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<blockquote data-quote="Ricochet1a" data-source="post: 980142" data-attributes="member: 22880"><p>Delivery Couriers which are assigned pickups are expected to keep track of early close times and deviate from their planned trace to ensure no late pickups occur (thinking Courier). Most pickups which have a close time AFTER the start time of the PM Couriers are automatically assigned to the pickup routes. </p><p></p><p>If a Courier gets a pickup that closes before the PM route hits the area, the delivery Courier MUST perform the pickup. This causes a drop in anticipated productivity which the Courier is usually "dinged" with. If they play it smart, they can fit in the early pickup within their anticipated trace and not lose too much time in non-productive driving time. Some "thinking Couriers" will even enter a shuttle time code to drive to the early close pickup (then shift back into a regular on-road code right after they arrive at the location), to prevent the time spent driving outside of trace from being used in the calculation of stops per hour for the day. Most station management encourages this practice, since it keeps THEIR numbers looking good too. </p><p></p><p>ROADS DOESN'T dictate how pickups are performed or prioritized. The Courier is expected to "think" and correctly prioritize how stops are performed to ensure no late pickups are done while maximizing efficiency of the route as a whole. Couriers simply cannot place their pickups into order by availability time and perform their route efficiently - if they did merely pickup stops in order of ready time, they'd be zig-zag-ing all over their service area and in most cases couldn't get back to their stations in time (depending on how large the service area is). If a PM Courier cannot meet a close time, it is THEIR responsibility to notify dispatch to see if others can cover the stop. If not, they are expect to cover the stop anyway and dispatch will notify station management as to the potential of a late arriving pick up route. </p><p></p><p>In the event of a massively late pickup route, a shuttle has to be sent to the ramp with the late cargo - hopefully to make the outbound flight(s).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ricochet1a, post: 980142, member: 22880"] Delivery Couriers which are assigned pickups are expected to keep track of early close times and deviate from their planned trace to ensure no late pickups occur (thinking Courier). Most pickups which have a close time AFTER the start time of the PM Couriers are automatically assigned to the pickup routes. If a Courier gets a pickup that closes before the PM route hits the area, the delivery Courier MUST perform the pickup. This causes a drop in anticipated productivity which the Courier is usually "dinged" with. If they play it smart, they can fit in the early pickup within their anticipated trace and not lose too much time in non-productive driving time. Some "thinking Couriers" will even enter a shuttle time code to drive to the early close pickup (then shift back into a regular on-road code right after they arrive at the location), to prevent the time spent driving outside of trace from being used in the calculation of stops per hour for the day. Most station management encourages this practice, since it keeps THEIR numbers looking good too. ROADS DOESN'T dictate how pickups are performed or prioritized. The Courier is expected to "think" and correctly prioritize how stops are performed to ensure no late pickups are done while maximizing efficiency of the route as a whole. Couriers simply cannot place their pickups into order by availability time and perform their route efficiently - if they did merely pickup stops in order of ready time, they'd be zig-zag-ing all over their service area and in most cases couldn't get back to their stations in time (depending on how large the service area is). If a PM Courier cannot meet a close time, it is THEIR responsibility to notify dispatch to see if others can cover the stop. If not, they are expect to cover the stop anyway and dispatch will notify station management as to the potential of a late arriving pick up route. In the event of a massively late pickup route, a shuttle has to be sent to the ramp with the late cargo - hopefully to make the outbound flight(s). [/QUOTE]
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