Another fine UPS delivery

[elwoodtrix]

I hear that a lot when I'm on vacation.

It's not that the cover driver doesn't care, he might do 5 different routes in a week... They might not have the same rapport or knowledge the regular driver has with customers.

 

[Shootin 4 Fun]

too bad that person in the video wasn't an actual driver... he was a temp jumper(driver helper) during xmas.

Does UPS lower their standards for temp drivers? As in, it's ok for temp drivers to throw packages over the gate and piss on a house, but not acceptable for full time drivers to do the same?

 

[elwoodtrix]

Drivers don't load the cars, that's a whole other operation. We aren't even allowed tape/tapeguns on car.

Trust me, we(drivers) hate when we have boxes that look like hammered sh* on car. Personally, I won't leave stuff like that, my discretion. If I were you I'd get upset with the shipper for shipping their products without sufficient packaging/packing material.

 

[elwoodtrix]

Does UPS lower their standards for temp drivers? As in, it's ok for temp drivers to throw packages over the gate and piss on a house, but not acceptable for full time drivers to do the same?

it wasn't a temp driver

 

[Oklahomabassin]

I complained by email once and the reply was similar to yours. It is not our fault, we (UPS) have standards shippers are supposed to follow for packaging. If they don't follow those, we aren't responsible.

Well maybe they shouldn't pick up the damn boxes if they don't meet the standards. A couple times of that and the shipper might start following guidelines.

 

[elwoodtrix]

Well maybe they shouldn't pick up the damn boxes if they don't meet the standards. A couple times of that and the shipper might start following guidelines.

why do that? Ups doesn't pay the claims if the shipper fails to properly pack their product, that's on the shipper.

 

[Shootin 4 Fun]

why do that? Ups doesn't pay the claims if the shipper fails to properly pack their product, that's on the shipper.

I can vouch for this. Carriers won't even pay claims if the trailer catches on fire and burns your shipment to ashes. It's the shippers fault for not packing in a fire resistant container.

 

[Oklahomabassin]

I can vouch for this. Carriers won't even pay claims if the trailer catches on fire and burns your shipment to ashes. It's the shippers fault for not packing in a fire resistant container.

Wow! I have seen at least one major carrier (UPS, FedEx) dump a semi on the icy interstate at least once a year the last 3 years.

 

[Oklahomabassin]

why do that? Ups doesn't pay the claims if the shipper fails to properly pack their product, that's on the shipper.

I don't know, I guess I misunderstood the pride in my work. If somebody before me on the assembly line set me up for failure, I would try to rememdy it, not say IDGAF, its not my fault.

 

[elwoodtrix]

I can vouch for this. Carriers won't even pay claims if the trailer catches on fire and burns your shipment to ashes. It's the shippers fault for not packing in a fire resistant container.

hmm. not sure where you're going with that?