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<blockquote data-quote="browniehound" data-source="post: 363705" data-attributes="member: 4653"><p>Unbelievable if this is true! If I'm Scott Davis (unfortunately I'm not) then these guys are cut immediately. Why are they busting the drivers when the company has this fat on its bones.</p><p> </p><p>Our routes are so dense and efficient that even the slowest drivers are making us money. This is where we have the competitive advantage over Fed-Ex. Yes we earn a couple bucks more an hour, but we also do 10 stops more an hour. The Fed-Ex ground driver I talk with says there are 6 UPS drivers in the area that he, the one Fed-Ex ground driver is covering.</p><p> </p><p>If Fed-Ex ground is profitable with their 1 route to our six, then I think we are OK in this part of the business. Cuts need to be made elsewhere.</p><p> </p><p>I know why the pick-up window of +/- 15 minutes is a concern. Business developement wants to be able to say with some certaintly "Ok, if you switch to UPS the driver can be here at such and such of time", and he relies on the +/- pickup times to make this promise.</p><p> </p><p>Thats fine, but we don't need a person dedicated on checking pick-up times for every driver in the district. </p><p> </p><p>I think the entire concept should be eliminated, in my opinion. If the customer and volume is significant enough we should just promise them the time and then work out the logistics later. Seriously, this is another area where we can beat Fed-Ex. We have 6 drivers in town to their 1. We have 6 more options than Fed-Ex does to make that pick-up window the customer wants.</p><p> </p><p>If the volume is there, I say promise the time and operations will find a way to make it happen. If its a onesy, twosy account a mile off trace then we should be the ones telling THEM when they will be picked-up. Its seems like common sense to me.</p><p> </p><p>Eliminate the +/- 15 minute deparment and concept. Am I way off base?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="browniehound, post: 363705, member: 4653"] Unbelievable if this is true! If I'm Scott Davis (unfortunately I'm not) then these guys are cut immediately. Why are they busting the drivers when the company has this fat on its bones. Our routes are so dense and efficient that even the slowest drivers are making us money. This is where we have the competitive advantage over Fed-Ex. Yes we earn a couple bucks more an hour, but we also do 10 stops more an hour. The Fed-Ex ground driver I talk with says there are 6 UPS drivers in the area that he, the one Fed-Ex ground driver is covering. If Fed-Ex ground is profitable with their 1 route to our six, then I think we are OK in this part of the business. Cuts need to be made elsewhere. I know why the pick-up window of +/- 15 minutes is a concern. Business developement wants to be able to say with some certaintly "Ok, if you switch to UPS the driver can be here at such and such of time", and he relies on the +/- pickup times to make this promise. Thats fine, but we don't need a person dedicated on checking pick-up times for every driver in the district. I think the entire concept should be eliminated, in my opinion. If the customer and volume is significant enough we should just promise them the time and then work out the logistics later. Seriously, this is another area where we can beat Fed-Ex. We have 6 drivers in town to their 1. We have 6 more options than Fed-Ex does to make that pick-up window the customer wants. If the volume is there, I say promise the time and operations will find a way to make it happen. If its a onesy, twosy account a mile off trace then we should be the ones telling THEM when they will be picked-up. Its seems like common sense to me. Eliminate the +/- 15 minute deparment and concept. Am I way off base? [/QUOTE]
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