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<blockquote data-quote="UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)" data-source="post: 868948" data-attributes="member: 12570"><p>Red asked a very good question--"Why can't UPS provide the same service with once a week delivery to the rural areas?" We used to have this type of service--rural remote. When RR first came out the drivers were told that if we only had a few packages for a rural area that we were to delay delivery until we had enough to make it cost effective to run them off. We were also told to try to get rid of them by indirecting them if possible. RR worked quite well when it was left to the drivers to make the decisions. RR lost it's effectiveness when mgt started using it as a dispatch tool by putting entire towns under the belt.</p><p></p><p>I had a country run that had a very small town about 5 miles away from a slightly larger town. Most if not all of the people from the small town either worked or had family in the slightly larger town so it was not hard to indirect their packages. The problem came in when mgt decided to bury both towns under the belt. When we would object we were told to work as directed.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="UpstateNYUPSer(Ret), post: 868948, member: 12570"] Red asked a very good question--"Why can't UPS provide the same service with once a week delivery to the rural areas?" We used to have this type of service--rural remote. When RR first came out the drivers were told that if we only had a few packages for a rural area that we were to delay delivery until we had enough to make it cost effective to run them off. We were also told to try to get rid of them by indirecting them if possible. RR worked quite well when it was left to the drivers to make the decisions. RR lost it's effectiveness when mgt started using it as a dispatch tool by putting entire towns under the belt. I had a country run that had a very small town about 5 miles away from a slightly larger town. Most if not all of the people from the small town either worked or had family in the slightly larger town so it was not hard to indirect their packages. The problem came in when mgt decided to bury both towns under the belt. When we would object we were told to work as directed. [/QUOTE]
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