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<blockquote data-quote="soberups" data-source="post: 906576" data-attributes="member: 14668"><p>Scanning in the car <em><strong>always</strong></em> saves time. More importantly, it saves wear and tear on your body.</p><p></p><p>Lets say I have 8 pieces, average weight 20 lbs, that need to be handtrucked in to the delivery point. If I followed UPS methods I would move all 8 pieces from the shelf to the floor at the front or rear of the car. I would then stack those pieces onto the handcart. I would then wheel them in to the delivery point, unload each piece off of the handcart into a row on the floor, scan them, and get a signature. Depending upon the size of the receiving area, I may then be asked to stack them or move them out of the way before I leave. When all is said and done, I have handled each piece 3 or 4 times, meaning I have just handled a total of between 480 and 640 lbs. (8x20+160.....160x3+<strong>480</strong> or 160x4+<strong>640</strong>)</p><p></p><p>The better way to do it...is to load the handcart in the car, without folding the lip down (if possible) and scan each package <em><strong>as you load </strong></em>it with the biggest and heaviest pieces on the bottom. When all pieces are scanned and you know you have gotten all of them, slide the handcart off of the back bumper or out the front step, keeping your back straight and maintaining 3 points of contact. You are using the handtruck as a fulcrum, and keeping the weight on the slide rails. Wheel the handtruck in to the delivery point, get a signature, and while the consignee is signing you push the load up against the wall, grab the handcart near the bottom, and pull the cart out from under the pile. Instead of handling each package <em><strong>3</strong></em> or <em><strong>4 </strong></em>times, you have only handled it <em><strong>once </strong></em>for a total weight of 180 lbs instead of 480 or 640. This method is also faster and it minimizes customer contact time because they arent standing there while you unload the cart wanting to question the condition of each package or whether or not they ought to sign for it. They are siging for a pile that you have conveniently pushed out of the way for them and by the time they start tearing into it and looking each package over you are already back to the PC.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="soberups, post: 906576, member: 14668"] Scanning in the car [I][B]always[/B][/I] saves time. More importantly, it saves wear and tear on your body. Lets say I have 8 pieces, average weight 20 lbs, that need to be handtrucked in to the delivery point. If I followed UPS methods I would move all 8 pieces from the shelf to the floor at the front or rear of the car. I would then stack those pieces onto the handcart. I would then wheel them in to the delivery point, unload each piece off of the handcart into a row on the floor, scan them, and get a signature. Depending upon the size of the receiving area, I may then be asked to stack them or move them out of the way before I leave. When all is said and done, I have handled each piece 3 or 4 times, meaning I have just handled a total of between 480 and 640 lbs. (8x20+160.....160x3+[B]480[/B] or 160x4+[B]640[/B]) The better way to do it...is to load the handcart in the car, without folding the lip down (if possible) and scan each package [I][B]as you load [/B][/I]it with the biggest and heaviest pieces on the bottom. When all pieces are scanned and you know you have gotten all of them, slide the handcart off of the back bumper or out the front step, keeping your back straight and maintaining 3 points of contact. You are using the handtruck as a fulcrum, and keeping the weight on the slide rails. Wheel the handtruck in to the delivery point, get a signature, and while the consignee is signing you push the load up against the wall, grab the handcart near the bottom, and pull the cart out from under the pile. Instead of handling each package [I][B]3[/B][/I] or [I][B]4 [/B][/I]times, you have only handled it [I][B]once [/B][/I]for a total weight of 180 lbs instead of 480 or 640. This method is also faster and it minimizes customer contact time because they arent standing there while you unload the cart wanting to question the condition of each package or whether or not they ought to sign for it. They are siging for a pile that you have conveniently pushed out of the way for them and by the time they start tearing into it and looking each package over you are already back to the PC. [/QUOTE]
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