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<blockquote data-quote="Mugarolla" data-source="post: 2646260" data-attributes="member: 8481"><p>No it doesn't. You were talking about feeder drivers calling in,</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>not package drivers. Even if you were talking about package drivers also, UPS is not going to pile on stops to other drivers and keep them out till all hours of the night during a blizzard.</p><p></p><p>There is also a big difference between package drivers and feeder drivers working during a blizzard.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Dead wrong</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Yes.</p><p></p><p>I know some package drivers use the highway to get to and from their routes, or between areas of their routes, but for the most part, package drivers can tool around the cities during a blizzard and be mostly safe.</p><p></p><p>You may not get much done, but you are driving a small truck at slow speeds. Country routes get a little tougher.</p><p></p><p>Feeder drivers, on the other hand, usually pull 53 foot trailers or doubles mostly on the highway. These are difficult enough to stop in good conditions, let alone a blizzard. I know the speeds are down, but that adds another problem.</p><p></p><p>With the slower speeds and accidents all over the place, there is a high probability that a feeder driver will not make it back that night and have to be put up in a hotel 200 miles from home.</p><p></p><p>The other issue is your job. UPS will tell you there is no such thing as an unavoidable accident. If anything happens out there, you are risking your job. Or you are at least risking losing a couple of weeks pay if something happens out of your control.</p><p></p><p>I know many feeder drivers that say they would rather lose a day's pay, call in during a blizzard, as opposed to possibly losing weeks of pay if something happens.</p><p></p><p>Do you realize that up until a few years ago, when UPS changed their rules, that a feeder driver was charged with an accident if he hit a deer on the highway? A deer comes out of nowhere, you hit it and you are charged with an accident.</p><p></p><p>To some feeder drivers, it's just not worth the risk.</p><p></p><p>The attached avoidable/unavoidable accident judgement may be a little old, but it still applies. Like I said, UPS believes that no accident is avoidable.</p><p></p><p>Do you want to risk your job working during a blizzard?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mugarolla, post: 2646260, member: 8481"] No it doesn't. You were talking about feeder drivers calling in, not package drivers. Even if you were talking about package drivers also, UPS is not going to pile on stops to other drivers and keep them out till all hours of the night during a blizzard. There is also a big difference between package drivers and feeder drivers working during a blizzard. Dead wrong Yes. I know some package drivers use the highway to get to and from their routes, or between areas of their routes, but for the most part, package drivers can tool around the cities during a blizzard and be mostly safe. You may not get much done, but you are driving a small truck at slow speeds. Country routes get a little tougher. Feeder drivers, on the other hand, usually pull 53 foot trailers or doubles mostly on the highway. These are difficult enough to stop in good conditions, let alone a blizzard. I know the speeds are down, but that adds another problem. With the slower speeds and accidents all over the place, there is a high probability that a feeder driver will not make it back that night and have to be put up in a hotel 200 miles from home. The other issue is your job. UPS will tell you there is no such thing as an unavoidable accident. If anything happens out there, you are risking your job. Or you are at least risking losing a couple of weeks pay if something happens out of your control. I know many feeder drivers that say they would rather lose a day's pay, call in during a blizzard, as opposed to possibly losing weeks of pay if something happens. Do you realize that up until a few years ago, when UPS changed their rules, that a feeder driver was charged with an accident if he hit a deer on the highway? A deer comes out of nowhere, you hit it and you are charged with an accident. To some feeder drivers, it's just not worth the risk. The attached avoidable/unavoidable accident judgement may be a little old, but it still applies. Like I said, UPS believes that no accident is avoidable. Do you want to risk your job working during a blizzard? [/QUOTE]
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