brownmonster
Man of Great Wisdom
Run a rural route. You will back into many driveways. Driving 10 miles around the block doesn't work.
Orion tested today.
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grgrcr88
No It's not green grocer!
We have had Orion for quite a while and the number of backs is the top priority right now in our district since backing crashes are up. Everyday in the pcm we have a chart telling how many backing events there where the day before. The center manager tells you us everyday that we need to reduce backs by 5 per driver. So I don't think your Orion guys are being truthful...
They have to show that the system works or they won't have a job. They will tell you whatever makes them look good.
Johney
Well-Known Member
I guess there are exceptions.
Jackburton
Gone Fish'n
Day two
Another dead dog via it darting out in the road behind some Leland Cypress trees.
This is the same center that had a fatal crash two weeks ago
soberups
Pees in the brown Koolaid
I run a rural route too, and I also back into a lot of driveways. However...when I get a 30-stop cut in an urban neighborhood full of kids, I drive around the damn block.
UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)
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Just think of the kids as being two legged dogs and you should be just fine.
Day two I was "live". I dont even come close to the miles they want, but I got done at 620, such a rarity, I went grocery shopping so I wouldnt have to on the weekend.
I was suppose to do 62 miles, I did 74. But they routed me some weird ways, I had miles between stops, my brain would have hit this that or another stop, but I decided to just run it The Orion way. If they ask me, I will tell them it was pretty messed up. They have that fancy little pc to figure out why.
My "trainer" told me if I am 100% in trace, he knows Im p'oed. But my pieces were lighter, I knew I would have no issues getting done, so I just played the game. I like getting done earlier.
I have several blocks that have more houses torn down than standing, so I did whip around in a few old driveways.
An interesting comment from my boss that shut him up quick and in a hurry. As your miles go down, your sporh, will go up. I said, why yes they will. it is math. the same thing I have been telling you for years. So when my miles were 90 why did you still expect me to meet the same number, dummy its math. Haha, made me chuckle all day long
I was suppose to do 62 miles, I did 74. But they routed me some weird ways, I had miles between stops, my brain would have hit this that or another stop, but I decided to just run it The Orion way. If they ask me, I will tell them it was pretty messed up. They have that fancy little pc to figure out why.
My "trainer" told me if I am 100% in trace, he knows Im p'oed. But my pieces were lighter, I knew I would have no issues getting done, so I just played the game. I like getting done earlier.
I have several blocks that have more houses torn down than standing, so I did whip around in a few old driveways.
An interesting comment from my boss that shut him up quick and in a hurry. As your miles go down, your sporh, will go up. I said, why yes they will. it is math. the same thing I have been telling you for years. So when my miles were 90 why did you still expect me to meet the same number, dummy its math. Haha, made me chuckle all day long
Mack Grant
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It'll be a cold day in hell when I back or even put the front wheels into a residential driveway. Mind you, I drive city routes only and where I am there are many cars and obstacles on the street. I can't speak for you rural guys. That's a different thing altogether.
We don't have Orion, but we've been told it's on its way. If one of the Orion geeks tells me to drive or back into a driveway I'm going to give him the FOB off my belt and tell him "you do it!"
Mack Grant
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Here's an article on Orion
http://www.wired.com/2013/06/ups-astronomical-math/
Sorry if it's been posted already.
Edit. Also note that it's heavily based on heuristics which is a prediction based algorithm. Many PC virus software programs use heuristics. Therein lies the problem.
Many drivers have said this before and I'll say it again. IF they would just tweak EDD then things would be much better. Miles would be saved, but here we are moving to the next program before the one before it has been perfected or even shown its worth.
http://www.wired.com/2013/06/ups-astronomical-math/
Sorry if it's been posted already.
Edit. Also note that it's heavily based on heuristics which is a prediction based algorithm. Many PC virus software programs use heuristics. Therein lies the problem.
Many drivers have said this before and I'll say it again. IF they would just tweak EDD then things would be much better. Miles would be saved, but here we are moving to the next program before the one before it has been perfected or even shown its worth.
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They lie. Been on Orion for a year. Don't compromise safety or put yourself at risk. There's nothing they can say about that.
Kmart sux. So does Walmart. And Orion.
thessalonian13
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I love this quote: "
30—The maximum number of inches UPS specifies a driver should have to move to select thethe next package. This is accomplished through a meticulous system for loading packages into the truck in the order in which they’ll be delivered." What a joke!!!!!!!!!!!!! LOL
UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)
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Would you please take it down a notch or two?
What'dyabringmetoday???
Well-Known Member
Would you please try to knock out a few more posts so everyone can gain some wisdom?
UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)
Well-Known Member
Wherehaveyoubeen???
What'dyabringmetoday???
Well-Known Member
Trying to spare everyone from being subjected to my caustic personality. Lol
barnyard
KTM rider
1 of the reasons that Orion is destined to fail on most routes is that it is based on a false 'leave building time.' You cannot build a route based on schedules that HAVE to be met if the starting time is wrong.
We have been scheduled 3 times to get Orion. I asked about it yesterday and was told that it has been postponed to sometime in 2015.
That is just fine with me.
We have been scheduled 3 times to get Orion. I asked about it yesterday and was told that it has been postponed to sometime in 2015.
That is just fine with me.
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