[Milsurplus] OT: UPS Ground Insanity

[COURYHOUSE at aol.com]

any problem I had with damage was due to the dumb ass that    packed it.
Ed#
 
In a message dated 11/30/2012 8:54:01 A.M. US Mountain Standard Time,  
albert.lafrance at coldwar-c4i.net writes:

Not a  new problem in the shipping business,  apparently:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cHRGkGFwo7k

Albert

>  -----Original Message-----
> From: milsurplus-bounces at mailman.qth.net  [mailto:milsurplus-
> bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Robert  Nickels
> Sent: Friday, November 30, 2012 10:50 AM
> To:  milsurplus at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [Milsurplus] OT: UPS Ground  Insanity
> 
> On 11/30/2012 8:01 AM, Thekan, Paul wrote:
>  > UPS had driven a forklift fork right into the front panel of the  radio
> > and completely destroyed the radio
> I realize it's  out of the spirit of the thread to say anything supportive
of UPS  ;-
> )  but back in the 90s I was involved with some automation  projects in a
> number of UPS buildings, "in the belly of the beast" so  to speak, working
> closely with their engineering people who were very  focused on moving
> packages efficiently, safely, and with a
>  high degree of predictability.   This is why they invested in some  of
> the best material handling equipment available, and installed nets  under
the
> elevated conveyors in the rare event something falls or  gets pushed
> overboard.  It would be impossible for UPS to stay in  business if the
damage
> rates reported on some radio-related lists  were true across the board.
> Incidentally, UPS is the 4th largest  employer in the US.
> 
> I learned that the greatest probability  for damage was with  "heavy"
> packages (over 70 pounds, which used  to be the weight limit). Normal
> packages and "smalls" are handled on  high speed steel belt conveyors and
> are virtually never touched by  human hands, but this less the case for
heavy
> items (like R-390As),  so an unfortunate occurrance like the one
> Paul describes is credible,  but hopefully rare.   When talking with
> their engineering  guys, they were naturally reluctant to say anything bad
> about the  company, but  did admit that many damage claims are traced to
>  something that happened once the package is loaded onto your friendly
>  brown local delivery truck (aka "package car"  in UPS  terminology).
> This is because unpredictability skyrockets in  proportion to the human
> element, including everything from drivers  mishanding packages to 
packages
> shifting, traffic accidents, sudden  stops, etc.
> 
> 73, Bob W9RAN
> 
> PS: a lesser-known  fact - 40% of UPS freight goes by rail.  If your
package has
>  to travel more than 500 miles, chances are good it's ridden on a  train.
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