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<blockquote data-quote="UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)" data-source="post: 5340170" data-attributes="member: 12570"><p>There are many ways to "gain" time on road. For example, if you have a drop box and you get there early, rather than scanning the barcode and the packages before the posted pickup time and then closing out the box at that time, you can sit there and wait until the posted time to start the process. Boom! 5 minutes gained. You can also run off all of your NDAs without touching any ground and then go back and start your route all over. Boom! 20-30 minutes gained. You can sit and wait for the light rather than turn right on red. Boom! 2-3 minutes gained. You can offer to wait (within reason) while one of your major pickups processes a last minute order. Boom! 5-10 minutes gained. Run off all misloads adjacent to your area----get permission for those not in an adjacent area. Boom! 20-30 minutes gained. Offer to help other drivers by either taking work off of them or closing out a bulk pickup for them. Boom! 30-60 minutes gained. There are many other ways to "legally" gain time but, as I said earlier, there is more to life than money. You guys already miss school functions, ball games and birthday parties----is an extran $10-20K really worth it?</p><p></p><p>Be careful if you are intent on recouping any "free time" that you may have "lost" in the building. DO NOT require a signature (unless the shipper does) at each and every stop----CIR and DR were implemented for a reason and refusing to follow those methods could be considered padding stops. DO NOT "forget" a single stop in a tight residential section that will require you to spend an additional 5-10 minutes to back to deliver.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="UpstateNYUPSer(Ret), post: 5340170, member: 12570"] There are many ways to "gain" time on road. For example, if you have a drop box and you get there early, rather than scanning the barcode and the packages before the posted pickup time and then closing out the box at that time, you can sit there and wait until the posted time to start the process. Boom! 5 minutes gained. You can also run off all of your NDAs without touching any ground and then go back and start your route all over. Boom! 20-30 minutes gained. You can sit and wait for the light rather than turn right on red. Boom! 2-3 minutes gained. You can offer to wait (within reason) while one of your major pickups processes a last minute order. Boom! 5-10 minutes gained. Run off all misloads adjacent to your area----get permission for those not in an adjacent area. Boom! 20-30 minutes gained. Offer to help other drivers by either taking work off of them or closing out a bulk pickup for them. Boom! 30-60 minutes gained. There are many other ways to "legally" gain time but, as I said earlier, there is more to life than money. You guys already miss school functions, ball games and birthday parties----is an extran $10-20K really worth it? Be careful if you are intent on recouping any "free time" that you may have "lost" in the building. DO NOT require a signature (unless the shipper does) at each and every stop----CIR and DR were implemented for a reason and refusing to follow those methods could be considered padding stops. DO NOT "forget" a single stop in a tight residential section that will require you to spend an additional 5-10 minutes to back to deliver. [/QUOTE]
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