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<blockquote data-quote="AKCoverMan" data-source="post: 816707" data-attributes="member: 17867"><p><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"><span style="font-size: 12px">I don’t look at the numbers for any reason except to compare how I ran a particular route one day vs. how I ran it previously.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">It’s obvious that some routes have correct time allotments and others do not. One thing that sticks out in particular is the fact that split car routes are impossible to come in scratch on. I am not sure but my guess is that the time study model has to do with a certain amount of time to get to and from area and then a certain amount of time for each mile driven “on area”. However on a split car, you often have several areas with big gaps between them. I think of it as “island hopping”. I do not work any differently on these routes and do my best to plan out my day to work efficiently but routinely come in nearly two hours over allowed while there are many bid routes I cover where I can come in near scratch every day. </span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"><span style="font-size: 12px">So be it. Not my problem. I am going to worry about safety first, service second (yes I said “service”) and productivity third. I don’t care if it adds a little time to my day I am going to get businesses off the car as early in the day as possible, and I am going to shag misloads if at all realistic to deliver.</span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AKCoverMan, post: 816707, member: 17867"] [FONT=Calibri][SIZE=3]I don’t look at the numbers for any reason except to compare how I ran a particular route one day vs. how I ran it previously.[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Calibri][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][/FONT] [SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]It’s obvious that some routes have correct time allotments and others do not. One thing that sticks out in particular is the fact that split car routes are impossible to come in scratch on. I am not sure but my guess is that the time study model has to do with a certain amount of time to get to and from area and then a certain amount of time for each mile driven “on area”. However on a split car, you often have several areas with big gaps between them. I think of it as “island hopping”. I do not work any differently on these routes and do my best to plan out my day to work efficiently but routinely come in nearly two hours over allowed while there are many bid routes I cover where I can come in near scratch every day. [/FONT][/SIZE] [FONT=Calibri][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Calibri][SIZE=3]So be it. Not my problem. I am going to worry about safety first, service second (yes I said “service”) and productivity third. I don’t care if it adds a little time to my day I am going to get businesses off the car as early in the day as possible, and I am going to shag misloads if at all realistic to deliver.[/SIZE][/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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