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Peak has now become the easiest time of year.
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<blockquote data-quote="JL 0513" data-source="post: 5465673" data-attributes="member: 50088"><p>Not everywhere no doubt, but it seems in most areas, we are oversaturated with resources that makes November and December the lightest paid days of the year. Tons of drivers not even seeing 8 hours. In the time since Black Friday and Cyber Monday, half the drivers in my center are barely getting 8, the other half 9-9.5 tops.</p><p>4 years ago and prior, it was 11-12 hour days.</p><p></p><p>We're also actually wrapping around start time right now which we don't do all year because of all the temporary preloaders.</p><p></p><p>PVDs are obviously the most dramatic change. UPS has taken this to the extreme leaving little available OT.</p><p></p><p>On top of that, with peak comes splitting your usual area in half simplifying your route vs the rest of the year. Plus, most large bulk stops going to rental truck routes.</p><p></p><p>And the other major change? Relaxed commits to the extreme. End of day for resi, and 3pm for business air. Just a few years ago, relaxed meant 12:00 commits which didn't help all that much.</p><p></p><p>So I guess it's time to start looking forward to peak every year now, instead of dreading the thought of it. It's a breeze now.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JL 0513, post: 5465673, member: 50088"] Not everywhere no doubt, but it seems in most areas, we are oversaturated with resources that makes November and December the lightest paid days of the year. Tons of drivers not even seeing 8 hours. In the time since Black Friday and Cyber Monday, half the drivers in my center are barely getting 8, the other half 9-9.5 tops. 4 years ago and prior, it was 11-12 hour days. We're also actually wrapping around start time right now which we don't do all year because of all the temporary preloaders. PVDs are obviously the most dramatic change. UPS has taken this to the extreme leaving little available OT. On top of that, with peak comes splitting your usual area in half simplifying your route vs the rest of the year. Plus, most large bulk stops going to rental truck routes. And the other major change? Relaxed commits to the extreme. End of day for resi, and 3pm for business air. Just a few years ago, relaxed meant 12:00 commits which didn't help all that much. So I guess it's time to start looking forward to peak every year now, instead of dreading the thought of it. It's a breeze now. [/QUOTE]
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