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04-23-2007, 08:52 AM
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When I was a driver up north, I just assumed that the UPS term for delivery route was "trip" because that's what we all called them... Jim's trip, Frank's trip, etc. But down here, everybody uses the term "route" instead. Just wondering if it's a regional thing. What do y'all call them? :confused1 | 
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04-23-2007, 04:04 PM
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Its always been "route" in Atlanta, as far as Package Drivers. I have heard the Feeder guys use the term "runs", but never "Trip". | |
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04-23-2007, 04:44 PM
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"Route" in Calif. | |
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04-23-2007, 05:10 PM
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"paper route" in Texas | |
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04-23-2007, 05:24 PM
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#$%^&$#@(*&^#$@!!!!!!!!
In Virginia
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04-23-2007, 05:26 PM
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#6 | | Industrial Slob
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route wherever i've worked... | |
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04-23-2007, 05:48 PM
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Route here, we save the trips for vacation, or holidays as the Canadians say.
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04-23-2007, 05:53 PM
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Garbage run in my center!!!! | |
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04-23-2007, 05:53 PM
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It's about half and half here in Philly. Most of the older drivers say "trip" and the newer ones say "route". | |
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04-23-2007, 06:18 PM
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I've never heard of bidding on a trip, except through EBay, maybe. | |
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04-23-2007, 06:19 PM
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Originally Posted by upsguysavannah  When I was a driver up north, I just assumed that the UPS term for delivery route was "trip" because that's what we all called them... Jim's trip, Frank's trip, etc. But down here, everybody uses the term "route" instead. Just wondering if it's a regional thing. What do y'all call them? :confused1 | P'Dale/Atl/F Park /Roswell all called routes like the word "Y'all" !!  BC | |
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04-23-2007, 06:23 PM
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Route here.....Think I've heard "run" in feeders.
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04-23-2007, 06:25 PM
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#13 | | Robot Extraordinaire
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We call 'em runs
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04-23-2007, 07:26 PM
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"Area" here | |
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04-23-2007, 08:33 PM
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Route Ny
run -feeder | |
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04-23-2007, 09:06 PM
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#16 | | Just another Robot
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Route is the place you go every day
Trip is each time you go out of the building on your route...
once upon a time I was in 4 trucks one day 4 trips.. sure was tough to
put that in the diad... | |
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04-23-2007, 09:09 PM
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Here in Edmonton Canada, it's either a "run" or a "route". Trips are what we took in "high" school. | 
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04-23-2007, 09:54 PM
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#18 | | Agent of Change
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Originally Posted by upsguysavannah When I was a driver up north... | Were you an educational transfer, one of those nearly mythical full-time driver transfers or are you a member of management? Just curious. -Rocky
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04-23-2007, 11:33 PM
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#19 | | Just another Robot
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hah, full time transfer.. its a myth I swear.
I had to move for my wifes job, and the new "local"
center had 2 full time positions open.. and I couldn't get diddly...
I even offered to start over at bottom rate.. (still good money)
So I'll bide my time, the local has like 4 guys retiring soon. | |
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04-24-2007, 12:59 AM
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#20 | | Agent of Change
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Originally Posted by fredly00 hah, full time transfer.. its a myth I swear.
I had to move for my wifes job, and the new "local"
center had 2 full time positions open.. and I couldn't get diddly...
I even offered to start over at bottom rate.. (still good money)
So I'll bide my time, the local has like 4 guys retiring soon. | What a shame, Fredly. Did your move take you out of the Rocky Mountain District? -Rocky
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04-24-2007, 01:16 AM
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#21 | | Just another Robot
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Yeah it did.. unfortunately... but its ok.. FRED's hiring.  | |
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04-24-2007, 07:47 AM
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Originally Posted by RockyRogue Were you an educational transfer, one of those nearly mythical full-time driver transfers or are you a member of management? Just curious. -Rocky | None of the above. I was a FT driver who moved for purely personal reasons. Tried SOOOO hard to get transferred but that truly is a myth, it just can't be done. So I started back at the bottom but luckily promotions to FT happen quickly here. | |
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04-24-2007, 08:10 AM
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Originally Posted by Griff It's about half and half here in Philly. Most of the older drivers say "trip" and the newer ones say "route". | Hey, I also worked in the Metro Philly district. Seems like the use of "trip" is unique to that area. We all said it in my bldg, even the newbies.
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04-24-2007, 05:40 PM
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#24 | | Junior Member
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Down here we call them routes, and feeders call them runs | |
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04-24-2007, 05:58 PM
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