roll away, never shown / told hand brake tightening

[21Savage]

I've had one start to roll after not fully engaging park.

Got back into the hand brake habit real quick that day.

Man I forgot to put in park or handbrake on a downward slope the other day and I almost always do both. I was rushing on a 300+ stop route. I have no idea how the truck didnt roll.

 

[Wally]

The problem is that newer drivers are so used to driving automatics they don't think of (or use) the handbrake.

If the sucker rolls away in park and the brake on, loose or not, that's mechanical failure.

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

Did you own up about throwing your cat in the dumpster?
What about when you were jaywalking and got hit by a car?

Yup. $50 to "properly" dispose of a dead animal that wasn't even mine is not gonna happen.

I was in a crosswalk and had made eye contact with the driver. TTKU.

 

[eats packages]

There's only one in our whole fleet that I've loosened, and I stopped doing that when I realized it wasn't making the brake any easier to pull.



But I doubt they'll be able to produce anything showing he was taught how to adjust the brake. That isn't covered at Integrad. I didn't learn that until I found one so loose it wouldn't stay engaged, then the mechanic showed me.

But how many other people do not know how to do that?

The automatic pretrip from Integrad involves placing the car in gear with the handbrake engaged to see if the car moves forward by itself. there is however nothing said about how to tighten the brake or testing it once again on sloped surfaces.

The pretrip is just one more thing to follow methods to a T, at least for the first few years, ain't getting paid enough to do otherwise.

I even mentioned this during my probation and a bit to the BA afterwords that roll-away accidents are not covered well at Integrad. It should be drilled a lot more.

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

Proper use of the handbrake should be covered during your orientation and review during your annual S&V ride or, in the case of the OP, the safety ride when you come back from an accident.

 

[IVE GOTTA PACKAGE 4U]

The automatic pretrip from Integrad involves placing the car in gear with the handbrake engaged to see if the car moves forward by itself. there is however nothing said about how to tighten the brake or testing it once again on sloped surfaces.

The pretrip is just one more thing to follow methods to a T, at least for the first few years, ain't getting paid enough to do otherwise.

I even mentioned this during my probation and a bit to the BA afterwords that roll-away accidents are not covered well at Integrad. It should be drilled a lot more.

Just keep your stops per hour up that's all it matters

 

[eats packages]

Just keep your stops per hour up that's all it matters

If I did all the things I've seen as a driver helper they would have DQ me 7-8 times.
Tree branches taken out, doors left open, cars left idling. One of the kids was all like "the mechanic told me the park gear in the automatics holds it in place, I only use the handbrake for particularly steep hill" OK.

 

[MisplacedRailWorker]

OP I think you learned your lesson. Now you're either going to be extremely lucky tomorrow, or unlucky. I'm betting the latter but I'm a terrible gambler so you may keep your job.

If you do get fired have a good cover story for your next job interview; like when I got fired. Maybe join the military if they're hiring. Marines generally have a handbrakes-off attitude. I'm not sure I was fired from there too

 

[IVE GOTTA PACKAGE 4U]

If I did all the things I've seen as a driver helper they would have DQ me 7-8 times.
Huge tree branches taken out, doors left open, cars left idling. One of the kids was all like "the mechanic told me the park gear in the automatics holds it in place, I only use the handbrake for particularly steep hill" OK.

Well did the right way and you have nothing to worry about

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

OP I think you learned your lesson. Now you're either going to be extremely lucky tomorrow, or unlucky. I'm betting the latter but I'm a terrible gambler so you may keep your job.

If you do get fired have a good cover story for your next job interview; like when I got fired. Maybe join the military if they're hiring. Marines generally have a handbrakes-off attitude. I'm not sure I was fired from there too

His meeting is not until Tuesday at 0845. TTKU.

 

[MisplacedRailWorker]

His meeting is not until Tuesday at 0845. TTKU.

Sorry, UPS didn't cover how to read at the school in Maspeth.

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

Sorry, UPS didn't cover how to read at the school in Maspeth.

Are you a member of the Maspeth 250?

 

[MisplacedRailWorker]

Are you a member of the Maspeth 250?

Only in my imagination. In reality no those guys could be my grandparents

 

[MisplacedRailWorker]

Are you a member of the Maspeth 250?

I was in Manhattan South; driver training was conducted in Maspeth. I don't recall them using the term Integrad at all so I just call it "the school'

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

Only in my imagination. In reality no those guys could be my grandparents

It wasn't that long ago. The Maspeth 250 were the drivers who foolishly listened to their rogue BA and walked off the job. They sat at home for about two weeks before being brought back to work. The BA in question is no longer allowed on UPS property.

 

[542thruNthru]

It wasn't that long ago. The Maspeth 250 were the drivers who foolishly listened to their rogue BA and walked off the job. They sat at home for about two weeks before being brought back to work. The BA in question is no longer allowed on UPS property.

Nope.

 

[IVE GOTTA PACKAGE 4U]

Nope.

Sing it sister

 

[olroadbeech]

Probably most of the newer/younger drivers. It's not covered in any of the training material, so it's something you would learn through experience and time.

That can not be true. It is most certainly covered.

 

[11.19igrad]

Man I forgot to put in park or handbrake on a downward slope the other day and I almost always do both. I was rushing on a 300+ stop route. I have no idea how the truck didnt roll.

im happy for you. take it from me its an awful awful expereince. be super aware of this.

 

[olroadbeech]

BTW another thing. Drivers are not supposed to work on equipment , adjust , loosen, tighten anything. Write it up. If it is a safety item it will put out of service until repaired .

The vehicle will not roll if placed in park with the parking brake on.Unless mechanical failure. Like I said before either you messed up or a shop inspection of vehicle will clear you from fault.