i work for ups and they already have gps on each truck they have a monitoring system that can tell when the driver is idling or if the driver is on his cell phone while driving this is in orlando florida hub some of the main hubs have this system already they can pin point the exact cordination of the truck maybe off by a couple of feet just like any gps
Thanks for the heads up. I would have never thought about tracking cell phone usage.
But now we're on the subject. Here's a feature request. Let the customer sign up for a txt notification when the package is within $X miles from their house. This could allow them to prepare to receive the package. Or in my case, living in an apartment where I can't hear a knock on the front door, this would prevent UPS from making 3 failed delivery attempts for anything I order. In fact, this info could be put on the "we missed you" card.
Anonymous said…
You could always place a note on the door asking the UPS guy to call you when he gets there and offering a tip in exchange.
Anonymous said…
Fuck yes Will E., I agree with you 100% even if it would cost a customer an extra fee to get the gps tracking, it would well be wrth it. ive been waiting three days for a new pair of sktes from Ohio and i live in PA so its not such a long way but my package whent down to pitsburg and only now is coming up my way, i would feel much more content about waiting if i knew where exactly this truck is, but over all ups is a prety dependable postal service, just could use some improvments... Peace out from PA :D
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But now we're on the subject. Here's a feature request. Let the customer sign up for a txt notification when the package is within $X miles from their house. This could allow them to prepare to receive the package. Or in my case, living in an apartment where I can't hear a knock on the front door, this would prevent UPS from making 3 failed delivery attempts for anything I order. In fact, this info could be put on the "we missed you" card.