BrownDooDoo
Well-Known Member
I walked out from the back today to refill my water bottle and there was a loader in front of me at the fountain. He wasn't even sweating. That bastard
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Drivers - How well do you know your preloader?
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I'd beat the **** out of that guy. I must've sweat over a gallon at work today.
Jackburton
Gone Fish'n
I'm just speaking as to his trash he leaves on the 8000 shelf.
BrownDooDoo
Well-Known Member
Same. Wrang the tee out about 3 times if I remember right. It's probably still soaked in the laundry basket right now.
PT Car Washer
Well-Known Member
He is doing his job correctly than. Shelf loading or something like that. The latest and greatest "methods".
Since I work in a small building I know almost all the loaders and the guys on local sort that unload. Then again preload is only 20 or so and local sort is <15. I generally don't learn new hires names, they rarely last. Stay about 6 months and I learn the name and give them tips to load better. Such as like stops together and for the love of god! Please don't hide a 1000 irreg behind the stuff on FL3!!!!!!!
brownmonster
Man of Great Wisdom
I know my loader in the biblical sense.
PT Car Washer
Well-Known Member
Is that a good thing or a bad thing?
Anonymous 10
Guest
Steve. Yes. Hell yesJust curious to see how well the drivers here know their preloaders...Do you know their name? Do you see them/chat with them on a regular basis? Are you satisfied with their load quality? etc...
Oh baby!
Buck Fifty
Well-Known Member
I know all our loaders very well. Being a steward, its part of the job to get to know everybody. My loader does a great job, and wben he has a bad day, I take care of him. I respect any and all who do that job. Its the hardest one at UPS these days.
Jigawatts
Well-Known Member
Back in the good ole days (about 5 years ago) the average loader would have 3-4 trucks that delivered to the same general area. If there was a mis-load, other than NDA, it wasn't a big deal. The driver just delivered it or met the other driver somewhere and handed it off.
Technology now favors common sense, and the loader has 4 trucks spread out from here to the moon.
And here's another lesson in efficiency. HAVE THE SAME LOADERS LOAD THE SAME TRUCKS EVERYDAY! Sorry for shouting, but it's really not as complicated as they make it.
Tough Guy
Well-Known Member
The regrettable truth is that when you hire new hires at 8.50 an hour, don't require drug testing, or any interview of any sort, you're going to, generally, attract a certain character of person. And in addition to that, there is virtually no training other than "this the number, this the truck, this is the shelf. Good luck". So you mix those two factors and you've got some crappy loads waiting for you.
Personally, I'm one of the "good ones". My first year I loaded almost every trip in the center, and most in the building. But I made a really good impression on my sups, and the drivers, and earned myself a permanent spot. (2 years in now) Now I split and do just 1 car. That one car is a bear though. typically has 400 - 500 pieces, and maybe 1 or 2 days of the week 500 - 600. But I introduced myself to the driver the first day I did his trip, explained what was where, and if there was anything special he'd like for particular addresses. The truck still is blown out everyday, but he said I save him at least an hour from what it was before. (they went through 3 or 4 guys regularly before he complained about crap loads, and they put me there as the solution).
The guys I loaded regularly before him (when they weren't cut) were singing the blues when they took me off their trucks. Now they get the guy who I replaced at the top. LOL
But, my point is, unfortunately most guys just don't give a damn, or aren't trained to perform to satisfactory standards.
Personally, I'm one of the "good ones". My first year I loaded almost every trip in the center, and most in the building. But I made a really good impression on my sups, and the drivers, and earned myself a permanent spot. (2 years in now) Now I split and do just 1 car. That one car is a bear though. typically has 400 - 500 pieces, and maybe 1 or 2 days of the week 500 - 600. But I introduced myself to the driver the first day I did his trip, explained what was where, and if there was anything special he'd like for particular addresses. The truck still is blown out everyday, but he said I save him at least an hour from what it was before. (they went through 3 or 4 guys regularly before he complained about crap loads, and they put me there as the solution).
The guys I loaded regularly before him (when they weren't cut) were singing the blues when they took me off their trucks. Now they get the guy who I replaced at the top. LOL
But, my point is, unfortunately most guys just don't give a damn, or aren't trained to perform to satisfactory standards.
Random_Facts
Well-Known Member
Got back from vacation about a week ago, and they switched me to a different line (back of the belt). 4 trucks and the post office. Makes you almost want to scream. Driver knows me pretty well, always asks "Damn 1700 pieces a day plus post office, it amazes me you come back to work daily". They fiddle with the "302 truck" daily, each day seems to be a different city. Get to learn new drivers that way I guess. lol.
Cementups
Box Monkey
Before I was a driver, I was a preloader. I never did anything else for this company but I think it has always been the hardest job. And it was way harder before PAS. From easiest to hardest I would rank the inside positions as unloader (mind numbing), loader (paid tetris), metal man, sorter then preloader. But then again, that's why preload and sorters get paid more.
Scratchy
Well-Known Member
I've revisited this post a few times for a laugh. Brilliant.
Tired Driver
Sisyphus had it easy.
My preloader is a driver.
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