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<blockquote data-quote="browniehound" data-source="post: 696473" data-attributes="member: 4653"><p>Its funny you mention to paper waste at UPS. I understand paper is cheap, but its wasted at UPS like a teenager at a rock concert.</p><p> </p><p>Every Monday, UPS prints the air dispatch on a sheet of paper and the puts in each driver's slot. The same printed information can be obtained from down-loading EDD. Why do they waste their time and paper doing this?</p><p> </p><p>My only logical guess is that the air is in on Mondays well in advance of the pre-load. However, in my experience, late air dosent stem from not knowing its on your cars. The only time I have late air (other than too many straight air stops) is when the preload loads my 50 airs in the RDC section.</p><p> </p><p>In their attempt to reduce AM time, every package must be in the package cars even if they are not place in their assigned location. So now I have 50 airs on my back-drop buried under a pile of grounds. To save 5 minutes in AM time, the preload just sacrificed thousands of dollars in air revenue by placing airs in the package car where the driver cant find it.</p><p> </p><p>It would be OK if the 50 airs were for one stop, but they are spread over about 10 stops. The company wants to bite its nose just to spite its face.</p><p> </p><p>Please, just leave my airs behind the car or in section 1000 where they are PALED to. You cannot just throw them on my back-drop and close the door just to keep your belt or preload line "clean".</p><p> </p><p>How will I know where they are? You leave packages PALED for the 1300 section on my backdrop and expect this parcel to make service? I've had too many late airs because of the preload trying to save on AM time. Their Philosphy being just get it on the car and shut the door.</p><p> </p><p>Who authorizes these actions?? If I were a share-holder or manager I wouldn't dream of doing this. </p><p> </p><p>Let's re-cap and pretend you won this company. I'll use my scenario again and say it a company of 10 trucks.</p><p> </p><p>Never mind the 10 trucks, you own 82,000 trucks. Are you going to tell 82,000 preloaders to just get everything in the truck to save 3 minutes of AM time for 82,000 drivers? Makes a little sense so the pre-load makes their AM number.</p><p> </p><p>Problem arises when 82,000 drivers can't find an air package. We tear apart the package car for a good 10 minutes to find its not their. The preload is happy, I guess for the AM time. </p><p> </p><p>Missed or late air and overtime labor from full-time drivers is worth the reduction in AM time?</p><p> </p><p>Do you believe it? Do you buy it?</p><p> </p><p>Why are things run backwards in this company? I know the reason and I will write it because everything I stated above is how the company does business. They practice these less-than profitable (to be kind) everyday.</p><p> </p><p>The fact is, so much effiency is built into these routes, that a monkey could turn a profit. Think about it. Fed-Ex ground is in business with 1/6 of our volume. In my town, there is 1 Fed-Ex ground driver to 6 UPS drivers. If he can make money, then UPS is making 6 times as much as him.</p><p> </p><p>Now I see a bigger problem with UPS. Its called the dispacth "Sup's" goal or number he needs to make. He needs to make "stops per car" on the center level. He needs to set the dispacth so the average stops per car is 110. Thats what it is in my center.</p><p> </p><p>Problem is, to do so, this dispatcher must send drivers 3 miles off his route. Why waste the fuel to make the number? What ever happened to your route is your "route"?</p><p> </p><p>This begs the question, did PAS/EDD ever work? So much time is wasted in missed packages from Add/Cuts that the driver that got the "cut" has to drive over to the area and deliver 1 package and the driver who got the "add" searches for a package that isn't there, maybe if we just left well enough alone things would run more smoothly?</p><p> </p><p>Nah, if it looks good on paper, it must work.</p><p> </p><p>I was informed today bout pick-up compliance. I was insrtucted by the center manager to start the scheduled pick-up time for all my accounts within in 15 minutes even if I'm not there. Fine, I work as directed, but what good are our numbers if they are not based in fact?</p><p> </p><p>What a waste of integrity and effort that has no positive impact on our business. I'm to falsify delivery records for this cause??</p><p> </p><p>Yeah, ok. the business community is going to choose UPS over Fed-Ex because our great BD people can promise our customers a definite pick-up time? Good grief!</p><p> </p><p>I'm always asked for a sales lead. I'm always on the lookout for new business. I can't find any, yet I'm still pushed every day.