Does every driver have to pick up packages?

[you aint even know it]

You know how the twilighters get most of their packages? The drivers pick them up and bring them back to the hub. Is that like a hub thing? Does every driver have to do that? By themselves? If so, I really applaud you guys.

 

[Catatonic]

I'm sure they all appreciate your admiration.

 

[Cementups]

WTF are you talking about?

 

[you aint even know it]

WTF are you talking about?

Nothing, I guess its just a hub thing. Take my applause back.

 

[Catatonic]

Nothing, I guess its just a hub thing. Take my applause back.

​Cement has problems accepting praise ... it's better to just slam him.

 

[Buck Fifty]

We have to pick them up, otherwise they would just sit there.

 

[Brownslave688]

I did a route last week that rarely picks up any packages. Loved it!!!

 

[Babagounj]

packages are like babies , how else will they find their way onto a belt unless someone picks them up .

 

[Catatonic]

packages are like babies ...

​Somewhat but pitchforks work better on babies.

 

[rod]

​Somewhat but pitchforks work better on babies.

The old joke: Whats the difference between a truck load of bowling balls and a truck load of babies----a truckload of babies is easier to unload with a pitchfork than a truck load of bowling balls

 

[brostalss]

Wha?

 

[sortaisle]

Hijacked!!! But for reals...most routes will have some pickups. There's a few that have none and are either high mile routes or high stop routes. The route I trained on had 120 stops and 33 pickups. Average about 45 miles. But some of the other routes I do have 185 stops and 3 on route pickups or 200 stops and no pickups. A few more I've done have 50 stops and 5 on route pickups but are 300 miles. And then there's the Hershey routes...some call them cage trucks or cubes but here they'll do maybe 15-20 stops but deliver 1000 pieces and then do pickups like crazy and bring back 1000 pieces. Different strokes.

 

[thessalonian13]

We have to pick them up, otherwise they would just sit there.

Sometimes we put batteries and a GPS in the packages and they walk to the hub.

 

[Cementups]

My last route was 150+ stops a day with 2 pickups. I think the most I ever picked up was 10 pieces. But my route now will deliver 90+ stops and pick up anywhere from 100 - 2000 pieces, bricked out.

 

[Anonymous 10]

You know how the twilighters get most of their packages? The drivers pick them up and bring them back to the hub. Is that like a hub thing? Does every driver have to do that? By themselves? If so, I really applaud you guys.

Can you please just go away from this great site. WE don't want you HERE. Please please just don't come back if you choose to leave.

 

[nocturnalbuck]

My last route was 150+ stops a day with 2 pickups. I think the most I ever picked up was 10 pieces. But my route now will deliver 90+ stops and pick up anywhere from 100 - 2000 pieces, bricked out.

I'd take option A

 

[jumpman23]

Ill take the 150 anyday. 2 pickups are u kidding me dude. Screw them pickup. 150 is easy depending on if its a city or if its a country route. 150 in the country yes, 150 in the city nah.

 

[TooTechie]

Does every driver have to do that? By themselves? If so, I really applaud you guys.

No, you ain't even know that I get to bring my mama along in the truck to help load them. She's got mad skillz.

 

[jumpman23]

My little 4 year old nephew helps me lol.

 

[Cementups]

Ill take the 150 anyday. 2 pickups are u kidding me dude. Screw them pickup. 150 is easy depending on if its a city or if its a country route. 150 in the country yes, 150 in the city nah.

It was a suburban/rural route with 150 stops. The most pickups I had on that route was 4 but they were all done as you were delivering. No commit times for pickups. All marked in the board as AEPU. Can you tell I miss it? I had that route for 7 years until we rebid a couple years ago and a driver higher up decided the grass was always greener somewhere else and started a domino effect.