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<blockquote data-quote="brownrodster" data-source="post: 504993" data-attributes="member: 10437"><p>It is very possible for someone who neglects all the methods, skips breaks and lunch to make up several hours over someone using the methods.</p><p> </p><p>I peak helped a driver who I cover sometimes. He was a crazy runner and does the impossible. He does in less than 9 hours what is impossible for me to do in 12 while following all the methods and still being one of the fastest drivers in the center.</p><p> </p><p>Last time I ran a route a long time ago was the last time came in underallowed on a route. I did all the crazy stuff to get done early because I had to be done early for personal stuff after work. I barely beat the route by a few minutes when I normally come in 1.5-2 hours over and follow all the methods. That was the last time I ran a route and I realized how bogus their numbers are. From then on I just made sure I worked safe and followed their methods. Granted, we haven't had time studies in over 20 years and 1 hour over is considered good. But they still ride us over these bogus numbers! 2 hours over and they still read you the riot act.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>You have no clue. You have no idea what it's like to do these ridiculously terrible routes that are designed in an office by some bloke who's never been on road. You can shave hours off your day by running to and from the truck, skipping breaks and lunches, keeping your bulkhead door open, leaving your truck idling, not using your seatbelt, DR packages in every driveway instead of going to the house, speeding like a madman, showing up an hour early to set up the truck off the clock, ditching time wasting stops into neighboring trucks... That is what a "runner" does. These things do happen here sometimes by a few individuals. We are not on PAS, EDD or telematics.</p><p> </p><p>Sometimes when I complete a stop while following all methods as taught I think about that driver I rode with and how he would have completely left me in the dust and been a few stops down the road in the time it took me to do everything correctly and safely.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="brownrodster, post: 504993, member: 10437"] It is very possible for someone who neglects all the methods, skips breaks and lunch to make up several hours over someone using the methods. I peak helped a driver who I cover sometimes. He was a crazy runner and does the impossible. He does in less than 9 hours what is impossible for me to do in 12 while following all the methods and still being one of the fastest drivers in the center. Last time I ran a route a long time ago was the last time came in underallowed on a route. I did all the crazy stuff to get done early because I had to be done early for personal stuff after work. I barely beat the route by a few minutes when I normally come in 1.5-2 hours over and follow all the methods. That was the last time I ran a route and I realized how bogus their numbers are. From then on I just made sure I worked safe and followed their methods. Granted, we haven't had time studies in over 20 years and 1 hour over is considered good. But they still ride us over these bogus numbers! 2 hours over and they still read you the riot act. You have no clue. You have no idea what it's like to do these ridiculously terrible routes that are designed in an office by some bloke who's never been on road. You can shave hours off your day by running to and from the truck, skipping breaks and lunches, keeping your bulkhead door open, leaving your truck idling, not using your seatbelt, DR packages in every driveway instead of going to the house, speeding like a madman, showing up an hour early to set up the truck off the clock, ditching time wasting stops into neighboring trucks... That is what a "runner" does. These things do happen here sometimes by a few individuals. We are not on PAS, EDD or telematics. Sometimes when I complete a stop while following all methods as taught I think about that driver I rode with and how he would have completely left me in the dust and been a few stops down the road in the time it took me to do everything correctly and safely. [/QUOTE]
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