Operation Margins

[El Correcto]

Take the governor off our trucks and turn off telematics. The strong will survive.

 

[Indecisi0n]

Or have the damn thing go dynamic like they said when it was rolled out again. The mapping isn't even in real time. Found out the hard way when trying to remain in ORION trace delivering ground before my last NDA commit. SMDH!

Lol, dynamic would make it even worse.

 

[UnconTROLLed]

There is no way we make money on 148 lb packages. Many of those show up damaged and the ones that do not, damaged so many others on the way, there is no way they pay their way.

Not to mention the 15-20 minutes "milk money" spent in PSC reconstructing and re-taping any one of the dozens that are busted open every day.

 

[barnyard]

I addressed this to a supervisor Friday. His reply was “ (shoulder shrug) the driver should have never picked it up”. Smh ‍

Both of mine were Amazon packages, they were picked up in loaded trailers by feeder drivers.

 

[BakerMayfield2018]

Both of mine were Amazon packages, they were picked up in loaded trailers by feeder drivers.

This needs to be addressed

 

[UnconTROLLed]

This needs to be addressed

not much can be done, it's a drop shipment from amazon and UPS is at their mercy. I've seen some of the Amazon loads in the primary, it's not pretty.

 

[brownmonster]

Spend a few hundred bucks per route properly implementing new technology instead of wasting thousands down the road by leaving the failures in place.

 

[Poop Head]

Both of mine were Amazon packages, they were picked up in loaded trailers by feeder drivers.

Driver should have never picked it up. *Shoulder shrug*
*Applies chapstick*

 

[Wally]

Start the preload earlier. When they are late and rushed, all things go downhill.

 

[trickpony1]

Purge the dead weight at the ivory towers

Would this include the people(s) that took months to figure out they weren't getting any mail because someone turned in a "change of address" to the USPS?

See the "Headlines" forum for related article.

 

[oldngray]

Start the preload earlier. When they are late and rushed, all things go downhill.

Its better to have a big mess when the drivers start and end up paying them more OT than have the part time preloaders who are making far less potentially sit around for 10 or 15 minutes.

 

[UnconTROLLed]

Its better to have a big mess when the drivers start and end up paying them more OT than have the part time preloaders who are making far less potentially sit around for 10 or 15 minutes.

Unless you work the preload, it's difficult to understand why starting the preload earlier does not make sense. 95% of the time, our preloaders are ahead of the work by 7-8 am. If the work is still in the trailers in the yard and air cans, it does no good having preloaders with empty cages carousels and belts walk around with no work.

By 8am, the final ground loads and air is processed and pumped out as frantically as possible, and the cages/belts fill back up and, the preloaders stack out. Starting earlier has no impact , since they'd be at the same point in the race.

 

[wide load]

We are already raising prices so which of these four, or any other ideas, would reduce extra cost etc..

I cast my vote but what really needs to change is management decision making. Run the company based on customer satisfaction instead of hitting all your buckets for your bonus.

 

[Wally]

Its better to have a big mess when the drivers start and end up paying them more OT than have the part time preloaders who are making far less potentially sit around for 10 or 15 minutes.

I spend time searching for stops loaded on the wrong shelf, or I have to go back. When you are overloaded and rushed, things happen.

 

[Heavy Package]

any other ideas, would reduce extra cost etc..

Eliminate useless safety committee and safety management.

 

[burrheadd]

Would this include the people(s) that took months to figure out they weren't getting any mail because someone turned in a "change of address" to the USPS?

See the "Headlines" forum for related article.

No bob no mail again to day

Go on back to your angry birds

 

[Scottyhawk]

Stop telling drivers how to run their route, saves s ton of money

 

[Dr.Brownz]

Spend a few hundred bucks per route properly implementing new technology instead of wasting thousands down the road by leaving the failures in place.

They forced us on EDD/Orion a few years ago and every route has been made harder by completely scrambling the order and shelf placement. Makes sense to load the 100 piece bulk that used to be the first stop of the day in the middle of the truck instead of the back door, after all you can just loop back their right?

 

[Two Tokes]

I don't like any of the four options. Damages will happen no matter what. Misloads will happen no matter how many things you throw at the preloaders to help them not get them. Human error will cause it regardless. Someone won't scan a package, someone will place a heavier box on top of a lighter box - it'll always happen.

Better dispatch and more trucks on the road will help things. Every 4 hours is an 8 hour shift (or around that) of another driver. You have guys working 12 hours a day who run EAMs then run a route. Why not have someone who runs air work the 2 hours extra each driver is working to run EAMs every day? That person could work 4-5 hours a day, 2/2.5 hours inside, the rest running EAMs. Daily operations at my center are beyond stupid in so many cases. There are people going out with 12 hour dispatches, some loops with multiple drivers running that long. This could easily be prevented by adding another driver in the mix to help out. Whatever though, I'm not running the shots. I'll continue being a grunt and keep my mouth shut.

Or Calling the Shots

 

[Two Tokes]

Or Calling the Shots

But do feel free to Bitch