Skull_Leader
Well-Known Member
It does if you don't squander it
PVD’s...are we done?
- Thread starter Queso
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It does if you don't squander it
Yeah because you’re using dodge and Chrysler’s. 60 cents a mile goes very far on my 10th gen civic
DumbTruckDriver
Allergic to cardboard.
How many boxes of Hello Fresh can you fit in that thing?
With the back seats down and the trunk hatch halfway open, more than you’d expect
Poop Head
Judge me.
I expected 3. And that was being optimistic
I think I saw one still in the wild.
So I'm out of town on vacation and see this pick up truck in a rural area that I'm visiting. The driver is wearing a ups vest. Did PVDs even receive ups branded gear? He took about 6 minutes to rummage through the crew cab of his truck looking for a box
This all can't be efficient.
Rural area. Check
Delivery vehicle that fits 15 Boxes max. Check
Can't find said boxes so he'll leave truck running and look for said package, wasting another 9 minutes of time. Check.
So I'm out of town on vacation and see this pick up truck in a rural area that I'm visiting. The driver is wearing a ups vest. Did PVDs even receive ups branded gear? He took about 6 minutes to rummage through the crew cab of his truck looking for a box
This all can't be efficient.
Rural area. Check
Delivery vehicle that fits 15 Boxes max. Check
Can't find said boxes so he'll leave truck running and look for said package, wasting another 9 minutes of time. Check.
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clean hairy
Well-Known Member
Fixed...
The Driver
I drive.
I would think of everything I could do for money before I'd trash up my personal car to make deliveries of dirty boxes and bags for UPS. Screw tearing up my leather seats, etc. Even if it's an old car.
That’s why I put Saran Wrap over all the seats
The Driver
I drive.
You're too smart to work here
Mainerider
Member
This is a good job if you have an appropriate vehicle. I have a mid-size 4WD SUV and I’ve fit virtually everything so far that’s been loaded on a Brownie. Back seats down, a couple of old blankets laid down and a clean blue tarp over the blankets and I haven’t had any issues. Sure, I can’t carry as much as a Brownie in one trip but I CAN carry a decent amount AND I can go places a Brownie can’t...
Regarding vehicle wear and tear, not a lot of difference between this and having, say, a 25 mile commute each way to work...
Regarding vehicle wear and tear, not a lot of difference between this and having, say, a 25 mile commute each way to work...
Harley Rider
34 yrs & done!
You can go places Brownie can’t? Are you serious? Who do you think delivers the rest of the year?
Lots more wear and tear on your vehicle than you think. How many times a door opening and closing or a starter cranking your engine? Your kidding yourself if you think your not losing money or barely making minimum wages delivering out of your own car. All it’s going to take is one bad driveway or country road tearing up your car to put you in the red. UPS sure isn’t going to take responsibility for any damage.
After 34 years of delivering for UPS, I’ve gone down roads and driveways I would never take my personal car. Especially not for the pay they are giving you guys.
Mainerider
Member
You’re comparing a 12 month job to a 6 week gig, which is apples to oranges. If you drive like a hammerhead, sure, you can bust up any vehicle in short order. Fortunately, I’m not a hammerhead. And yeah, I can get to spots with virtually no turn around space. I spent 20+ years as an outside rep so I know a thing or 2 about over the road. Cracks me up that everyone thinks only the ones currently doing a particular job are the only ones capable of doing it...
Mainerider
Member
Precisely. And I’m not implying that PVDs can replace a regular Brownie but for a short period of the year, we are helpful and serve a valuable role in getting packages delivered. And we are union members and pay not only regular dues but also a $300 initiation fee...
Harley Rider
34 yrs & done!
Never said you weren’t capable of doing the job...we all started sometime and learned to do the job. I said no way I would use my personal vehicle for any amt of time to deliver packages out of.
There’s a reason UPS uses heavy duty trucks, not just to be able to carry more. When I started, we ran some rural routes out of vans called p200 or p300. Didn’t take UPS long to realize that wasn’t the direction they needed to go. I ran rural areas most of my 34 years. My package cars were continually needing repairs. Not to mention all the scratches down the sides from bushes and branches sticking out.
You want to tear your vehicle up for meager wages, go for it. You can tell everyone except a UPS driver it doesn’t wear on your vehicle. Any driver that has any amount of time behind the wheel knows you are only kidding yourself.
There’s a reason UPS uses heavy duty trucks, not just to be able to carry more. When I started, we ran some rural routes out of vans called p200 or p300. Didn’t take UPS long to realize that wasn’t the direction they needed to go. I ran rural areas most of my 34 years. My package cars were continually needing repairs. Not to mention all the scratches down the sides from bushes and branches sticking out.
You want to tear your vehicle up for meager wages, go for it. You can tell everyone except a UPS driver it doesn’t wear on your vehicle. Any driver that has any amount of time behind the wheel knows you are only kidding yourself.
Some of our feeder plane crew use their own personal million dollar air craft for $2,000 feeder runs. You ever seen a Pilatus pc12 with leather side panels taking Amazon packages 400 miles? Craziness.
I’ve also seen some really nice cars deliver food items.
I can't process how viable any of it is.
Mainerider
Member
I agree to all you said, especially the “any amt of time” statement. As I said, this is only a 6 week deal, so for the 35-50 miles per day I do the .58 cents per mile reimbursement is more than sufficient to cover wear and tear...
PT Car Washer
Well-Known Member
Only for the short time you are delivering. 6 months of 50 mile days and your little SUV will be trashed.
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