dilligaf
IN VINO VERITAS
Welcome to Brown Cafe, RWSmith!
Let's be serious, tho. 14 hours in Feeders is a LOT different than 14 hours in Package.
Of course Col is correct but UPS is not going to change it. The only way any changes are going to be made is on a case by case situtaion and it will take a driver calling in and saying, "I'm to tired to finish this.", and we all know what will happen after that. There will be no end to the harrassment.ColBoz is correct about 14 hours being beyond what should be required even during peak season. That 14 hours is all in the UPS environment. What about the time before and after work to manage the other necessities of life in general.
Dispatching has been the most painful thorn of UPS Ops. How many customers want to open the door after 2100 on a cold night to get their fruitcake anyhow?
I worked with a preload sup who dispatched a cover driver with a 12 hour load. He annotated and circled on the old dispatch/stop count sheet. The driver called around 1930 and said he would either miss feeder pull or blow 15- 20 stops. I ask him to make the feeder.
I made a call after checking the stop count, to the preload sup. I told him the driver was going to miss several stops and ask him what we should do with the person responsible. He said a warning letter! I said fine I will have it on your desk in the morning and we can discuss it. He really never liked me much after that but he certainly paid more attention to things.
You are right Trp.I don't care what the freakin "RULES" are, it's pretty much proven science that when a persons body is exhausted you are exponentially more likely to be injured, have an auto accident or just plain fall asleep at the wheel. None of which are good.
SOMEONE, please tell me again how much UPS cares about your safety. Before you waste your time, I don't/won't believe it.
OP you are not whining, you have a legitimate bitch, unfortunately UPS will not do the right thing if they can avoid doing so.
I have been in this same situation as well.Everything said has been right about the hours worked rule except there is one loop hole. You may go over 60 hrs worked for the week as long as when you hit your 60th hr you are no longer driving and you still need a 10hr break before your next shift. A few years ago when christmas eve was on Saturday I worked till I hit my 60 but, they had sent an air driver w/ me and she became the driver at my 60th hr and I just sat there and told her where to go. I was kinda like an on car supe that day.