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<blockquote data-quote="soberups" data-source="post: 1043383" data-attributes="member: 14668"><p>One other thing;</p><p></p><p>During peak season, I fully expect to work 60 hours per week. I accept that. Im OK with that. Its part of the deal.</p><p></p><p>If I am out after 10:00 on any given night...all that means is that I will "hit 60" and run out of hours too early on Friday, and someone else...possibly with no area knowledge...will have to try and finish my stops in the dark/rain/fog/snow. Bad news up in the rural area where I deliver.</p><p></p><p>Oftentimes, it is a better option for me to selectively "roll" a few stops over into the next day, particularly if they have a long driveway or are at the far end of a dead end road and my 25 years of area knowledge tells me they will probably be getting a package again tomorrow anyway. If my goal is to get as many stops off as possible during the 60 hours per week I am legally limited to, then rolling a few of 'em makes much more sense that staying out until 10 or 11 at night. Or... If I find myself limited to driving 10MPH in pea-soup fog, or fighting ice or snow, and the weather forecast for later in the week calls for improvement...it makes good business sense for me <em>not</em> to waste the limited hours I have for that week in a futile attempt to get 3 more stops off after 10:00PM when I know that weather conditions will allow me <em>far</em> more productivity in a few days.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="soberups, post: 1043383, member: 14668"] One other thing; During peak season, I fully expect to work 60 hours per week. I accept that. Im OK with that. Its part of the deal. If I am out after 10:00 on any given night...all that means is that I will "hit 60" and run out of hours too early on Friday, and someone else...possibly with no area knowledge...will have to try and finish my stops in the dark/rain/fog/snow. Bad news up in the rural area where I deliver. Oftentimes, it is a better option for me to selectively "roll" a few stops over into the next day, particularly if they have a long driveway or are at the far end of a dead end road and my 25 years of area knowledge tells me they will probably be getting a package again tomorrow anyway. If my goal is to get as many stops off as possible during the 60 hours per week I am legally limited to, then rolling a few of 'em makes much more sense that staying out until 10 or 11 at night. Or... If I find myself limited to driving 10MPH in pea-soup fog, or fighting ice or snow, and the weather forecast for later in the week calls for improvement...it makes good business sense for me [I]not[/I] to waste the limited hours I have for that week in a futile attempt to get 3 more stops off after 10:00PM when I know that weather conditions will allow me [I]far[/I] more productivity in a few days. [/QUOTE]
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