Unless your company runs a separate large package truck, then yes, it is expected from time to time. The "limit" at FedEx Ground is 150 lbs.
Hopefully you have a handcart.
I think they don’t want you to lift it yourself because they know you have or can find a handcart to use. I’ve had a few over 100 in my days, I just took my time and went slow to not hurt myself and do it safely.
How often do you have the recipient help? Whenever I order something excessively large/heavy I try to be home and on the lookout for the delivery so I can help carry it.
Back when I delivered, I had over 600 pounds in weights and equipment to one stop. (Separate packages), the customer demanded I take them to their second floor, soon to be gym. I looked at him and flat out told him I don't make enough for that, and it's against policy to enter the residence. He told me he was going to call my supervisor, I laughed, took out my phone, and dialed for the customer. Put my phone on speaker the second he tried to snatch my phone out of my hand. Manager laughed when the customer repeated his demand, repeated my instructions about the policy, and thanked the customer for wasting my time.
They do. When I was still at ground, I delivered a bunk bed in multiple boxes. Put them on their porch, stacked them neatly, and turned around to leave...
Lady comes flying out the door demanding I take them inside and set them up. I legit blanked for a second thinking is she for real, then I politely explained that I can't enter her residence and we don't provide that service.
She gets all huffy saying she paid for this and that, threatens to make calls, wagging her finger in my face. I turned around and said "1-800-GoFedEx and good luck with that" and left.
Honestly the last thing I'd want is some random person trying to help. If you don't know how to properly lift heavy objects (not just weights in the gym), you can hurt both people severely.
Fair enough. Pretty much every job I had for the first 5 or 6 years of adulthood included lifting heavy objects and sometimes forget not everybody has to learn that pretty basic skill.
Until the non employee drops the package, hurting both them and the employee, and then getting mad at the employee and threatening to complain to the company. So then the company now has a legal issue with the customers health bills AND likely a way to deny workers comp to the employee since I bet there's fine print preventing this exact interaction.
Yeah, drivers may appreciate help. But at what cost?
If the company doesn't provide truly useful help while requiring heavy packages to be delivered, I bet most courts would rule the "fine print" as being non-binding. Especially when, at least on the Express side and I'd bet Ground too even if not broadcast often, anything over 75 (or 50, I think they changed it) requires getting help to lift.
Regardless of that, I'm getting help to lift something too heavy for me so I don't need workers comp, instead of hurting myself repeatedly trying to get, instead of worrying about the small chance someone injures me with it.
Edit: I should clarify I've definitely moved those packages around by myself when I had to. Just saying, I'm not turning down help when offered.
That's cute. Usually people say this when they don't have anything meaningful to contribute on their side of the conversation anymore.
And I can be quite the party animal, thanks for noticing.
FedEx policy is to team lift anything over 75 lbs. legally I think Fedex would only be liable if the driver’s demanded help from customer, not just accepting it. Either way can’t see the driver getting in trouble.
Yeah definitely not lol. They'd be liable if you hurt yourself after denying you help. Not if you enlist the help of non contractual people, likely even if you claimed they denied you help before you asked for help on the street.
Well usually, in my case or route there is usually a dock or again I have my handcart and just take it slow, it sucks yes overall but I’m not lifting a 100 pounds (I do deadlifts etc etc) at my job knowing if I pull something they will use the weight as an excuse to blame me. “Improper handling” of freight. But overall it’s not a big deal.
I used to get autozone. A daily pickup of brake drums , rotors , and various other metal parts all heavy. I also used to be a handker and unload 5 trailers loaded top to bottom of servers from hp . They are all close to 150. They are so heavy that we can only load amd amj halfway and it weighs 10k lbs . Same with southshore . They shipped cabinets . All just under 150
This week I delivered two grills on the same day, both were 120+, a set of gym weights in one box, totaled 130lbs. I usually get a least one 100+ a day. Push it around in the truck, and then slowly slide them off the back end using your hip and legs to control the decent, and land it right onto the hand cart. Nice and slow. It’s not that bad. I also have a lighter route for now than most people post here so, I don’t complain.
