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New driver helper - not getting any calls from dispatch? Other issues..
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<blockquote data-quote="Bagels" data-source="post: 1471953" data-attributes="member: 43436"><p>It's possible that...</p><p>1) The drivers may not be getting helpers daily.</p><p>2) The drivers may have preferred helpers -- incumbent employees, persons that helped them last year, etc. -- that were unavailable (e.g. returning home from school, completing helper orientation, etc.).</p><p>3) The drivers may not have wanted to work with you again. Don't take it personally... some guys want somebody who runs their butt off every day, others want somebody to socialize with, etc.</p><p>4) The drivers merely need to tell the coordinator they want someone else, but it's possible that one or both may have said you were a poor helper.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Because of last peak's disaster, nationally UPS is using more seasonal drivers; these drivers are delivering not just "new" volume, but also taking volume from other drivers. Most seasonal drivers do not get a helper. Consequently, this means less helper & helper hours are needed vs. prior years.</p><p></p><p>Like I said... many drivers have a preferred person to help them. You're being picked for the rest. There may just not be a need for you in the area you're willing to work in.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>He's upset because of his workload. We do not know why he was dispatched that way, why more work was given to him or why he had no helper.</p><p></p><p>Helper hours are inconsistent. Two drivers with similar dispatch and similar routes may have a huge discrepancy in allowable helper hours (e.g. 3 for one, 8 for the other). I'm sure there's some algorithm, but it's just not very good.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Diad IV became the "peak" DIAD after V was introduced (there's just not enough V). A handful of drivers (mostly seasonal) get IV, and nearly all helper boards are IV. Just not enough to go around... III was retired awhile ago.</p><p></p><p>I'm proficient with the DIAD (I've done seasonal driving many times) and most drivers will not allow me to use it... just their preference, I guess.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bagels, post: 1471953, member: 43436"] It's possible that... 1) The drivers may not be getting helpers daily. 2) The drivers may have preferred helpers -- incumbent employees, persons that helped them last year, etc. -- that were unavailable (e.g. returning home from school, completing helper orientation, etc.). 3) The drivers may not have wanted to work with you again. Don't take it personally... some guys want somebody who runs their butt off every day, others want somebody to socialize with, etc. 4) The drivers merely need to tell the coordinator they want someone else, but it's possible that one or both may have said you were a poor helper. Because of last peak's disaster, nationally UPS is using more seasonal drivers; these drivers are delivering not just "new" volume, but also taking volume from other drivers. Most seasonal drivers do not get a helper. Consequently, this means less helper & helper hours are needed vs. prior years. Like I said... many drivers have a preferred person to help them. You're being picked for the rest. There may just not be a need for you in the area you're willing to work in. He's upset because of his workload. We do not know why he was dispatched that way, why more work was given to him or why he had no helper. Helper hours are inconsistent. Two drivers with similar dispatch and similar routes may have a huge discrepancy in allowable helper hours (e.g. 3 for one, 8 for the other). I'm sure there's some algorithm, but it's just not very good. Diad IV became the "peak" DIAD after V was introduced (there's just not enough V). A handful of drivers (mostly seasonal) get IV, and nearly all helper boards are IV. Just not enough to go around... III was retired awhile ago. I'm proficient with the DIAD (I've done seasonal driving many times) and most drivers will not allow me to use it... just their preference, I guess. [/QUOTE]
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