upschuck
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Until you get injured. Written methods trumps sups words.
Back First Exceptions
- Thread starter JL 0513
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Until you get injured. Written methods trumps sups words.
Brownslave688
You want a toe? I can get you a toe.
Wow. Now this crap is twice as annoying as anything Dave ever said or did. Thanks for wasting bandwidth.
Brownslave688
You want a toe? I can get you a toe.
Lol yep tons if backing in residential drives I hear. All to save a mile or two. Step over a dollar to make a dime.
S
serenity now
Guest
...if you know a Back First Exception will occur, prerecord the stop and close it out at the next stop / then it appears on a report of lesser scrutiny / or for you hardcore fans, the ROLS
Anonymous 10
Guest
That's going to be my new signature to go along with my new avatar makeover
Covemastah
Hoopah drives the boat Chief !!
407...you kill me at times lol lol
UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)
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It was on the checklist that he used to evaluate me.
Anonymous 10
Guest
For some reason I typed it out and saved it as my signature and it won't show up. Wtf. Why??
Anonymous 10
Guest
Nevermind it just worked. These computers get tricky
upschuck
Well-Known Member
Wow, when did that change. They preach how that was so unsafe for years, now they tell you to do that so they can make more $, unbelievable. Well, not really. I still wouldn't do it.
UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)
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You should have used copy and paste as you left out a word.
UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)
Well-Known Member
As I said, I was surprised as you by the change, which is only for small packages.
I suspect you would do it if you were directed to. Just sayin'.
upschuck
Well-Known Member
Old habits are hard to change.
UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)
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Same here although, to be honest, I used to do this before the change. I just never did it on an S&V.
JL 0513
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So if it's 500', then that is just pure nonsense. That's 1 2/3 football fields. The length of many full streets. So the pencil pushers determined that if you drove say 300', then that new area you just arrived to has somehow changed. How has it changed if you just got there??
So guess what, ever since my sup talked to me about how many back first exceptions I had on a particular day, I now go out of my way all day long to avoid every possible back. More miles, more gas, more time. Hope you're happy UPS.
Any decent driver can back completely safely. With mirrors and a backup camera, you see everywhere that the truck is going. It's a complete waste of resources to treat backing as a crime.
Meanwhile, I see FedEx drivers back a million times a day. They're going to win at this business if they aren't held to similar rules as us.
So guess what, ever since my sup talked to me about how many back first exceptions I had on a particular day, I now go out of my way all day long to avoid every possible back. More miles, more gas, more time. Hope you're happy UPS.
Any decent driver can back completely safely. With mirrors and a backup camera, you see everywhere that the truck is going. It's a complete waste of resources to treat backing as a crime.
Meanwhile, I see FedEx drivers back a million times a day. They're going to win at this business if they aren't held to similar rules as us.
UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)
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What UPS is trying to have us avoid is positioning our vehicle at a delivery stop in such a way that it could get blocked in while we are making the delivery.
The 500' is what I was told----others on here have said 150' and 300'. Whatever the distance we should always be positioning our vehicle so that we do not have to back shortly after we leave the stop.
BTW, do you think UPS installed the back-up cameras out of the goodness of their hearts or was it the result of a tragic accident?
The 500' is what I was told----others on here have said 150' and 300'. Whatever the distance we should always be positioning our vehicle so that we do not have to back shortly after we leave the stop.
BTW, do you think UPS installed the back-up cameras out of the goodness of their hearts or was it the result of a tragic accident?
upschuck
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I did when I first started, until a pkg hit steering wheel and fell into the street. Car almost ran over it. If car would have swerved and hit another car, I would have been charged with an accident, I'm sure.
Anonymous 10
Guest
Thanks Dave I fixed it. I don't know how to copy any paste with an iPhone. I do t log in on this site with my computer.
UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)
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I visit BC on my iPhone if I am waiting for a drop box or have a few minutes to kill on road but find it to be somewhat of a pain in the butt to use for more than 5 minutes.
Anonymous 10
Guest
I don't use that Mobil site I use full site. I can't wait for iPhone to come up with a bigger screen.
