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<blockquote data-quote="gman042" data-source="post: 971487" data-attributes="member: 36560"><p>About 3 years ago. IE decided to satellite an entire valley that was serviced by our center. This was 3 full routes and involved rerouting the volume from the hub to an entirely different center where it would be loaded and then transported to the valley. IE, in all their wisdom, assumed that the original drivers for the routes would follow their work. 2 of the drivers had been on their routes for around 20 years. None of the drivers followed the work and abandon the routes. You should have seen the look on the IE guys face. Priceless.</p><p></p><p>It was about a 100 mile round trip and the drivers refused to do it. The routes where assigned from the bottom up and the areas where one of the toughest to learn. Area knowledge was extremely valuable to make the routes function efficiently but IE would not listen to reason.</p><p></p><p>Needless to say, the satellite attempt failed miserably. Within a matter of weeks, IE pulled 2 of the routes back to the original center and given back to the original drivers. Service was atrocious. Drivers delivering until 10 or 11 pm. All volume had to be re-rerouted back to the our center from the hub. </p><p> </p><p>To save face, the third was left a satellite as the driver who bid it was lowest seniority and had actually moved to the valley......even though it is still not saving UPS any money.</p><p></p><p>Now.....I do know that in this center when someone covers that satellite when that driver is on vacation or sick then they are compensated for mileage. If they opt to bump the satellite driver because they are laid off then they do not receive compensation for mileage.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gman042, post: 971487, member: 36560"] About 3 years ago. IE decided to satellite an entire valley that was serviced by our center. This was 3 full routes and involved rerouting the volume from the hub to an entirely different center where it would be loaded and then transported to the valley. IE, in all their wisdom, assumed that the original drivers for the routes would follow their work. 2 of the drivers had been on their routes for around 20 years. None of the drivers followed the work and abandon the routes. You should have seen the look on the IE guys face. Priceless. It was about a 100 mile round trip and the drivers refused to do it. The routes where assigned from the bottom up and the areas where one of the toughest to learn. Area knowledge was extremely valuable to make the routes function efficiently but IE would not listen to reason. Needless to say, the satellite attempt failed miserably. Within a matter of weeks, IE pulled 2 of the routes back to the original center and given back to the original drivers. Service was atrocious. Drivers delivering until 10 or 11 pm. All volume had to be re-rerouted back to the our center from the hub. To save face, the third was left a satellite as the driver who bid it was lowest seniority and had actually moved to the valley......even though it is still not saving UPS any money. Now.....I do know that in this center when someone covers that satellite when that driver is on vacation or sick then they are compensated for mileage. If they opt to bump the satellite driver because they are laid off then they do not receive compensation for mileage. [/QUOTE]
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