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<blockquote data-quote="Code 82 Approved" data-source="post: 1214180" data-attributes="member: 46394"><p>Firstly, I apologize for my absence for much of the last 8 weeks.</p><p></p><p>I will attempt to describe my experience of sharing the dropboxes with the Express division for just over a year(9/10/2012 to 10/02/2013) and hopefully shed some light on what happens to Ground packages brought back to an Express terminal or World Service Center location, as I have firsthand experience.</p><p></p><p>MIlwaukee put into place shared dropboxes as an experiment after Labor Day last year. Our metro area consists of five different counties, and part of a sixth and seventh just out of our Ground terminal. I will only speak for what exactly happened in areas I personally covered but I imagine the results are similar.</p><p></p><p>The initial response to this idea was quite skeptical, as the majority of Ground packages won't fit into a slot, much less the box if you opened it at the bottom and inserted the package that way. Coupled with an average of an extra 15 drop box stops per driver (willing to work that late) created more headaches and logistical problems than anyone in Memphis or Moon Township could even comprehend.</p><p></p><p>The majority of the pickup open window times were between 16:30 and 17:00 with the exception of dropboxes at FedEx Office and outdoor dropboxes in locations such as business parks at 18:00. </p><p></p><p>My ISP covered roughly 75 dropboxes which he split among about four of us drivers for a year. I covered just about every dropbox at one time or another the entire time this lovely experiment was going on and if my grand total of packages picked up exceeded 100 for the entire year, I would be shocked.</p><p></p><p>I will say that agreeing to this pointless and potentially family wrecking duty did have its merits on payday, because I grossed an extra $800 per month. I was glad to see the experiment go away, but it was a bit of a kick in the crotch the first month the pay wasn't there anymore.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Now my ISP also has the WSC FedEx Express terminal on his agenda. Maybe nationwide it is different, but where we are the WSC accepts Ground packages just like they would at FedEx Office. And the volume is astounding. We send a minimum of two trucks there each day, and if it is peak we send at least three. And every Ground package that Express happens to pick up around this area just goes on top of the pile waiting for us every single day. I once spoke of the ability to walk into your sacred den unchecked, of course I can...I'm taking away 300 more ground packages I don't have time to take or room to fit.</p><p></p><p>Again I apologize for my recent absence, there is a lot going on I'd like to address soon.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Code 82 Approved, post: 1214180, member: 46394"] Firstly, I apologize for my absence for much of the last 8 weeks. I will attempt to describe my experience of sharing the dropboxes with the Express division for just over a year(9/10/2012 to 10/02/2013) and hopefully shed some light on what happens to Ground packages brought back to an Express terminal or World Service Center location, as I have firsthand experience. MIlwaukee put into place shared dropboxes as an experiment after Labor Day last year. Our metro area consists of five different counties, and part of a sixth and seventh just out of our Ground terminal. I will only speak for what exactly happened in areas I personally covered but I imagine the results are similar. The initial response to this idea was quite skeptical, as the majority of Ground packages won't fit into a slot, much less the box if you opened it at the bottom and inserted the package that way. Coupled with an average of an extra 15 drop box stops per driver (willing to work that late) created more headaches and logistical problems than anyone in Memphis or Moon Township could even comprehend. The majority of the pickup open window times were between 16:30 and 17:00 with the exception of dropboxes at FedEx Office and outdoor dropboxes in locations such as business parks at 18:00. My ISP covered roughly 75 dropboxes which he split among about four of us drivers for a year. I covered just about every dropbox at one time or another the entire time this lovely experiment was going on and if my grand total of packages picked up exceeded 100 for the entire year, I would be shocked. I will say that agreeing to this pointless and potentially family wrecking duty did have its merits on payday, because I grossed an extra $800 per month. I was glad to see the experiment go away, but it was a bit of a kick in the crotch the first month the pay wasn't there anymore. Now my ISP also has the WSC FedEx Express terminal on his agenda. Maybe nationwide it is different, but where we are the WSC accepts Ground packages just like they would at FedEx Office. And the volume is astounding. We send a minimum of two trucks there each day, and if it is peak we send at least three. And every Ground package that Express happens to pick up around this area just goes on top of the pile waiting for us every single day. I once spoke of the ability to walk into your sacred den unchecked, of course I can...I'm taking away 300 more ground packages I don't have time to take or room to fit. Again I apologize for my recent absence, there is a lot going on I'd like to address soon. [/QUOTE]
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