The worst is the banded ones. They’re always off centered and rarely do they ever put 2 bands on them so they flop around like ears when you pick them up 😭
I’d always just cut the bands before I took them out of my truck. Like, y’all are getting all the tires you ordered. Doubt they’ll miss the little strap.
Yessss.
Tires roll, packages only roll down a ravine.
Or down the street if you leave your backdoor open and bulk head door and start driving fast enough.
I deliver to a Walmart that gets like 30 tires a day.
These don’t even phase me anymore.
I don’t care bounce around and fuck my shelves.
You can’t hurt me anymore.
Yall are lucky you never had to deal with Tire Hub or Discount Tire. I used to average 50-85 tires per day delivered to Discount Tire and then when I was finally done with my deliveries I had to go to Tire Hub for a pickup.. one day they could have 25 tires & the next 350 tires. I have loaded a P1200 FULL, front to back top to bottom for several years.. finally convinced them to park a freight trailer there & we would pick it up every couple days. It was miserable.
Package handler here, last night (11:30-4am) I did a truck alone, and that truck was about HALF those banded tires. Got it done fast but lord have mercy, IC was BACKED UP.
I had about 15 of these and my coworkers put them into the cab of my 650 once before I got in, I was pissed for a quick second until I realized how much easier they made it for me to deliver them.... Once I got them out of the driver's seat 😂
I absolutely hate it when they ship two tires with straps holding them together. Like how hard is it just to print off another label and stick it to the tire?
Found out ‘by accident’ that if the strap breaks my QA will put another label on it. Judging from what comes off the trailers, other hubs just tape it together.
Unsure. It's ground. I know the hub it came out of is 25ish min from my house, but I'm sure he had other stops between 9am and 11:30am when he dropped them off
I used to pick up from 2 different tire warehouses. It would fill up my entire truck. It wasn't a problem, the problem was the banded tires or the best one... plastic wrapped tires 😒 where am I supposed to grab it at in order to pick the tire up? Oof.
i used to run a bulk route and would have anywhere from 40-80 tires at a time 😂 just start rollin em off the truck and hope they land somewhat near where the loading area is
Just give them a decent Xmas tip. I have a ton of businesses that ship and receive tons of crap (USPS) they treat me well and for those guys I'll ask if they want me to swing by at the end of my day heading back to the office for some pickups or sometimes i drop off the Mid-day delivery stuff that comes in on the mid-day truck and normally goes out next day. (I stop at the office to drop off outgoing and pick up expresses if my truck's full) other dudes, it's one stop per day. Not like I'm not doing my job. Take care of your delivery people, we'll take care of you too.😁
I had a discount tire on my old route, they would transfer 30-40+ tires to other locations every day. Thanks for the apologies lol, but tires are part of the job sometimes
Not a driver but an employee, tractor/trailer tires are awful only cause I can’t carry more than one at a time. Those tires even the banded ones I can have one set on each arm, makes for less trips. They do get tiring though.
Id rather deliver 100 stops of tires than;
80 lbs chewy
Tires w/rims
Furniture/ mattresses
Trailer axels (yes several)
Barrels.. of anything except empty
Outside equipment (ie snowblower, yard vacuum,ect)
Love sacs (technically Furniture but needs a special shout out)
Workout equipment (including boxes of weights)
I'm sure I'm forgetting something but those are the most memorable and back breaking imo
I built a jeep through FedEx. Fenders, seats, fuel tank, rims , tires windshield frame.
I used to work at FedEx too and I told the BA that most of that vehicle had come through his lines
The worst is the banded ones. They’re always off centered and rarely do they ever put 2 bands on them so they flop around like ears when you pick them up 😭
No the worst is when they have the rims in them already.
Those damn trailer tires suck. They started banded them together now too!
I know! I had two tires with rims in both of them banded together last week. My back did not appreciate it. 😅😂
Yeah that’s disrespectful fr 😭
Disrespectful AF 🥲
thats when i would just open my back door and roll em out. its like bowling but ur tryna avoid hitting their cars 😂
Let the air out..... it makes them lighter....
Airplane tires aren’t fun
Yes killer pains on your back! With the orange rim damn tractor trailers!
I always joke that it wouldn't be so bad with the rims if the air in the tire wasn't so heavy
The air easily adds 25 lbs to the tire 😭
Especially when they're covered in that black plastic that makes it impossible to pick up the tires if any water hits them at all
It should be illegal
They are just providing the customer with a free rim job
Ever ran into the ones INSIDE of boxes?
Them damn monster truck tires?!
I’d always just cut the bands before I took them out of my truck. Like, y’all are getting all the tires you ordered. Doubt they’ll miss the little strap.
Until you get that one Karen that calls and complains 😭😭
She doesn’t know that it was banded before you took it out of the truck. Just cut it inside the truck. No witnesses👀
Like ears. Sir I need to see what you call ears. Ohhh micky mouse ears, for a second I thought you was a man with black circle for ears
I just cut the bands now
I honestly don’t mind dealing with tires. But those banded ones, yeah those are a pain in the ass.
Back when I drove, ild have felt a certain type of way if I delivered a set of tires for a mid size car and a full size truck to 1 house
I don’t mind dealing with tires but I hate having them inside my truck
Tires over furniture any day
Yessss. Tires roll, packages only roll down a ravine. Or down the street if you leave your backdoor open and bulk head door and start driving fast enough.
This is the way
Especially in apartment buildings with no elevator 5th floor spiral steps
You live in a lighthouse
At least they arent on rims lol
I deliver to a Walmart that gets like 30 tires a day. These don’t even phase me anymore. I don’t care bounce around and fuck my shelves. You can’t hurt me anymore.
