So, you want to be a trucker?

[BigUnionGuy]

Driving a truck is a craft? .

I had to laugh at that. Look at some of the gypsies in the feeder office.

What other "craft" allows you to be 350 lbs, not shower for a week, or wear

flip flops and sweat pants to work ?

 

[What'dyabringmetoday???]

I had to laugh at that. Look at some of the gypsies in the feeder office.

What other "craft" allows you to be 350 lbs, not shower for a week, or wear

flip flops and sweat pants to work ?

Sounds a lot like the president of our local. Lol.

 

[What'dyabringmetoday???]

Maintaining a license is a requirement for driving your car, that doesn't make it a craft. I drove package for 18 years, been driving tractor trailers for the last 7. It's hands down the easiest job I've ever had in my life.

Shhhh- let's keep that under wraps please. Lol.

 

[BigUnionGuy]

Sounds a lot like the president of our local. Lol.

Union Official.... Pkg Driver.... and feeder driver.

Lol.

 

[What'dyabringmetoday???]

Union Official.... Pkg Driver.... and feeder driver.

Lol.

Maybe in your neck of the woods. Here the "union officials" need to take three separate vehicles to the buffet. And that's if only three are going. Lol. But that is a funny photograph you have there. It made me laugh. Out loud. Lol.

 

[BigUnionGuy]

Maybe in your neck of the woods. Here the "union officials" need to take three separate vehicles to the buffet. And that's if only three are going. Lol. But that is a funny photograph you have there. It made me laugh. Out loud. Lol.

 

[BottomFeeder909]

This thread certainly has gone off the rails.

 

[Rabrown]

One of the responses I can think of is how many years of driving a tractor-trailer did it take you before you felt confident yet cautious and have the ability to do the job right and safely?

Ive been driving 20 years and still drive cautiously and carefully

 

[burrheadd]

This thread certainly has gone off the rails.

You must be new here

 

[BottomFeeder909]

Ive been driving 20 years and still drive cautiously and carefully

Me too, expect the unexpected and I try to approach locations I've been to several times as the first time and eyes wide open and head on a swivel.

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

Me too, expect the unexpected and I try to approach locations I've been to several times as the first time and eyes wide open and head on a swivel.

Good advice.

 

[oldupsman]

This thread certainly has gone off the rails.

Not at all. The discussion seems to be whether or not driving a truck is a craft. Most seem
to disagree with you.

 

[BottomFeeder909]

Not at all. The discussion seems to be whether or not driving a truck is a craft. Most seem
to disagree with you.

I never said it was a craft you must have me confused with someone else The only thing I did was provide a definition for the word craft.

 

[oldupsman]

Not at all. The discussion seems to be whether or not driving a truck is a craft. Most seem
to think it isn't. There, fixed it for you.

 

[BottomFeeder909]

Not at all. The discussion seems to be whether or not driving a truck is a craft. Most seem
to think it isn't. There, fixed it for you.

Now if you could just fix my tractor the DVIR says parts on the order any advice?

 

[Mack37]

Not at all. The discussion seems to be whether or not driving a truck is a craft. Most seem
to disagree with you.

Nobody ever really said it was a craft in the truest sense of the word. I was giving an example of being bumped within my job by someone with another job simply because they have more seniority. USPS calls all bargaining jobs “crafts”. Tractor trailer operator is a craft, custodian is a craft, letter carrier is a craft etc. etc. They call your work shift a “tour” if you want to get riled up about that next.

I’ll try to talk only about my experiences with UPS from now on.

 

[BottomFeeder909]

To MACK37

"I’ll try to talk only about my experiences with UPS from now on"

Don't do that You're the one of the more sensible posters on this form.

 

[Days]

Sounds like an accident waiting to happen. Thanks for telling me this so that I can be more cautious

 

[542thruNthru]

To MACK37

"I’ll try to talk only about my experiences with UPS from now on"

Don't do that You're the one of the more sensible posters on this form.

When trying to tag someone. Put "@" in front of their name.


Example... @BottomFeeder909

 

[oldupsman]

Now if you could just fix my tractor the DVIR says parts on the order any advice?

Pray.