Helping other drivers
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MrBates
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There are a few new drivers in my loop that would call me asking if I needed help with covering pick ups. They would do this on their own without any prior direction from a supervisor.
I was never a big fan of this practice. I prefer to let the office do their job and make the decision to send help. They know exactly how many stops each driver has left.
I was never a big fan of this practice. I prefer to let the office do their job and make the decision to send help. They know exactly how many stops each driver has left.
take your time
Well-Known Member
just out of curiosity, why should we never use our phone?
barnyard
KTM rider
This. It cannot be stressed enough. If I am being asked to help because dispatch has their heads up their rears, I am going to make it impossibly difficult.
barnyard
KTM rider
It takes more time. If I have to help someone, it is because of a crappy dispatch decision. Those decisions should be expensive. Expensive mistakes get fixed. If I use my phone to set up the meet point, it takes a minute. If I send a message back and then wait for the answer, it takes a minimum of 10 minutes. If I sit until I get a response, it takes that much longer to get to the meet point.
All of this is a pain in the can to the person in the office. Make it harder for them and they are less likely to ask you again. You want to know how I know??
Wally
BrownCafe Innovator & King of Puns
We cannot take lunch late. Must be done by 3PM. Taking late lunch speeds up the paid day.
Why do the dispatchers work for them. They want to dispatch you to help then they can dispatch all the other logistics to make that help meet happen.
Are you in a bonus center? Those types of drivers only want the real easy pickup volume to pad their bonus.
KOG72
I’m full of it
I need help
KOG72
I’m full of it
After watching this evidently they train their drivers to nose in.
burrheadd
KING Of GIFS
Misthios
I love my job. Don't you?
I started taking my break with 5-10 stops left for about 2 months in a row. I would take my.hour lunch so I didn't have to help the sams guy every night who is out there dicking around on purpose. It didn't matter what route I was on or how far away I was from him. So I found my own way to say
to management. Took 2 months but they got the message. Not saying it's right or that I want to do it but damnit I don't want to be punished for doing my job efficiently either.Why didn't you quote the message I quoted as well. This isn't management telling you to come help me. These are drivers calling on their own to do the gravy bonus work.
Anyway, I would refuse to meet you as I don't get help. If I'm not seeing my kids anyways it doesn't matter if I world 10,11,12,13,or 13.99 hours.
burrheadd
KING Of GIFS
Calm down Suzy it’s Sunday afternoon
Misthios
I love my job. Don't you?
Couldn't agree more. This is how help should be.
Maple Grove MN Driver
Cocaine Mang!
Taking lunch at the end of the day is a contract violation.
You should be thrown out of the union for doing it.
You must take it between your 3rd and 6th hour.
You should be thrown out of the union for doing it.
You must take it between your 3rd and 6th hour.
One time I let the center know that I wouldn't be making 9.5 and they sent a driver to take some work off me, he showed up all mad telling me he was only gonna take X amount of stops, I said "That's fine bro, take what you want". After he left I called the center again and let them know I still wasn't going to make 9.5 cuz the guy only took about 15 minutes worth of work. About 20 minutes later he showed up again, and this time he was really mad!
Need to see the scripture on that one bud.
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