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- Thread starter BrownChoice
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scoutlover
Well-Known Member
The proper way to DR a shipper release package to a commercial stop is to hit DR, RELNUM, enter, front door(etc), stop complete, 2 for commercial. DO NOT DO SDN AND TYPE SOMETHING ELSE IN!! We just had a driver terminated for that and he did not get his job back. They considered it falsifying documents.
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brownmonster
Man of Great Wisdom
Why would you hit release number? Scan, DR, done.
oldngray
nowhere special
DR is always tagged as a residential so you can't put a 2 as commercial. You only use release number if its in a non DR area which won't allow you to DR so you have to override it. SDN can be used if you do have a signed notice but that should not apply in this situation.
UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)
Well-Known Member
If you have a commercial stop and the consignee is standing right in front of you, why wouldn't you just get a signature, even if the shipper release is the only package?
oldngray
nowhere special
I would get a signature because doing otherwise would confuse the consignee and take more time to explain than simply getting a signature as usual. I would only use the shipper release option if nobody was there to sign. UPS likes drivers to DR so it will be tagged as residential and be charged a higher rate but I never played that numbers game.
UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)
Well-Known Member
I may be wrong but I believe the Surepost rate is the same for both commercial and residential stops.
UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)
Well-Known Member
Would you leave a Surepost outside of a closed business?
oldngray
nowhere special
I might not even if I was supposed to. It would depend on the situation. The area and what kind of package it was. I believe the driver should still have flexibility on whether to leave it.
UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)
Well-Known Member
The only time I would even think of doing it would be if the pkg were flowers for Mother's or Valentine's Day(s).
