Yet, again, the over 9.5 issue has reared its' ugly head. And this contract does nothing to fix the problem.
As I've stated in a previous post: If the numbers are attainable, there will be drivers
trying to attain them. If they're not, why would anybody even try?
You might attain them if you skip your lunch and breaks, run from the pkg car to the porch all day long, and take shortcuts that compromise service and safety. But you have to ask yourself just how long you can keep that up and to what end. Will it be the promise of getting home earlier..... or more stops for your trouble?
There was a time when a majority of the drivers in my center ran scratch or early. Then an adjustment to the standards was made (years after the fact) to take into account the use of the diad. Although the diad may have made some difference in efficiency, it is my contention that it mostly made everybodies job after the driver easier than it did the drivers'.
Then came PAS/EDD and a further adjustment to the standards. Nevermind that before that almost no one was running scratch anymore and most were averaging 1hr. overallowed. In my opinion, the numbers have changed solely for the justification of not putting more drivers on the road.
The good news: The company owns those numbers. They are the ones who have to live with the reports.
The bad news: We are being dispatched by those bogus numbers.