Took out a telephone pole at hub entrance...

[Rgt85]

I was coming into hub with a long and had a lapse of judgement and got too close to the pole and broke the phone and scraped the side of trailer. Called my supervisor and he just told me to take pics and send to him and to keep doing what I was doing. What will happen? Kind of worried sick

 

[jaker]

Was the pole on ups property or city property

 

[Johney]

Lapse of judgement? Oh boy.

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

Was the pole on ups property or city property

Does it matter? Telephone poles belong to the telephone company, regardless of location. Google "easements".

 

[Rgt85]

It was on the yard right at security gate

 

[jaker]

Does it matter? Telephone poles belong to the telephone company, regardless of location. Google "easements".

It could be a pole on property that is a call box to the hub it which case is why the sup didn't make a big deal about it

Or it could be on the public street and the sup had him take pictures so he can tell the city and charge him with a accident

So yes it does matter

 

[Johney]

Does it matter? Telephone poles belong to the telephone company, regardless of location. Google "easements".

Thread title says pole but post says phone. So which is it? Did you just take out the dispatch phone or a complete pole?

 

[Johney]

It was on the yard right at security gate

Dispatch phone.Whoops.

 

[jaker]

Dispatch phone.Whoops.

But upstate says ups doesn't have phones and all phones on poles belong to phone company's

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

But upstate says ups doesn't have phones and all phones on poles belong to phone company's

After you are done wasting time sorting your car, would you please show me where I said this?

 

[jaker]

Does it matter? Telephone poles belong to the telephone company, regardless of location. Google "easements".

Right here

 

[retiredTxfeeder]

I thought only independents at peak time took our phones out. It happens a couple of times a year. I'd look for some time off without pay to think about clearing all turns in the appropriate mirror.

 

[cachsux]

This just in:
Joe Dumbrowski struck while talking on cell phone outside of hub. More as it becomes available.

 

[cachsux]

I thought only independents at peak time took our phones out. It happens a couple of times a year. I'd look for some time off without pay to think about clearing all turns in the appropriate mirror.

I tell the rookies, There's only two sizes of trailers, 28' and 53'. Drive with respect to what you're pulling and you'll never hit something on the inside of your turn.

 

[Dracula]

See, where I'm from, if you get in an accident, or hit something, and you immediately call it in, it's up to management to come check it out. And if they tell you to keep going, then they lose their ability to discipline you for it. So, many a lazy supervisor has nearly lost their own job for staying in their office chair.

But obviously, different areas have different rules.

 

[Wally]

I hate when that happens!

 

[What'dyabringmetoday???]

It could be a pole on property that is a call box to the hub it which case is why the sup didn't make a big deal about it

Or it could be on the public street and the sup had him take pictures so he can tell the city and charge him with a accident

So yes it does matter

Never, ever question the great UpstateNYUPSer.

 

[Johney]

Never, ever question the great UpstateNYUPSer.

Word.

 

[104Feeder]

That's nothing, we had a guy take out the entire guard shack.

 

[Mack Grant]

I was coming into hub with a long and had a lapse of judgement and got too close to the pole and broke the phone and scraped the side of trailer. Called my supervisor and he just told me to take pics and send to him and to keep doing what I was doing. What will happen? Kind of worried sick

Hitting a stationary object is a tier 1 accident so you'll be issued a warning letter, have to watch training videos, do safety paperwork etc. Also they will give you a safety ride the next time you drive. You will probably only be off the road for one day while you fill out the paperwork. You better know your 5 seeing habits and 10 point commentary word for word.
Call your shop steward and let him know what's going on, your side of the story etc.