Postal Haulers... who are the good employers?

dennisroc · Jun 13, 2019

Bfr38 said: ↑

Like @speedyk said, some are touch and some is drop and hook. I always loaded and unloaded mine cause I wanted to get in and out ASAP! All the rolling stuff you can do. A’s, B’s, cages, etc... For individuals that’s never hauled mail. The A’s are on wheels n they are narrow. The B’s are big and are like a box. The cages, and hampers are also on wheels. You push them on, or pull them off. It’s not bad at all. Depending on how you, or someone loads you. They always have to do the pallets though if you have any. It’s a liability and you’re not trained on a forklift, or electric pallet jack, etc... Hope this made sense and helped a bit.
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I am going to be 66 in dec and retire , I want to drive a truck not load and unload lol

speedyk · Jun 13, 2019

Bfr38 said: ↑

Like @speedyk said, some are touch and some is drop and hook. I always loaded and unloaded mine cause I wanted to get in and out ASAP! All the rolling stuff you can do. A’s, B’s, cages, etc... For individuals that’s never hauled mail. The A’s are on wheels n they are narrow. The B’s are big and are like a box. The cages, and hampers are also on wheels. You push them on, or pull them off. It’s not bad at all. Depending on how you, or someone loads you. They always have to do the pallets though if you have any. It’s a liability and you’re not trained on a forklift, or electric pallet jack, etc... Hope this made sense and helped a bit.
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What you call a B, is that what might also be called a Wire-Tainer?

One place also loaded those large aluminum Amtrak boxes with the hand brake, ever seen those?

In my experience with pallets, if that facility has electric jacks the postal employees have to run them, if manual jacks only that means I get them off the truck and hand them over. In some cases I've been allowed to use a pallet jack at a large DC because all the electric folks were busy.

@dennisroc if you only want to drive, that's fine, but your career might be shorter from just sitting. I just got a call this morning from a truck operator whose long-term driver is now dealing with diabetes and will be off for months until he gets his sugar back down. There's a reason why the guys who get out of the trucks more often look healthier and work longer.

dennisroc · Jun 13, 2019

speedyk said: ↑

What you call a B, is that what might also be called a Wire-Tainer?

One place also loaded those large aluminum Amtrak boxes with the hand brake, ever seen those?

In my experience with pallets, if that facility has electric jacks the postal employees have to run them, if manual jacks only that means I get them off the truck and hand them over. In some cases I've been allowed to use a pallet jack at a large DC because all the electric folks were busy.

@dennisroc if you only want to drive, that's fine, but your career might be shorter from just sitting. I just got a call this morning from a truck operator whose long-term driver is now dealing with diabetes and will be off for months until he gets his sugar back down. There's a reason why the guys who get out of the trucks more often look healthier and work longer.
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I was diabetic and sometime blood pressure was high but I have lost 30 lbs since end of January and might need to lose another 10 but I feel great blood sugars and pressure are best I have seen in years.
Been doing low carb and working out well for me.

Bfr38 · Jun 14, 2019

speedyk said: ↑

What you call a B, is that what might also be called a Wire-Tainer?

One place also loaded those large aluminum Amtrak boxes with the hand brake, ever seen those?

In my experience with pallets, if that facility has electric jacks the postal employees have to run them, if manual jacks only that means I get them off the truck and hand them over. In some cases I've been allowed to use a pallet jack at a large DC because all the electric folks were busy.

@dennisroc if you only want to drive, that's fine, but your career might be shorter from just sitting. I just got a call this morning from a truck operator whose long-term driver is now dealing with diabetes and will be off for months until he gets his sugar back down. There's a reason why the guys who get out of the trucks more often look healthier and work longer.
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Yeah, actually are B’s the big ones all have brakes on them. I have seen guys and I have even tried to push them with the brake on lol. Most of the brakes on them are a joke, but I always set them. I live in OH though. Every place is different. Cincinnati only lets you come into to strap your load down. They load it and unload it. They don’t want you to touch it. Then you go to other places and you could unload the whole truck! Some of the dock workers are lazy of course and some work really hard.

Csdsm18 · Oct 2, 2020

Does anyone know anything about Postal Fleet? Are they good to work for?

Bfr38 · May 9, 2021

Csdsm18 said: ↑

Does anyone know anything about Postal Fleet? Are they good to work for?
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Sorry, I’m just now seeing this. I work for them. They’re going out of business. The 28th of this month is my last day. They are a huge company too. They operate in 46 states! It’s going to be interesting with routes, bids, etc...

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