JustTired
free at last.......
The union does not recognize your time standards. Doesn't get much more black and white than that. Fix the time studies all you want, it will not alter my work ethic or methods. Bonus, scratch, over-allowed is all the same to me, I get back when I get back. Come on the truck if you think your numbers are king, just make sure to pack your dinner.
While I generally agree with what your saying, I do think something needs to be done. I don't really care if I run early or late as far as the numbers go. The problem is that we are dispatched by those numbers. After months (if not years) of running late, you would think that someone would realize that here is a problem with the allowances. You would think that someone would suggest reevaluating those allowances. The only reason I can think of to let things continue as they are is to take bonus pay away from those drivers who are on bonus.
First , I am not in a bonus center. Back when they were voting on whether to have bonus or not, we had a lot of older drivers. They were suspicious of bonus and were sure that eventually it would turn out to be a bad thing. It was voted down and, in turn, I felt like I lost a lot of money because of that decision (yeah, I was somewhat of a runner in those days). I don't think that originally bonus was to turn out to be a bad thing, but in the neverending quest to cut costs it has turned the "standards" into a joke. It saves the company bonus pay at the cost of everyone running overallowed. That would be fine.....but they still try to hold you to those messed up standards.
Maybe someone is finally realizing that and are trying to fix it. I don't think GPS time studies is the answer.....but maybe I'm wrong. With the shoddy implementation of most of the tech advances in recent years, my faith in a good outcome is nil.
Time will tell. I'm just not holding my breath.