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way overworked as a preloader
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<blockquote data-quote="Richard Harrow" data-source="post: 1018063" data-attributes="member: 29614"><p>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.</p><p></p><p>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).</p><p></p><p>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.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Richard Harrow, post: 1018063, member: 29614"] 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. [/QUOTE]
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