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Are 13 to 14 hour days worthy of a NO vote?
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<blockquote data-quote="olroadbeech" data-source="post: 3564297" data-attributes="member: 52145"><p>When I was hauling tomatoes , all the hauls were within 100 miles of the cannery so there were NO HOS regs. Maybe that has changed but there were a lot of wrecks.</p><p></p><p>I agree that the HOS should be lowered for package guys. Perhaps 12 hours total per day with 12 hours off. </p><p></p><p>Actually you had to be blind not to see this coming. With FedEx and USPS extending their hours , UPS had to follow suit. About 15 years ago the District manager in Sacramento told me that UPS's goal was to have every feeder driver working the max per week or 60 hours a week. She said it was cheaper to have 2 feeder drivers working a total of 120 hours rather than have 3 drivers working 40 hrs per week. Workman's comp. and other per employee costs being factored. It made sense and they have gradually made it happen in feeder.</p><p></p><p>Now , it's packages turn to max out. With the feds backing UPS on this the Teamsters are going to have to draw a line in the sand . It's actually probably better safety wise to cut back hours and save the company money in the long run. However I think the bean counters have already figured out the break even point just like actuaries do for insurance companies.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="olroadbeech, post: 3564297, member: 52145"] When I was hauling tomatoes , all the hauls were within 100 miles of the cannery so there were NO HOS regs. Maybe that has changed but there were a lot of wrecks. I agree that the HOS should be lowered for package guys. Perhaps 12 hours total per day with 12 hours off. Actually you had to be blind not to see this coming. With FedEx and USPS extending their hours , UPS had to follow suit. About 15 years ago the District manager in Sacramento told me that UPS's goal was to have every feeder driver working the max per week or 60 hours a week. She said it was cheaper to have 2 feeder drivers working a total of 120 hours rather than have 3 drivers working 40 hrs per week. Workman's comp. and other per employee costs being factored. It made sense and they have gradually made it happen in feeder. Now , it's packages turn to max out. With the feds backing UPS on this the Teamsters are going to have to draw a line in the sand . It's actually probably better safety wise to cut back hours and save the company money in the long run. However I think the bean counters have already figured out the break even point just like actuaries do for insurance companies. [/QUOTE]
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