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Anyone know how a driver's estimated work day plan is formulated? (over/under "plan")
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<blockquote data-quote="BrownArmy" data-source="post: 1207650" data-attributes="member: 18225"><p><strong>Re: Anyone know how a driver's estimated work day plan is formulated? (over/under "pl</strong></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>There isn't a serious answer for you, unfortunately.</p><p></p><p>Yes, there are metrics based on a particular route, sort of...</p><p></p><p>No way in heck there's any metric based on the size/weight of the packages that are loaded on your truck, aside from assigning a package as an 'over-70' as you deliver it, and that buys you a few seconds, nowhere near the reality of what you had to do to deliver that PB piece of ***</p><p></p><p>You're asking the wrong question.</p><p></p><p>To answer your original question, yes, there is a complex calculus to determine the 'numbers' for a driver's day.</p><p></p><p>But to really answer your question, all the variables that factor into that calculus are, in and of themselves, completely variable. </p><p></p><p>We're not screwing with you, the reality is that the numbers don't actually mean that much, unless you factor them over a significant amount of time.</p><p></p><p>You will never find any sort of satisfaction looking at the numbers, because the final numbers are based on a quicksand set of shifting and arbitrary numerical sets, any one of which can be 'altered' with a click of a mouse in order to align more closely with another imaginary data set.</p><p></p><p>You think this is hyperbole, or that we don't want to give you the answer, or that we don't know the answer you want.</p><p></p><p>The fact is that there isn't anything to know.</p><p></p><p> We don't know, the people gaming the numbers don't know, and the people reading the numbers don't know either.</p><p></p><p>You must think that I'm playing with you, but in fact, it's the simple truth:</p><p></p><p>All of the variables you speak of are not set in stone, they are 'editable' at will, for a purpose or purposes that have absolutely nothing to do with what your 'planned' day looks like or is supposed to look like.</p><p></p><p>You must think we're jaded, or that we don't want to give you the answer you're looking for, or that we're stupid and we don't know the answer to your question.</p><p></p><p>THERE IS NO ANSWER TO YOUR QUESTION.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BrownArmy, post: 1207650, member: 18225"] [b]Re: Anyone know how a driver's estimated work day plan is formulated? (over/under "pl[/b] There isn't a serious answer for you, unfortunately. Yes, there are metrics based on a particular route, sort of... No way in heck there's any metric based on the size/weight of the packages that are loaded on your truck, aside from assigning a package as an 'over-70' as you deliver it, and that buys you a few seconds, nowhere near the reality of what you had to do to deliver that PB piece of *** You're asking the wrong question. To answer your original question, yes, there is a complex calculus to determine the 'numbers' for a driver's day. But to really answer your question, all the variables that factor into that calculus are, in and of themselves, completely variable. We're not screwing with you, the reality is that the numbers don't actually mean that much, unless you factor them over a significant amount of time. You will never find any sort of satisfaction looking at the numbers, because the final numbers are based on a quicksand set of shifting and arbitrary numerical sets, any one of which can be 'altered' with a click of a mouse in order to align more closely with another imaginary data set. You think this is hyperbole, or that we don't want to give you the answer, or that we don't know the answer you want. The fact is that there isn't anything to know. We don't know, the people gaming the numbers don't know, and the people reading the numbers don't know either. You must think that I'm playing with you, but in fact, it's the simple truth: All of the variables you speak of are not set in stone, they are 'editable' at will, for a purpose or purposes that have absolutely nothing to do with what your 'planned' day looks like or is supposed to look like. You must think we're jaded, or that we don't want to give you the answer you're looking for, or that we're stupid and we don't know the answer to your question. THERE IS NO ANSWER TO YOUR QUESTION. [/QUOTE]
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