Jackburton
Gone Fish'n
I tossed mine without even opening it, anyone got a SS, we always have some sort of tie in our building.
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I suggest to those business owners that they need to have their deliveries sent to their home address or primary work address or have all of their stuff held at the building for will call.
special brownie
Active Member
They can go set time requirements for certain stops through orion
the supervisors and management, as a preloader I don't listen to a damn word they say about how to do my job, I just do what I do to please my drivers.No I'm not gonna brick the packages against the wall, I know how much space I have in this truck. How about you don't add a 50 package stop to my truck 10 minutes before my driver has to be out of the gate.
The amount of times I'm having to turn to my sup after he tries to criticize my load and tell him "wrong answer" is getting ridiculous.
UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)
Well-Known Member
Less than one mile on either side.
Overpaid Union Thug
Well-Known Member
it's supposed to be from "trace"
Overpaid Union Thug
Well-Known Member
DOT break/restroom laws can be away around UPS's mandated distances on how far we can break away for breaks or restrooms. Especially on rural routes.
BakerMayfield2018
Fight the power.
That is a million dollar question. I have had managers in the past stand in front of everyone and demonstrate on a white board that a truck after leaving point x let's say stop 53 of day needs to start break as soon as he breaks trace , even if closest restaurant , gas station, etc was 5 miles away, also had them say before that if you drove an " excessive amount" to your house for lunch that was stealing time, they make up the rules as they go, I would ask the center manager with your steward present in the am what was acceptable to cya.
oldngray
nowhere special
UPS will try to steal break time from you if you let them but your break starts after you are parked and the moment you step off the truck.
gear-guy
Well-Known Member
We have had Orion over a year and it is the greatest thing ever. I'm 100% everyday, have business closures at least once a week and there is nothing that they can do about it. I run a rural route and when routes are cut I run approx. 50-60 more miles than I ever did. I am passing the same roads at least 3 to 4 times and just waving as I go buy. Gotta luv. it. Remember speed limit and 100% trace, this is what they want and this is what they get.
UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)
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This is NOT what they want. They want us to use Orion as a tool, not to blindly follow it stop for stop. 85% is acceptable.
Jackburton
Gone Fish'n
Is delivering 85% of your packages acceptable? Is getting paid 85% of your paycheck acceptable? Is giving 85% of your best effort acceptable? Is being safe 85% of the time acceptable?
When I do things, I do them 100% of my ability. You say unions promote mediocrity, sounds you're the one saying mediocrity is ok.
UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)
Well-Known Member
Running Orion 100% in trace would make absolutely no sense (at this point).
Jackburton
Gone Fish'n
Neither does working off the clock....I digress. This isn't my, your, or our company. We work as directed, is the direction is to run ORION, you do it the best of your ability. If your directed to service the customer, then you do it 100%. The two directives above can not be completed 100% on most routes together. Refer to your management team which they would like.
UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)
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Found out today you can still make same day deliveries while on Orion.
Catatonic
Nine Lives
OK ... that was fricking funny!!!
Dave's rules.
