just file and make that extra cash from penalty pay... and keep hydrated and know your cool zones and use them!!
9.5
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just file and make that extra cash from penalty pay... and keep hydrated and know your cool zones and use them!!
Brownslave688
You want a toe? I can get you a toe.
If they are paying you triple time penalty what else do you want?
Bunch of P* work here
brownmonster
Man of Great Wisdom
From the amount of people on this site complaining about 10, 11, 12 hour days I'm thinking not many are on the 9.5 list and people love the money.
brownmonster
Man of Great Wisdom
We don't have penalty pay in my area. When You file it means you don't want hours.
Jordan8021
Well-Known Member
What makes a difference what job i have?
Tired Driver
Sisyphus had it easy.
You would think. I will be getting $ 280.00 bonus for being on the 9.5 list this week.
Tired Driver
Sisyphus had it easy.
I am on the list. But as old and broken as I am, I cannot take the long hours anymore no matter what the pay is.
norcalbrown
Active Member
Why do we have drivers running out of hours during the summer? Seems crazy to me, but obviously, UPS has crunched the numbers and determined that running the drivers with less than 4 years into the ground (having them help after completing a route) is more cost effective than more cars on road. 2018 will be interesting, because all our new guys can't wait to "9.5 themselves".
Tired Driver
Sisyphus had it easy.
Unfortunately there will be others who are less than 4 years to replace you.
The problem with the penalty pay here is it takes months for the 9.5 grievance to be heard, they pay pennies on the dollar, and they don't tell you how they got to the figure that they did. It looks like they are sending us out with 10.25 dispatches, and of course some guys are quicker or slower
728ups
All Trash No Trailer
we refer to 9.5 grievances as Driver Incentive Program
728ups
All Trash No Trailer
you need a better BA, we get paid for all time over 9.5. it takes a couple of months but we DO get it
There's more to it than that, add in the cost of a vehicle and the maintenance and fuel that goes along with it, pension benefits, workers comp premiums, unemployment insurance, more preloaders needed to load the more trucks, etc etc etc.
It's not even close that it's way more cost effective to go with less drivers.
Brownslave688
You want a toe? I can get you a toe.
The sad part is somehow not everyone knows this going in.
Brown287
Im not the Mail Man!
The real tag for this thread should be "9.5 
Draggers". My center is full of 9.5 drivers who barely have 8hr days but still are out over 10. Subsequently any and all not on the list have been forced to work late and help. Which then has forced us onto the list. So my question is now what are those Draggers gonna do? Funny thing is now with vacations and sick calls(10 yesterday, 9 the day before), our center is a giant mess. Word is this has finally forced management to go after drivers not doing their job. Before you start about how that's their numbers, put a sock in it. We all know who's lazy and not doing their jobs. So here's an idea, let's pull our heads out and stop pretending that Johnny-3hr over-McGee is being wronged. Johnny can get a job somewhere else cause the Johnny's don't deserve this job in the first place.
Draggers". My center is full of 9.5 drivers who barely have 8hr days but still are out over 10. Subsequently any and all not on the list have been forced to work late and help. Which then has forced us onto the list. So my question is now what are those Draggers gonna do? Funny thing is now with vacations and sick calls(10 yesterday, 9 the day before), our center is a giant mess. Word is this has finally forced management to go after drivers not doing their job. Before you start about how that's their numbers, put a sock in it. We all know who's lazy and not doing their jobs. So here's an idea, let's pull our heads out and stop pretending that Johnny-3hr over-McGee is being wronged. Johnny can get a job somewhere else cause the Johnny's don't deserve this job in the first place.
Wally
BrownCafe Innovator & King of Puns
Heff, Don't you think it is more than that? If I work another hour, sure, I do more miles but less than another truck sent out to do that split. I think it might be cheaper to pay OT and keep the number of trucks down?
