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<blockquote data-quote="MaceFremonti" data-source="post: 1284763" data-attributes="member: 36696">The Circle of Honor driver&#039;s line of thinking was that in reality UPS doesn&#039;t care about safety.&nbsp; Even in Feeders. The local level management may but the pressure from above puts them in a position where they &quot;have&quot; to keep the runs in unless there is 10 feet of snow covering the road.In Feeders you can say its too dangerous to go - ultimately it&#039;s your call but that usually will start the whole we are instructing you to make the run. You can avoid that confrontation by just hooking up and leaving. Once you drive for a bit you can call and tell them it is no longer safe to proceed and you&#039;ll be waiting it out.His outlook was it&#039;s just easier to call in then go through all that b.s. - especially if you have 15/20 years of safe driving under your belt.&nbsp; He wasn&#039;t suggesting doing it for a few inches but for significant events&nbsp; where you were 99.9% sure you were going to be stuck or shutdown somewhere. There&#039;s always someone on vacation coverage or the Q list wanting the hours regardless of the weather.&nbsp; You have optional/sick days to use at your discretion.My personal cutoff is if the forcast is for 6&quot; or more. If my run were flat I would probably move that up a few inches. As a previous poster mentioned pulling doubles up and down hills in the snow is not fun. Much less pulling doubles up and down mountains where the grades are 6%+ for miles. It literally snows everyday on my run so I&#039;ve grown accustomed to the challenge it poses.&nbsp; However I no longer feel the need to be Mr. UPS in horrible conditions.&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Sent using BrownCafe App</blockquote>

[QUOTE="MaceFremonti, post: 1284763, member: 36696"] The Circle of Honor driver's line of thinking was that in reality UPS doesn't care about safety. Even in Feeders. The local level management may but the pressure from above puts them in a position where they "have" to keep the runs in unless there is 10 feet of snow covering the road. In Feeders you can say its too dangerous to go - ultimately it's your call but that usually will start the whole we are instructing you to make the run. You can avoid that confrontation by just hooking up and leaving. Once you drive for a bit you can call and tell them it is no longer safe to proceed and you'll be waiting it out. His outlook was it's just easier to call in then go through all that b.s. - especially if you have 15/20 years of safe driving under your belt. He wasn't suggesting doing it for a few inches but for significant events where you were 99.9% sure you were going to be stuck or shutdown somewhere. There's always someone on vacation coverage or the Q list wanting the hours regardless of the weather. You have optional/sick days to use at your discretion. My personal cutoff is if the forcast is for 6" or more. If my run were flat I would probably move that up a few inches. As a previous poster mentioned pulling doubles up and down hills in the snow is not fun. Much less pulling doubles up and down mountains where the grades are 6%+ for miles. It literally snows everyday on my run so I've grown accustomed to the challenge it poses. However I no longer feel the need to be Mr. UPS in horrible conditions. Sent using BrownCafe App [/QUOTE]

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