Foamer Pyle
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I can deliver boxes all day out of these low step, power steering, Cadillacs, and my knees, and shoulders don’t hurt a bit.More tedious, not harder.
I can deliver boxes all day out of these low step, power steering, Cadillacs, and my knees, and shoulders don’t hurt a bit.More tedious, not harder.
The old 700’s your talking about do have a low step. The old 8’s and thousands were nasty. And the side door was about 1/4 narrower, it was a lot harder to get bulk out the side doors. We didn’t have as much bulk when I started, I do remember doing a lot of paper though. Cases and cases of paper everyday to every office it seemed like.
No they ing can't. I've even gone to my union about it. They said there is nothing that can be done. Every local is different.
Wrong
I’ve seen it happen
I don't understand how these locals can tell people No when it's plain as day in the contract. No where does it say "excluding driver in progression"
We had a lot more freedom though.I don’t rememeber exactly how many stops i averaged 25 years ago, all i know is the job was harder because of the crap equipment, and paper.
No smart phones or GPS gadgets to help find a difficult address. Just sheet it UTL, unable to locate.We had a lot more freedom though.
I was a swing driver and consequently had a different route everyday. Running blind back then was definitely running blind.
We had a lot more freedom though.
I was a swing driver and consequently had a different route everyday. Running blind back then was definitely running blind.
I forgot about UTL’s ... I had my fair share of those!No smart phones or GPS gadgets to help find a difficult address. Just sheet it UTL, unable to locate.
Where’d you get that notion?Don’t want to rock the boat
I covered for an industrial route, and that car was jammed every day. When i started, the weight limit was 70 pounds. Yes, the packages were smaller, but they still managed to fill the cars up. I also used to do a residential route 25 years ago that went out with 190 stops every day.50 lb weight limit. Even on a heavy industrial route you could walk through the middle of the truck after the first couple deliveries. No NDA, no guaranteed delivery dates. If you don't get it delivered today just try again tomorrow. Customer complaints? If you don't like our service go ship with someone else (post office).
My right shoulder is still friend’d up from driving a non power steering car for 18 years. No cell phones, no gps, had to use a paper map when swing driving. Current generation wouldn’t know how to open a map.More tedious, not harder.
I do too know how to open a map!!! It's the app with the "G" on it on my phone.My right shoulder is still friend’d up from driving a non power steering car for 18 years. No cell phones, no gps, had to use a paper map when swing driving. Current generation wouldn’t know how to open a map.