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What UPS has left me, part 2: The Methods

After five years behind the wheel, safe driving became second nature. When I returned from layoff last year, all of the brown package cars in my UPS facility had been outfitted with a new piece of equipment: AI-powered dashboard cameras. If I recall correctly, we were told that these front-facing cameras were always on, even […]

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Today is the biggest milestone in my career as a UPS driver. Here’s why.

Not every day can be a special day. Most days are ‘just another day.’ But when we think about our lives, what we remember most are those significant moments that stand out to us for one reason or another, whether good or bad. I’ve been blessed to have lived long enough to enjoy many special […]

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Think anyone can be a UPS driver? Think some more.

‘No offense, Martin,’ one of my dearest friends, Dave, was telling me. I’d just started as a UPS driver, and as luck would have it, I caught him at home one day when I showed up with a delivery to his address. I decided to take a ten-minute break to catch him up on my […]