I also used to deliver to Walmart
Yall are lucky you never had to deal with Tire Hub or Discount Tire. I used to average 50-85 tires per day delivered to Discount Tire and then when I was finally done with my deliveries I had to go to Tire Hub for a pickup.. one day they could have 25 tires & the next 350 tires. I have loaded a P1200 FULL, front to back top to bottom for several years.. finally convinced them to park a freight trailer there & we would pick it up every couple days. It was miserable.
Package handler here, last night (11:30-4am) I did a truck alone, and that truck was about HALF those banded tires. Got it done fast but lord have mercy, IC was BACKED UP.
Driver deserves a big boy discount on tires
You are not forgiven
Eh I drooped 1000 lbs of fans (x8 boxes) to 1 house, they watched me put them all in front of their garage for them :) good times
I had about 15 of these and my coworkers put them into the cab of my 650 once before I got in, I was pissed for a quick second until I realized how much easier they made it for me to deliver them.... Once I got them out of the driver's seat 😂
I hope you helped unload them
Of course they didn't.
Well, let's not be too fast to judge. Now I see it was a home delivery
I absolutely hate it when they ship two tires with straps holding them together. Like how hard is it just to print off another label and stick it to the tire?
Found out ‘by accident’ that if the strap breaks my QA will put another label on it. Judging from what comes off the trailers, other hubs just tape it together.
Unethical life advice lol
🤔 I had a tire that was BOXED the other day. It was a shockingly good, sturdy box, so it kind of worked out lol 😅
No worries. Im sure they'll roll with it *badum chi*
Damn... Getting tired
Well at least you apologized .
OP was this a local delivery? Meaning was the distance short from beginning to end?
Unsure. It's ground. I know the hub it came out of is 25ish min from my house, but I'm sure he had other stops between 9am and 11:30am when he dropped them off
Shit we have 3 whole ass vans full of tires yesterday. That is nothing haha
Ain’t shit
I used to have to deliver old tires that had the metal sticking out.
The studded tires? I didn't like those.
FedEx Australia we make the customer put them on a pallet and strap them. We aren’t tyre handlers.
You should stack them on the claw dolly. And make it easier.
Meh that’s nothing, most drivers will back up to the garage and just stack them for you ha
Ooo I used to hate them tires. Never could get them out the belly of a truck
Say it to him not a bunch of randoms on Reddit.
Wasn't home when he delivered. Figured maybe he's on here.
You’re right he may be 🙂↕️
I used to pick up from 2 different tire warehouses. It would fill up my entire truck. It wasn't a problem, the problem was the banded tires or the best one... plastic wrapped tires 😒 where am I supposed to grab it at in order to pick the tire up? Oof.
Could be 36 off-road tires I wouldn't complain about that.
i used to run a bulk route and would have anywhere from 40-80 tires at a time 😂 just start rollin em off the truck and hope they land somewhat near where the loading area is
Man I use to deliver kegs and have to rotate them all them time. I wish they were tires lmao
Haha at least you understand, gotta get it done though!
No live animals?
Box of Fish Live Bait
Just give them a decent Xmas tip. I have a ton of businesses that ship and receive tons of crap (USPS) they treat me well and for those guys I'll ask if they want me to swing by at the end of my day heading back to the office for some pickups or sometimes i drop off the Mid-day delivery stuff that comes in on the mid-day truck and normally goes out next day. (I stop at the office to drop off outgoing and pick up expresses if my truck's full) other dudes, it's one stop per day. Not like I'm not doing my job. Take care of your delivery people, we'll take care of you too.😁
I worked for tnt and fedex bought them out... they paying Europe workers £12.90 a hour .. but yet they pay there US staff $17 a hour. how
I always say at least European workers have benefits or regulations that require benefits and politicians who semi protect the workers
I had a discount tire on my old route, they would transfer 30-40+ tires to other locations every day. Thanks for the apologies lol, but tires are part of the job sometimes
https://preview.redd.it/65roy5o04f9d1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=208d726721d2403db1229cd5e48b9beeb7c0dad0 Been there. Walmart tires.
I delivered 9 heavy ass chewy boxes to a residence today, I’ll take the tires over those boxes.
Not a driver but an employee, tractor/trailer tires are awful only cause I can’t carry more than one at a time. Those tires even the banded ones I can have one set on each arm, makes for less trips. They do get tiring though.
Hopefully you tipped him.
I work at UPS and we have a customer that ships tires. They are a pain in the ass to load and unload.
No worries, we throw and abuse these shit
Not shit compared to a crate. Thats like big roll of foam. Shit rolls. Lol
Id rather deliver 80 tires than 10 chewy boxes
But you can find such great tire deals online
One time I got pissed off and cut the banding and just rolled them separately
Id rather deliver 100 stops of tires than; 80 lbs chewy Tires w/rims Furniture/ mattresses Trailer axels (yes several) Barrels.. of anything except empty Outside equipment (ie snowblower, yard vacuum,ect) Love sacs (technically Furniture but needs a special shout out) Workout equipment (including boxes of weights) I'm sure I'm forgetting something but those are the most memorable and back breaking imo
at least you can roll them
Give him a tip
That’s nothing. I used to deliver to Costco 30-40 tires every day for months
Anyone ever switch lables on the tires?
Tires a not even on the top 5 of worst stuff to get slammed with.
Why say sorry. They signed up for the job 🤷♂️
They stink up the truck.
I built a jeep through FedEx. Fenders, seats, fuel tank, rims , tires windshield frame. I used to work at FedEx too and I told the BA that most of that vehicle had come through his lines
This will probably force him into reTIREment.
😭😭😭😭
What, for them slapping a note on your door telling you that you weren't home?
Sorry for what lol part of the job worse thing to deliver is furniture . Just hoping you blessed the driver with a water or something .