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Have you heard of the Orion System, what do you know?
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<blockquote data-quote="40andOut" data-source="post: 1134588"><p>In addition to the huge hit that service takes, ORION will also negatively impact safety. UPS drills us with safety habits and consistent delivery methods for good reason. By doing things the same way (using the same method) thousands of times many unsafe conditions are minimized. ORION makes you try to yank buried packages out of order setting you up for end-range motion strains. Also you will be traveling to stops from different directions than you are used to, so objects and ground that pose a hazard will not be anticipated intuitively. </p><p></p><p>Damages will also go up as you trample over floor stops to get to that one resi box that ORION is having you deliver to cut 1 tenth of a mile. Bulk floor stops are now sitting in my truck until 2 in the afternoon. So when I have an over 70 lb box, the floor is not clear, and I have to struggle over bulk to get it out.</p><p></p><p>Believe me I love technology when it works (EDD was a God-send on my route). ORION is useful at looping unconventionally and effectively on perhaps 10% of my stops. But the great gains it takes away (because of it's inflexibility) far outweigh the gains. Running ORION at around 90-95% (correcting obvious errors) on my route nets me about 20% MORE miles traveled (and on slower roads) than running regular EDD+ experience. </p><p></p><p>So the hidden costs of ORION may not show up on the next day's report. But we will see injuries and accidents increase, and we are already seeing customers jump ship.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="40andOut, post: 1134588"] In addition to the huge hit that service takes, ORION will also negatively impact safety. UPS drills us with safety habits and consistent delivery methods for good reason. By doing things the same way (using the same method) thousands of times many unsafe conditions are minimized. ORION makes you try to yank buried packages out of order setting you up for end-range motion strains. Also you will be traveling to stops from different directions than you are used to, so objects and ground that pose a hazard will not be anticipated intuitively. Damages will also go up as you trample over floor stops to get to that one resi box that ORION is having you deliver to cut 1 tenth of a mile. Bulk floor stops are now sitting in my truck until 2 in the afternoon. So when I have an over 70 lb box, the floor is not clear, and I have to struggle over bulk to get it out. Believe me I love technology when it works (EDD was a God-send on my route). ORION is useful at looping unconventionally and effectively on perhaps 10% of my stops. But the great gains it takes away (because of it's inflexibility) far outweigh the gains. Running ORION at around 90-95% (correcting obvious errors) on my route nets me about 20% MORE miles traveled (and on slower roads) than running regular EDD+ experience. So the hidden costs of ORION may not show up on the next day's report. But we will see injuries and accidents increase, and we are already seeing customers jump ship. [/QUOTE]
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