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<blockquote data-quote="AssistantSanta" data-source="post: 909153" data-attributes="member: 38503"><p>Yep, that we do. I do the work, but I'm constantly looking for ways to work smarter to minimize grunt work for me. </p><p></p><p>One example. Heavy packages that require a signature and a long walk and driver has a feeling they're not home. I get them sheeted in the package car and I jump with the DIAD and InfoNotice. </p><p></p><p>When I started, the driver will have me go check. If they're not home, he'll complete the InfoNotice in the truck and send me back to the door to stick on the note. If they're home, I have to go back to the truck and go again with the packages. So, it was always two round trips for me. </p><p></p><p>My latest method is sheeting them all up in the truck. I go to the door with my helper DIAD and an InfoNotice while the driver readies them for unloading. Once I get to the door, I communicate my finding to the driver by hand signal or if he's outside the line of sight I fire off a pre-filled text message to him (NotIn-# or they're here, bring them on) </p><p></p><p>If they're not in, driver puts away the packages on my walk back and, truck is running and ready to drive off by the time I get back to it.</p><p></p><p>If they're in, driver will come up to the door with packages. It's win-win. For me, I don't have to carry heavy boxes up three flights of stairs and for the driver it cuts down on time spent waiting on me walking back to the truck to get packages. I ask the consignee to sign and I have the name keyed in by the time driver is ready to walk away from the door.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AssistantSanta, post: 909153, member: 38503"] Yep, that we do. I do the work, but I'm constantly looking for ways to work smarter to minimize grunt work for me. One example. Heavy packages that require a signature and a long walk and driver has a feeling they're not home. I get them sheeted in the package car and I jump with the DIAD and InfoNotice. When I started, the driver will have me go check. If they're not home, he'll complete the InfoNotice in the truck and send me back to the door to stick on the note. If they're home, I have to go back to the truck and go again with the packages. So, it was always two round trips for me. My latest method is sheeting them all up in the truck. I go to the door with my helper DIAD and an InfoNotice while the driver readies them for unloading. Once I get to the door, I communicate my finding to the driver by hand signal or if he's outside the line of sight I fire off a pre-filled text message to him (NotIn-# or they're here, bring them on) If they're not in, driver puts away the packages on my walk back and, truck is running and ready to drive off by the time I get back to it. If they're in, driver will come up to the door with packages. It's win-win. For me, I don't have to carry heavy boxes up three flights of stairs and for the driver it cuts down on time spent waiting on me walking back to the truck to get packages. I ask the consignee to sign and I have the name keyed in by the time driver is ready to walk away from the door. [/QUOTE]
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