Peak season is over. Management will be looking for any excuse to discipline us. Follow these Teamster tips to protect yourself from harassment and discipline.

Make sure your license is up to date.

Get your DOT physical. You have the right to go to a doctor of your choosing to get your DOT physical. Full-time drivers can get a free DOT physical at any CityMD location. Make sure you print out the required form at teamsterslocal804.org/dot.

Accurately record your stops. Record the stop at the stop. DO NOT record a stop when you are back at the building.

Sheet missed packages as missed. Do not claim that you’ve made a delivery attempt when you haven’t.

Do not enter a closed commercial stop as a “not in” residential stop; sheet it as missed and let your center manager know through the DIAD.

Tell the truth about your air and late business deliveries.

Work at a safe, reasonable pace that you can sustain for years to come. This is your career.

Don’t sort packages or adjust your load during your break. Make UPS pay you for every second that you work.

Be where you are supposed to be and avoid unnecessary downtime. Work like you are being observed because you may be.

Correctly record your time for all lunches and paid breaks.

Don’t take shortcuts. Management may look the other way for a while, but when something goes wrong, they will discipline you.

Practice doing your job the same way every day, not just when management is breathing down your neck. Then it becomes second nature.