What's a driver to do

[Mr.Blonde]

I've been a full time package car driver for 9.5 yrs, 15 yrs of service. I had an issue with my license, so currently I am a driver helper, helping on my own route. (Its an unusual situation) The issue is the new guy who just got his 30 day full time driving seniority. He has been on my route about 2-2.5 months. He doesn't know north from south,east to west, etc. He will nose 1st into driveways then reverse out, etc. I could go on and on, almost more things wrong than right. I've been his helper for 4 days now and everyday I find myself repeating the same basic fundamentals, to no real progress to speak of. The new driver seems like he cares about doing better and being safer, unfortunately in reality its more like a B- for Effort , and friend for execution. My question is when should I say something to someone and who, a shop steward or ........? I don't mean any harm to this new driver , but if he keeps doing what he's, its not good 4 anyone?

 

[quad decade guy]

If you want to help the driver, ask him if he wants help. If he does, do it. If he does not, let it go and let him get what is coming to him.

And you. Great advice. Remember: he rides with him. FFS.

 

[quad decade guy]

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OK. You ride with him. God speed.

 

[Indecisi0n]

I've been a full time package car driver for 9.5 yrs, 15 yrs of service. I had an issue with my license, so currently I am a driver helper, helping on my own route. (Its an unusual situation) The issue is the new guy who just got his 30 day full time driving seniority. He has been on my route about 2-2.5 months. He doesn't know north from south,east to west, etc. He will nose 1st into driveways then reverse out, etc. I could go on and on, almost more things wrong than right. I've been his helper for 4 days now and everyday I find myself repeating the same basic fundamentals, to no real progress to speak of. The new driver seems like he cares about doing better and being safer, unfortunately in reality its more like a B- for Effort , and friend for execution. My question is when should I say something to someone and who, a shop steward or ........? I don't mean any harm to this new driver , but if he keeps doing what he's, its not good 4 anyone?

You are not a trainer. You can point it out but its not your job to follow up on him. Just lay back and go with the flow while your DUI clears.

 

[542thruNthru]

Hold up there cowboy
So how’d you lose your license dui ?

Exactly what I'm wondering. As bad as this new guy might be, he's still better than the guy with no license.

 

[eats packages]

I've been a full time package car driver for 9.5 yrs, 15 yrs of service. I had an issue with my license, so currently I am a driver helper, helping on my own route. (Its an unusual situation) The issue is the new guy who just got his 30 day full time driving seniority. He has been on my route about 2-2.5 months. He doesn't know north from south,east to west, etc. He will nose 1st into driveways then reverse out, etc. I could go on and on, almost more things wrong than right. I've been his helper for 4 days now and everyday I find myself repeating the same basic fundamentals, to no real progress to speak of. The new driver seems like he cares about doing better and being safer, unfortunately in reality its more like a B- for Effort , and friend for execution. My question is when should I say something to someone and who, a shop steward or ........? I don't mean any harm to this new driver , but if he keeps doing what he's, its not good 4 anyone?

Oops, sorry. I'm trying my best.

 

[Est.1998]

Snitches get stitches...

Lol, not really snitching if he's unsafe and doing things that could get both him and that driver in a dangerous situation.

Just become one of those “annoying” helpers we all love
Face down looking at your phone all the time
Take your sweet time taking your seatbelt off and getting out of the truck
Dance around with the box in your hand as if you can’t find which house you’re supposed to go to
Walk slow, super slow on dry pavement
Then go into a full on reckless sprint into wet slippery grass
Eat snacks throughout the day, disrupting the flow of work
Blast obnoxious pop country music on your phone
You know what to do

 

[BadIdeaGuy]

Hold up there cowboy
So how’d you lose your license dui ?

Seems like casting stones might not be a good idea in this situation... Lol.
At least the new guy still has a license.

 

[BadIdeaGuy]

Just become one of those “annoying” helpers we all love
Face down looking at your phone all the time
Take your sweet time taking your seatbelt off and getting out of the truck
Dance around with the box in your hand as if you can’t find which house you’re supposed to go to
Walk slow, super slow on dry pavement
Then go into a full on reckless sprint into wet slippery grass
Eat snacks throughout the day, disrupting the flow of work
Blast obnoxious pop country music on your phone
You know what to do

I hope you have a seasonal helper this year.

 

[burrheadd]

@THE Moondoggy 4 life

You can’t just leave us hanging to much time has been invested
What happened next?

 

[Indecisi0n]

@THE Moondoggy 4 life

You can’t just leave us hanging to much time has been invested
What happened next?

You curious ?

 

[ouanling]

Oanling also insists that he has no other option but to come in early every day and fix his truck.

i got our best loader since 2 weeks ago, finally i get in and it's all nice

but i have to switch packages with other drivers as the system is giving us random

 

[UPSER1987]

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Lol...I love when UPS drivers have that holier than thou attitude about other companies drivers- then you see like this. UPS drivers are just as unsafe as any other courier. Most aren’t safe, just lucky.

 

[No1 Special]

Lol...I love when UPS drivers have that holier than thou attitude about other companies drivers- then you see like this. UPS drivers are just as unsafe as any other courier. Most aren’t safe, just lucky.

@11.19igrad

 

[rp3]

The real question is what's up with your license?

 

[THE Moondoggy 4 life]

Sounds like the new driver is anxious and still can’t get the feel of it when behind the wheel. If he’s doing something wrong tell him to stop right there. You’re not a supe or anything but better to fix them now than have them screw up majorly.

Agreed and that's what I'm doing,
Thanks and be safe

 

[THE Moondoggy 4 life]

Lol, not really snitching if he's unsafe and doing things that could get both him and that driver in a dangerous situation.

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Overall safety was my #1 concern, with efficiency and productivity being a distant second and third. Example 1. Parking in the middle ( median) of a 2 lane road to make a delivery that was on the passenger side to begin with.

 

[Undertow]

Nosing into driveways and backing out in my building repeatedly over the course of even one workday most often results in a face to face conversation with management the following morning as that not only shows up but STICKS OUT on a telematics report. Not only do the bosses see that, but it's possible even people higher than that have access to the data.

It's your call, but if it were Me and it was really my delivery area and my customers and thus my and their safety potentially at stake, I'd say something now. If you don't and something bad happens, management might blame you regardless especially if they go back and look at the data accumulated up to that point and declare you should have spoken up to correct him all those times.

If you're worried about being labeled a snitch by some coworkers, don't be. If this dimwit driving your truck on your route backs over some 8 year old kid, it's gonna stay with you a heck of a lot longer than any other hourly complaining behind your back or to your face that he/she thinks you ratted somebody out.

I left a helper miles away from his car years ago when he simply refused to comply with putting on the seatbelt. Did I get some flak initially for it? Sure, but the sups try to find fault regardless so I didn't care. They receive the training and agree from the outset to follow the methods. They break that agreement? Then it's on them.

If his methods are bothering you all day and everyday, that isn't good for your long term mental health and potentially your physical health either if he screws up at exactly the wrong time. Why should you be trapped in a conflicted state for weeks on end? Make him their problem instead of strictly just yours because he should be their problem and not yours.

 

[Undertow]

Overall safety was my #1 concern, with efficiency and productivity being a distant second and third. Example 1. Parking in the middle ( median) of a 2 lane road to make a delivery that was on the passenger side to begin with.

I once had a brand new on car sup do that on a safety ride. A few minutes later he nearly ran a red light. He was rotated somewhere else not long after that. I can laugh about it now.

 

[allahuakbar]

Imagine a guy with a dwi talking about your driving? Can you imagine how hard management is gonna laugh in his face when he snitches this rookie out?