TForce | Bad seats in New Volvo's

yes i have been off almost a month with severe neck pain to the point i could not turn my head just my body to see out of my mirrors of the truck i put 1.4 mil on my old volvo no pain what so ever just 8ok on thi s truck i am a road driver this just sucks getting better with my rehab hope the company fixes the problem i
 
I have an International and the seat in it is like sitting on a fabric covered piece of plywood. I told my TM that it's killing my back and he said it won't get replaced unless it's broken. I think my back will be broke before the seat is.
 
If this is the biggest issue you guys are having right now, we are in big trouble. I gurantee you that every teamster brother at yrc would LOVE to trade trucks with you. The biggest pain in my asz is that we only have a couple of people complaining about their "new seat" in their new truck. Becuz if we polled all the drivers about their seats that run the road for ups freight, we would have to get ahold of THOUSANDS OF DIFFERNT CONTRACTORS TO SEE IF THEIR ASSEZ ARE HURTING. For us to be going thru a bitter battle right now with our contract issues, and hardly nobody comes on here with some kind of intel is pathetic. But like i will always say, the biggest problem with ups freight is they were not teamsters when it was overnite, they even voted no for the teamster about ten years ago, so alot of the people at upsf dont even care for the union. They just want to reep the rewards that the teamsters have gotten them. $$$$$$$$$$$ but hey who am i to judge. I mighy as well go with the flow on this page and make a thread of "WHY DO I HAVE A BRAND NEW TRUCK WITH ALL THE BELLS N WHISTLES BUT I DONT HAVE POWER MIRRORS" HAVE A GOOD DAY TEAMSTER BROTHERS
 
If this is the biggest issue you guys are having right now, we are in big trouble. I gurantee you that every teamster brother at yrc would LOVE to trade trucks with you. The biggest pain in my asz is that we only have a couple of people complaining about their "new seat" in their new truck. Becuz if we polled all the drivers about their seats that run the road for ups freight, we would have to get ahold of THOUSANDS OF DIFFERNT CONTRACTORS TO SEE IF THEIR ASSEZ ARE HURTING. For us to be going thru a bitter battle right now with our contract issues, and hardly nobody comes on here with some kind of intel is pathetic. But like i will always say, the biggest problem with ups freight is they were not teamsters when it was overnite, they even voted no for the teamster about ten years ago, so alot of the people at upsf dont even care for the union. They just want to reep the rewards that the teamsters have gotten them. $$$$$$$$$$$ but hey who am i to judge. I mighy as well go with the flow on this page and make a thread of "WHY DO I HAVE A BRAND NEW TRUCK WITH ALL THE BELLS N WHISTLES BUT I DONT HAVE POWER MIRRORS" HAVE A GOOD DAY TEAMSTER BROTHERS

I understand what you are saying. But let me add it's one thing to be sitting on a covered board at 30 it's entirely different at 60. It is a concern of physical pain. We all sacrifice a lot for this job, does it mean we also need substandard seats? To me it's just like all the other issues we face with this company. The company could care less if we live, die, eat or starve.


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as posted above take your wallet out of your back pocket,that stopped the butt,and lower back pain for me. i also bought a driver pillow off amazon.com it fits over the top of the seat and gives support for my shoulders,neck and head that the factory seat didn't provide.and after my trip it wraps up and fits in my backpack that i keep all my other stuff in.
i'm a taller guy (6'1) so the factory seats were alway uncomfortable regardless of what truck i drive.
 
It appears that you are very angry about the contract. Dont you think we are to. Not everyone at ups freight is anti union nor were they 10 yrs ago. You may need to visit some ups barns to see the work conditions and the dispatch trouble day in and day out. A seat also is a big deal when your in it 10-12 hrs a day and you cant hardly get out of the truck because of the pain. This is also a safety issue that ups is always barking about. Then when you have to go off work for injury to the spine they scream about safe working habits and this is your fault your injury happen. Unless you have worked for ups you have no clue what your talking about. We agree there should be more on contract talk but there is no new news about it. You seemed to have already judged before knowing the facts.You may respond to this if you would like to. What a great way to survey this condition with the seat.Thanks stoner and road runner Especially when you need information to write a grieve. I will not address this issue any further.
 
Well said roadrunner. I was off my rocker yesterday. After reading all the stuff going on at yrc and then reading the mess at abf, then i see someone on this page talkin about seats. I just lost it. These are frustrating times for ALL UNION companies right now.
 
No problem South side. We all have bad days especially with the stress in our field of work. Let me encourage you that this to will pass and better things are on the way. I wish you great success and a safe journey out there on the road.
 
We do have bigger problems, but when I hear drivers off because of neck, back and hips in pain it starts too make you wonder. I know 4 drivers having that problem and 2 of them on comp, and all they is said is get tuff. Looks like a lot of workers comp coming into play. If there is a issue lets try to solve it. And not:27::27::27::27:
 
Are you a Manager? You sound like it!!:coffee1:


If this is the biggest issue you guys are having right now, we are in big trouble. I gurantee you that every teamster brother at yrc would LOVE to trade trucks with you. The biggest pain in my asz is that we only have a couple of people complaining about their "new seat" in their new truck. Becuz if we polled all the drivers about their seats that run the road for ups freight, we would have to get ahold of THOUSANDS OF DIFFERNT CONTRACTORS TO SEE IF THEIR ASSEZ ARE HURTING. For us to be going thru a bitter battle right now with our contract issues, and hardly nobody comes on here with some kind of intel is pathetic. But like i will always say, the biggest problem with ups freight is they were not teamsters when it was overnite, they even voted no for the teamster about ten years ago, so alot of the people at upsf dont even care for the union. They just want to reep the rewards that the teamsters have gotten them. $$$$$$$$$$$ but hey who am i to judge. I mighy as well go with the flow on this page and make a thread of "WHY DO I HAVE A BRAND NEW TRUCK WITH ALL THE BELLS N WHISTLES BUT I DONT HAVE POWER MIRRORS" HAVE A GOOD DAY TEAMSTER BROTHERS
 
Yep i drive an a 08 Volvo at Holland and those seats are the worst things i ever sat in for my entire driving career!!
 
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