Holydriver
Well-Known Member
i dont know bud, a lot of UPSers are veterans. so, you know, a lot of us were once soldiers......
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Holydriver
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yea that makes sense. im just used to seeing trucks with 200k+ miles that has dirt caked on the floor from the trucks maiden voyage
Wally
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1BROWNWRENCH
Amatuer Malthusian
Wish just for some cleaning of the insides in addition to the crappy job they do on the outsides.
oldngray
nowhere special
Usually they wash things in dirty water making it look worse than if they had done nothing.
1BROWNWRENCH
Amatuer Malthusian
Most nowadays look like a seascape.
Gear
Parts on Order
Maybe, maybe not. From what I seen, mechanics arent fired for just any reason. Its like I work for a different company. If a driver gets fired, there are several guys standing there to take his place. If a mechanic gets fired, they're down a man while they search for a new hire. Which could take 1-3 months. Meanwhile his trucks are falling apart, getting red tagged, because the other mechanics still have their own fleet. Now they're paying overtime, which supervisors hate. It can turn into a big snow ball effect. This puts unwanted stress on the auto supervisor. Im not saying Im untouchable, Im just saying I dont have the same fears of loosing my job. We can ALL be replaced, some are just harder to replace then others. I will never steal a package, so I have no worries about being fired.
Gear
Parts on Order
I'll use that. Sometimes they write the dumbest crap, I get annoyed and pitch it.
In my experience those are the worst sups. They are probably used to cutting corners (not following methods) to get done and will now expect this from everyone.
olroadbeech
Happy Verified UPSer
friendly here. be careful about tossing write up away. that is a federal document. i may be wrong about this. they tried to fire one of our drivers for tearing out a page with safety writeups so he could drive his tractor that night.
And even then there is no gurantee and you have to fight management for it everytime!
And you don't have to know how to deliver em to load em. But that's not the point anyway.
Cementups
Box Monkey
While this is true, it sure helps. I was a decent preloader, or so I thought. I was on preload for 2.5 years until I drove. Thought I loaded great. Went driving for a year until the strike in 97. After the strike I got sent back to preload because there was no work driving. I went back to the area I loaded before and the drivers I loaded for said I did a heck of lot better after having had some experience with other people's crappy loads. I helps you appreciate a good load more as well.
rod
Retired 23 years
1BROWNWRENCH
Amatuer Malthusian
...though I may clean the general area if I have to work in it for some particular reason.
Bottom rung
Well-Known Member
Mechanic refused to work on pkg car where the floor was covered in chew spit. They made the driver clean it before the mechanics worked on it.
I bid a 22.3, preload/porter job for a year. We had a supe who used his trash can as a spittoon.
I refused to take his trash out.
Holydriver
Well-Known Member
i was at a party as a younger me several several years ago. sat my beer down, did whatever and picked it back up to take a drink. well, i grabbed someones spit bottle. as soon as that
hit my lips i knew what was up and it was spit out. youd be surprised at how fast you can recognize a problem inside your mouth
Cementups
Box Monkey
