Connecting doubles the ups way
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Cementups
Box Monkey
It took me over an hour to make a set the other day on my first day. I watched a guy do it today in about 15 minutes. I told him he needs to show me how to do it his way. All he said was, "you'll get it." And watching some of these guys back a dolly already attached to their first pup, into their second pup, is amazing. Mad skills.
trickpony1
Well-Known Member
step 1: put dolly on back of front trailer;
step 2: drive to the other side of the yard where rear trailer is;
step 3: back front trailer and dolly under rear trailer and;
step 4: tug to assure coupled.
Relatively easy.
step 2: drive to the other side of the yard where rear trailer is;
step 3: back front trailer and dolly under rear trailer and;
step 4: tug to assure coupled.
Relatively easy.
barnyard
KTM rider
Absolutely pretrip your dolly. I found one that had a dry hub that I found before I even put it on the tractor pintle. Always pre and post trip, never, ever assume that everything was post tripped as well as it should have been.
If you have not built many sets, get everything as close as you can and remember that you will not be able to see the dolly tires in your mirrors. Watch the sides of the trailers, make sure that the skins are lined up.
Do not be afraid to ask for help. I found that old hands were always happy to help and would rather help someone succeed rather than fail on their own.
If you have not built many sets, get everything as close as you can and remember that you will not be able to see the dolly tires in your mirrors. Watch the sides of the trailers, make sure that the skins are lined up.
Do not be afraid to ask for help. I found that old hands were always happy to help and would rather help someone succeed rather than fail on their own.
Covemastah
Hoopah drives the boat Chief !!
Welcome to "the show" @Cementups !!!
When did you come out ?
You have any problems or Quetions ,, be glad to help bud !!
When did you come out ?
You have any problems or Quetions ,, be glad to help bud !!
MyTripisCut
Never bought my own handtruck
Is a Quetion some kinda taco?
BusterBrown31
Well-Known Member
Actually you have as long as it takes to put everything together safely. What if you get everything hooked up and find you have an air leak? What if there's a light out on one of your trailers? A lot of things can and will happen to put you over their time standard. Most important is to have a set routine and don't take any shortcuts.
Covemastah
Hoopah drives the boat Chief !!
Hey I was tired !! Lol
Johney
Well-Known Member
It's a New England thing. I lived there one summer I know.
Johney
Well-Known Member
I do believe the actual time allowed is 29 minutes to build or break down a set. Pulling a set of empties to a yard and not having to break them down,yet getting the time too do so is nothing but gold!
Cementups
Box Monkey
This is my first week by myself in feeders. Day 9
Mugarolla
Light 'em up!
It is proper methods to pre-trip your dolly, whether is was supposed to be post-tripped by the previous driver or not.
And never, ever, trust anyone else for equipment that you are pulling. It is your life.
Pre-trip the dolly.
I never could understand why half the drivers drive around the yard with their 4-ways on. At UPS, 4-ways are to be used when backing. On the road, they are to be used when stopped on the shoulder or when going considerably slower than other traffic.
In the yard, everyone is going slow and drivers are using their 4-ways for backing and going forward. Talk about confusing?
Yes it can. It does not supply any air since the trailer air supply is not applied, but it does activate the brake lights, which need to be checked on the dolly when pre-tripping the dolly before even moving it.
Not to nit-pick, but it is hook up lines, apply air, then raise landing gear.
Exactly. Find a routine that works for you and stick to it.
Here, we have a week of production before obtaining your CDL. During this week, you should be building at least one set daily.
Mugarolla
Light 'em up!
How do you get the time?
This is what the equipment handled screen is for. Did your sup tell you to cheat?
If you do not break the set down, your equipment handled should be 0 trailers and 0 dollies. This gives you no time credit to break the set down. You only get the time credit to post-trip however many your IVIS showed you bringing in.
If you do put in 2 trailers and 1 dolly, you are taking time credit for something you did not do.
I am curious if they told you to do this, or if they just never told you how to do it.
Rick Ross
I'm into distribution!!
I didn't say not to pretrip the dolly. I said back the tractor to the dolly before hooking it up...he is in the dolly staging area before backing his dolly to the rear trailer.
UPS is a big company...do you think every building works just like yours? We have signs telling us 4-ways must be used on the yard at all times and many other buildings I go to do as well.
