Rollaway

[Air Recovery]

Yes I admitted to leaving it running.

Bye

 

[Indecisi0n]

Not completely sure about being all the way in park, it was a uhaul not package car.

Pretty sure parking brake was on, might have not been fully engaged

The fact is the matter is you aren't pretty sure of much. You left the vehicle running and forgot to put it in park with the brake applied. You got off lucky as that uhaul could have ran over a child and you would have been charged. If you are a senior guy you will get your job back with some time off but I hope you learned your lesson.

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

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

Good point.

In this particular case, it was mechanical failure-----the e-brake failed, pkg car rolled across a very busy 4 lane road before crashing in to several new cars at the dealership across the street.

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

I wish I was making it up

Where is the parking brake on a U-Haul?

 

[Air Recovery]

Where is the parking brake on a U-Haul?

On many uhaul models its a stomp-down pedal on the left side and you release it by pulling a little lever up on the left side

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

On many uhaul models its a stomp-down pedal on the left side and you release it by pulling a little lever up on the left side

Thanks but I was asking him to see if he was telling us the truth or not.

 

[Justaloader]

Driver was in a rental. No telematics on vehicle.

I got that - my question was in a more general sense.

 

[Elmo.goes.to.prom]

Why leave it running? Why did you not take the keys?

Methods are methods.

 

[Covemastah]

Popping the red airline works wonders.

If your close to it

 

[Justaloader]

This thread reminds of this (see gif).

HETN Dogs Watch FedEx GIF | Gfycat

 

[Dumbperson]

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

I don't live upstate but it's the same here

 

[clean hairy]

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

You forgot coming in an hour early and working for free!

 

[clean hairy]

There have been recalls where the person shifts into park, the indicator shows park, but it really is not and rolls.
Could be one of those under recall in the rental...

 

[542thruNthru]

There have been recalls where the person shifts into park, the indicator shows park, but it really is not and rolls.
Could be one of those under recall in the rental...

Problem is no one will investigate it.

 

[sandwich]

Good terms with driver sup, center manager sometimes

Driver supe won’t be in your center level hearing. It will be the center manager and labor manager.

 

[Oldrow2018]

Thanks but I was asking him to see if he was telling us the truth or not.

Well obviously I know where the parking brake is on the rental.

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

Well obviously I know where the parking brake is on the rental.

So you forgot where it was for this particular stop?

 

[Oldrow2018]

So you forgot where it was for this particular stop?

No. I was in a hurry I pushed it with my foot. I’m just not 100% sure it was fully engaged

 

[ManInBrown]

Runners gonna run. Who the hell cares if you were in the sticks doing 3 splits off satellite routes. Do the damn job the right way and bring it in at 14 with 100 missed. You’re a liability.

 

[El Correcto]

No. I was in a hurry I pushed it with my foot. I’m just not 100% sure it was fully engaged

Get your job bacK? Hell you’ll probably come back as an on-road teaching these old timers how it’s done.