UPS Freight Diary:

i don't give a plop. If they tell me to knock it off, i might think about it. Something to do with the first amendment...............?

i post my complete stub because i want this to be the REAL deal. Posting just the hours/miles worked and the gross and wouldn't be as exciting. i want this to be a real 100% unbiased, 100% RAW, 100% honest diary.

 

UPDATE 5/20:
NO A/C
Yes, per the contract each truck is SUPPOSED to have working AC. i don't know how this is going to play out---will it be grievanced? The newer trucks do have AC, but when one stops working, they are not getting fixed.

 

A/C fixed

 

Well, i really didn't want to write this, but in light of the recent negative situation(s) last week, i feel i must comment:

Obviously, i'm not happy about it and condolences to anyone's family who was affected.

Now, you will notice that in post #237, i wrote that "TOO MUCH RUSHING = NOT GOOD FOR (MENTAL) HEALTH, SAFETY, AND JUST BAD BUSINESS."

Also hence, this is where i got my screen name----Rushin' Rabbit............



The point i am trying to make is that while the unfortunate situation did happen at a small pack facility, it can also be very stressful at UPS Freight as well. We are, essentially, two separate companies under the UPS corporate umbrella. And essentially this is Overnite rebranded as UPS freight. However, quite a bit of the UPS corporate-ness has definitely trickled down into UPS freight.

It can certainly be stressful here at UPS freight; One of the large reasons why is due to the late-starts----and thus you are now "behind the clock," so to speak, and have to hustle to make up for time. This simply equates to added stress.

i just had a stressful day yesterday, and i wasn't too happy about it.

Just bringing this up as one aspect of UPS freight. i still think it's a dynamite company though.

However, IF you are looking for a total non-stress trucking job, i might suggest truckload grocery---where you are essentially just dropping and hooking trailers at large grocery chains------Whole Foods, Safeway, Teeter etc.

Or large department store chains.