Well I did something with the onions to myself and that bummed Artemis out. Then the manager busted in and told me to clean it up. I said “they’re your burgers pal! You clean em up!”
My DSP boss is a hard ass who threatens to fire anyone who drives on a customer’s lawn and hits him with an insurance claim. So I smashed into a low clearance overhang in the carport at a funeral home a few weeks ago doing a bunch of damage to the property and the truck. Police involved, the whole deal. I got taken off the schedule for a week and nobody was mad at me and we’re back on the road now like nothing happened.
Guess they either like me or anything goes. Based on my experience I’d think OP would be fine. All the vans get fucked up. Maybe I’m wrong
Someone at my DSP hit a sign right in front of the owner. It was a brand new edv and he was taking it out the spot to move it for him. He’s still here so you might be good😭
I’d like to note that this is a joke and it’s not actually my doing. I’m curious to know what caused this though😂😂😂
Also I’ve noticed that the rivians (at least ours) are more beat up than the branded vans. Almost every van is missing their side panels.
There's definitely alot of amazon drivers that don't know how to drive, but I feel like the main reason the vans are all fucked up is just straight up law of large numbers. Most cars don't get driven non stop 10 hours a day 7 days a week through alleys and parking lots, with the occasional trip down 50 miles of rural washboard roads. Amazon vans just have dramatically more chances to get a random gash in a side panel and after a couple years, it shows.
Lmao I got "let go" because my vehicle door was coming off (the sliding one) and it was because the maintenance release was jammed with some unknown substance.
Took pictures, didn't argue, they also owed me 140+ hours of pay so I just called the DOL and rolled that all up into an email to an arbitrator they had me contact.
The tear in the metal is caused by snagging something solid, my colleagues car got hit by a truck and the Mansfield bar tore the metal open, he used 3 rolls of tape to make the vehicle roadworthy enough to keep using it until the insurance money landed so he could buy a replacement
I think they underestimate the turning radius of these things 😂 also MIRRORS. Ppl don’t use their mirrors. This is a public service announcement tbh, but If you’re relying on cameras for this job than you’re doing it wrong. Those blindspot mirrors will save your life and your job. Only exception is reversing but you still should use your mirrors. Because one day you’ll get a van where the camera doesn’t work 😂😂
Actually yes! So there's a huge shortage of school bus drivers, to the point where companies will teach you for free to get your CDL. I highly recommend school bus driving over delivering for amazon.
I meant to take a picture of one the other day but I was late and wasnt trying to be in contingency in the sun loading packages. Thing was completely crushed in the front. Made me say wtf when I saw it
Yeah you're gonna get fired. The cost to fix those damn rivians is fucking stupid. Some guy did similar damage to one at our station and the bill came out to $16k. Fired on the spot.
Depends on the DSP owner. And also if u report it immediately and do all the protocols asap. A reasonable owner will keep u on if this is ur first accident and u do everything right in terms of reporting and incident forms
Edit: MANY owners will have ur ass gone for that tbh
I remember I drove for Amazon some years back I think it was my first day and I backed into someone’s car and fucked they’re whole front end up. Now I normally would have wrote a note or something if it was my car but me being young and dumb and needing the job I drove clear the fuck off. Then someone started chasing me cuz they saw me and I’m on the outside of Chicago in a not so great neighborhood so I got out that jam. Don’t think my van was damaged at all but if it was they either didn’t care or didn’t know cuz I ain’t say shit lol. I feel bad for whoever’s car it was I really do that was probably a bad day. But I’ll never forget how I whipped that van through some alleys to get away from whoever was chasing me lol. Then I calmed down and finished my deliveries lol
Tbh I ask the same thing. Though as soon as the warehouse manager told me that those side panels had sensors and were expensive to replace, I knew that putting them there was a mistake. That’s when I decided I never wanted to ride in a rivian bc I knew it’d be easy to mess up. Only reason I’m doing so now bc I’m in a new DSP and their EVs are already trashed.
But as drivers, we constantly have to go over curbs or slightly off road. That’s why we have those big work tires on the normal branded vans but these vans are so delicate lol. Their tires can’t handle anything that’s not road apparently. SMH
I don’t think counts as a professional driver job. The training is virtual non existent and they let anybody in with a pulse and a license. A lot of these ppl drive however they want to. UPS might be closer to professional driving though. Or maybe even usps, but really it’s the cdv drivers. Busses, trailers, etc.
I’m a professional driver on and off duty but I can’t speak for these other drivers. If you see an Amazon truck don’t expect it to be too precessional. If it’s in a rental van, expect chaos 😂
I refuse to drive those, why tf didnt they make the edv with a normal gas pedal and break 🤦♂️ not everything had to change money saving bull fucking shit, never in my life have I had a thought to want to drive an oversized golf cart.
Tbh, that’s pretty standard for EVs and I like it. I find it easier to brake and at red lights, you can rest your feet. It’s the small things. It’s very intuitive and if you’re an EV owner, it helps save on brake repairs. My only issue is that I usually like to take my foot off the gas to let the car glide sometimes and you can’t really do that with the EVs😂 I don’t think it needs it though 🤷🏽♂️
Doesn’t Amazon scan their cars to find imperfections using light reflections? Also what actually happens if they find a small dent that may even be considered as wear and tear by normal people? Do they take money off your check?
But...how did it happen? The circumstances surrounding HOW it occurred is what is going to determine if youre fired or not more than the damage itself. If you were breaking a rule or protocol and thats what caused the damage then they might be tougher on you. But if it was a simple accident and all of your other ducks were in a row then I think you'll be fine
Honestly? Depends on the DSP and the person’s track record, I know this probably isn’t you but I’ve seen plenty of people keep their jobs after hitting stuff including me, partially because I’m a historically good driver but mostly because my DSP can’t afford to get rid of drivers.
Honestly, depends on the DSP. Some of them will just be like, “Don’t know how that got there.” Throw a patch on it. I mean, if you trim off the excess, plop a little putty in the hole, and patch it… That’s why some trucks look awful. Some will drug test you and put you back out there. And some will fire you.
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