Wally's list of things that make Package Car drivers heads want to explode!

[wayfair]

I deliver to 3 schools and a district office. One of the schools is in a residential area that I deliver in the afternoon. They have asked that I try to avoid that area between 1415-1445 and I comply.

Dispatch has put 1400 as a commit time in my board for the schools on my area

 

[Keenj]

Businesses that are closed on Fridays still get loaded on my car on Friday even though they're supposed to be pulled off the belt. About 40 packages not delivered today because of that

 

[SmithBarney]

That gut wrenching feeling when during the first hour of the day, you take a corner to tight, or have to brake suddenly and you hear the entire top shelf dump on the floor...yes this happened once or twice when our parking lot was under construction, it was like a war zone with craters that would rock a p1000 like nobodies business.

 

[BrownThunder]

when youre on vacation but still cant seem to escape the thought of work

 

[SmithBarney]

when youre on vacation but still cant seem to escape the thought of work

So you just follow your cover driver around all day...

 

[Eye To Eye Contact.]

Put yourself in their shoes for a moment.

I avoid fast food stops during their lunch rush and schools during afternoon release.

It's called common courtesy.

They need to put their selves in my shoes we don't get to sit in ac all day. Our office is mobile. And like he said it takes five seconds. Tops. Takes more time telling me when to come back

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

Businesses that are closed on Fridays still get loaded on my car on Friday even though they're supposed to be pulled off the belt. About 40 packages not delivered today because of that

Have you given your PDS a "known closure" list?

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

They need to put their selves in my shoes we don't get to sit in ac all day. Our office is mobile. And like he said it takes five seconds. Tops. Takes more time telling me when to come back

Both of my kids started their work careers at Mickey D's. I knew better than to try to visit them at work during the lunch rush.

They do not need to put themselves in to your shoes. It is our job to take care of the customers (within reason) and if they ask you to not deliver there during their busy time you respect their wishes.

 

[2BadKneesPlease]

When you run a route under time allowed and under miles but miss the 85% trace and your center manager asks, "you think you're smarter than the computer?"
Yes, apparently I am....

 

[Keenj]

Have you given your PDS a "known closure" list?

Yes.

 

[dudebro]

When you run a route under time allowed and under miles but miss the 85% trace and your center manager asks, "you think you're smarter than the computer?"
Yes, apparently I am....

Maybe not, but I'm smarter than the schlub you got PUTTING STUFF in the computer.

 

[BrownThunder]

So you just follow your cover driver around all day...

This was yesterday in Honolulu right after I picked up the rental car.

 

[Eye To Eye Contact.]

Both of my kids started their work careers at Mickey D's. I knew better than to try to visit them at work during the lunch rush.

They do not need to put themselves in to your shoes. It is our job to take care of the customers (within reason) and if they ask you to not deliver there during their busy time you respect their wishes.

So who respects ours ?

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

So who respects ours ?

Why should they? We are a service provider. It is our job to work with our customers in a manner that best serves their interests, not ours.

 

[billerz]

Why should they? We are a service provider. It is our job to work with our customers in a manner that best serves their interests, not ours.

Tell that to the Orion team.

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

Tell that to the Orion team.

I did.

They laughed.

I didn't.

 

[ManInBrown]

They took my normal truck out of service unexpectedly one day a few weeks ago. Also coincided with my normal loader being on vacation. His replacement was the worst loader I've ever seen. Hands down. Just god awful. Every day after the PCM half my load would still be outside the car and I had to load myself. No biggie. When I get out of the building, I get out. I get to my first stop of the day, grab it from the back. Walk it off and as I'm walking back to the car, I think to myself, was that my imagination or was there no hand truck in the back. LOL. Needless to say it was a LONG day. Probably 10-12 business stops per day where the hand cart is an absolute must.

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

They took my normal truck out of service unexpectedly one day a few weeks ago. Also coincided with my normal loader being on vacation. His replacement was the worst loader I've ever seen. Hands down. Just god awful. Every day after the PCM half my load would still be outside the car and I had to load myself. No biggie. When I get out of the building, I get out. I get to my first stop of the day, grab it from the back. Walk it off and as I'm walking back to the car, I think to myself, was that my imagination or was there no hand truck in the back. LOL. Needless to say it was a LONG day. Probably 10-12 business stops per day where the hand cart is an absolute must.

The hand cart is part of the pretrip so not having it was totally on you.

 

[KOG72]

Other drivers not using there turn signals,I just want to lean out and tell them there turn signal is broke.

 

[Eye To Eye Contact.]

What fan? Down here no fans.

Idle time is a big deal over here. If your PC is in park it better be off.