Ask a Feeder Driver, Feeder Driver FAQ

[Yeet]

They may have changed things since I retired, but we had PT carwash/fuelers who were supposed to clean the tractors after filling the tanks. Management threated us with termination for stealing time if we fueled, washed, etc. I shared tractors with the same guy for years. We worked out between us what was to be done over and above.

We have fuelers but they don’t wash the tractors. Package car fuelers do wash the package cars.

Every once in a while when it’s the flavor of the month they’ll nag us for washing at finished work and tell you to leave it dirty for your co-driver because “you’re on OT, he’s not.”

 

[What'dyabringmetoday???]

Professional…..

Got give it credit for being able to keep making up stories.

 

[Thebrownblob]

Got give it credit for being able to keep making up stories.

“It”

 

[Dracula]

We have fuelers but they don’t wash the tractors. Package car fuelers do wash the package cars.

Every once in a while when it’s the flavor of the month they’ll nag us for washing at finished work and tell you to leave it dirty for your co-driver because “you’re on OT, he’s not.”

Typical management intelligence. Sure, he’ll spend the same amount of time doing as you would, at regular pay, then get that OT at the end of the day.

 

[averageguy14]

Covering a sleeper run and they ended up cutting one of our legs that put us about 20 hours ahead of schedule. Well we were until I went upstairs to SMAGA dispatch and was told I had to wait. Are they always holding other drivers? I was surprised to see an elevator though and that the car wash actually works. I thought this place would be bigger

 

[olroadbeech]

They may have changed things since I retired, but we had PT carwash/fuelers who were supposed to clean the tractors after filling the tanks. Management threated us with termination for stealing time if we fueled, washed, etc. I shared tractors with the same guy for years. We worked out between us what was to be done over and above.

I'm in a RTW state ..Nevada. We fuel and wash our tractors.

The Cali drivers weren't supposed to wash their own tractors. On snow nights in Sacramento I would take my tractor in car wash just to wash the windows and the car washer got all upset and said I was taking his work. I just wanted to take 5 minutes to clean the windows and go take a nap. Couldnt wait for him to do it.

When I explained all that he settled down.

 

[UnionStrong]

I'm in a RTW state ..Nevada. We fuel and wash our tractors.

The Cali drivers weren't supposed to wash their own tractors. On snow nights in Sacramento I would take my tractor in car wash just to wash the windows and the car washer got all upset and said I was taking his work. I just wanted to take 5 minutes to clean the windows and go take a nap. Couldnt wait for him to do it.

When I explained all that he settled down.

The adventures of Trixie the Tranny

 

[burrheadd]

The adventures of Trixie the Tranny

Keep it up she'll put you on ignore and she means it

 

[Cowboy Mac]

We have fuelers but they don’t wash the tractors. Package car fuelers do wash the package cars.

Every once in a while when it’s the flavor of the month they’ll nag us for washing at finished work and tell you to leave it dirty for your co-driver because “you’re on OT, he’s not.”

Now his load is going to be late, mine is not. Typical management.

 

[Yeet]

Typical management intelligence. Sure, he’ll spend the same amount of time doing as you would, at regular pay, then get that OT at the end of the day.

Now his load is going to be late, mine is not. Typical management.

Couldn’t agree more.

 

[HFolb23]

To what extent does your management care about uniform standards? More than 4 years in package and now just over a year in feeder and for the first time ever got spoken to about not wearing the UPS socks.

 

[Sweeper]

To what extent does your management care about uniform standards? More than 4 years in package and now just over a year in feeder and for the first time ever got spoken to about not wearing the UPS socks.

Who did you piss off? Was it a package sup?

 

[over9five]

To what extent does your management care about uniform standards? More than 4 years in package and now just over a year in feeder and for the first time ever got spoken to about not wearing the UPS socks.

Honestly, they really DON'T care about uniform (or appearance) standards anymore.
I wish they did....

 

[silenze]

To what extent does your management care about uniform standards? More than 4 years in package and now just over a year in feeder and for the first time ever got spoken to about not wearing the UPS socks.

Our sup doesn't even wear ups socks

 

[Yeet]

To what extent does your management care about uniform standards? More than 4 years in package and now just over a year in feeder and for the first time ever got spoken to about not wearing the UPS socks.

Not trying to be a smart ass but I have no idea because I’ve never been out of uniform.

 

[HFolb23]

Who did you piss off? Was it a package sup?

Nope, feeder sup. I have no idea why it’s my week to wear the target but I’ve earned myself a ride along for committing the grave sin of not wearing their socks.

 

[burrheadd]

Nope, feeder sup. I have no idea why it’s my week to wear the target but I’ve earned myself a ride along for committing the grave sin of not wearing their socks.

If it’s an over night run he’ll be asleep in an hour

 

[Yeet]

If it’s an over night run he’ll be asleep in an hour

Not the way I drive.

 

[Cowboy Mac]

Nope, feeder sup. I have no idea why it’s my week to wear the target but I’ve earned myself a ride along for committing the grave sin of not wearing their socks.

 

[Trucker Clock]

To what extent does your management care about uniform standards? More than 4 years in package and now just over a year in feeder and for the first time ever got spoken to about not wearing the UPS socks.

Yep, UPS says you can now have a beard, long hair, ear/face piercings and tattoos, they don’t care how you look anymore, but dammit, you have to wear UPS socks.