New courier kills Sprinter

[ProfitServiceProfit]

New couriers first day on the road. Says brakes went out and couldn't stop. It's cold here but roads are dry and no ice. Speed limit is 35 mph where this happened. No injuries, no citations.

 

[cosmo1]

That'll buff out.

 

[Route 66]

It's such a bummer when your brakes go out on your very first day.

 

[Rhoderunner]

What a first day !! First wreak and first warning letter

 

[hypo hanna]

It's such a bummer when your brakes go out on your very first day.

Yes, what an amazing coincidence!

Still, I feel sorry for the tree.

 

[Operational needs]

Man! How did that courier already get a new sprinter? It's not fair! I'm driving an old one with over 200,000 miles and I've been around over 20 years!

I say give the newbies the junk and us old farts the new ones. Most of us would take better care of them.

 

[Operational needs]

Probably looking at his GPS.

 

[FUFred]

NO way is this totaled. Vehicle Maintenance will hammer out the dents, toss some new stickers on it and put a note next to the fuel gauge not to over half a tank a diesel. It will be on the road tomorrow.

 

[CJinx]

At least it was a tree and not one of those houses....

 

[Route 66]

At least it was a tree and not one of those houses....

He's still new yet....he'll get a house next time! (when his throttle sticks)

 

[SuperHandler]

Preventable. Prepare to be fired.

 

[adhawk]

This is what happens when you keep bugging people about gosh darn gap times

 

[CollegeGrad]

This is what happens when you keep bugging people about gosh darn gap times

Looks like there isn't much gap between the sprinter and tree.

 

[Nolimitz]

first day, never saw a gap report yet. tomorrow 0%

 

[ProfitServiceProfit]

Man! How did that courier already get a new sprinter? It's not fair! I'm driving an old one with over 200,000 miles and I've been around over 20 years!

I say give the newbies the junk and us old farts the new ones. Most of us would take better care of them.

They replaced almost all of the trucks with new sprinters at this station a couple years ago. I'm not there anymore but I'd imagine this one has well over 100k miles by now.

It's such a bummer when your brakes go out on your very first day.

Right? Lol I wonder if the new sprinters have "black boxes" that record telemetry and stuff.

 

[MrFedEx]

New couriers first day on the road. Says brakes went out and couldn't stop. It's cold here but roads are dry and no ice. Speed limit is 35 mph where this happened. No injuries, no citations.

Nice one. My guess is looking at PowerPad and then... bad things. Again, Freddie. You get what you pay for.

 

[MechLift]

Don't forget to post-trip in the VIR.

 

[Code 82 Approved]

What...??? Nobody has yet said "must be one of those ground drivers which got into express?"

 

[Route 66]

must be one of those ground drivers which got into express.

 

[overflowed]

What...??? Nobody has yet said "must be one of those ground drivers which got into express?"

You're the one making it sound like someone sneaking over the border dude.