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<blockquote data-quote="Dracula" data-source="post: 1013943" data-attributes="member: 42691"><p>I have nothing against any of these programs. Hell, all they are is software. The problem is when the software meets the managers. </p><p></p><p>Seriously, the real problem is that the software is virtual reality, instead of reality. For example, no amount of software can ever smooth out a bad load. The software can have a load lined out perfectly, but if your package car is stuffed completely, no amount of expensive software is going to make a difference in your day. That is just the reality of the situation. Management could never admit/understand that. </p><p></p><p>Maybe even more importantly, is the preload itself. And as hard as it is to blame the loaders, anyone with any common sense or a pair of working eyes can see how management's neglect of the preload is the root cause of all bad loads. Are there some bad loaders? Of course there are, but it was always hard to tell if a bad loader was a bad loader, or if he/she never had much of chance to develop into a decent loader. The buildings I've been in, the training period for preloaders was woefully short. Good loaders seemed to be a stroke of luck, rather than something to be expected. What always happened, was a loader would get a day or two--TOPS--with a supervisor, and then he/she was on their own with 3 to 5 trucks to load. And the loads were what you would expect them to be...crap.</p><p></p><p>So, you combine our preload with an expensive, software system that is viewed as the end-all, you end up with Catch-22 situation for any driver. Of course, from the management side, everything is rosy and flawless. But hey, every driver is used to that. Sometimes I kind of miss package car, but not when the brain trust starts to flex.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dracula, post: 1013943, member: 42691"] I have nothing against any of these programs. Hell, all they are is software. The problem is when the software meets the managers. Seriously, the real problem is that the software is virtual reality, instead of reality. For example, no amount of software can ever smooth out a bad load. The software can have a load lined out perfectly, but if your package car is stuffed completely, no amount of expensive software is going to make a difference in your day. That is just the reality of the situation. Management could never admit/understand that. Maybe even more importantly, is the preload itself. And as hard as it is to blame the loaders, anyone with any common sense or a pair of working eyes can see how management's neglect of the preload is the root cause of all bad loads. Are there some bad loaders? Of course there are, but it was always hard to tell if a bad loader was a bad loader, or if he/she never had much of chance to develop into a decent loader. The buildings I've been in, the training period for preloaders was woefully short. Good loaders seemed to be a stroke of luck, rather than something to be expected. What always happened, was a loader would get a day or two--TOPS--with a supervisor, and then he/she was on their own with 3 to 5 trucks to load. And the loads were what you would expect them to be...crap. So, you combine our preload with an expensive, software system that is viewed as the end-all, you end up with Catch-22 situation for any driver. Of course, from the management side, everything is rosy and flawless. But hey, every driver is used to that. Sometimes I kind of miss package car, but not when the brain trust starts to flex. [/QUOTE]
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