oldngray
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No, you have to complete a stop before backing to trigger an error.
Back first policy.
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No, you have to complete a stop before backing to trigger an error.
UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)
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No, it's not.
teamsterdan
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why is it equally as difficult for drivers to just do what is asked of them....boo hoo
Packmule
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Let me guess, a rookie from Clarksville?
upschuck
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Soooooooooo...you really are a monkey?
The telematics can be unplugged at one place. Find the plug, unplug it before you have to to a BFE, then uh it back in.
Back when all the fuss was about idle time, we had drivers that would rev up their engines at stop lights to get the truck above idle and reduce idle time. Kind of ignorant to do that, but it kept them off the report. Their are plenty of ways to get around things if you care to make the effort.
They gave me a new car last August, and telematics never has registered at the center computer, so I don't have to worry about all that crap, thank goodness.
Kmart sux. So does Walmart. And Orion.
Back when all the fuss was about idle time, we had drivers that would rev up their engines at stop lights to get the truck above idle and reduce idle time. Kind of ignorant to do that, but it kept them off the report. Their are plenty of ways to get around things if you care to make the effort.
They gave me a new car last August, and telematics never has registered at the center computer, so I don't have to worry about all that crap, thank goodness.
Kmart sux. So does Walmart. And Orion.
UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)
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....or you could just do the job the way that you are supposed to.....
BTW, tampering with company equipment will get you walked out the door.
Marne Vet
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Try unplugging the Telematics, or beating the system in my Center, and you'll be in the office fighting a Warning letter, or termination. We had a guy try something like this and he got caught. Just do the job, and don't try to cheat the report. They can't fire you for doing the job by the methods, but they can and will fire you for dishonesty. Is that BFE worth your job? Oh, and eventually the car you have will register Telematics, and you'll have to worry about what you're already suppose to be doing. How hard is it to think about the stop you're pulling into and position yourself to avoid an unnecessary back? I work in a crappy neighborhood and hardly ever show-up on their reports. I have a lot of BFE daily because every time I park, some jerk-off backs up to my bumper. I try to politely ask them to give me a little room to get out if I catch them still behind the wheel, but if I don't I do what I have to to exit the area and get to my next stop. I have never been questioned about backing first. On a few rare occasions I've called my center manager and had to tell him "I just got boxed in on a street. I can wait here until they come back, or I can back all the way down the street and continue on". His response? "Back down the street and continue on. Always CYOA. If you ever think something you're about to do will pop-up on their radar, just call and ask a sup. It's that easy to cover your own ass.
teamsterdan
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"yeh but then I WON'T have anything to whine about on BC"
soberups
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Ideally, UPS would use the technology it already has to create a more accurate and nuanced view of a drivers behavior in regards to backing.
GPS already knows where we are and what delivery unit we are in, so the emphasis should be on eliminating backs in high-risk residential areas where driving around the block or to the nearest cul de sac is the safer choice. One unsafe back in a neighborhood full of children is worse than 10 safe ones in an industrial park full of docks or a rural area in the middle of nowhere. Such rational, logical thinking is a bit beyond the capabilities of our corporate management, however; its a lot easier to just print out reports and chase a number.
GPS already knows where we are and what delivery unit we are in, so the emphasis should be on eliminating backs in high-risk residential areas where driving around the block or to the nearest cul de sac is the safer choice. One unsafe back in a neighborhood full of children is worse than 10 safe ones in an industrial park full of docks or a rural area in the middle of nowhere. Such rational, logical thinking is a bit beyond the capabilities of our corporate management, however; its a lot easier to just print out reports and chase a number.
If you need to back up, then do it. Don't try to justify their stupid numbers by making more/harder work for you.
I back when I need to, to get out of a neighborhood or a cul de sac where
bags have parked their cars not along the curb, but sticking out. You don't like how many times I back, put less stops on me and I'll work on it
I back when I need to, to get out of a neighborhood or a cul de sac where
bags have parked their cars not along the curb, but sticking out. You don't like how many times I back, put less stops on me and I'll work on it
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I don't even consider any prescribed "distance" one must drive forward after the stop. My job is to deliver packages quickly and safely.
Safely, not quickly. If you rush you could get hurt, so just work safely that's all
UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)
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TooTechie
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Nope you can do that 30 times in a row and not show up on a report. You have to hit stop complete before the back to show up on the report.
They say it does in our center. The center manager specifically tells us that, so that's where I came up w that at. He must have just pulled it out his ace
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