Coldworld
60 months and counting
See how easy that got in there.. A couple pushes and a little lube and it slips right in....This is how I feel on a daily basis.....
To Train or not to Train........
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Coldworld
60 months and counting
Those sups running toward the trains...."we gotta save those packages" then as the trains crash "ummm, let the damn things burn , friend it!!
Coldworld
60 months and counting
No matter what that guy is like you gotta respect that he's been humping boxes for that long..
Coldworld
60 months and counting
True, but they are too full of themselves to understand that... And the dollar an hour extra they might get to train a new feeder driver might bankrupt the company...
Coldworld
60 months and counting
If you get a spot in feeder as a on road sup, take it and run... Probably the best position to have out of any sup position in the company. You will have to go to Chicago for your training and the dropout rate is pretty high... You get to drive in Chicago traffic and they take you to a place where they have ice simulation driving to imitate what happens in a jackknife situation and how to try to correct it. You have to be able to pretrip a rig and trailer in a few minutes and almost have to memorize word for word a ups pretrip. Anyway if they have offered you a position you just hit the ups sup lottery.
Johney
Well-Known Member
Easy there Tiger!
Johney
Well-Known Member
Something tells me Inde already knows that.
FrigidFTSup
Resident Suit
That was one of my favorite annuals. 1:20 to get on area and back. He had some great stories. Guy is still a machine after 42 years.
FrigidFTSup
Resident Suit
That is what it's like in small package (obviously with a different vehicle). You need to be able to write down the DOK word for word. If you miss a comma or a period it is all wrong.
FrigidFTSup
Resident Suit
I've tried doing something similar in previous roles I held. You want to know the issue? None of the experienced drivers want to take on the responsibility even with extra pay. I would love to send a green driver with a 30 year guy. I know they can teach those guys things I can't, but getting guys to do it without straight up directing them is impossible.
Coldworld
60 months and counting
One of your most favorites out of the 20 you have done in your career here??
Coldworld
60 months and counting
We tried to get the company to do this and they flat out said no.....what a total shame.
FrigidFTSup
Resident Suit
May not have done many, but I've had some fun ones. Favorite one was probably going to a country club and shooting a few buckets of balls during lunch. I paid for lunch, he covered the balls and the clubs. One aspect I miss about Minnesota. So much more laid back than the east coast.
FrigidFTSup
Resident Suit
In the relatively short time I've been here I've advocated for it. Great tool IMO. Plus, new guys are more relaxed when they are with another driver. They don't feel like they are constantly being evaluated. That's a good thing.
Coldworld
60 months and counting
That's total bs... Miss a comma..?!?!typical corporate bs and that is what's wrong with these companies ....
Coldworld
60 months and counting
I'm just messing with you Michael ...
FrigidFTSup
Resident Suit
I'll never forget what my center manager said when had a Keter audit when I was preload sup. He was freaking out people wouldn't know their DOK. I told him "But they work safe and can demonstrate it." Simply looked at me and said "That's not what this audit is about."
Then it isn't about safety. Period.
FrigidFTSup
Resident Suit
I know you are. Just living the "glory days" with some of those guys. Fun group.
Coldworld
60 months and counting
It's a dog and pony show mark... That's all it is.
FrigidFTSup
Resident Suit
Yep
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