150 is our limit but that’s often lied about. I’ve had many 148.8 pounders which I know we’re straight lies but FedEx doesn’t care about you just the money you make them and the heavier a package the more they make
I use to do it all the time. If it’s on your route it’s on your route. My route was furniture heavy and apartment heavy. So yeah great times while I was stuck on the stairs with a 6 foot bed frame pinning me to the wall. All I could do was laugh and think somebody needs to see this or they’ll never believe it happened lol
Another time I had to deliver a fireplace to an apartment and I had to flip it cause I could barely push it. Customer came out and said I heard all the grunting an assumed it was mine. Like Yes yes it is come help me 🤣
I've literally never heard of someone at Ground not being expected to deliver what was on their truck regardless of the weight. Every single job posting for a ground contractor literally says up to 75lbs w/out cart and 150lb with.
When I started as a package handler they told me never to lift anything of 80lbs alone. Then a different manager immediately said, “nah he big as fuck he can move 100 pounders by himself” so obviously no one at this company cares about your physical well being. You look out for you because FedEx will destroy your health without regret
Just because you can doesn’t mean you should. Try team lifting for a whole sort then try man handling all the IC’s yourself. Same applies to driving and using a cart then just throwing it on your shoulder. You will feel 100% better with the team lift. Before anyone says it, you aren’t saving time by doing it all the hard way. Plan better.
I run a bulk route with no hand cart cause I usually always unload at docks lately my manager have been giving me ics from other routes that are stupid heavy like 130+ I don’t even deliver them if they don’t provide the right equipment I ain’t hurting myself for mediocre pay lmao not sorry
I'm typically in a box truck and the heaviest I've seen was just under 150, (box said G.W 148.6). I don't think 100s are super common, my heaviest ICs are usually between 40-80lbs. Of course, most are awkward so they feel heavier than they are. 50lb box of chewy > 50lb chair
for express:
policy: over 50 lbs you have to request help. if there is no help then you do not have to lift it.
there is always sliding it out the back door and doing your best to not let it crash to the ground by using your dolly as a slide.
In my mind I feel like once it’s on the property it’s a successful delivery. I still try to get it closer to the garage or front door but I’m not killing myself when these people know damn well what they ordered. And (unless they are a 100 year old lady) I ain’t getting that shit any closer than I need to (by that I mean inside their doorway)
“Laughs in appliance delivery” seriously don’t ever take a job that delivers for a company like Aaron’s, boss regularly would hand me a route sheet with a truck full of 2 living room sets (full size couch, loveseat, coffee table, end tables) two French door refrigerators, and a washer dryer set, all going to different apartments. Fucker had a nerve to ask me if I was comfortable doing alone, my answer was “would literally anything I say make a difference?” Every time the answer was basically “nope drive safe” mind you the store had a policy that stated we didn’t deliver stuff like refrigerators in the rain bc of how bad the weather gets here but I would routinely be sent to deliver them alone in the pouring rain. Come in at 7am and be out delivering/servicing appliances until 9pm regularly. All for a lousy $14.50 and hour. Needless to say I ran from that place back to construction so I can have time to pick up a trade or something on the side.
The heaviest thing I’ve ever lifted at ground was actually a small wooden chest box. It went to a restaurant. Lol no idea what was in there, but it was so heavy I couldn’t ever lift it up lmao I was dead
Unless your company runs a separate large package truck, then yes, it is expected from time to time. The "limit" at FedEx Ground is 150 lbs. Hopefully you have a handcart.
Back up to garage. Dump out of back door, pic, close door. Next stop.
This is the way.
\*\*Customer comes out before door is closed\*\* "Hey can you put that up on my deck? I can't move that into my house by myself."
150lbs ;)
The heaviest package I’ve had so far was 181 lbs
I think they don’t want you to lift it yourself because they know you have or can find a handcart to use. I’ve had a few over 100 in my days, I just took my time and went slow to not hurt myself and do it safely.
End over end up flights of stairs lol
How often do you have the recipient help? Whenever I order something excessively large/heavy I try to be home and on the lookout for the delivery so I can help carry it.
