Speaking of White Glove.....

[Turtle]

You got upset when you wee tattled on, but see nothing wrong with it if, in your opinion, the situation warrants tattling. Maybe in their opinion the situation warranted it. That's their call, not yours. Right?

In any case, rather than be a tattle tale, go up to and talk to the person who is potentially affecting your revenue potential. If they blow you off, then make the call.

It's not my job to call a carrier and report another driver. I'm not in law enforcement nor the military, I'm a truck driver. It's my job to deliver freight in the same condition in which I received it, and do so safely, legally and on time. That's it. It's not my job to look at another driver in snapshot fashion and dismiss any and all reasons for what I see, unless personal appearance has somehow suddenly became the primary focus and purpose of the business. I'll report safety violations, something that might endanger someone else, but little else. Anything else is none of my business, no matter how badly I want to make it mine. I'm not perfect, nor do I expect anyone else to be, nor do I expect anyone else to be like me and do things the way I think they should be done, especially if they are another independent contractor not under my employ.

Do unto others. That's the rule I live by.

 

[x06col]

Keeerrrist is right there shelled one. Can't believe there is any bother with a justification that weak. Must not be any planes broke this week...

But ya gotta expect that from them whiteglovers there streaker, they be an odd bunch with odd figur'in for the most part.

 

[greg334]

Are they not in a sense becoming a part of the "business" with a vested interest?

No, not with FedEx.

 

[Streakn1]

Must not be any planes broke this week...
But ya gotta expect that from them whiteglovers there streaker, they be an odd bunch with odd figur'in for the most part.

Plenty of broken planes. I'm sitting outside a hanger right now waiting on an engine. I just like to check in on one of the several websites I frequent when waiting or going down the road while the wife is driving. The frequency of how often I become a blip on the EO radar is no indication of my work load! LOL

Turtle brings up good points and is correct. Nobody likes to be tattled on by others,including me, especially if one feels in was unwarranted. Not once when we were with the Fed did we report another FECC driver for their inappropriate attire at a shipper/receiver. Even when we knew that according to the FECC WG rules like us they were to always be in uniform at the WG customer, yet they were not. Then while doing their loaded call at the shipper and dispatch asked are you in uniform (and they always did), what do you think their answer was? Did they lie or tell the truth especially knowing being out of uniform was a violation of the WG rules! We saw this many times knowing they were a WG truck and a WG driver not a surface expedite truck that was not required to be in uniform.

Looking back, maybe I should have report them. Did they deserve to be reported for their actions? Did we deserve to be reported for ours?

Anyway, just my thoughts and feelings on a subject someone else commented on in this thread regarding appearence!

 

[geo]

when i was with fedexcc for 11 year's i was never in white glove but haul alot of white glove, because of the exper i had in navy and, knowing how to load the load, a few of us were in a more slect group we call it white glove back up when they couldn't do the job they called us
one load before i left fedexcc , a white glove truck was call in they did not know how to load the truck and had no ideal how to unload when they got to deliver so white glove call me and ask could you do this know problem

also other thing i hate about white glove was they would put a white glove lock on express truck so they would have a truck in case they needed a truck
my feeling if you are putting a white glove lock on me you keeping me from express loads and effecting my bottome line
and not paying for the lock
always told them take the lock off of me or you will have no trucks here and i'm leaving, so got up in morning and did a postion check and found a white glove lock on me
and 4 truck had left and also had a less than 75 and
so miss a 4 loads because of lock
sent a message saying take lock off, or im gone they said
we can't do, said well you have no truck now i'm heading home and i was in oak creek, and ppg had a lock sometimes to
headed home before i got out ot the parking lot had great load coming home
would you do this know problem

 

[Turtle]

I have sat and watched a Conventional tractor hauling a 53 box, coming down between two rows of parked trucks. Back that puppy blind into a slot with no more then 6-8 inches on each side. To me that takes a lot more skill they tying ones shoe laces.

I submit that it takes this guy far less skill to back a 53' trailer into a parking spot than it does to tie his shoe laces.

 

[RLENT]

Thems boots there terrapin - so no tying required ..... seeing 'em to get the foot in tho', that's another matter .....

 

[Turtle]

I'm making the assumption that he owns more than just the one pair of footwear.

 

[Streakn1]

OMG!!! Turtle you're killing me with that photo.

Not picking on fat people (I'm fat to) but how does that driver pass a DOT physical,or how does he fit between the steering wheel and the seat of his truck, how does he find his .....? LOL

 

[BEARTRUCKER]

A few years ago we where in Ontario, CA and saw this one driver who had the same size gut BUT his chest was as big as the gut also!. When he got into his truck I thought it would flip. And he had short legs too! I still wonder HOW he drives/steers that truck!

 

[spudhead911]

My wife and I have a code word for these drivers, we call them "salad eaters", we just use this term between ourselves, well we use to anyway before this post.

We noticed that these large drivers would go up to the salad bar at the truck stop and load their plates with a little lettuse (spelling) and a whole lot of the other stuff until there was no room on the plate. Then they would cover this mess with as much salad dressing as they could pile on, usually until it started dripping on the floor. They would eat that, go back for seconds, than attack the buffet with just as much gusto. Hench "salad eaters".