Ouch
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You are not required to handle over 70 lbs without another union employees help.
Overweights
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oldngray
nowhere special
If an over 150 makes it through the system to delivery center the driver has to deliver it. UPS will just hit the shipper with additional charge.
Nimnim
The Nim
Not always, there's plenty of times I see 150+ irregs in the system that end up being put aside with a note saying something like "receiver has to pickup." Within reason though if something is small enough to put on the hand truck, while a pain, a driver should attempt it if it makes it onto the PC. Fortunately most of the 150+ things are much larger items that would take up 50% of the floor space in a PC easily and they're much easier to make demands on someone coming to pick it up vs delivered. They still get charged heavily for over max weight regardless.
Over 70, if small and not over 150 were I a driver I wouldn't push the assistance language, but larger and over 150, if I couldn't roll/slide it to the hand cart I'd be calling for assistance and not delivering without some form of assistance.
A few years ago, probably 5 ish years. During peak we had like 8 atvs, maybe not true atvs but damn close, came through and they were all 200+ lbs. They sat on the pd instead of being loaded in the trailer for over a week before someone came and got them, either the shipper/receiver or Frieght not sure who, but they never ended up in a PC as far as I know.
worldwide
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Incorrect. FedEx Ground has a 150-lb weight limit for their small package operations. Clearly stated in their tariff and service guide. Packages over 150-lbs are "unauthorized" and if found in their system will be charged a surcharge of $55.
http://www.fedex.com/us/service-guide/terms/express-ground/index.html
104Feeder
Phoenix Feeder
Why wouldn't you just keep rolling it? Eventually they would send you help and you are protected by Article 44.
Xexys
Retired and Happy
I'm here to tell you that when it comes to internationals, UPS will take anything over 150 lbs. As a clerk I was told this by an International manager that we had to call once for a package that was damaged beyond repair. It was on a small pallet and was actually marked 231 lbs. UPS has a billing procedure that they use when this happens that charges the shipper all kinds of fees but WILL take the package under certain circumstances.
I unload this truck everyday that sometimes has 120ib long packages on the very top shelf. I think its better, I could just slide it right onto the metro and let the sorters deal with it, lol.
UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)
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Are you talking about a pkg car? That is extremely unsafe and should be brought to your manager's attention.
30 to life
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I had 5 over 70s behind my bulkhead door. Got to love my preloader for carrying them up to the front and the funny thing is the pkgs were to go in 8000 section. At least he put them on the floor.
Yep, package cars. The driver said the customer load them into the truck.
UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)
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Then we should let the customer unload them in the hub.
You need to let someone know ASAP about his unsafe practice.
I know that it's unsafe, but its easier for me or my partner and I to unload them. I'll think about it.
bleedinbrown58
That’s Craptacular
I call
I call
I call ignorance.
I call
some of the drivers get some of their pickups load in to the truck by the customers sometimes. I'm not even going to retort and say any mean stuff, I'm too old for that. Got better things to do.
bleedinbrown58
That’s Craptacular
Are you with out with the drivers when they're supposedly allowing customers to load overweights inside their PC? No.
Well, don't shoot the messenger. The driver told me that. He has no reason to lie to me.
bleedinbrown58
That’s Craptacular
I thought you said you loaded trailers? Couldn't hack it huh? Lol
PT Car Washer
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Going from outbound to unload is a step up. Next stop: the sort aisle.