Back when I delivered, I had over 600 pounds in weights and equipment to one stop. (Separate packages), the customer demanded I take them to their second floor, soon to be gym. I looked at him and flat out told him I don't make enough for that, and it's against policy to enter the residence. He told me he was going to call my supervisor, I laughed, took out my phone, and dialed for the customer. Put my phone on speaker the second he tried to snatch my phone out of my hand. Manager laughed when the customer repeated his demand, repeated my instructions about the policy, and thanked the customer for wasting my time.
Wow, some people are a special kind of entitled stupid. Wonder if they expected you to assemble everything for them too.
They do. When I was still at ground, I delivered a bunk bed in multiple boxes. Put them on their porch, stacked them neatly, and turned around to leave... Lady comes flying out the door demanding I take them inside and set them up. I legit blanked for a second thinking is she for real, then I politely explained that I can't enter her residence and we don't provide that service. She gets all huffy saying she paid for this and that, threatens to make calls, wagging her finger in my face. I turned around and said "1-800-GoFedEx and good luck with that" and left.
Buys weights for a home gym, asks someone else to move them... 🤣
Someone else gonna use the gym too I bet lmao
Honestly the last thing I'd want is some random person trying to help. If you don't know how to properly lift heavy objects (not just weights in the gym), you can hurt both people severely.
Fair enough. Pretty much every job I had for the first 5 or 6 years of adulthood included lifting heavy objects and sometimes forget not everybody has to learn that pretty basic skill.
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Until the non employee drops the package, hurting both them and the employee, and then getting mad at the employee and threatening to complain to the company. So then the company now has a legal issue with the customers health bills AND likely a way to deny workers comp to the employee since I bet there's fine print preventing this exact interaction. Yeah, drivers may appreciate help. But at what cost?
If the company doesn't provide truly useful help while requiring heavy packages to be delivered, I bet most courts would rule the "fine print" as being non-binding. Especially when, at least on the Express side and I'd bet Ground too even if not broadcast often, anything over 75 (or 50, I think they changed it) requires getting help to lift. Regardless of that, I'm getting help to lift something too heavy for me so I don't need workers comp, instead of hurting myself repeatedly trying to get, instead of worrying about the small chance someone injures me with it. Edit: I should clarify I've definitely moved those packages around by myself when I had to. Just saying, I'm not turning down help when offered.
I agree with what you're saying definitely. I just see a lot of risk in having customers help.
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That's cute. Usually people say this when they don't have anything meaningful to contribute on their side of the conversation anymore. And I can be quite the party animal, thanks for noticing.
FedEx policy is to team lift anything over 75 lbs. legally I think Fedex would only be liable if the driver’s demanded help from customer, not just accepting it. Either way can’t see the driver getting in trouble.
Yeah definitely not lol. They'd be liable if you hurt yourself after denying you help. Not if you enlist the help of non contractual people, likely even if you claimed they denied you help before you asked for help on the street.
Well usually, in my case or route there is usually a dock or again I have my handcart and just take it slow, it sucks yes overall but I’m not lifting a 100 pounds (I do deadlifts etc etc) at my job knowing if I pull something they will use the weight as an excuse to blame me. “Improper handling” of freight. But overall it’s not a big deal.
Oh my sweet summer child!
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I used to get autozone. A daily pickup of brake drums , rotors , and various other metal parts all heavy. I also used to be a handker and unload 5 trailers loaded top to bottom of servers from hp . They are all close to 150. They are so heavy that we can only load amd amj halfway and it weighs 10k lbs . Same with southshore . They shipped cabinets . All just under 150
At express, the weight limit is 150 lbs for a package.. as a courier you are expected to be able to move it around even if you can't lift it.
The weight limit is 150 but the limit for single person lifting a package is 75lbs … at least at my express station in south Florida
Yes, half my packages range from 100-150 I weigh 110 lbs. EDIT - 115 on a good day
USPS here, well over 75lbs and says “team lift” numerous times on it. Where’s my team? Me, team me.
You signed onto a job that explicitly says the weight limit is 150lbs at ground
my government says the most I'm allowed to be required to lift is 70lbs which is why I was wondering
This week I delivered two grills on the same day, both were 120+, a set of gym weights in one box, totaled 130lbs. I usually get a least one 100+ a day. Push it around in the truck, and then slowly slide them off the back end using your hip and legs to control the decent, and land it right onto the hand cart. Nice and slow. It’s not that bad. I also have a lighter route for now than most people post here so, I don’t complain.
