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<blockquote data-quote="Rack em" data-source="post: 2801171" data-attributes="member: 60861"><p>Something I think all new qualifying drivers should do is try and learn the route BEFORE they start qualifying...</p><p></p><p>1. Ask the normal driver questions!</p><p>2. Study the area beforehand </p><p>3. Follow the driver doing the route for a day and learn the delivery points. Watch where they park and deliver commercial stops.</p><p>4. Learn how to stack a cart (safely) to get the most packages on it so you don't have to double trip.</p><p></p><p>Other random stuff...</p><p></p><p>5. For pick ups that are out of the way and aren't on the smart pick up system, call them beforehand because sometimes places won't have anything to pick up. There are 3 pick ups on one route here that save you easily 35 minutes which can be used to deliver more instead of driving there only to find out there is nothing to pick up.</p><p></p><p>6. Don't drive like an idiot. Not only do you increase your risk of an accident, but packages will fly all over the place in the back. Slow is smooth, smooth is fast.</p><p></p><p>7. If you can, turn Orion off! RDO is king and will allow you to get used to doing the same thing instead of running circles. Plus like the above poster said, you will start to learn when you are behind or not because you will know where you should be at what time.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Rack em, post: 2801171, member: 60861"] Something I think all new qualifying drivers should do is try and learn the route BEFORE they start qualifying... 1. Ask the normal driver questions! 2. Study the area beforehand 3. Follow the driver doing the route for a day and learn the delivery points. Watch where they park and deliver commercial stops. 4. Learn how to stack a cart (safely) to get the most packages on it so you don't have to double trip. Other random stuff... 5. For pick ups that are out of the way and aren't on the smart pick up system, call them beforehand because sometimes places won't have anything to pick up. There are 3 pick ups on one route here that save you easily 35 minutes which can be used to deliver more instead of driving there only to find out there is nothing to pick up. 6. Don't drive like an idiot. Not only do you increase your risk of an accident, but packages will fly all over the place in the back. Slow is smooth, smooth is fast. 7. If you can, turn Orion off! RDO is king and will allow you to get used to doing the same thing instead of running circles. Plus like the above poster said, you will start to learn when you are behind or not because you will know where you should be at what time. [/QUOTE]
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