MyTripisCut
Never bought my own handtruck
Leave it running and sprint off your stops!
roll away, never shown / told hand brake tightening
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11.19igrad
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i thought thats a safety violation. truck has to be off to open bulkhead and exit vehicle.
Fido
Don’t worry he’s friendly
don't get stressed about it. be concerned if you get in t3. your car rolled and ran over a mailbox. if you're not
at your job they're not going to want to get rid of you. it's just unfortunate it happened again so soon. some people are just unlucky.
Brownslave688
You want a toe? I can get you a toe.
I agree with him though. I rarely use my e brake when in an automatic and have never had a sup say a word to me on a ride.
Turdferguson
Just a turd
How many accidents have you had in the last 5 months
MyTripisCut
Never bought my own handtruck
It’s also a safety violation to let it roll into something while you’re not in it Chief! Might as well get done earlier?
Fido
Don’t worry he’s friendly
perks if you work for fedex. doors wide open. truck stays on.
MyTripisCut
Never bought my own handtruck
Doesn’t that beeping noise drive you crazy? When you don’t put it on?
burrheadd
KING Of GIFS
burrheadd
KING Of GIFS
burrheadd
KING Of GIFS
Wut??
Mutineer
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I have never worked at UPS. But I have driven a wide variety of vans with a hand brake like the one being discussed.
When I began driving heavy-duty vans (with no training other than being shown to wait for the glow-plug light to turn off when starting a cold, Diesel engine) nobody ever told or showed me that the hand brake is adjustable. And that it can very easily come out of adjustment unintentionally from everyday use.
It took me about six months before I accidentally discovered that the hand brake tension could be adjusted at the handle.
As a tinkerer/home mechanic, adjustment of the parking brake tension via the handle is NOT something I have ever seen on any ordinary, light duty passenger car or truck. The parking brake on these vehicles are adjustable underneath the car, at the individual rear brakes, and you NEED tools to do it.
I can absolutely understand that if this adjustment at the handle feature is not specifically demonstrated and physically shown to a new driver, right in front of his face, that he would remain ignorant of this feature. Therefore, the OP has my sympathy.
When I began driving heavy-duty vans (with no training other than being shown to wait for the glow-plug light to turn off when starting a cold, Diesel engine) nobody ever told or showed me that the hand brake is adjustable. And that it can very easily come out of adjustment unintentionally from everyday use.
It took me about six months before I accidentally discovered that the hand brake tension could be adjusted at the handle.
As a tinkerer/home mechanic, adjustment of the parking brake tension via the handle is NOT something I have ever seen on any ordinary, light duty passenger car or truck. The parking brake on these vehicles are adjustable underneath the car, at the individual rear brakes, and you NEED tools to do it.
I can absolutely understand that if this adjustment at the handle feature is not specifically demonstrated and physically shown to a new driver, right in front of his face, that he would remain ignorant of this feature. Therefore, the OP has my sympathy.
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Brownslave688
You want a toe? I can get you a toe.
The hazards beep too but no. I’m married and have 2 young kids. I’ve trained myself to drown out high pitched sounds.
Occasionally I forgot a few times
retiredTxfeeder
cap'n crunch
Back when I was a young buck, everyone drove manuals. No telematics. Where I live in Texas, it's as flat as a pancake. I'd leave the bulkhead door open, pop it it neutral, leave it running, raise the hand brake (which was adjusted loosely) jump up, grab a package, hop out the door while the PC was still rolling. I'm sure Rod will back me up on this.
Let's do the math 2 days a week times 18 years equals how many days of driving, he's probably very high risk
Brownslave688
You want a toe? I can get you a toe.
retiredTxfeeder
cap'n crunch
I used the handbrake every stop, no matter what. Why? because every time you slapped it down, the odometer would turn over 1/10 of a mile. It added up.
olroadbeech
Happy Verified UPSer
I had a stop on a slight slope, as far as I know, I did my normal park and hand brake routine. I turn around after delivering, this #$%*%^$# truck is rolling back towards the right, into a yard crushing a mailbox. Its the worst nightmare dream-like experience I can't even explain. I just got reinstated after someone backed into my truck while I was out doing a delivery, now this.
What I can't fathom is how we are not drilled about checking the tightness of our hand brakes every day. It should be in our diad and there should be a daily routine check by mechanics that have signatures. I've never been told anything about tightening or loosening the handbrake. We are behind these trucks countless times doing deliveries, how are we not reminded to check this every day like we are told everything else, use horns, feet on pavement, etc.
I could have been killed, someone else could have been, this could have been absolutely devastating. I have some questions for a lawyer. How can the DOT not require management to regularly quiz us on handbrake checks? When we got back to the center, my sup tested the brake and it rolled in drive with the brake up. He showed me how to tighten it. Ive never been shown this. Ive never heard anyone talk about this ever.
Was it a mechanical failure? If not you are SOL. Accident.
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