Ask a Feeder Driver, Feeder Driver FAQ

[GetTacosOrDieTrying]

LOL! have you ever heard them say don't worry. It's a cold load. Take your time.

I haven't heard them every say take your time. You could be moving top speed and its still never fast enough.

 

[Brown Note]

Im sure when they told you never to come back they were joking. You have a great shot jumping right in a feeder position.

 

[Covemastah]

Take your time filling out the united way form !!!
Make sure you give !!! lol

 

[clean hairy]

Hi. I'm Richard. I'm new to the forum. Former UPSer. 1999-2005. Wanted to come back, as a feeder driver. Possibly seasonal, may be the easiest route. What are the qualifications?

REALLY?
Wants to be hired offf the street into Feeders with the easiest route!
He did leave off one minor request.
A Chauffer so he doesn't have to do any actual driving!
Oh, and maybe replace the passenger seat with a Barcalounger so he can be nice and comfy while the Chauffer drives?

 

[clean hairy]

On second thought, go to HQ in Atlanta, march right in, tell them what you told us, and let them know you want a position as high up in corporate as you can get with the least amount of work.
They are bound to be impressed with your motivation to go right to the top.
They may even hire you on the spot!
Most likely, they will have you escorted out, but you never know unless you try!

 

[MaceFremonti]

Well, at least one of them has made their way to the East Coast...

 

[Jones]

That one has been kicking around locally, I've pulled it twice. I like the way the air system works.

 

[MoarTape]

I've seen about 10 of them in NewPA, but haven't seen one in a while. They have a ton of them out in Ohio.

 

[Covemastah]

I thought we were done with the drop frame ?? That's not a skirt !!

 

[Jones]

I thought we were done with the drop frame ?? That's not a skirt !!

That's what you get for thinking. The new ones don't have the hydraulic landing gear though, I think we really are done with that.

 

[Covemastah]

Haven't seen any in New England !! Thanks

 

[NEFARIOUS]

Haven't seen any in Cali either.. Funny thing is we have a few buildings that could really use them.. No unload conveyers

 

[Mugarolla]

I heard there were certain Amazon building that requested/needed this type of trailer.

They are drop frames with rollers, flaps and crank landing gear.

 

[ezmoney5150]

That's what you get for thinking. The new ones don't have the hydraulic landing gear though, I think we really are done with that.

I miss those. They pulled great and you never threw your shoulder out trying to get the gear up.

 

[rkctkc]

Pulled one of these drop frame pups as my front box from texar. Both air lines and the snubber are all turned on by the same knob. Kind of nifty

 

[Bottom rung]

Thought they were to stop using them after an unloader died. Slipped on the rail or rollers, somewhere up north. Nebraska, I believe I was told some years ago.

 

[MaceFremonti]

Watching a veteran driver at NEWPA back up a dolly in one of the new CNG KWs without a back window. Only four pullups...and he looked quite irritated when he got out!

 

[retiredTxfeeder]

You shouldn't be able to see out the back window of the tractor if you had a trailer on your hook anyway. It took me years to trust the mirrors and not flop my head out the side window like a long eared beagle. lol.

 

[UPS4Life]

You shouldn't be able to see out the back window of the tractor if you had a trailer on your hook anyway. It took me years to trust the mirrors and not flop my head out the side window like a long eared beagle. lol.

I think what he meant was with the new cng tractors having no back window the driver was annoyed trying to back a dolly up. I know I will be if I ever have to.

 

[retiredTxfeeder]

I think what he meant was with the new cng tractors having no back window the driver was annoyed trying to back a dolly up. I know I will be if I ever have to.

I gotcha. I eventually tried to use my mirrors only, even when bobtailing a dolly to spot. only time i'd look out the window was when I was about to stop rolling to drop it.