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So, I tried Fedex instead of UPS, I have had UPS rough a lot of stuff up, but it looks like they both can be as equally rough.

It's a crap shoot, a poorly boxed package can show up fine and a tough box can get mangled :facepalm:
I find them to be comparable when items are shipped from west coast to East coast. Small items tend to shake to the bottom of the pallet. Big items have a tendency to have forklift fork holes or clamp damage. Amazon is the only place I get perfect packages from every time. And then the rates keep going up to cover the damages.
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I find them to be comparable when items are shipped from west coast to East coast. Small items tend to shake to the bottom of the pallet. Big items have a tendency to have forklift fork holes or clamp damage. Amazon is the only place I get perfect packages from every time. And then the rates keep going up to cover the damages.
My son worked at UPS as a loader for the summer while attended university, and described how they packed the freight trucks. They would build a wall 6' from the front of the trailer 75% to the roof, then toss smaller packages over the wall until it was full, then move back 6' and do it again. And continue the process until the truck trailer was full.

Unloading was the opposite, and they threw the packages onto large motorized conveyor belts.

He hated to ship via UPS after that experience.
 
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My son worked at UPS as a loader for the summer while attended university, and described how they packed the freight trucks. They would build a wall 6' from the front of the trailer 75% to the roof, then toss smaller packages over the wall until it was full, then move back 6' and do it again. And continue the process until the truck trailer was full.

Unloading was the opposite, and they threw the packages onto large motorized conveyor belts.

He hated to ship via UPS after that experience.
HOLYCRAP! If not for that kinda treament, I don't use them because they charge a sh*t ton for shipping anything...still strange USPS works great for me...
 

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My son worked at UPS as a loader for the summer while attended university, and described how they packed the freight trucks. They would build a wall 6' from the front of the trailer 75% to the roof, then toss smaller packages over the wall until it was full, then move back 6' and do it again. And continue the process until the truck trailer was full.

Unloading was the opposite, and they threw the packages onto large motorized conveyor belts.

He hated to ship via UPS after that experience.
My brother in laws son works for them. He is a driver now but started loading and unloading trucks. He says the same thing as your son. Throwing packages, running over packages, etc.
 


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Hi Mike, I made a trip of 12 miles which is not enough for a good reading but I checked the level which I finally can read, thx Fitz dipstick, it was a little above the 4 mark which is between 4-5.
Can I expect the level to rise when the vehicle is up to temperature???
 

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Hi Mike, I made a trip of 12 miles which is not enough for a good reading but I checked the level which I finally can read, thx Fitz dipstick, it was a little above the 4 mark which is between 4-5.
Can I expect the level to rise when the vehicle is up to temperature???
It would be hard to guess how much it would change from mostly warm to fully warm, but you are close as it is?
 

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I worked one Holiday season for UPS. I can attest that "Fragile" on a package doesn't mean crap.
 

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My son worked at UPS as a loader for the summer while attended university, and described how they packed the freight trucks. They would build a wall 6' from the front of the trailer 75% to the roof, then toss smaller packages over the wall until it was full, then move back 6' and do it again. And continue the process until the truck trailer was full.

Unloading was the opposite, and they threw the packages onto large motorized conveyor belts.

He hated to ship via UPS after that experience.
I was a loader for UPS 25 years ago.. that's exactly what we did ?
 

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Hey, quite a few guys have popped up here recently requesting to be put on the list, I got you guys, I am busy at it now, for once, I'm not held up waiting for the parts to build these things.

Actually, I didn't get much done this week, it's been a tough week, I had to put my crippled German Shepherd down, it was sad, but time well spent with her.

Hopefully, (the sound of knocking on wood) from here out, I can just crank them out, build up a pile.

I am trying to get the voting list blended in with the posts here requesting one, if any of you voters have interest, please post up here, I printed out the voter list, I am cross referencing it to the topic list, so far most have been sold to people who voted, I guess I'm going to try and message everyone on the voter list that did not post to the topic, but whew, this is a good problem, but a insanely time consuming task.
 
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Hey, quite a few guys have popped up here recently requesting to be put on the list, I got you guys, I am busy at it now, for once, I'm not held up waiting for the parts to build these things.

Actually, I didn't get much done this week, it's been a tough week, I had to put my crippled German Shepherd down, it was sad, but time well spent with her.

Hopefully, (the sound of knocking on wood) from here out, I can just crank them out, build up a pile.

I am trying to get the voting list blended in with the posts here requesting one, if any of you voters have interest, please post up here, I printed out the voter list, I am cross referencing it to the topic list, so far most have been sold to people who voted, I guess I'm going to try and message everyone on the voter list that did not post to the topic, but whew, this is a good problem, but a insanely time consuming task.
Sorry to hear about your dog...hard to believe our puppy is already 7 years old...time flies...
 

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Hey, quite a few guys have popped up here recently requesting to be put on the list, I got you guys, I am busy at it now, for once, I'm not held up waiting for the parts to build these things.

Actually, I didn't get much done this week, it's been a tough week, I had to put my crippled German Shepherd down, it was sad, but time well spent with her.

Hopefully, (the sound of knocking on wood) from here out, I can just crank them out, build up a pile.

I am trying to get the voting list blended in with the posts here requesting one, if any of you voters have interest, please post up here, I printed out the voter list, I am cross referencing it to the topic list, so far most have been sold to people who voted, I guess I'm going to try and message everyone on the voter list that did not post to the topic, but whew, this is a good problem, but a insanely time consuming task.
So sorry to hear about your pup. Hoping that the memories will be with you forever.
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