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<blockquote data-quote="Rick Ross" data-source="post: 3992642" data-attributes="member: 51847"><p>The schedule has both departure and arrival times on it but I've never heard of anyone getting in trouble for being early. The 1000 miles I mentioned earlier that we usually run in 15-15.5 hours is scheduled for around 16.7 hours if I remember correctly. UPS would rather pay 2 drivers a little delay time than risk them missing a sort because they are stuck behind a bad accident.</p><p></p><p>It goes the other way too. Imagine your last leg is from a railyard back home and the train is usually 3+ hours late, and still needs to be unloaded. Sure, you're being paid to wait, but every minute you wait is cutting into the small amount of time you have at home. Instead of getting back at 1700 Sunday you get home at 2100 which means you can't do anything with your kids because they have school Monday. You are scheduled to depart at 1500 Tuesday from a day sort, so in reality you had Monday evening to spend with your kids. I think that run is also home a half a day later in the week but nothing to actually have a life with your family. To me that's a lot of sacrifice to make $140k.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Rick Ross, post: 3992642, member: 51847"] The schedule has both departure and arrival times on it but I've never heard of anyone getting in trouble for being early. The 1000 miles I mentioned earlier that we usually run in 15-15.5 hours is scheduled for around 16.7 hours if I remember correctly. UPS would rather pay 2 drivers a little delay time than risk them missing a sort because they are stuck behind a bad accident. It goes the other way too. Imagine your last leg is from a railyard back home and the train is usually 3+ hours late, and still needs to be unloaded. Sure, you're being paid to wait, but every minute you wait is cutting into the small amount of time you have at home. Instead of getting back at 1700 Sunday you get home at 2100 which means you can't do anything with your kids because they have school Monday. You are scheduled to depart at 1500 Tuesday from a day sort, so in reality you had Monday evening to spend with your kids. I think that run is also home a half a day later in the week but nothing to actually have a life with your family. To me that's a lot of sacrifice to make $140k. [/QUOTE]
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