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A thought or two on 2008
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<blockquote data-quote="brownhorn" data-source="post: 76328" data-attributes="member: 290"><p>I remember a few years back, we had staggered start times. Some started as early as 7:45 AM, all the way up to 8:45. Nowadays, most of us start at 9:00. It really sucks. I know the argument of air availability and late pickups and all that. But in my building, most of the time preload is wrapped and all air is loaded by 8:30. We just sit around waiting for 9:00. Then when we leave, we have to run straight air, and can't even dig through our trucks to find ground packages for the air stops, or we run the risk of late air. It's just not smart. That's why I hope the Teamsters exert some pressure in the next negotiations, and make the Company either have earlier start times, or let us bid start times. If we need to make late pickups, they should be made by junior drivers with later start times. I'm sick of missing my kids' activities just because we start so late. I'm sick of hearing, "boy you sure are out late!" from well meaning customers. I'm sick of the excuses as to why we can't start earlier. If FDX can do it, surely we can.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="brownhorn, post: 76328, member: 290"] I remember a few years back, we had staggered start times. Some started as early as 7:45 AM, all the way up to 8:45. Nowadays, most of us start at 9:00. It really sucks. I know the argument of air availability and late pickups and all that. But in my building, most of the time preload is wrapped and all air is loaded by 8:30. We just sit around waiting for 9:00. Then when we leave, we have to run straight air, and can't even dig through our trucks to find ground packages for the air stops, or we run the risk of late air. It's just not smart. That's why I hope the Teamsters exert some pressure in the next negotiations, and make the Company either have earlier start times, or let us bid start times. If we need to make late pickups, they should be made by junior drivers with later start times. I'm sick of missing my kids' activities just because we start so late. I'm sick of hearing, "boy you sure are out late!" from well meaning customers. I'm sick of the excuses as to why we can't start earlier. If FDX can do it, surely we can. [/QUOTE]
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