Coldworld
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Saw the ups rig...pretty cool idea..
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Indecisi0n
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Couldn't he just jump in between the trailers?
Johney
Pineapple King
Guy could've easily jumped between some of those rigs breaking his neck or worse if he really wanted to jump or done it long before police set this up. Should've just let him jump. Guy ran in front of one of our feeder guys committing suicide long before I was in, our guy never lost a minute of sleep.
Indecisi0n
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Was his load delivered on time?
Covemastah
Hoopah drives the boat Chief !!
Every one is different , happened to a good friend of mine , the guy was devastated for quite a while
Indecisi0n
Well-Known Member
If a guy jumps in front of me and I kill them....meh oh well. We had a driver run over and kill a 5 year old who crawled under his truck to get a ball. Now that I couldn't imagine.
Johney
Pineapple King
I doubt it, I really can't remember it was quite some time ago.
barnyard
KTM rider
The above photo was last night. It is currently a front page story on Washington Post.
Johney
Pineapple King
olroadbeech
Happy Verified UPSer
same thing happened at our hub years ago. driver is a very good friend of mine. he changed afterward. who wouldn't? I can't believe anyone that claims they did not lose sleep over something like this.
my friend has suffered some deep depression but he has tried to become a better person from before. suicide is such a selfish act. my friend did not deserve this.
jaker
trolling
You say that until it happens , because even though he did it himself you still wonder what if you did something different
Indecisi0n
Well-Known Member
Like hit the accelerator?
Indecisi0n
Well-Known Member
Yes.
Coldworld
Well-Known Member
And the company is going to rake you over the coals and probably try to find something you did “wrong” to be able to shift blame to the driver... par for the course here...
olroadbeech
Happy Verified UPSer
yes. all paid time goes against your 60 hours. it's considered on duty time.
we got paid for the time plus mileage pay for our using our personal vehicle.
Indecisi0n
Well-Known Member
How come sometimes when I want to check my brake lights on trailer the "Jake brake" won't stay engaged? Do both handvavles have to be in? If yes is it secure to check the rear lights without the vavles engaged ?
Indecisi0n
Well-Known Member
Also when taking a empty that's not in your ivis do you have to call dispatch or if you put it in your ivis do they get a report and push it through ?
Coldworld
Well-Known Member
The jake brake is used for slowing down on the freeway and is a toggle button on the dash.... the hand valve is that stick that looks like an erection( wink wink).... some handvalves won’t engage for whatever reason... use the seatbelt to hold it down while you check the break lights and air on the back trailer on a set...did they teach you what the yellow and red buttons are for??
Indecisi0n
Well-Known Member
Yes I meant the handvavle. When check my lights I use it to make sure the brake lights work but on some setups like I said it just pops back. Now if I push in both red and yellow it seemed to stay on but I didn't like the idea of walking behind the trailer with just that hand valve down. I wasn't sure if that would secure it.