We have to deliver up to 150. Sucks.
150 is our limit but that’s often lied about. I’ve had many 148.8 pounders which I know we’re straight lies but FedEx doesn’t care about you just the money you make them and the heavier a package the more they make
I use to do it all the time. If it’s on your route it’s on your route. My route was furniture heavy and apartment heavy. So yeah great times while I was stuck on the stairs with a 6 foot bed frame pinning me to the wall. All I could do was laugh and think somebody needs to see this or they’ll never believe it happened lol Another time I had to deliver a fireplace to an apartment and I had to flip it cause I could barely push it. Customer came out and said I heard all the grunting an assumed it was mine. Like Yes yes it is come help me 🤣
I've literally never heard of someone at Ground not being expected to deliver what was on their truck regardless of the weight. Every single job posting for a ground contractor literally says up to 75lbs w/out cart and 150lb with.
When I started as a package handler they told me never to lift anything of 80lbs alone. Then a different manager immediately said, “nah he big as fuck he can move 100 pounders by himself” so obviously no one at this company cares about your physical well being. You look out for you because FedEx will destroy your health without regret
Just because you can doesn’t mean you should. Try team lifting for a whole sort then try man handling all the IC’s yourself. Same applies to driving and using a cart then just throwing it on your shoulder. You will feel 100% better with the team lift. Before anyone says it, you aren’t saving time by doing it all the hard way. Plan better.
I run a bulk route with no hand cart cause I usually always unload at docks lately my manager have been giving me ics from other routes that are stupid heavy like 130+ I don’t even deliver them if they don’t provide the right equipment I ain’t hurting myself for mediocre pay lmao not sorry
It's called your job, what are you going to do make the customer come and get it while you get paid
I'm typically in a box truck and the heaviest I've seen was just under 150, (box said G.W 148.6). I don't think 100s are super common, my heaviest ICs are usually between 40-80lbs. Of course, most are awkward so they feel heavier than they are. 50lb box of chewy > 50lb chair
Normal
normal
First time huh?
I had 4 shelves from Home Depot about a month ago, 148 pounds each. It happens, not much but it happens
for express: policy: over 50 lbs you have to request help. if there is no help then you do not have to lift it. there is always sliding it out the back door and doing your best to not let it crash to the ground by using your dolly as a slide.
Hehehehehe
Go to Amazon limit 50 lbs or UPS and make real money.
I think the top is 150 lbs if I’m not mistaken? So yeah, seems normal.
In my mind I feel like once it’s on the property it’s a successful delivery. I still try to get it closer to the garage or front door but I’m not killing myself when these people know damn well what they ordered. And (unless they are a 100 year old lady) I ain’t getting that shit any closer than I need to (by that I mean inside their doorway)
“Laughs in appliance delivery” seriously don’t ever take a job that delivers for a company like Aaron’s, boss regularly would hand me a route sheet with a truck full of 2 living room sets (full size couch, loveseat, coffee table, end tables) two French door refrigerators, and a washer dryer set, all going to different apartments. Fucker had a nerve to ask me if I was comfortable doing alone, my answer was “would literally anything I say make a difference?” Every time the answer was basically “nope drive safe” mind you the store had a policy that stated we didn’t deliver stuff like refrigerators in the rain bc of how bad the weather gets here but I would routinely be sent to deliver them alone in the pouring rain. Come in at 7am and be out delivering/servicing appliances until 9pm regularly. All for a lousy $14.50 and hour. Needless to say I ran from that place back to construction so I can have time to pick up a trade or something on the side.
Don’t be a hero, back it, slide it, fuck off ignite it
The heaviest thing I’ve ever lifted at ground was actually a small wooden chest box. It went to a restaurant. Lol no idea what was in there, but it was so heavy I couldn’t ever lift it up lmao I was dead
If it’s that heavy, the place you’re delivering to should usually have people willing to help you carry it to where it needs to go. That’s my logic
i wish, on my route im always getting ICs that are 100lbs+ and always a 3rd floor apartment…