Rate Increase

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

With the increased stops and route cutting and the decrease in gasoline, UPS shouldn't raise rates at all.

Wouldn't that be a novel idea; unfortunately, they have been increasing rates on annual basis for as long as I have worked here and shippers have become accustomed to them, passing along the increases accordingly.

 

[HEFFERNAN]

Wouldn't that be a novel idea; unfortunately, they have been increasing rates on annual basis for as long as I have worked here and shippers have become accustomed to them, passing along the increases accordingly.

Agreed, it's the American way

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

I was curious about this as well. Someone school me on our rates compared to other companies

Aren't we already the highest? My.only concern is that UPS prices themselves out of business

We are the highest overall.

Express charges a bit more in certain markets.

We are awfully close to the price point of becoming overpriced.

 

[dudebro]

Concern over price point? Where's the "record profits" comment? The one that shows up in every other forum?

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

Concern over price point? Where's the "record profits" comment? The one that shows up in every other forum?

I am not that simplistic.

 

[IVE GOTTA PACKAGE 4U]

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[Wally]

PCM and manager said we were raising rates like 4%...because we keep getting raises. lol

Lets cut back on dead weight like too many useless supervisors.

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

Lets cut back on dead weight like too many useless supervisors.

Centralized dispatch will take care of that.

 

[IVE GOTTA PACKAGE 4U]

Lets cut back on dead weight like too many useless supervisors.

Or how about something simple. Get rid of all the paper reports and give them a iPad .

Dear Lord the money spent on paper and ink must be astronomical.

This is 2016, you know?

 

[dudebro]

Lets cut back on dead weight like too many useless supervisors.

We've cut a ton of management jobs. In 1990, the US had 10 regions and 72 districts. Now it has 2 regions and 17 districts.

 

[dudebro]

Or how about something simple. Get rid of all the paper reports and give them a iPad .

Dear Lord the money spent on paper and ink must be astronomical.

This is 2016, you know?

It is. We're testing tablets all over the place. Technology always seems to yield a way to create more paper, not less. Everyone looks at me funny when I argue against a print button. We all seem to be wedded to "documentation".

 

[IVE GOTTA PACKAGE 4U]

It is. We're testing tablets all over the place. Technology always seems to yield a way to create more paper, not less. Everyone looks at me funny when I argue against a print button. We all seem to be wedded to "documentation".

They would pay for themselves in no time.

 

[Richard Harrow]

I had surgery in January for a non-work related injury and used 4 weeks of vacation.

I normally take off the week classes start and the following week.

The have taken the student mail room off of me the last two days as they just wouldn't fit. 200-250 pieces just for that one stop.

We should start seeing Cheggs on Tuesday.

Don't complain man. Sounds as if you've got it easy.

Our local university here has more non-teaching administrative staff than your scool has total students. We're about to go from running 1 route down in town to 2 split cars on area - and that's for only 2 of the campuses.

 

[IVE GOTTA PACKAGE 4U]

Don't complain man. Sounds as if you've got it easy.

Our local university here has more non-teaching administrative staff than your scool has total students. We're about to go from running 1 route down in town to 2 split cars on area - and that's for only 2 of the campuses.

I'm stealing that gif
Thanks.

 

[Richard Harrow]

Or how about something simple. Get rid of all the paper reports and give them a iPad .

Dear Lord the money spent on paper and ink must be astronomical.

This is 2016, you know?

I would be willing to bet that just the average operating center goes through about a case of paper every two weeks. That's not counting unload, preload, twilight, feeders, or administrative.

It's insane.

 

[FrigidFTSup]

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There was way too much capacity in the container ship market. They needed it. At one point last year you could send a 20 foot container from Port of Shanghai to Port of Long Beach for 1500 bucks.

 

[FrigidFTSup]

Or how about something simple. Get rid of all the paper reports and give them a iPad .

Dear Lord the money spent on paper and ink must be astronomical.

This is 2016, you know?

Anything is better than the ORION tablets.

Problem is, just like with you guys, there are plenty we want hard copies of to cover our butts.

 

[Johney]

Sure let them blame it on our raises,it has nothing to do with the raises the pilots got and of course the $100,000 signing bonuses going to every flight crew.

 

[FrigidFTSup]

I would be willing to bet that just the average operating center goes through about a case of paper every two weeks. That's not counting unload, preload, twilight, feeders, or administrative.

It's insane.

My old, small 35 route center would go through a case every 3-4 days.

 

[FrigidFTSup]

Sure let them blame it on our raises,it has nothing to do with the raises the pilots got and of course the $100,000 signing bonuses going to every flight crew.

The signing bonus was essentially a retro check.