Country Runs

[Brownslave688]

300 piece training route???On my pig route I touch 800+ a day and am still an hour over...looks like I need to get them to take some work off

There's only 1 way to do that....

 

[Coldworld]

There's only 1 way to do that....

whats that...miss a few pickups??

 

[Brownslave688]

whats that...miss a few pickups??

Slow down file 9.5 but yeah taking your full hour 12-1 helps too.

 

[Shift Inhibit]

It almost feels like a different job. Its nice. The route has been about 100-110 miles. So not too long.

Once you go country.... you never go back.

 

[jumpman23]

They'll load you up if you let them.

Exactly, run your balls off they will crush you, slow a steady and if they hammer you down you kick em in the nuttz deep into the night, that's how the game is played. Rock em to sleep and they will take work off. If you run a whole lot of miles theres no way there should be that many stops on there. IF you screw yourself on the numbers its your own fault. I know we don't have total control on how routes plan out but theres things you can do to make the numbers look somewhat better.

 

[Man Of Brown]

Once you go country.... you never go back.

Its too bad its just my route for peak. After that its back to whatever. One day i'll have some building seniority.

 

[joeboodog]

Carry some dog biscuits. You are more likely to see the dog instead of the owners. Know which driveways you can safely cruise and if possible set up an alternative delivery spot in case of heavy snow.

 

[jumpman23]

Its too bad its just my route for peak. After that its back to whatever. One day i'll have some building seniority.

We all go through that. I cover drove for 8 years and it sucked. Wasn't so bad the last 2 years though, cause I was top cover driver ad only ran the routes of the senior guys who had country routes and knew they would go home a day a week or id go home on a Monday lol.

 

[Wally]

I have not used a loading dock in twenty years and I love it.

Always have a bottle, just in case. Some Imodium and Advil might be a good idea too. Extra chains and links. I also carry some butt wipes.

 

[Anonymous 11]

I know several of you have or have had country routes. I just got put on some country stuff and need some tips. I finished my packet last week. My route was a heavy retail p12 route. I've run this new route a couple times now. I think you would call it a split route. They took parts from two different routes and made this route. My sup said he is hoping to keep me there through peak. We'll see.

I love this country run especially compared to the 300+ piece training route I had. Smaller truck, less traffic. Its nice. I'm not overly concerned with the company's over/under numbers but like to keep it close to stay off the radar. So what tips do you have to help a brother out in the country? Both time wise and safet .

Appreciate it!

Miles are your friend and stay consistent.

 

[YellowSox]

And you know what?... I walk every stop too .

 

[3 done 3 to go]

Miles are your friend and stay consistent.

Truest statement ever made. Also, take your lunch and break in the negotiated time frames. Mine are in the 3rd to 5th half hr. Best dispatch tool you can only make. Work smart not hard. Walk as much as you can. At your pace. Safety 1st.

 

[barnyard]

Carry some dog biscuits.

I used to, then a guy in my center hit 2 dogs in about a year. Both were dogs that he had given treats and were running to get some and slid under the tires. I'll give a dog a good scritch, but no more treats from me.

 

[YellowSox]

They'll load you up if you let them.

Im not complaining. I prob would need help if I took break on route, but I would rather do the McDonalds by the hub than on some dirt road in the middle of nowhere.

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

I used to, then a guy in my center hit 2 dogs in about a year. Both were dogs that he had given treats and were running to get some and slid under the tires. I'll give a dog a good scritch, but no more treats from me.

This is exactly why our center manager strongly discourages the use of dog biscuits.

 

[soberups]

I used to, then a guy in my center hit 2 dogs in about a year. Both were dogs that he had given treats and were running to get some and slid under the tires. I'll give a dog a good scritch, but no more treats from me.

I throw the treats into the bushes or the ditch to get the dogs away from the truck for that very reason. Or, if the dog has met me clear down at the bottom of the driveway, I will have the dog jump up into the cab to get a treat and then shut the door and drive up to the house with the dog next to me. I have a feeling your friend might have been driving a wee bit fast when he hit those dogs, in 27 years I have yet to ever have a dog "slide under" my tires.

 

[brown bomber]

This is exactly why our center manager strongly discourages the use of dog biscuits.

That is do to the fact that your "center manager" probabably never was a package car driver,..I would make friends w/ the dogs on route over the animals (customers) on route

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

That is do to the fact that your "center manager" probabably never was a package car driver,..I would make friends w/ the dogs on route over the animals (customers) on route

He drove for 12 years. Nice try, thanks for playing.

 

[joeboodog]

We got the same flavor of the week a few years ago...Thou shall not give treats to dogs. Yeah, right.

 

[selfcancelsignal]

I had city runs once. Thank god for the empty Cool Whip container my leftovers had been in earlier that day.