climbing out of that tractor like a sloth.

 

[Indecisi0n]

Is the hand vavle brake that applies all brakes suppose to work on just the tractor (if Bob tailing)?

 

[over9five]

Is the hand vavle brake that applies all brakes suppose to work on just the tractor (if Bob tailing)?

Hand valve only applies the trailer service brakes. It will not work on the tractor while t/o'ing.

 

[Indecisi0n]

Hand valve only applies the trailer service brakes. It will not work on the tractor while t/o'ing.

Ok, thank you.

 

[trickpony1]

Is the hand vavle brake that applies all brakes suppose to work on just the tractor (if Bob tailing)?

WOW.
That is concerning.
Were you daydreaming about something else when they talked about it in class?

 

[Indecisi0n]

WOW.
That is concerning.
Were you daydreaming about something else when they talked about it in class?

Hey now pops

 

[barnyard]

Last week, the job that I covered included a couple of trips to the railyard. In the past, it has always taken a load to the railyard and TO back to the hub. Last week, I picked up incoming loads from the railyard to take back to the hub. I asked the check in dude where to find them, he punched in the trailer number and directed me to the general direction of where they were. Saved me lots of time looking, as UPS trailers were parked along 3 different tracks and scattered throughout the trailer overflow parking.
Take away: when you get to the railyard, hit 'done' and 'outbound load' at the gate. Ask the check in dude where to find your load.
Would have been good information to have before I left.

 

[Indecisi0n]

Last week, the job that I covered included a couple of trips to the railyard. In the past, it has always taken a load to the railyard and TO back to the hub. Last week, I picked up incoming loads from the railyard to take back to the hub. I asked the check in dude where to find them, he punched in the trailer number and directed me to the general direction of where they were. Saved me lots of time looking, as UPS trailers were parked along 3 different tracks and scattered throughout the trailer overflow parking.
Take away: when you get to the railyard, hit 'done' and 'outbound load' at the gate. Ask the check in dude where to find your load.
Would have been good information to have before I left.

What fun is that?