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<blockquote data-quote="HFolb23" data-source="post: 4836692" data-attributes="member: 55674">Thanks all for the advice. Packing list sounds a lot like what I would carry during package. I’m glad you suggested carrying tools too. I had some salty&nbsp; PT supervisor tell me I was robbing work from the mechanics and that he would report me for stealing time if he ever saw me using the tools during the day. I told him to take a long walk off a short pier. If I can fix a mirror bracket or a door latch with a few turns of an adjustable I’m doing it rather than deal with it the rest of the day. My mechanics never seemed to care, they just asked me to let them know in case it was a temporary repair so they could fix it right. I drove linehaul for Uncle Sam before coming back to UPS and into feeders, including all last year on an active duty status hauling equipment. The last assignment they had me run was a 760mi turn and burn trip daily trip and that’s pretty much what convinced me that I might be okay going to feeders. Thanks to my time in those US Army tractors and trailers, I’m all too familiar with how crappy breakdowns can be. Always seemed to happen when I had plans after work too. Gotta love vehicles that the government gets from the lowest bidder. I love all the recommendations of taking a nap, already have my day cab lounger ready to order once I qualify. I think one of the biggest struggles I’ll have is leaving the package delivery mindset behind when I climb into that tractor.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="HFolb23, post: 4836692, member: 55674"] Thanks all for the advice. Packing list sounds a lot like what I would carry during package. I’m glad you suggested carrying tools too. I had some salty PT supervisor tell me I was robbing work from the mechanics and that he would report me for stealing time if he ever saw me using the tools during the day. I told him to take a long walk off a short pier. If I can fix a mirror bracket or a door latch with a few turns of an adjustable I’m doing it rather than deal with it the rest of the day. My mechanics never seemed to care, they just asked me to let them know in case it was a temporary repair so they could fix it right. I drove linehaul for Uncle Sam before coming back to UPS and into feeders, including all last year on an active duty status hauling equipment. The last assignment they had me run was a 760mi turn and burn trip daily trip and that’s pretty much what convinced me that I might be okay going to feeders. Thanks to my time in those US Army tractors and trailers, I’m all too familiar with how crappy breakdowns can be. Always seemed to happen when I had plans after work too. Gotta love vehicles that the government gets from the lowest bidder. I love all the recommendations of taking a nap, already have my day cab lounger ready to order once I qualify. I think one of the biggest struggles I’ll have is leaving the package delivery mindset behind when I climb into that tractor. [/QUOTE]

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