Some do, some dont.
another win for freight
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Cactus
Just telling it like it is
They way Ground handles most small packages and you think they can just jump right in and handle large freight? That's a laugh.
UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)
Well-Known Member
Straight truck, forklift, palletized freight.....yeah, really tough stuff there.
Cactus
Just telling it like it is
Tell your boss tomorrow you'll be willing to help out in those areas in addition to your other duties.
Talk about an incentive for even more Ground drivers to quit on the spot.
UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)
Well-Known Member
I would love to drive a 24' straight truck and make dock deliveries all day.
Cactus
Just telling it like it is
You're dreaming. They'd find other work for you too.
UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)
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MrFedEx
Engorged Member
Ground straight trucks are usually filled to the brim with small packages and parked nose-in blocking your access to stops at the local mall. I think a liftgate and pallet jack would confuse most Ground drivers to the point that they'd have to smoke an extra joint just to understand it.
Cactus
Just telling it like it is
Oh so that explains why most UPS trucks are jammed packed with freight? Uh yeah, and I'm sure your supervisor will totally understand your union status.I'm Union----I could make thatlast all day.
Oh, yes. It's so incredibly complicated.
Really, though, I wonder if any of the stations that voted in the union have seen any volunteers decline.
realbrown1
Annoy a liberal today. Hit them with facts.
I just love how so many people seem to think that other people's jobs are soooooo incredibly easy.
It seems to be an epidemic problem on this site, even with the mods.
It seems to be an epidemic problem on this site, even with the mods.
MrFedEx
Engorged Member
The Ground driver does essentially what a UPS driver does, except without the professionalism, speed, safety, or personal grooming standards.
realbrown1
Annoy a liberal today. Hit them with facts.
I know all the ground guys on my route.
They usually don't stay long.
$650 a week for 10 plus hours a day with no benefits.
And they wonder why they have such a high turnover rate.
But then again, I've done straight truck routes before; not bad at all.
We don't wonder at all. We know exactly why there's high turnover but until Pittsburgh sees it as a problem, it will remain so.
What a "brown"-noser!
MrFedEx
Engorged Member
Yep. I watch them do stupid crap all the time, and you get exactly what you pay for with the Ground clown posse. At least a lot of them are smart enough to realize they're getting screwed...and leave.
MrFedEx
Engorged Member
The basic business model would need to change, Sammy, and they aren't going to mess with the Golden Goose. It's cheaper to pay settlements for Ground accidents, and deal with the constant turnover rather than create a more professional organization. Doing so would decrease the profit margin.
MrFedEx
Engorged Member
Yeah, that's me. When I see a Ground driver pull parallel to the curb or back-in instead of nosing-in to a dock or residential, I'll know you've "arrived". In the meantime, I'll just keep pulling the keys from the running truck blocking me at the alley or dock and toss them underneath the Ground vehicle.
