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<blockquote data-quote="buttere" data-source="post: 441508" data-attributes="member: 18110"><p>Hey congrats on becoming a UPS driver, good luck next week!</p><p> </p><p>When it comes to dogs; always honk a couple times when pulling up to your stop. I usually call out "UPS" as I'm approaching the house and listen for any barking. If you encounter a mean dog don't turn your back to it. It takes a real aggressive dog to attack you while you are facing it, but they are fearless when you turn your back. Also, always have your diad with you to use as a weapon as a last resort...I've never had to do that after almost 3 years of full time driving. I have ran away from my share of dogs though. </p><p> </p><p>Once I was carrying 3 good size packages to a house when a dog came running for me...i threw the boxes in the yard and ran like hell, barely making it back to the truck. Rather than fend off Kujo, I called the center to let them know what happened.</p><p> </p><p>As far as large or heavy packages go, I make sure they are home first or find a place to hide it before getting it out of the truck. I usually scan the package first so that I can leave a note if I need to while I'm at the door. </p><p> </p><p>It always sucks when you have a business stop with lots of pieces...you find all the boxes, get them in the cab, load them on the cart, then drag your cart up a curb etc, just to find they are closed or out to lunch.</p><p> </p><p>You will learn some hard lessons doing this job!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="buttere, post: 441508, member: 18110"] Hey congrats on becoming a UPS driver, good luck next week! When it comes to dogs; always honk a couple times when pulling up to your stop. I usually call out "UPS" as I'm approaching the house and listen for any barking. If you encounter a mean dog don't turn your back to it. It takes a real aggressive dog to attack you while you are facing it, but they are fearless when you turn your back. Also, always have your diad with you to use as a weapon as a last resort...I've never had to do that after almost 3 years of full time driving. I have ran away from my share of dogs though. Once I was carrying 3 good size packages to a house when a dog came running for me...i threw the boxes in the yard and ran like hell, barely making it back to the truck. Rather than fend off Kujo, I called the center to let them know what happened. As far as large or heavy packages go, I make sure they are home first or find a place to hide it before getting it out of the truck. I usually scan the package first so that I can leave a note if I need to while I'm at the door. It always sucks when you have a business stop with lots of pieces...you find all the boxes, get them in the cab, load them on the cart, then drag your cart up a curb etc, just to find they are closed or out to lunch. You will learn some hard lessons doing this job! [/QUOTE]
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