Question about bid sheet.

[hellfire]

I don't know why they would baby the newer drivers, hell is coming regardless

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

Why is the orientation paid at $10.15? Is this new?

How much do you think you should be paid to sit there and watch videos?

 

[Brisket]

How much do you think you should be paid to sit there and watch videos?

Whatever the prevailing starting wage is for that classification.

 

[Pooter]

Theres one driver in my hub that cant even drive a stick and they accommodated him with an automatic

Yeah but you are bottom of the barrel.

Look around, if you see manual trucks then expect to test on one.

 

[Brisket]

Theres one driver in my hub that cant even drive a stick and they accommodated him with an automatic

I STILL would expect to test on one, you never know... Expect the unexpected.

 

[Eye To Eye Contact.]

So I dont have to worry about a manual transmission when i take the road test?

It would would be wise to know. Unless your a hub with only autos. And radio ,and AC. Lol

 

[guyinthebrownbox]

So this thread you ask if you should be worried about driving a stick shift. Another thread you ask how to turn the package car. Yet you say you know how to drive a stick and you have been practicing in the yard in a 1000. These are two very fundamental functions that would be easily acquired after maybe 10 minutes driving a package car.

Forgive me for being so harsh, but like others have said, it's time to put your big boy pants on. If these two issues legitimately give you issues already even after practicing, you are going to have a rough time out on your own with a full route. This job does require some critical thinking and the real world, in real time, doesn't wait for you to learn the fundamentals

 

[Brisket]

It would would be wise to know. Unless your a hub with only autos. And radio ,and AC. Lol

Wow does such a thing exist!?!? Lol

 

[PT Car Washer]

Wow does such a thing exist!?!? Lol

Called a rental and yes we had 5 of them this week.

 

[Brisket]

Called a rental and yes we had 5 of them this week.

Oh nice!

 

[PT Car Washer]

Oh nice!

It was nice as it was warm this week. Cruising around running misloads with the air on high. Crazy thing is we have a half dozen P 1000's red tagged but brought in rentals for three days for a one day spike in volume. Just goes to show me there are people a lot smarter then me running the company.

 

[Retiree]

The requirement for the road test is a manual transmission package car. If you pass the road test it makes no difference if you get assigned to a center with no automatics or all automatics.

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

The requirement for the road test is a manual transmission package car. If you pass the road test it makes no difference if you get assigned to a center with no automatics or all automatics.

There is no such requirement in my center and district as there are no manual transmission package cars left in our fleet.

 

[Retiree]

You personally know there are no manual transmission pkg cars in your ENTIRE District. So, you have been to EVERY center District wide and verified that? Oh yeah, I forget, you live in the BOG. LOL.

 

[Man Of Brown]

Do they use manuals at Integrad? Haven't heard.

 

[Retiree]

At the McKinney Texas Integrad site they use automatics.

 

[Retiree]

At the McKinney Texas Integrad site they use automatics.

 

[opey]

If your center only has automatics you may be in luck but no guarantees.

My building only has automatics, still had to take the road test on a 30 year old manual turd with no power steering. Also, when you go to training class, you will take another road test, once again on a stick shift, and likely a bunch of people in the truck with you. Luckily i have been driving stick shifts literally since i learned to drive, because I often get sent to another building which the majority are stick shifts.

 

[UrFellowUpser]

So this thread you ask if you should be worried about driving a stick shift. Another thread you ask how to turn the package car. Yet you say you know how to drive a stick and you have been practicing in the yard in a 1000. These are two very fundamental functions that would be easily acquired after maybe 10 minutes driving a package car.

Forgive me for being so harsh, but like others have said, it's time to put your big boy pants on. If these two issues legitimately give you issues already even after practicing, you are going to have a rough time out on your own with a full route. This job does require some critical thinking and the real world, in real time, doesn't wait for you to learn the fundamentals

Driving in a parking lot is not much of a real simulation

 

[Catatonic]

Driving in a parking lot is not much of a real simulation

Driving on the sidewalk is much more realistic.