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Cementups
Box Monkey
I probably would have waited until my 30 days was up before posting thisFor all you losers out there(@542thruNthru @Just A UPS Guy @I have NOT been lurking @UnionStrong @IVE GOTTA PACKAGE 4U et al.) I have an announcement:
I got accepted to feeders.
package
I want to do 60 hours at night without having to talk to or see another human ever again.
Good luck. Remember, it's not package. Slow and steady wins the race.
Also, watch what you eat or you'll be blowing out those browns. Cut down on the cabs, you don't need them anymore.
PreTrippin’
Stinkin Ginzo
Thanks man I respect you guys that can do teams right. You’re at the top.I probably would have waited until my 30 days was up before posting this
Good luck. Remember, it's not package. Slow and steady wins the race.
Also, watch what you eat or you'll be blowing out those browns. Cut down on the cabs, you don't need them anymore.
And I will need all the luck I can get. I usually fail a 30 day so we’ll see. Slow and steady is my M O. My center manager is probably chomping at the bit to get rid of me.
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Yeet
Not gonna let ‘em catch the Midnight Rider
It’s definitely a diesel KW. Never liked em, steering felt too loose for me and I’ve seen them towed in way too many times. I’ll keep my Freightshaker.
I have NOT been lurking
Eat. Sleep. Work. Jork.
They're nicknamed fûqKENWORTHless for a reason. But don't tell @Just A UPS Guy , he still likes his
Yeet
Not gonna let ‘em catch the Midnight Rider
Haha that’s a new one to me. Might have to steal that. The suspension is better on them, I’ll give them that. Every bump in my freight feels like my sshole is getting punched into my throat.
I have NOT been lurking
Eat. Sleep. Work. Jork.
The single axle Mack I had seemed nice for the two weeks I drove. Never found the clutch release point though
Just A UPS Guy
Bully.
The twin screw freighters aren't nearly as bad with the bumps, I've noticed.
DriveInDriveOut
Inordinately Right
Probably would have agreed with you a few years ago. Home by 8 and still able to do stuff after work is nice.
Great thing about feeder though is there's something for everyone and you can switch it up when life changes for you.
Those 9-10 pm start times are great when you have young kids. Wake up when they're getting home from school, get some quality time, eat dinner with them, put them to bed, head to work. Talk to them on the phone in the morning when they're on the way to school, go home and sleep while they're away, then repeat.
I would hardly ever see my kids if I had stayed in package.
Cementups
Box Monkey
I almost dropped a trailer on day 16. I got distracted. It only takes on second.
Develop a routine of how you do everything. If anyone or anything breaks your routine, go back and start over. Better safe than sorry. If you're doing a pretrip and you're not sure if you did something, go back and start over. You'll never get fired for being too safe.
Yeet
Not gonna let ‘em catch the Midnight Rider
Also make sure you have a pretrip routine and do it the exact same way every time. Everyone has their own way of doing it and that’s fine. I have a buddy that told me early on that UPS doesn’t pay us to move quickly, they pay us to be safe so never rush or take shortcuts. We are a different breed when it comes to being safe and even the public knows it.
ManInBrown
Well-Known Member
Routine very important, dropped two trailers in my first few months. Nothing after that. One I pulled off a door when I was brand new and wasn’t hooked, the other right after I put a load on door, no one had gotten inside yet. My routine is I always put the legs down first. Then I pull off lines.
Johney
Pineapple King
They didn't break loose and fly through the back window? See that a dozen or so times.
Cementups
Box Monkey
Been there. Luckily I was turning when they let loose and went flying by the back window. But I did it a few weeks ag too when I was in a brown but our whoole facility is CNG so no back windows.....luckily.
Johney
Pineapple King
You drive one of those mobile bombs?
robot
Has A Large Member
Big surprise! Kenworthless breaking down! Mine had a transmission fault right when I was trying to merge onto a shoulderless highway. Had to go a few miles down to exit stuck in 3rd gear! Luckily stopping and Restarting fixed the issue!
Yeet
Not gonna let ‘em catch the Midnight Rider
That doesn’t happen as much since they stopped using lead glad hands on the tractor. I think they may be aluminum now and they don’t pack the same punch when they’re ripped off…. Or so I’ve been told.
Hahaha, nope! Lucky I was at a small building that I usually take an empty out of. Cuz I wasn't taking anything that time!!
Johney
Pineapple King
I should pm you the story of what we did to a guy who did that a couple times at my building. I'd post it here but it would surely give me away.
