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From PT sup to FT driver - words of wisdom?
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<blockquote data-quote="hoser" data-source="post: 177042" data-attributes="member: 6357"><p><img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/group1/thumbup1.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":thumbup1:" title="Thumbup1 :thumbup1:" data-shortname=":thumbup1:" /><img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/group1/thumbup1.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":thumbup1:" title="Thumbup1 :thumbup1:" data-shortname=":thumbup1:" /> When I went on-road, I had a cooler full of sandwiches, fruit, and biscuits, and that really helped. But on Friday, you gotta binge; I'd take the sprinter through the BK drivethru and get 2 combos for myself to down. But I went to the gym on friday nights, mind you...<img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/group1/wink.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":wink:" title="Wink :wink:" data-shortname=":wink:" /></p><p></p><p>I knew which customers were willing enough to let me fill up on water. Some would feed me food and were receptive to the "training" that I gave them (we don't ship to PO boxes, remove all the old barcodes and labels, 3 copies of commercial invoices are needed, etc), others didn't really care/were too busy/etc. If you're on a consistent route, you'll have your regulars, and they make your job enjoyable. Train them, treat them like gold, and present yourself as having the willingness to go to the end of the world and back for them. It'll make your life a lot easier, they won't throw hissyfits when you are late, something messes up, etc, and they'd be willing to help you out, too.</p><p></p><p>Being a driver was fun; where other people freaked out and just walked off, I thrived because I enjoyed it so much; I loved the challenges of routing boxes, getting stuff on time, etc. I'm type-A and I have extreme focus on detail, so I did well. Unlike being a package handler, I never clock-watched.</p><p></p><p>The big thing is, just withdraw yourself. You may see your truck just crammed with bulk, relax. Withdraw. Getting upset ain't gonna change anything, just take one box at a time. Don't dick around, but don't rush. <strong>They can't fire you for being late when you get over-loaded, but they can certainly fire you when you get in a collision because you were distracted by your map book. They'll hardly recognize your good work, but they definitely will pick up on your bad work.</strong></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hoser, post: 177042, member: 6357"] :thumbup1::thumbup1: When I went on-road, I had a cooler full of sandwiches, fruit, and biscuits, and that really helped. But on Friday, you gotta binge; I'd take the sprinter through the BK drivethru and get 2 combos for myself to down. But I went to the gym on friday nights, mind you...:wink: I knew which customers were willing enough to let me fill up on water. Some would feed me food and were receptive to the "training" that I gave them (we don't ship to PO boxes, remove all the old barcodes and labels, 3 copies of commercial invoices are needed, etc), others didn't really care/were too busy/etc. If you're on a consistent route, you'll have your regulars, and they make your job enjoyable. Train them, treat them like gold, and present yourself as having the willingness to go to the end of the world and back for them. It'll make your life a lot easier, they won't throw hissyfits when you are late, something messes up, etc, and they'd be willing to help you out, too. Being a driver was fun; where other people freaked out and just walked off, I thrived because I enjoyed it so much; I loved the challenges of routing boxes, getting stuff on time, etc. I'm type-A and I have extreme focus on detail, so I did well. Unlike being a package handler, I never clock-watched. The big thing is, just withdraw yourself. You may see your truck just crammed with bulk, relax. Withdraw. Getting upset ain't gonna change anything, just take one box at a time. Don't dick around, but don't rush. [B]They can't fire you for being late when you get over-loaded, but they can certainly fire you when you get in a collision because you were distracted by your map book. They'll hardly recognize your good work, but they definitely will pick up on your bad work.[/B] [/QUOTE]
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