Here's something to ponder.
There was an accident a couple of days ago in my center. The driver, a "maniac" who comes in 35 minutes early to go through his load before start time, then leaves the pen 10 to 15 minutes before his actual start time, gets on the freeway and hits 80mph everyday. He races on residential streets, skips lunch and breaks and comes in everyday at 530pm NO MATTER how many stops they put on him.
Two days ago, this "maniac", was driving on the wrong side of a residential street and hit a tree branch on the left front top of the pkg car bending the cab backwards and popping out the front windows and breaking the side windows. The left mirror bracket was also broken.
This "maniac" DID NOT REPORT the accident to the center when it happened. (230pm) and instead, took out his tape gun ( no chitt ) and taped the windows back onto the pkg car, including the side windows and also, taped on the left side mirror bracket to the pkg car. He CONTINUED to deliver the rest of the day and came into the building at 530pm! ( same as always despite this accident and delays for taping)
His vision was obscured by the tape and cracks in the windows, not to mention the bent "A PILLARS" of the cab. The bulkhead door was tough to open and close due to the bent frame of the body.
At NO TIME did he call the center or any supervisor to report the crash. He waited until he returned to the building in the PM to tell anyone in the center. The center manager listened to his story (which didnt check out when compared to the damage) and yet THE COMPANY HAS NOT FIRED THIS DRIVER for a failure to report.
At this point, it looks like the MOST he will get is a warning letter and a bunch of ridiculous rides.
The company prefers "PRODUCTION" over safety despite being WARNED about this drivers wreckless behavior on the road. I have pictures of the pkg car if anyone doesnt believe the details. All this talk about safety, and this "runner" hits this tree branch so hard he TOTALED the pkg car.
In your case, the company fired you for alledgedly "scratching" a bumper, and in our case, this A-hole totals his pkg car and they give him a break.
There is no consistency in application of discipline at UPS.
When this "runner" gets back onto the road, he will continue to drive like a "maniac" and next time, he will kill someone and that will rest upon the shoulders of the center manager and division manager who did not take the appropriate action for this accident and the failure to report.
Peace
TOS