My wife's 2nd cousin's husband

works for UPS and I got some info concerning their deliver process. I know one of our members, TD, purchased a guitar that was left at his house without a signed receipt but was not there when he got home. Here's what I was told;

"When a UPS or Fed-Ex or any other delivery service is out on their routes their trucks are constantly monitored by a GPS tracking system. Any time the truck stops the coordinates of the truck is recorded at or near the delivery address. When the driver walks up to the door of the address his hand-held device records his location within 5 feet of the address. When he rings the doorbell / knocks on the door and nobody answers he can press a button, record his location and that is as good as a signed receipt since his location is recorded 3 different ways."

I was also told that when the truck stops, the down time is recorded and if it is deemed too long the driver is subject to justifing why. This includes bathroom breaks, sorting packages, deliveries or lunch breaks. All drivers are monitored from the time they leave the terminal to the time they return.

I was also told that the drivers are trained to be aware of suspicious vechiles following them while making their deliveries. This is very common during the Christmas season when they are delivering a lotta Christmas presents.

Anyway that's what I was told.

Nela