Always Grossly Overpack.....

RuSsMaN
RuSsMaN Posts: 17,986
edited April 2024 in Clubhouse Archives
A friend of mine took this pic TODAY, as the UPS truck pulled up to the dock at his office.

Scary.
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  • aaharvel
    aaharvel Posts: 4,489
    edited December 2005
    oh my god.

    don't these trucks usually have shelves for the boxes?
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited December 2005
    I worked for UPS a long time ago....and I never saw any shelves in the trailers.
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  • aaharvel
    aaharvel Posts: 4,489
    edited December 2005
    dorokusai wrote:
    I worked for UPS a long time ago....and I never saw any shelves in the trailers.

    so it's safe to assume that FED-EX is the same (Same model trucks)?
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  • Shizelbs
    Shizelbs Posts: 7,433
    edited December 2005
    Wow.
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  • Tour2ma
    Tour2ma Posts: 10,177
    edited December 2005
    Think maybe there was a hard left somewhere in that flight plan?
    More later,
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  • RuSsMaN
    RuSsMaN Posts: 17,986
    edited December 2005
    Hard left, GOLD.

    Just think of the Mac Receiver on the bottom of the stack, with the broken glass and bent faceplate.
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  • michael_w
    michael_w Posts: 2,813
    edited December 2005
    No wonder so many packages look like they've been dragged behind the truck for a while. And to just think that that is only ONE of the many trucks it's been on during it's journey...
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  • SCompRacer
    SCompRacer Posts: 8,510
    edited December 2005
    Peak season really heats up after Thanksgiving at UPS. That is a rental 'straight truck' with no shelves. Could be temp help for peak too. It appears there is no cornerstone loading practiced in the back of that truck. There could have been before the load shifted.

    Around 17 years ago I came up with a sling-latch deal to install temporary shelves in rentals at UPS. It was a big hit until I left there in '91. No idea what they do in Rentals now.

    UPS and FedEx will go to the same body builder but spec their PUD's (Pickup Delivery Vehicles) differently, equipped with shelves. Some specialized vehicles are built with the shelf delete option and use cargo restraints that lock into the side walls to adjust for the amount of freight.

    Always pack well, no matter who you ship with.
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  • BIZILL
    BIZILL Posts: 5,432
    edited December 2005
    only santa clause can get away with packing boxes that tightly without ever breaking anything. furthermore, how in name of pete can the driver sort out his deliveries?

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  • MacLeod
    MacLeod Posts: 14,358
    edited December 2005
    They work these UPS guys into the ground this time of year. Theyre out for at least 12 hours a day running their asses off. Rather than hire a couple extra drivers, UPS will pack their trucks till they burst and then send them out.

    Still, I dont have too much sympathy. Theyre making $23 +/- per hour!
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