I'm not entirely sure but i think the latest FO commit time we currently have is 11 AM. Insome remote areas we're lucky to get on the road by that time, nevermind guaranteeing delivery that early.
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I'm not entirely sure but i think the latest FO commit time we currently have is 11 AM. Insome remote areas we're lucky to get on the road by that time, nevermind guaranteeing delivery that early.
UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)
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Our earliest EAM commit time locally is 9 am. We (drivers) don't start until 9:30 so we either use an air driver or have a FT driver start early.
Cactus
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Why such a late start? Other thsn the fact that it saves the company money at the expense of customer service. Just curious.
Cactus
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And it sounds like Thornton's way of thinking and that's usually a trainwreck.
MAKAVELI
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Because they don't load their trucks. I imagine their start time coincides with the end of their sort.
UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)
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Good question. They tell us it is because we can't get our loads any earlier.
Express actually starts at about the same time that we do.
Ground has already been on the road for an hour or two by the time we hit the street.
That's what we do for FO service. I don't think it's feasible everywhere though. I think they decide whether to offer it based on the time the ramp gets its freight and the distance from the ramp to the station and the station to the delivery area.
whenIgetthere
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On Saturday, I have two FO commit times. 1130 and 1230, and I have to drive thru the 1230 area to get to the 1130 area. Brilliant!
El Morado Diablo
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The rumor we heard was that they want to offer FO service in PM areas with a 1400 commit time.
BigTex61
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Then that means the poor sap in the pm area will have to do the FO stuff first, then do his route. That's how they do it on Saturday here. Really Jack's up your day because the FO isn't factored into how DRA routes you.
El Morado Diablo
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They might be trying to cater to business customers. One of the UPS guys on my route said they have a 1530 commit time to businesses in our PM areas.
Cactus
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Can't imagine that would be real lucrative business at that, but that's FedEx marketing for 'ya. They really don't understand how doing stuff like this affects the whole operation. Either that or they're desperate for ideas these days.
El Morado Diablo
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We didn't change the world offering Sunday service and our Morning 2Day service doesn't seem to be a hit. That hasn't stopped Memphis from thinking they are great ideas. <shrug>
UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)
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Our 2DA AM has also been a disappointment.
Cactus
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Might as well offer graveyard shift residential signature required service to high crime areas too.
SmithBarney
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one reason $... also lots of businesses out in these areas are willing to pay the extra to get it a few hours earlier.
Purplepackage
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True, I'm highly remote areas there are always a couple garages or farm repair places that probably would like parts before 4 in the afternoon
MrFedEx
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This sounds right. Why offer a service you can't really provide, given the sorry state of on-time freight. Fred will happily take your money and then not refund it when your FO becomes an E2.
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