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<blockquote data-quote="PPH_over_9000" data-source="post: 4548819" data-attributes="member: 79761"><p>Yeah, it's been steadily increasing with every good day I have. My first day was in the low 100's, an easy scratch but it didn't count towards qualifying because "it wasn't an 8-hour planned day." Second week it had climbed to about 170-200, and this third week's been a monster. New neighborhoods and I'm pretty sure a couple of days they combined my route with a portion of an RPCD that had called out sick. It's almost all residential-- a few gas stations, 2 liquor stores, 3 schools and a medical facility. There's an animal rescue along the way but I'm pretty sure they have someone else handling that, because I've only delivered there while I was jumping with a driver as the first two of my 3 day training.</p><p></p><p>But yeah, today was super light compared to yesterday. Yesterday I knocked out I think 184 stops out of a bricked out load, and still needed two PVD drivers to meet me around 7pm and they took literally all of my 8000's, 7000's and about two-thirds of my 6000 shelf. Still had a ton to deliver and got home at about 9:30pm.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>That's a good point, but it also feels like a battle worth fighting once I earn a permanent driving spot.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>It was pretty much unanimous that it was a terrible idea to have to call not once but twice every time we can't find a missing piece. Nevertheless, thems the rules.</p><p></p><p>My load's been spectacular every day but yesterday, but that's what happens when you preload for nearly a decade before going for a driver spot. I mean, I show up about an hour and a half before start time to fill out my "New Service Provider" sheet with a bunch of my metrics and stats, then I go to my truck and line everything up and fix the "painted walls."</p><p></p><p>I've been recalling some addresses, but street names are far easier. I mainly only recognize the address when there's something painful about the stop, like a farm down a 1.8mi gravel and dirt road, or those resi stops that get 3-8 Amazon pkgs every single day, or the roads that are just a dead end without an adequate turnaround, or the roads that have a "No Turnaround" sign that are literally littered with places to buck a U-ey. Oh man, and let's not forget the Jehova's Witness that likes to talk about Armageddon and the state of the world these days. The first time I encountered him I just couldn't get away for like 20min, and now I make it a point to just say "Heyyyy how ya doin'" if I don't make my getaway before he comes around a corner or out his door.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>My god.... that part that I emboldened might be an absolute game-changer for me. But aside from that, I'm pretty sure I'm in an 800 now but I can't say that with confidence. I know it's smaller than a 1000, but I've always had trouble identifying which trucks are which models. As a preloader it never really mattered, and now that I'm driving I just work with what they give me.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="PPH_over_9000, post: 4548819, member: 79761"] Yeah, it's been steadily increasing with every good day I have. My first day was in the low 100's, an easy scratch but it didn't count towards qualifying because "it wasn't an 8-hour planned day." Second week it had climbed to about 170-200, and this third week's been a monster. New neighborhoods and I'm pretty sure a couple of days they combined my route with a portion of an RPCD that had called out sick. It's almost all residential-- a few gas stations, 2 liquor stores, 3 schools and a medical facility. There's an animal rescue along the way but I'm pretty sure they have someone else handling that, because I've only delivered there while I was jumping with a driver as the first two of my 3 day training. But yeah, today was super light compared to yesterday. Yesterday I knocked out I think 184 stops out of a bricked out load, and still needed two PVD drivers to meet me around 7pm and they took literally all of my 8000's, 7000's and about two-thirds of my 6000 shelf. Still had a ton to deliver and got home at about 9:30pm. That's a good point, but it also feels like a battle worth fighting once I earn a permanent driving spot. It was pretty much unanimous that it was a terrible idea to have to call not once but twice every time we can't find a missing piece. Nevertheless, thems the rules. My load's been spectacular every day but yesterday, but that's what happens when you preload for nearly a decade before going for a driver spot. I mean, I show up about an hour and a half before start time to fill out my "New Service Provider" sheet with a bunch of my metrics and stats, then I go to my truck and line everything up and fix the "painted walls." I've been recalling some addresses, but street names are far easier. I mainly only recognize the address when there's something painful about the stop, like a farm down a 1.8mi gravel and dirt road, or those resi stops that get 3-8 Amazon pkgs every single day, or the roads that are just a dead end without an adequate turnaround, or the roads that have a "No Turnaround" sign that are literally littered with places to buck a U-ey. Oh man, and let's not forget the Jehova's Witness that likes to talk about Armageddon and the state of the world these days. The first time I encountered him I just couldn't get away for like 20min, and now I make it a point to just say "Heyyyy how ya doin'" if I don't make my getaway before he comes around a corner or out his door. My god.... that part that I emboldened might be an absolute game-changer for me. But aside from that, I'm pretty sure I'm in an 800 now but I can't say that with confidence. I know it's smaller than a 1000, but I've always had trouble identifying which trucks are which models. As a preloader it never really mattered, and now that I'm driving I just work with what they give me. [/QUOTE]
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