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<blockquote data-quote="AKCoverMan" data-source="post: 1515660" data-attributes="member: 17867"><p>On the original topic..the numbers are all based on a formula with variables that the company can adjust. There is a set amount of time for each stop made and each piece handled. The amount of time allowed for each stop and each piece is different from neighborhood to neighborhood supposededly based on how much walking etc the driver has to do on average in that neighborhood.</p><p></p><p> All of these allowances are in my experience very optimistic. For instance a single piece stop at the mall gets the same time allowance if the store is five yards from your park position or on the other side of the mail from where you are required to park. And a single peice resi stop has the same time allowance if the package is available for selection right inside the bulkhead door as it does if you have to search the entire car for it.</p><p></p><p>There is also a calculation done to compute travel time to and from area and an allowance for every mile driven while on area. I believe based on running many different routes that this formula is fairly accurate if you drive directly to a pretty tight area, spend all day there, and drive straight back. But some routes have several "areas" to them not just one. I call these routes "island hoppers" and I firmly believe the to/from area travel calculation does not fit these routes so well.</p><p></p><p>Bottom line is I cover most routes in my center and I give the same effort to best of my ability every day yet some days (mostly on high peice count industrial routes loaded by best loaders) I can be close to scratch on others (especially island hoppers) I can be two hours over. </p><p></p><p>So the most I ever do (when I bother to look at over/under) is compare how I did to how I did the same route the day before. And maybe compare what I come in at to the bid driver. But really over/under is the least of my concerns.. I care about no injurys or accidents first and taking care of customers second. Over/under is not even on the same list of prioritys as those first two!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AKCoverMan, post: 1515660, member: 17867"] On the original topic..the numbers are all based on a formula with variables that the company can adjust. There is a set amount of time for each stop made and each piece handled. The amount of time allowed for each stop and each piece is different from neighborhood to neighborhood supposededly based on how much walking etc the driver has to do on average in that neighborhood. All of these allowances are in my experience very optimistic. For instance a single piece stop at the mall gets the same time allowance if the store is five yards from your park position or on the other side of the mail from where you are required to park. And a single peice resi stop has the same time allowance if the package is available for selection right inside the bulkhead door as it does if you have to search the entire car for it. There is also a calculation done to compute travel time to and from area and an allowance for every mile driven while on area. I believe based on running many different routes that this formula is fairly accurate if you drive directly to a pretty tight area, spend all day there, and drive straight back. But some routes have several "areas" to them not just one. I call these routes "island hoppers" and I firmly believe the to/from area travel calculation does not fit these routes so well. Bottom line is I cover most routes in my center and I give the same effort to best of my ability every day yet some days (mostly on high peice count industrial routes loaded by best loaders) I can be close to scratch on others (especially island hoppers) I can be two hours over. So the most I ever do (when I bother to look at over/under) is compare how I did to how I did the same route the day before. And maybe compare what I come in at to the bid driver. But really over/under is the least of my concerns.. I care about no injurys or accidents first and taking care of customers second. Over/under is not even on the same list of prioritys as those first two! [/QUOTE]
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