R.I.P. Fred S

[UnionStrong]

I once delivered 4 trampolines on my rural route, three 100 lb boxes each. And don’t let me tell you about the woman who used to buy oriental rugs overseas and send them to her house in rounded 100 lb+ boxes each.

I’ll see your 4 trampolines and raise you 3 blown out trucks…

 

[oldngray]

I once delivered 4 trampolines on my rural route, three 100 lb boxes each. And don’t let me tell you about the woman who used to buy oriental rugs overseas and send them to her house in rounded 100 lb+ boxes each.

Trampolines were a pain but I really hated rugs. Heavy and so awkward to manhandle.

 

[Operational needs]

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I’ll see your 4 trampolines and raise you 3 blown out trucks…

By stating that, it wasn’t meant to minimize what you guys do or have done. It was simply to make y'all realize that Express did not, nor does not, only deliver letters.

 

[UnionStrong]

By stating that, it wasn’t meant to minimize what you guys do or have done. It was simply to make y'all realize that Express did not, nor does not, only deliver letters.

Just joking, madam.

 

[Operational needs]

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I’ll see your 4 trampolines and raise you 3 blown out trucks…

Plus, I had blown out trucks many times until taking residential then rural routes.

 

[Fred's Myth]

I once delivered 4 trampolines on my rural route, three 100 lb boxes each. And don’t let me tell you about the woman who used to buy oriental rugs overseas and send them to her house in rounded 100 lb+ boxes each.

And the trampoline boxes were taped back together, and STILL spilling their contents, amirite?

 

[BrownFlush]

Yes. Ask Spencer Patton.

Doubt the Teamsters would expend much effort OR expense to unionize hundreds of groups of 10-20 Ground employees, one at a time.

I'm well aware of the Railway act. I was working when Fedx st in their nest.
Never heard of Patton. Interesting.
The Teamsters have made more effort organizing less. It can be done.

 

[Nolimitz]

my first rte at FE was in a 900, included the mall and six car dealerships, along with resi's was bulked out every day

 

[UnionStrong]

my first rte at FE was in a 900, included the mall and six car dealerships, along with resi's was bulked out every day

So, you were like a legit UPS driver? Lol
Kidding.

 

[vantexan]

I never saw couriers with packages bigger than those triangle tubes.

Well then you haven't lived. Had numerous routes where I handled 50 lb and up boxes daily including well over 100 lbs. Some examples. Picked up palletized truck leaf springs from a warehouse on the Mexican border. Used to pick up soil samples at a DuPont lab. Ten to twelve boxes weighing 100-110 lbs each. Added bonus of being shipped to Canada so had to deal with international paperwork. Hated that stop. Once to twice a week. Picked up printing press rollers from a factory in Kansas daily. Most days 3-5 crates weighing 120-150 lbs each. Almost always there was at least one that probably was pushing 200 lbs, over the limit. My boss said they were such good customers to just turn a blind eye. Used to pick up dozens of heavy cases after conventions. Company in Seattle once sent out 700 boxes of luggage to Saudi Arabia. I came in on my day off to handle that. After Ground came about it definitely got easier on us.

 

[UnionStrong]

Well then you haven't lived. Had numerous routes where I handled 50 lb and up boxes daily including well over 100 lbs. Some examples. Picked up palletized truck leaf springs from a warehouse on the Mexican border. Used to pick up soil samples at a DuPont lab. Ten to twelve boxes weighing 100-110 lbs each. Added bonus of being shipped to Canada so had to deal with international paperwork. Hated that stop. Once to twice a week. Picked up printing press rollers from a factory in Kansas daily. Most days 3-5 crates weighing 120-150 lbs each. Almost always there was at least one that probably was pushing 200 lbs, over the limit. My boss said they were such good customers to just turn a blind eye. Used to pick up dozens of heavy cases after conventions. Company in Seattle once sent out 700 boxes of luggage to Saudi Arabia. I came in on my day off to handle that. After Ground came about it definitely got easier on us.

Sorry, I don’t do walls of text. My ADD won’t allow it.

 

[UnionStrong]

@vantexan, tension between Thailand and Cambodia

 

[vantexan]

Next to a courier van. It certainly wasn’t a Peterbilt. You humps barely broke a sweat. Lot of women working there. Lol

Hope OP doesn't scalp me but most stations tend to put women on sorting documents while the guys, usually, unload containers. Many a time I was asked to take a heavy shipment off a female courier. Too many back injuries.

 

[vantexan]

Sorry, I don’t do walls of text. My ADD won’t allow it.

It's OK, just proving you guys at UPS tend to assume a lot but the reality.is different.

 

[vantexan]

@vantexan, tension between Thailand and Cambodia

Yeah, may be flying home if it gets worse.

 

[UnionStrong]

It's OK, just proving you guys at UPS tend to assume a lot but the reality.is different.

Yeah, I only hung around FedEx couriers my first few years. After that I rarely talked to them. After they bought RoadWay it was all downhill. UPS is circling the drain

 

[Thebrownblob]

Yeah, may be flying home if it gets worse.

@vantexan, tension between Thailand and Cambodia

Why can’t we just get along?

 

[vantexan]

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I’ll see your 4 trampolines and raise you 3 blown out trucks…

Nobody says UPS guys don't earn it. But at FedEx we also unloaded trucks, and most of the our routes had multiple UPS routes within them. Every day a fire drill. But in fairness every station had cake routes that senior couriers worked into and held on for dear life.

 

[UnionStrong]

Why can’t we just get along?

Because we’re violent people

 

[vantexan]

Yeah, I only hung around FedEx couriers my first few years. After that I rarely talked to them. After they bought RoadWay it was all downhill. UPS is circling the drain

Plenty of other UPS drivers making assumptions. Ask Brownflush.