rod
Retired 22 years
My record was 4 times back to the same stop in one day---not counting pickups. In my defense I think the preloader and I were both working with a hangover that day. P.S. That counted as 4 stops by the way.
Over 70lbs and Irreg Bid Team Routes
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My record was 4 times back to the same stop in one day---not counting pickups. In my defense I think the preloader and I were both working with a hangover that day. P.S. That counted as 4 stops by the way.
TearsInRain
IE boogeyman
amazon would steal all our people who actually want to work and put 6 gorillian contractors and PVDs on road to deliver every piece they could physically fit into their vehicles
10 years ago the union could have striked and MAYBE ups could have recovered
now amazon would absorb so much it would be the beginning of the end
believe it or not, it’s a fact
Brownslave688
You want a toe? I can get you a toe.
Doesn't count if it's with yourself.
Coldworld
60 months and counting
Operational needs
Virescit Vulnere Virtus
I just want to know one thing...how many zeroes are there in a gorillan??
Boxslinger11
Next gen teamster
I don't believe it. Why haven't they cut us out of the picture yet if you suddenly think they can do it now
OrionsBitch
Not...
Please explain how FedEx is a better service?
Operational needs
Virescit Vulnere Virtus
It’s not.
Non sequitur
Well-Known Member
Cheaper is better. The biggest illusion in business.
OrionsBitch
Not...
That isn't true in the service industry. If materials don't show up on time so you can run your business and give service to your own customers then you will most likely pay for a service that is more reliable cough cough UPS.
We are way more expensive than FedEx yet people still ship with us....hmmm
Customers who use both FedEx and UPS are always complaining that their FedEx drivers don't show up on time or at all for both deliveries and pickups.
Edit: nevermind lol I get you were being sarcastic!
We are way more expensive than FedEx yet people still ship with us....hmmm
Customers who use both FedEx and UPS are always complaining that their FedEx drivers don't show up on time or at all for both deliveries and pickups.
Edit: nevermind lol I get you were being sarcastic!
Non sequitur
Well-Known Member
Ever negotiate with an Arab? Anyone who has done business with them won't continue to do business with them.
Non sequitur
Well-Known Member
Ah the value proposition. Sounds like a game of chicken.
Operational needs
Virescit Vulnere Virtus
Why not? Shrewd negotiators?
OrionsBitch
Not...
1.How many countries does Amazon deliver in?
2. Amazon could not provide next day air or even their prime 2 day service without UPS, FedEx, and USPS. They would bleed customers because of this.
3. How many planes does Amazon have?
4. How many sorting facilities, warehouses, customer stores, drop boxes?
5. You cant deliver 7000 pounds of merchandise out of a Toyota Prius. Their current model of using Uber type drivers wouldn't work for Machine shops and any industrial business.
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Non sequitur
Well-Known Member
No one likes getting insulted during negotiations. Some cultures have turned it into a sport.
Boxslinger11
Next gen teamster
He's full of it just spreading FUD
Rick Ross
I'm into distribution!!
Can you clarify the people who actually want to work comment? Is that hourly or management? I don't think many hourly employees would leave, at least not with any time invested at UPS.
What would Amazon do in areas not in close proximity to one of their buildings? I'm in a fairly populated area and I don't see 3 Amazon buildings which are almost exactly 100 miles apart being able to cover those deliveries. Right now our building is blown out and most of our local centers are expanding or adding additional buildings to cover the work.
I just don't see them coming from nowhere in my area and taking the work that probably 800 package car drivers are struggling with right now. Hell, they can't even figure out how many MT trailers we have on their yard.
El Correcto
god is dead
UPS sucks. The company is trying to eliminate the consistency of bid routes through the Tuesday to Saturday introduction by saying those routes aren’t 5 days a week anymore. Now they’re busting them out and adding more stops to split cars over dispatching and screwing their customers. Instead of aiming for customer service and consistency, they are trying to pinch pennies and cut a couple bid routes out.
I wish this comapany would charge more and add more routes in, promising their customers the best service possible and let us do our jobs without all the unneeded grief. But they won’t and this place is crashing to the ground come August.
Rick Ross
I'm into distribution!!
I don't see why they don't bring more surepost back in to supplement additional routes. I'm sure it would make the other packages more efficient to run since the stops would be more dense.
They may not make any money on some of them but those are fast, easy deliveries that could be used to justify running more routes everyday.
TearsInRain
IE boogeyman
it’s not worth the cost yet, but a strike would be a huge opportunity for them to gut us, even if it was at a financial loss initially for them
it’s not, but it’s close enough for most people
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