Rollaway

[over9five]

I think it's gonna come down to if the management team likes you. Like anything else, people that like you will help you.
Are you on good terms with the management team?

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

Am I the only one who thinks this guy is making this stuff up as he goes along?

 

[Wally]

I might need to start turning the Penske off when i make deliveries after reading some of these comments and plus its apart of the methods anyway

You need heat, come on!

 

[Wally]

They can buff it out!

 

[Alamo Joe]

Pics or it didn’t happen.

 

[What'dyabringmetoday???]

It is a rental. He could claim he was not properly trained. And I'll bet he wasn't given ANY training

in this particular vehicle. We don't need unsafe people like this but here ya go.

Union will let UPS make final decision.

 

[Staydryitsraining]

I just feel like its quicker to leave it running. Its not like i have a fob. It already takes longer to get to the back and find the pkg. Every little shortcut helps, but after reading this thread its clearly not worth it.

If your in a rental you need to be extra safe. Send in a message at 1 and 4 saying you will need help or will have missed. It's too easy to hurt yourself working out of a rental.

 

[What'dyabringmetoday???]

I just feel like its quicker to leave it running. Its not like i have a fob. It already takes longer to get to the back and find the pkg. Every little shortcut helps, but after reading this thread its clearly not worth it.

Shortcut? Lol.

 

[What'dyabringmetoday???]

You shouldn't do it at all. Always think to yourself. "Is this worth my job?"

"But they like me. I always help out and I cut my lunch to bring it in. They won't ever discipline me".

 

[What'dyabringmetoday???]

He forgot to pop his tractor parking brake. When he hooked up his set, the rear trailer's brakes were locked. When he put air to his rear box, it just started rolling.

Too bad he didn't have time to shut air back off. At least he lived.

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

In my former center a rollaway will get you a promotion to FT on car sup.

 

[trickpony1]

Too bad he didn't have time to shut air back off.

Popping the red airline works wonders.

 

[cosmo1]

In my former center a rollaway will get you a promotion to FT on car sup.

Just think, had you known that earlier, you could have gotten around those pesky hiring freezes.

 

[Maple Grove MN Driver]

In my former center a rollaway will get you a promotion to FT on car sup.

What does jaywalking and getting hit by a car get you?

 

[sandwich]

Can they test it or something? Like since since it doesn’t have telematics? I nosed right in without backing and left it running because all my coworkers said they did.. rookie mistake

If this post is true. You made a fatal rookie mistake. I do not see how the union would be able to fight this nor do I see how labor or a center manager will be willing to put you back on road. This was a highly unprofessional and dangerous way to make a delivery. You take far too many risks to be put back on road.

 

[Justaloader]

They don't pop you guys for idling exceptions? At my day job - if any of our techs have a vehicle idling for 5 minutes or more (while parked), it generates an error report in our GPS / Telematics system. Our company pinches pennies. Granted there's that whole argument of how much fuel is used idling versus shutting a vehicle off and restarting it....but arguing that with management is futile.

 

[Harley Rider]

Had a rollaway in my center several years ago. It was a P700 at Christmas time. The driver was a runner gunner with about 5 years seniority. Engine was running, bulkhead door left open, but parking brake was not set tight enough to hold car on hill. Car rolled down hill into a yard and stopped a foot from front porch.

Driver was terminated that day and firing was upheld in hearing. This was also in Southern region.

 

[sandwich]

They don't pop you guys for idling exceptions? At my day job - if any of our techs have a vehicle idling for 5 minutes or more (while parked), it generates an error report in our GPS / Telematics system. Our company pinches pennies. Granted there's that whole argument of how much fuel is used idling versus shutting a vehicle off and restarting it....but arguing that with management is futile.

Driver was in a rental. No telematics on vehicle.

 

[Oldrow2018]

Am I the only one who thinks this guy is making this stuff up as he goes along?

I wish I was making it up

 

[Oldrow2018]

I think it's gonna come down to if the management team likes you. Like anything else, people that like you will help you.
Are you on good terms with the management team?

Good terms with driver sup, center manager sometimes