</p><p> </p><p>I'll make a deal with the BD folks. Find me a sales lead and company that produces volume and I will change my schedule to accomodate to get this volume.</p><p> </p><p>I'm thinging its just not out there??</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="browniehound, post: 696473, member: 4653"] Its funny you mention to paper waste at UPS. I understand paper is cheap, but its wasted at UPS like a teenager at a rock concert. Every Monday, UPS prints the air dispatch on a sheet of paper and the puts in each driver's slot. The same printed information can be obtained from down-loading EDD. Why do they waste their time and paper doing this? My only logical guess is that the air is in on Mondays well in advance of the pre-load. However, in my experience, late air dosent stem from not knowing its on your cars. The only time I have late air (other than too many straight air stops) is when the preload loads my 50 airs in the RDC section. In their attempt to reduce AM time, every package must be in the package cars even if they are not place in their assigned location. So now I have 50 airs on my back-drop buried under a pile of grounds. To save 5 minutes in AM time, the preload just sacrificed thousands of dollars in air revenue by placing airs in the package car where the driver cant find it. It would be OK if the 50 airs were for one stop, but they are spread over about 10 stops. The company wants to bite its nose just to spite its face. Please, just leave my airs behind the car or in section 1000 where they are PALED to. You cannot just throw them on my back-drop and close the door just to keep your belt or preload line "clean". How will I know where they are? You leave packages PALED for the 1300 section on my backdrop and expect this parcel to make service? I've had too many late airs because of the preload trying to save on AM time. Their Philosphy being just get it on the car and shut the door. Who authorizes these actions?? If I were a share-holder or manager I wouldn't dream of doing this. Let's re-cap and pretend you won this company. I'll use my scenario again and say it a company of 10 trucks. Never mind the 10 trucks, you own 82,000 trucks. Are you going to tell 82,000 preloaders to just get everything in the truck to save 3 minutes of AM time for 82,000 drivers? Makes a little sense so the pre-load makes their AM number. Problem arises when 82,000 drivers can't find an air package. We tear apart the package car for a good 10 minutes to find its not their. The preload is happy, I guess for the AM time. Missed or late air and overtime labor from full-time drivers is worth the reduction in AM time? Do you believe it? Do you buy it? Why are things run backwards in this company? I know the reason and I will write it because everything I stated above is how the company does business. They practice these less-than profitable (to be kind) everyday. The fact is, so much effiency is built into these routes, that a monkey could turn a profit. Think about it. Fed-Ex ground is in business with 1/6 of our volume. In my town, there is 1 Fed-Ex ground driver to 6 UPS drivers. If he can make money, then UPS is making 6 times as much as him. Now I see a bigger problem with UPS. Its called the dispacth "Sup's" goal or number he needs to make. He needs to make "stops per car" on the center level. He needs to set the dispacth so the average stops per car is 110. Thats what it is in my center. Problem is, to do so, this dispatcher must send drivers 3 miles off his route. Why waste the fuel to make the number? What ever happened to your route is your "route"? This begs the question, did PAS/EDD ever work? So much time is wasted in missed packages from Add/Cuts that the driver that got the "cut" has to drive over to the area and deliver 1 package and the driver who got the "add" searches for a package that isn't there, maybe if we just left well enough alone things would run more smoothly? Nah, if it looks good on paper, it must work. I was informed today bout pick-up compliance. I was insrtucted by the center manager to start the scheduled pick-up time for all my accounts within in 15 minutes even if I'm not there. Fine, I work as directed, but what good are our numbers if they are not based in fact? What a waste of integrity and effort that has no positive impact on our business. I'm to falsify delivery records for this cause?? Yeah, ok. the business community is going to choose UPS over Fed-Ex because our great BD people can promise our customers a definite pick-up time? Good grief! I'm always asked for a sales lead. I'm always on the lookout for new business. I can't find any, yet I'm still pushed every day. I'll make a deal with the BD folks. Find me a sales lead and company that produces volume and I will change my schedule to accomodate to get this volume. I'm thinging its just not out there?? [/QUOTE]
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