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<blockquote data-quote="TooTechie" data-source="post: 1451478" data-attributes="member: 28388"><p>It's very normal not to know the flow of the loop after 4 days, especially if you're a new driver and don't have experience with other routes to get how routes are mapped out.</p><p>Also don't worry about driving fast right now. Worry about not hitting anything and getting smooth getting on and off the truck.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Schittbox trucks suck, but if you can master them then you can drive anything we have and you'll be even faster in the new trucks. I recently was upgraded from my 29 year old POS to a new 2013 P80X. It's like driving a luxury car. Sooo smooth. When I got my new truck it actually knocked 45 minutes off my day without trying. Just be thankful you're not delivering out of a uhaul. Climbing in and out of the back of the truck, not having shelves and no backup camera so you have to constantly be worried about hitting something...that would suck a lot more than an old package car.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Actually no. Close together stops when you're new gives you the opportunity to look like a superstar because once you get the smooth car routine down and get in your groove you can knock out a ton of work quickly, whereas when you are on a rural run with a lot of windshield time working faster doesn't change much because you're still at the mercy of road conditions, speed limits and overall safety. Once you're no longer new obviously windshield time is preferable because it's less strenuous work.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Ask your on-car to print you a copy of your manifest and then run the route stop for stop on the weekend in your personal vehicle. I did it when I was trying to make seniority and it was <strong>huge</strong> for me. Once you become an experienced driver you don't need to do this. The routes will just click once you master one. </p><p></p><p>I always tell everyone not to do any work off the clock, even looking at google maps because the company should be paying you, but in the following I'm a bit of a hypocrite:</p><p>After two months on my current route I did a virtual drive-through one night after work on Google maps street view because I was having a really rough time learning the residential. I had never had this problem before on any other route after my first route. It's just an odd route.</p><p></p><p></p><p>This time of year with it getting colder you shouldn't be super thirsty, although it's good to stay hydrated year round. Don't worry about the diad. It will come with repetition. You probably shouldn't be getting 150 stops. They're supposed to start you around 60% of the route then work you up to normal full volume, but sadly that rarely happens. They think if they just keep the sup on the car and doing union work with you for an extra couple of days that they can keep it heavy. Although heading into peak season any route is going to be heavy. They should be sending neighboring drivers to take work off you if you run into problems in the beginning if they're not reducing the dispatch.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Nah, most customers are decent with a few jerks thrown in. Bear in mind you're trying to go fast and limit your interactions so you look good to sups. The customers don't know that and are probably used to chatting a bit or a more laid back interaction.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TooTechie, post: 1451478, member: 28388"] It's very normal not to know the flow of the loop after 4 days, especially if you're a new driver and don't have experience with other routes to get how routes are mapped out. Also don't worry about driving fast right now. Worry about not hitting anything and getting smooth getting on and off the truck. Schittbox trucks suck, but if you can master them then you can drive anything we have and you'll be even faster in the new trucks. I recently was upgraded from my 29 year old POS to a new 2013 P80X. It's like driving a luxury car. Sooo smooth. When I got my new truck it actually knocked 45 minutes off my day without trying. Just be thankful you're not delivering out of a uhaul. Climbing in and out of the back of the truck, not having shelves and no backup camera so you have to constantly be worried about hitting something...that would suck a lot more than an old package car. Actually no. Close together stops when you're new gives you the opportunity to look like a superstar because once you get the smooth car routine down and get in your groove you can knock out a ton of work quickly, whereas when you are on a rural run with a lot of windshield time working faster doesn't change much because you're still at the mercy of road conditions, speed limits and overall safety. Once you're no longer new obviously windshield time is preferable because it's less strenuous work. Ask your on-car to print you a copy of your manifest and then run the route stop for stop on the weekend in your personal vehicle. I did it when I was trying to make seniority and it was [B]huge[/B] for me. Once you become an experienced driver you don't need to do this. The routes will just click once you master one. I always tell everyone not to do any work off the clock, even looking at google maps because the company should be paying you, but in the following I'm a bit of a hypocrite: After two months on my current route I did a virtual drive-through one night after work on Google maps street view because I was having a really rough time learning the residential. I had never had this problem before on any other route after my first route. It's just an odd route. This time of year with it getting colder you shouldn't be super thirsty, although it's good to stay hydrated year round. Don't worry about the diad. It will come with repetition. You probably shouldn't be getting 150 stops. They're supposed to start you around 60% of the route then work you up to normal full volume, but sadly that rarely happens. They think if they just keep the sup on the car and doing union work with you for an extra couple of days that they can keep it heavy. Although heading into peak season any route is going to be heavy. They should be sending neighboring drivers to take work off you if you run into problems in the beginning if they're not reducing the dispatch. Nah, most customers are decent with a few jerks thrown in. Bear in mind you're trying to go fast and limit your interactions so you look good to sups. The customers don't know that and are probably used to chatting a bit or a more laid back interaction. [/QUOTE]
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