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<blockquote data-quote="AKCoverMan" data-source="post: 1363712" data-attributes="member: 17867"><p>Our center has six satellite routes that start from a rented Quonset hut building 40ish miles from the center. We used to pull a couple of TP-60s out there but now a feeder trailer goes out there every day. In peak we add extra satellite routes staffed with seasonal drivers.</p><p></p><p>If I have to cover a satellite route and they don't know in time to load it at the center instead of sending it on the satellite trailer then I have the option to report to center and drive an empty spare out to satellite or drive my POV from home to the satellite and clock an hour of paid travel time each way. I spend a little in gas but I can leave later and get back earlier so sometimes I choose to do that.</p><p></p><p>We had two cover drivers who lived near the satellite and made it known they would prefer to start there, they don't get paid to go to satellite but since they don't live in the city where center is they are simply getting a shorter commute to work. Now one of them bid a satellite route that was recently added so now just one satellite driver left. Looks like city based covers like me will have to cover out there more often.</p><p></p><p>All that said we don't have anything in our rider to speak to satiate ops, this has simply been past practice.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AKCoverMan, post: 1363712, member: 17867"] Our center has six satellite routes that start from a rented Quonset hut building 40ish miles from the center. We used to pull a couple of TP-60s out there but now a feeder trailer goes out there every day. In peak we add extra satellite routes staffed with seasonal drivers. If I have to cover a satellite route and they don't know in time to load it at the center instead of sending it on the satellite trailer then I have the option to report to center and drive an empty spare out to satellite or drive my POV from home to the satellite and clock an hour of paid travel time each way. I spend a little in gas but I can leave later and get back earlier so sometimes I choose to do that. We had two cover drivers who lived near the satellite and made it known they would prefer to start there, they don't get paid to go to satellite but since they don't live in the city where center is they are simply getting a shorter commute to work. Now one of them bid a satellite route that was recently added so now just one satellite driver left. Looks like city based covers like me will have to cover out there more often. All that said we don't have anything in our rider to speak to satiate ops, this has simply been past practice. [/QUOTE]
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