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Funny, I was a loader of tractor trailers for UPS
part time. I made it about 22 days into training when I quit. It was nuts, boxes
falling, miss sorts and we did pay no attention to light or fragile, it was all
about speed , checking for the correct zipcode for the trailer and getting as
many boxes possible into a trailer by the end of the shift and if you moved to
slow, the boxes would drop on your head (when you were filling the belly of the
truck) or onto the warehouse floor after they backed up the belt. It seemed to
me to be the most inefficient way to do something. but what do I know. but when
that bell rang, the packages came down the shoot. Kind of like the I love Lucy
episode of her working at the chocolate factory.
I have no idea if fedex is any better.
Nick
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Saturday, December 15, 2007 6:45
PM
Subject: Re: [FWDLK] shipping by
UPS
I used to work for UPS. I will not ship with them as
a result of the things I saw there. Maybe if I were shipping
boulders or dirt ?
If you think the
loss factor is a concern, you should see what they call "the sort", terminals
where trailers are unloaded and loaded for other destinations. You had
better pack for war if you send anything that could get damaged in transit if
shipping by UPS, that's all I have to say. Anyone can lose a
package. It takes diligent effort to pile five tons of boxes on top
of a fender in a load. No effort is made to hold the light and fragile
stuff to the end and throw it on top. In fact, sorters were instructed
to NOT be concerned with such trivialities and timed loading quotas were
strictly hammered on the employees.
Of course, common sense is the best
hedge. Sending a raw fender is idiotic, but I saw it many times each
shift. I once sold a toilet to a museum on the east coast. The
wood crate took half a day to build and the toilet was suspended in injected
foam. Hard to justify the effort / cost sometimes, but this was a
$12,000 toilet ! The museum was unconcerned with a little extra cost to
ensure its safe delivery.
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