Or will they charge a premium to have your package delivered Saturday Ground, like Saturday Air?
UPS says Yes to Saturday Ground.
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brownmonster
Man of Great Wisdom
I'm planning to work 3 years until retirement. If I'm forced to start working Saturdays, see ya. I'll go get a normal job.
Keenj
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I've been told that crap since I was in the Navy. I'm single because Marriage is a joke and I'd rather manwhore around. What good is extra OT if I'm too busy working to actually have some fun with the money?
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@MyTripisCut
Have they started this in your building? Your area was one of the test markets??
Have they started this in your building? Your area was one of the test markets??
Jackburton
Gone Fish'n
No, as it now classified as a ground day, PT drivers aren't obligated to work before forcing FT low seniority drivers. It's basically Monday ground due to go out Monday, just ran Saturday. There have yet to be any pushing of trailers like we do during peak. The effect on Monday thus far has been negligible.
opie
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So will they treat regular air and Saturday air packages the same? They will probably have to eliminate or greatly reduce the PT Saturday air jobs. Wouldn't be enough trucks to go around anyway. On Saturdays the trucks are nearly empty, because you only have around 20 stops with most of the pieces being envelopes and small packages.
MyTripisCut
Never bought my own handtruck
In three weeks
MyTripisCut
Never bought my own handtruck
Walmart, Target, and Costco are also in a group of shippers that asked UPS to do this. That is what our BA told us.
Faceplanted
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It would make sense for ups to just use pt drivers to deliver. Both financial sense and to keep drivers moral high.
Great chance for the pt guys to get experience and no reason to pay them 35hr.
Great chance for the pt guys to get experience and no reason to pay them 35hr.
Jackburton
Gone Fish'n
Except for the fact it's a FT ground day and they will be paid ground rate. The issue that has already surfaced is the rookies are doing horrible, thusly begging senior drivers to work at OT rate.
Jackburton
Gone Fish'n
Currently, all ground is volume from Monday. It doesn't effect Monday volume much as you still have to go to those same areas that got ran on Saturday. The only way the company will make money off this move is to push volume throughout the company, not cherry pick loads. This is why the rush to do a nationwide rollout. Currently the drivers running Saturday are doing 7-9SPORH, costing the company money due to the lack of density.
Faceplanted
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We use pt cover drivers in my local. All those guys could work sat
I'm pretty sure (here) they would have to make it a Tuesday & Saturday route. Or it would be considered extra work and seniority would dictate who works or doesn't
We have enough OT whores that would work six days a week.
We have enough OT whores that would work six days a week.
Jackburton
Gone Fish'n
We have those as well, they have the option to work after the T-S new hires are filled up and FT volunteers have the option to work. Before Sat ground, PT had seniority as it was classified as an air day, that is no longer the case.
Jackburton
Gone Fish'n
On the money with that post. All new hires are classified as T-Sat as to avoid issues with rebidding routes mid contract.
This will be interesting. At least I don't have to worry about working Saturdays.
We don't need anymore part time jobs. Extra work should create more full time jobs. But I have a feeling that our current leadership will cave in.
PT Car Washer
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Is it a driver sort and load or do you have a preload. How about support? FT sups, mechanics, and who spots all the cars at the end of the day for Monday?
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