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In this area they do, it may not be same but it is equivalent. Same Teamsters local.Costco does not have the same health benefits.
In this area they do, it may not be same but it is equivalent. Same Teamsters local.Costco does not have the same health benefits.
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Um, pretty much. I figure we have 63 drivers in our center. At one time or another, at least 50 were pre-loaders. Another 5 or 6 were casuals that made book. It's rare, at least in my building, to see a new driver that didn't spend time on the pre-load.
Really? I know drivers that have done just about every position at the hub. Unloader, loader, sorter, smalls. I see no correlation between being a preloader and becoming a driver.
She would have a better understanding of how the inside functions affect her truck.
It helps in understanding, as I stated several times. I grasp that understanding isn't your strong suit. It is blatantly obvious.You don't have to know how to load 'em to deliver 'em.
It helps in understanding, as I stated several times. I grasp that understanding isn't your strong suit. It is blatantly obvious.
Understanding what?? To be blunt, I don't care about the process involved in getting the packages on to the car. All I ask is that the loader does the job the way that he was trained to do it. When he loads by the PAL I can then deliver following EDD. When he does his job I can then do mine. I don't tell him how to do his job and he doesn't tell me how to do mine. It's an arrangement we are both comfortable with.
You don't have to know how to load 'em to deliver 'em.
The younger kids these days just want everything handed to them they want to make the big bucks and not have to work there way up to get it.
upsguy72,Seems like your true colors are coming out. Don't worry if you don't quit they will eventually fire you....
The younger kids these days just want everything handed to them they want to make the big bucks and not have to work there way up to get it.
Being a pre-loader in the old days was a tremendous help to me in becoming a driver. It gave me a sense of pride in doing the job right, taught me how to make quick decisions on the fly. I'd be willing to bet a weeks pay that most loaders don't know what a Z-scan is. It was a harder job back in the days before you had those cute little labels that told you where to put stuff. Back in the day when you had to memorize 300 or more different sequence numbers for 3 or 4 trucks. It was immediate trial by fire when you were hired to load the brown trucks. I'd be mortified if any truck I loaded left the building the way some of these trucks do.
The PAL system has literally dumbed-down the pre-load. It has removed any ability they had to reason or apply logic (i.e. a 30-piece bulk stop for the 5000 shelf that's smashed in with the other 30 stops on the 5000 shelf), and it's made them terribly lazy (sequence #6343 on pkg, just pitch it on the 6000 shelf and the driver will handle the rest).
I took over my own route last Tuesday. The pre-loader that we have is incredible. He's from the old school, easily has 15 years in. He doesn't follow the PAL guidelines; loads the truck exactly the way that me and my two neighbors want it done and he is incredibly neat about it. Most days I have between 250-300 pieces in a 6-cube and I could teach an aerobics class in there everyday that's how neat it is. For this, he will get a very healthy tip and a big thank you from the 3 of us every December.
You teach aerobics ?
Like you got anything out of it.That's all you took that from that?!
That's all you took that from that?!
That broccoli cheese soup is awesome! Of course, I could just eat the bread. I love bread.You want to go to Panera Bread for lunch?
You teach aerobics ?
No. But I did stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night.
Like you got anything out of it.