WE have little girl (OK woman) about your size that just made seniority a few months ago, that gal is a go-getter. Moves like a lightning bolt and doesn't ask for help from any one. Just the other day I was running a rural route adjacent the the in-town route she was on. I had a RR box# package that we always leave where the customer works as it is a hard to get too country stop. I saw our gal at a stop as I was passing through town and asked her if she would drop off the RR package where the customer works as it was a bulk stop for her anyway. She had just loaded her hand trucks with a load of candles to deliver, as she went inside her truck with the package I gave her, I grabbed the load and started in the business with it. She asked what I was doing, I told her " You're helping me, I'm helping you.". LOL, I had to reassure her that I would have done the same for a male driver to stay in her good graces. I have respect for women in general, but tons of respect for women that do a heavy job like ours without whining all the time.
I'm a 22/3, get used as a driver hard during peak and summer (and when there are injuries)...I love coming back to the bldg at 19:30 and hearing "there are 20 stops in that car out there and we need you to take them"! I'm almost 60 and cannot work like a 25-yr old, but I can get 'er done and pride myself for no misdeliveries and no injuries so far. We have guys who are just racked up.
Bitch, whine, complain, threaten the safety of the first born, flirt, kiss their .... uuuh...do everything you can to get OUT of that P800. Those things will tear your knees up faster than a defensive tackle, specially if you are shorter than 6 feet tall. The angle of the legs on that high of a step puts way too much stress on the knee. More than likely you can't even reach the handrail they are so famous for insisting you use to get in and out of that TRUCK and IF you can reach it, that's probably what is effecting your shoulder pain.
That's ok Lady (ps same to DS and Sat, they will know why), I have to remind myself that not everyone is aware of that, screen names do make it hard. I love being outside and for the most part my customers are pretty good. I think in some cases it helps being a women, esp. w/ over 70's. I go into the business "ok guys, I have a heavy one. Can one of you come and help?". More often than not I'll have 3/4 lined up outside of the trucking waiting.Ok so who are the women drivers on here.. I know tooner, helenofcalifornia and I believe moreluck are all women. And I can now add dillifgaf to that list.. I am sorry I didn't realize you were a woman until the other day.. I am dense sometimes..
It is hard to tell with the screen names..
But if not I take care of it myself. No complaints. We have a high value shipper on 1 route that ships display cases for shows. (Jewelry). They had 2 cases going out and the shipper had told me about it early in the day so I called in for some help at p/u time. Each case well over 70, and the shipper was upstairs with no elevator. I didn't want to risk losing it trying to get it downstairs without help and there were only women that worked there (older). To make a longer story short the male driver that showed up to help made a snotty remark "Is this why I had to come over here?" He was being a jerk. Yep this is why! He is one of our runners and is out on like his 3/4 injury now, has just barely worked for the comp. 1 year. I haven't had any injuries and only 1 avoidable accident. I have lost count of how many accidents he has had. LOLI'm so glad you asked this question, I have been wondering the same. At our ctr, women drivers out number the men. I'm a woman driver going after seniority so wish me luck. I fully plan on getting it and joining the ranks of the hard working women in brown.Ok so who are the women drivers on here.. I know tooner, helenofcalifornia and I believe moreluck are all women. And I can now add dillifgaf to that list.. I am sorry I didn't realize you were a woman until the other day.. I am dense sometimes..
It is hard to tell with the screen names..
where you out of wyo? I have a good friend that lives in Cheyenne.
