Those PA UPS drivers..

[retiredTxfeeder]

That sick feeling when you open the bulkhead door and there is......

and NOW you realize why people were pulling up beside you and waving. You thought they were just being friendly.

 

[joeboodog]

I've had a couple of jokers pull up and tell me my back door was open when it was closed. Bastids.

 

[ducktape]

My rear view camera is aimed to see part of the rear door. Why aren't they all like that.

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

They make a chain for that. lol.

Yeah that gets used like uh never.


Especially with the new keyless entry. If you don't get the door shut all of the way it's only going to open a few inches before it hits the keyless lock.

We are required to secure our rear doors with the chain before leaving the building in the morning.

 

[oldngray]

Chain is "supposed" to be secured before you leave the building and before you return to the building after last stop. Many drivers get in a hurry and don't do it.

 

[Edd Orion]

Happened to me a few years ago, didn't realize it until a lady pulled up w a bunch of packages she collected off the street. She must of found them all, bc I never had any not founds that day.

 

[Re-Raise]

I opened my bulkhead door yesterday and a female Beagle walked out.

She walked down the steps and immediately froze when the 3 Labs surrounded her. She got in at my last stop..about 5 miles away...and took a little ride.

She was pretty scared so I put her in the back and drove her back to her house. I am sure ORION loved it!

 

[HEFFERNAN]

That's why I drove with the bulkhead door open all the time, back in the day.
Peace of mind !!!!

 

[Overpaid Union Thug]

Friend of mine posted this on my Facebook page earlier..

"Explain this one. UPS doing 70mph, and wide open! LOL"

It was in Pennsylvania. Think the driver lost a few packages??

Well, now we know who doesn't do a pretrip in that center.

 

[sailfish]

I thought this was going to be a thread personally recognizing me and stroking my ego. Nevermind.

 

[BrownTexas]

I'd guess a rookie driver that is still trying to impress management or doesn't realize he can communicate that he will have late air and leave air if he can't get it off in time.

 

[retiredTxfeeder]

Yeah that gets used like uh never.

When I was driving a package car it like uh, got you a warning letter if you were ever caught with an unchained door on area.

 

[Brownslave688]

When I was driving a package car it like uh, got you a warning letter if you were ever caught with an unchained door on area.

So you could never open the rear door from the inside?

 

[burrheadd]

Pffft... Pennsylvania that's all you need to know
Lol

 

[Savvy412]

Every single day I leave the hub. About a minute in my stomach drops and think. oh . Did I close the door!!!!

Then I stop at a red light and check. I did drive with it open 1 time in my business section. Luckily I didn't go to far .

 

[IVE GOTTA PACKAGE 4U]

Pffft... Pennsylvania that's all you need to know
Lol

D*

 

[FrigidFTSup]

Around 12 hours ago, I saw an air driver with both the bulkhead and the rear door wide open. Apparently that doesn't show up on reports? :/

Old timer told me one time that's how they used to clear the dirt and dust out the back. Open the doors up and take a ride down the interstate

 

[bfeather]

Sucks he was on the highway. I've done that coming back from the airport, picking up the mornings air. PC I was driving had the latch swing open doors, went over the railroad tracks and BOOM.......door swings open.

Only lost a few packages and the car behind me was nice and attentive enough to stop. Nothing seemed to be damaged; well no bad follow up lol.

 

[retiredTxfeeder]

So you could never open the rear door from the inside?

No, I could not. In my 9 year package career, I drove a P400 and a P550. Both had barn doors on them, and actually had padlocks welded on the outside of the door. If the doors were closed, you HAD to have the padlock engaged. You had to stop short, get out of the PC, unlock the padlock, open and secure the doors, get back in and back to the dock. Reverse the procedure before you could leave.

 

[IVE GOTTA PACKAGE 4U]

No, I could not. In my 9 year package career, I drove a P400 and a P550. Both had barn doors on them, and actually had padlocks welded on the outside of the door. If the doors were closed, you HAD to have the padlock engaged. You had to stop short, get out of the PC, unlock the padlock, open and secure the doors, get back in and back to the dock. Reverse the procedure before you could leave.

I remember those. Because I got locked in the cargo area of one of them...lol