menotyou
bella amicizia
That production number is more important than getting drivers on the road to service the paying customer.
On time network
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Anonymous 10
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FAT chance
raceanoncr
Well-Known Member
I ain't there anymore but let me guess...They're gonna start this on Good Friday. One of the lowest volume days of the year because of most business being closed (at least that's the case when I was there).
Pickups are in early, trailers are done early, feeders pulls early, feeders turn early, feeders get back early, sit in the yard all weekend, are unloaded Mon (maybe early. Here's where it gets dicey), package cars get out (again, maybe early, maybe not...it's only been one working day diff), package cars deliver and start picking up normal volume, along with normal feeder pickup volume, package cars get in late, feeders get in late, feeders leave late...the cycle is broken. It all turns to **** in just one working day.
It always did for all of my 32 years.
Pickups are in early, trailers are done early, feeders pulls early, feeders turn early, feeders get back early, sit in the yard all weekend, are unloaded Mon (maybe early. Here's where it gets dicey), package cars get out (again, maybe early, maybe not...it's only been one working day diff), package cars deliver and start picking up normal volume, along with normal feeder pickup volume, package cars get in late, feeders get in late, feeders leave late...the cycle is broken. It all turns to **** in just one working day.
It always did for all of my 32 years.
soberups
Pees in the brown Koolaid
Its a great theory, and it could actually work....if the company was truly committed to it in action as well as in words.
Its not enough, however, to merely tell me that I have to be in by a certain deadline. That goal needs to be reflected in the dispatch. Wishful thinking combined with a new acronym will not be enough.
Right now, our flavor of the week is Stops Per Car. They will need to put SPC back in the cupboard for awhile if they want On Time Network to be this weeks new flavor. You really cant have OTN and SPC together at the same time, its like trying to mix sugar and salt and the result will taste like sh$t.
Its not enough, however, to merely tell me that I have to be in by a certain deadline. That goal needs to be reflected in the dispatch. Wishful thinking combined with a new acronym will not be enough.
Right now, our flavor of the week is Stops Per Car. They will need to put SPC back in the cupboard for awhile if they want On Time Network to be this weeks new flavor. You really cant have OTN and SPC together at the same time, its like trying to mix sugar and salt and the result will taste like sh$t.
The Blackadder
Are you not amused?
I have one guess as to how this will turn out.
EPIC FAIL.
EPIC FAIL.
menotyou
bella amicizia
do you watch G4?
TearsInRain
IE boogeyman
i'm required by my bosses to have my people off the clock at 8:20 sharp, maybe keeping 1-2 people if it's a real mess
drivers complain to me non-stop about loading their own trucks, but there's nothing i can do
we meet our production numbers great, but it has to be costing the company more money to have drivers on the clock longer, but i guess that slide didn't make the powerpoint..
Funny how that works. I wonder if any genius actually sits down and figures out how much they lose by paying drivers OT, instead of letting you guys do the job, you were hired and trained to do. Now once it is driver start time I see the reasoning, but by then it is clear the customer will get later than usual deliveries, but it all dont matter any more, just the spreadsheets.
The Blackadder
Are you not amused?
Never even heard of G4 sorry.
I guess not again preload off the clock early. Today the preload had everything loaded in the cars to bad they didn't take the time to put the packages where they suppose to. Got 2 hrs of OT most of it looking for packages loaded in the wrong sections.
brownmonster
Man of Great Wisdom
Not a problem brownmonster my mistake I'll try to pay attention next time. Good thing I didn't major in English in college. All that money wasted on college and I'm still just a dumb truck (car) driver.
beentheredonethat
Well-Known Member
I think we are slowly getting better.Unfortunately still way to slow. We worry more about a number such as Preload PPH, then in overall cost. A driver at OT rate vs that probably will be a bit quicker then a preloader at preload ST rate. The PPH shows no difference and perhaps a better PPH with the driver doing the work.But the cost statement will show paying a PT at ST is much cheaper then a FT at OT.
The Blackadder
Are you not amused?
They would much rather pay 50 drivers 45 dollars an hour to load their own cars, then pay 50 people 11 bucks an hour to load a car.
How can you not see how much money they are saving the company I mean its simple much.
Oh god help me I am starting to think like a UPS CEO. LOL
menotyou
bella amicizia
It's a goofy channel that is famous for carrying the "Cheaters" show. They, also, have the ninja warrior game shows. When someone doesn't make it through, they call it an "EPIC FAIL". It is quite funny.
UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)
Well-Known Member
Richard Harrow
Deplorable.
Your spelling of the word "disclosure" bugs me, lol. I'd put a smiley face here to signal good-natured humor but they don't have them on the mobile version. Sorry.
