New Gas System

[TearsInRain]

On more than one occasion I've driven enough miles to go from full to empty in one day.

honestly if your route is going over 240 miles in a day (avg vehicle range), you need a satellite center or maybe an aircraft lol

 

[Dragon]

Trucks should be fueled everyday. What does it matter if you put 5 gallons in one day or 15 gallons in after 3 days. The cost is still the same. Topped off every night.

Do you fill up your personal vehicle everyday? The cost is the same when topped off every night...

Pre-trip...will take care of it.

 

[Poop Head]

Do you fill up your personal vehicle everyday? The cost is the same when topped off every night...

Pre-trip...will take care of it.

Yes.

 

[KOG72]

I'm not sure the exact details of the system, but all I know is that our gas tanks aren't being filled up daily anymore. I believe they are judging by miles per route. We have had about 3-4 drivers since this new system started that have ran out of gas and had to put their own $$ into the tank. I for one will never put my own $$ into a ups truck tank, and when I said this to an on road sup, his response was "you will if I tell you to".

If there is one thing ups should leave alone and not mess around with... is the gas tanks. Just went out yesterday with a half of a tank. Route only gets about 60 miles, but what if there are misloads? Or a driver needs help?

Is this happening anywhere else? Is there anything we can do?

Use to have gas cards in the package cars that had the highest mileage and had to get gas on area haven't seen any of those cards in a long time.

 

[jaker]

Use to have gas cards in the package cars that had the highest mileage and had to get gas on area haven't seen any of those cards in a long time.

We still have them here , buy really only for the unleaded ones . The diesels get fueled at the hub

 

[KOG72]

We still have them here , buy really only for the unleaded ones . The diesels get fueled at the hub

They all get gassed up at our building also.They had them stuck in the pouch behind the passenger seat,but I believe our center manager keeps what we have now.

 

[1BROWNWRENCH]

I haven't driven in 4 years but part of the pretrip used to be checking the gas level in the PC and if I did not have enough I would fill up before leaving. Do you guys not check anymore?

My best, most senior driver's PC was ALWAYS full when I found it.

 

[KOG72]

My best, most senior driver's PC was ALWAYS full when I found it.

When I had to run one of those country runs I always made sure the tank was topped off before I left

 

[jaker]

They all get gassed up at our building also.They had them stuck in the pouch behind the passenger seat,but I believe our center manager keeps what we have now.

We have to sign ours out everyday and then sign them back in

 

[KOG72]

We have to sign ours out everyday and then sign them back in

I believe that's what they do here it's been 10 years or more since I ran one that needed a card.

 

[1BROWNWRENCH]

Another PC of mine ran out of fuel while being parked TWICE!

 

[Brownslave688]

We still have them here , buy really only for the unleaded ones . The diesels get fueled at the hub

Same here. They switched our pumps from unleaded to diesel awhile back when the fleet was mostly diesel. Now it's 90% unleaded. Almost everyone fuels up on road.

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

Running out of gas is always the drivers fault. Incomplete pretrip. We have had drivers run out of gas before and they wished they hadn't.

Our mall driver ran out of fuel one day. The mall is about 5 minutes from the building and there are at least 3 gas stations within 1 mile of the mall itself.

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

Trucks should be fueled everyday. What does it matter if you put 5 gallons in one day or 15 gallons in after 3 days. The cost is still the same. Topped off every night.

I can go as many as 4 days before I have to fill up. It would be a waste for me to top it off every day.

 

[JL 0513]

I'm not sure the exact details of the system, but all I know is that our gas tanks aren't being filled up daily anymore. I believe they are judging by miles per route. We have had about 3-4 drivers since this new system started that have ran out of gas and had to put their own $$ into the tank. I for one will never put my own $$ into a ups truck tank, and when I said this to an on road sup, his response was "you will if I tell you to".

If there is one thing ups should leave alone and not mess around with... is the gas tanks. Just went out yesterday with a half of a tank. Route only gets about 60 miles, but what if there are misloads? Or a driver needs help?

Is this happening anywhere else? Is there anything we can do?

Wait, so drivers don't refuel in your center? Someone has to refuel them all??

 

[MyTripisCut]

Wait, so drivers don't refuel in your center? Someone has to refuel them all??

Yes. The car washer. I have never put fuel in a UPS package car. But I'm also from Jersey, we don't know how to pump gas here....

 

[clean hairy]

On the nwewer vehicles, would running out of gas cause any damage?
They have in tank fuel pumps like the newer cars?
On the cars at least, the gas is what lubricates the fuel pump.

 

[BigUnionGuy]

anyways, if you run out of gas on road, you failed to follow methods & procedures in your pre-trip; in my district you'd have the week off to think about activating your brain next time

Pfft.


It's a warning letter.... at best.



-Bug-

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

Use to have gas cards in the package cars that had the highest mileage and had to get gas on area haven't seen any of those cards in a long time.

We all fuel off site in my center.

 

[MC0493]

Interesting, we have pretty much zero fueling at the center. Used to have a tanker come once or twice a week for diesel but i think that stopped. We all have fuel cards and fill up where-ever as needed.