Ask a Feeder Driver, Feeder Driver FAQ

[KoWag]

Feeder drivers seem to be so supportive and don't want to see anyone fail. I've been friends with some of our feeders and now I am a driver along side them, and I've never felt so proud or supported! I'm not scared to ask questions.
I didn't do package very long (air driver) but its so competitive, "how many stops did you have today, who helped you??" Blablabla. I like being alone in my cab and having more responsibility and not being a headless chicken counting stops

 

[burrheadd]

Excellent advice. That is what we saw when package drivers came over to Feeder.They treated a tractor trailer like a big package car and were always trying to make up for lost time.

It's a whole different mindset in feeder. You can get in an accident in a package car and it's usually just a fender bender. You make mistakes or get in an accident in feeder and there is a good chance someone will get hurt or killed.

It's an awesome responsibility and the best feeder drivers I knew took great pride in being professional and doing the job right and safe.

When you speak to other truck drivers in truck stops and rest areas you will see that UPS truck drivers get a lot of respect because of this. We are truly regarded as the "Kings of the Road" That is what I miss most from being retired. The admiration and respect from other drivers , DOT , Highway Patrol , and especially the general public.

Don't let us down newbies.

 

[Dracula]

Start from the beginning? You mean actually doing it right? I see some guys pop the hoods and check everything then others just jump in and go.

The jump in and drive guys are the ones rolling the dice. And if you're a cover driver, it's because of those guys that a complete pre-trip is vital.

 

[BigUnionGuy]

I see some guys pop the hoods and check everything then others just jump in and go.

Well....

 

[BSWALKS]

Uh -oh. Better get Maaco.

 

[Future]

Uh -oh. Better get Maaco.

“Might be out of service ...a week or 2”

 

[over9five]

“Might be out of service ...a week or 2”

On the upside, the heat works very well!

 

[trickpony1]

The driver should have risked his life by holding down the fifth wheel release button and pulling out to, at least, save the trailer...

 

[Coldworld]

“Might be out of service ...a week or 2”

Morning bud...

 

[Indecisi0n]

Well....

Parts on order, good to go?

 

[Future]

Morning bud...

Hey brother ... did u kick @Gumby s ass yet?

 

[Coldworld]

Parts on order, good to go?

Ummm, not this time... although the shop was on the fence about it...

 

[Coldworld]

Hey brother ... did u kick @Gumby s ass yet?

I thought you finally suffocated him with a pillow...??

 

[Future]

I thought you finally suffocated him with a pillow...??

He has been having a heavy menstrual cycle this week

 

[Coldworld]

He has been having a heavy menstrual cycle this week

I stocked the heavy flow pads for him down in the strike bunker....

 

[Coldworld]

Parts on order, good to go?

You running triples yet super trucker??

 

[Future]

I stocked the heavy flow pads for him down in the strike bunker....View attachment 190591

Lmao! .... good job ...he might need some vagasil also ...he is a smelly pirate hooker

 

[ManInBrown]

That’s another thing I’m concerned with about going to feeders. I don’t have a mechanical bone in my body. Is it possible to learn how to properly pre trip when you don’t know anything about what you’re looking at?

 

[KoWag]

That’s another thing I’m concerned with about going to feeders. I don’t have a mechanical bone in my body. Is it possible to learn how to properly pre trip when you don’t know anything about what you’re looking at?

I didn't either and it got drilled into my brain. I now know what things are under the hood.I did the pretrip so many times before my CDL test lol

 

[ManInBrown]

I didn't either and it got drilled into my brain. I now know what things are under the hood.I did the pretrip so many times before my CDL test lol

Same here but when I spit it out to get my license it was more robotic. I didn’t really understand what I was talking about, I more or less memorized the words.

In package we never look under the hood for pretrip. Is it that way in feeders because there’s more stuff that can go wrong? So the mechanics never check the tractors other than the yearly looksie?