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To: afraidfortherepublic
UPS is driven by its safety culture. New drivers at the 107-year-old company are required to attend intensive, weeklong training courses, informally dubbed "Quaker boot camps" that emphasize ethics and safety.

I worked for UPS for 8 years (5 for UPS Logistics and 3 at the corporate office) and it is a fantastic company where safety is their number one objective. the Circle of Honor is a huge deal. The CEO recognizes those people every year and posters were put up in the corporate office with the names. Riding around in a package car is an experience. Those guys are great at what they do.

5 posted on 06/05/2014 7:23:04 AM PDT by Wyatt's Torch
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To: Wyatt's Torch

I’ve done some projects at UPS facilities (including CACH just after it opened), and was awestruck by the culture and attention to detail. Everyone does their best when they work in a quality of excellence. While their investment in automation and IT is staggering, even the little things, like the attention to dress code and the fact that every package car is washed every night all contribute to the quality culture, yet most people have no clue.

I’ve also worked in USPS facilities. Night vs. Day.


6 posted on 06/05/2014 7:31:33 AM PDT by bigbob (The best way to get a bad law repealed is to enforce it strictly. Abraham Lincoln)
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To: Wyatt's Torch

i like this story... i like how the drivers seem to take pride in their work...


7 posted on 06/05/2014 7:33:16 AM PDT by latina4dubya (when i have money i buy books... if i have anything left, i buy 6-inch heels and a bottle of wine...)
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To: Wyatt's Torch

Yet they’ve had a couple of big plane crashes in recent years.


17 posted on 06/05/2014 9:21:39 AM PDT by Moonman62 (The US has become a government with a country, rather than a country with a government.)
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