Slip seating with a smelly driver

Chinatown · Jan 23, 2024

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Well pal, I can sympathize with you to an extent, but this post does have some merit. Okay, you took a job as a slip seat driver. That is the exact opposite to having your own truck. In a perfect world, something computers have made us think we have, everybody would smell like fresh cinnamon buns, but not so. I did a slip seat couple times, most were okay, one guy chewed and spit out toothpick pieces, or hung stinky wet clothes, and yes, one place the truck was particularly bad. I narrowed it down to the seat cushion, and got to the point, on my shift, I wrapped the cushion in a plastic bag. Point is, if it bothers you that much, then move on to a place with your own truck. Makes a world of difference.
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He didn't take a job as a slip-seat driver. He had as assigned truck, then the company changed the rules.

Jamie01 · Jan 23, 2024

Are you reporting the odor every time you complete your daily vehicle inspection report? I would. If the guy stinks bad enough to funk up the cab hours after he leaves, you can imagine what the shippers and receivers have to endure. Out of curiosity, what US mail contractor are you working for?

Dennixx · Jan 23, 2024

You know what must be done.

GMjunky87 · Jan 23, 2024

Brandt said: ↑

I would try an Ionizer or something they use in refer trailer to get smell out is coffee. Pour coffee grounds in floor and close the door. I think an ionizer you plug into 12v plug would work. Maybe ground coffee as last resort since it would have to be cleaned up.
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all good suggestions.

GMjunky87 · Jan 23, 2024

Barricadebouncer said: ↑

Some people just don’t care how they smell. Apparently they can’t swim and believe they will drown in a shower stall.

Once I was inside a TS in who knows where. All of a sudden the funk became unbearable. I looked around and I saw this disgusting looking 20 something year old standing in line a few feet back. His clothes were filthy. He had perspiration stains on both armpits. I felt like I would vomit any second.

To say he smelled like a billy goat pulling a wagon full of camel poop is insult to those beasts. He was so funky I was afraid my eyes would start watering any second.

I just spelled out of line and walked over by the drink machines and waited until he’d paid and then I back to the register to check out. Poor girl was still trying to catch her bearish.
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good lord!!!

GMjunky87 · Jan 23, 2024

Jamie01 said: ↑

Are you reporting the odor every time you complete your daily vehicle inspection report? I would. If the guy stinks bad enough to funk up the cab hours after he leaves, you can imagine what the shippers and receivers have to endure. Out of curiosity, what US mail contractor are you working for?
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nah, it does no good. I'd rather not say, knowing that company, if they saw this there would be retaliation. only reason i stay is the pay and short schedule. if any of them were drowning, I'd throw them a barbell

GMjunky87 · Jan 23, 2024

SmallPackage said: ↑

I can only imagine how bad the seat fabric is if it is a cloth seat. All slip seat trucks should be vinyl so they don’t soak in and hold the soothing smell of muskrat love.
try some Odoban. That stuff will take the skunk spray smell off of a hound dog. Had to use it a few times on our dog when it got done cornering pepe la peu.
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yeah anyway! I sat on a towel today, it seemed to help. I'll have to try that!

GMjunky87 · Jan 23, 2024

for some reason today wasn't bad. not sure what changed. maybe the driver actually showered. I found a can of this in my cabinet. Sprayed some while the fan was on re-circulation. stung the nostrils a bit but so far, the stink factor is down.......for now. thank you all for the suggestions. If the stench continues i will try
them in the future

tscottme · Jan 23, 2024

When using fabreeze you have to CLEAN EVERY SURFACE, not just soak all fabrics. I cleaned every inch of glass, plastic, floor ( EVERY SINGLE SURFACE). Then soak every surface, drown it with fabreeze.

buddyd157 · Jan 23, 2024

Jerry had a smelly problem...

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