UPS DELIVERY WARNING

[Dftodd]

GPS is not always useful, anyone using GPS usually pulls into my neighbors driveway 1/4 mile down the road from me. That's where most of them send you. Luckily my neighbor is used to this for these occasion when it's someone not used to delivering in this area. Funny thing is that all the driveways are clearly marked with house numbers, so it's obvious whoever they're hiring is not smart enough to read

Our address for work ends in "B". There is also C-H that are down a side road and behind us. I think "A" is the little security guard shack on the edge of our lawn closest to the road.

If I could collect $5 for each truck turning around in the yard I would be eating lunch like a king and still turning a profit.

 

[dodge man]

Funny we have had good luck up until recently. They listed something undeliverable. Our driveway is 600 feet long but paved, who knows what went wrong.

 

[dougtrr2]

I had a Farmi logging winch delivered by UPS. I live out in the country on a cul-de-sac. I was astounded when I was told by UPS the only lift gate truck they have was a semi. And they told me they would probably have to drop it off at the intersection of the cul-de-sac and the main road. I gave them a lot of grief, telling them they needed better drivers because there have been many big trucks navigate to my cul-de-sac (think moving vans).
As it turned out it was a non-issue. I knew the driver when I worked a receiving department and he drove for a freight line. I just wonder what happens in the city if someone needs a lift gate delivery? It amazes me that supposedly UPS does not have any lift gate straight trucks.

Doug in SW IA

 

[3Ts]

I found out that UPS Ground and UPS freight are different entities. UPS ground comes here frequently (as does other delivery trucks) but UPS freight won't. I live on a State highway and they won't stop on the highway or pull into our dirt road driveway. I've had LoBoy's delivering excavators, bulldozers, roller compactors pull onto the shoulder or into my ranch to unload. I've had a FedEX (with a 53' trailer) back into my ranch and down between trees and a curvy road to make a pickup. But, UPS Freight will not, I had to go to their freight terminal for the pickup even thou it was supposed to have been sent as "to your door delivery". It weighted 300#, was on a pallet, and I have a forklift.

 

[fried1765]

Seems to me that Automatic Status Reporting systems are becoming less and less to be trusted. When you really look into a particular matter, you realize it's all just BS and no reasonable explanations are ever offered.

Even worse with USPS tracking!
Absolutely USELESS!

 

[WM75Guy]

UPS now doing radio ads in MY area for drivers needed, you can use your own car
I suspect UPS can no longer keep up with all the others doing the private subcontractor delivery nonsense.
I too no longer trust ANY of the mail delivery systems, especially USPS.

A UPS deliver person in a UPS uniform, not my regular guy, pulled up in a Budget Rent-A-Truck a few days ago to make a deliver. I asked him about the truck. He said it is UPS on a budget.

 

[Oaktree]

A UPS deliver person in a UPS uniform, not my regular guy, pulled up in a Budget Rent-A-Truck a few days ago to make a deliver. I asked him about the truck. He said it is UPS on a budget.

Maybe a regional thing? Don't think I've ever had a UPS delivery that wasn't one of their standard brown trucks. I'd imagine they're under a lot of pressure to keep costs down due to pressure from high volume retailers.
As far as regular drivers go, I don't know if there's just a lot of turnover at the depot near me or if the drivers don't have set routes because I rarely see the same guy twice.

 

[Peter 315]

I have seen them use rental trucks around here when its the busy season and sometimes a helper in the truck also....

 

[Slowpoke Slim]

I have seen them use rental trucks around here when its the busy season and sometimes a helper in the truck also....

Yes, here too.

It gets more common the closer we get to Christmas.

 

[Jstpssng]

Even worse with USPS tracking!
Absolutely USELESS!

It really is. There was a time when you could go to the website and find the exact status of your package. Now it simply says "your package is in transit." No joke, Sherlock!