UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)
Well-Known Member
CD, that is called working smarter, not harder. Good call.
In this final phase of Telematics....you will be questioned and issued a warning letter for "failure to properly record breaks" if there is so much as a 90 second discrepancy between the time you record your break and the time that Telematics shows you "breaking trace" to drive to a suitable location for that break.
I Telematics is about increasing production by allowing a supervisor to micromanage every moment of a drvers day from behind the comfort of a desk.
YetSomeone has to say it:
Glad I'm in Feeders and don't have to deal with this nonsense.
Someone has to say it:
Glad I'm in Feeders and don't have to deal with this nonsense.
I was told of a manager in feeders, (area shall remain nameless), that would check when drivers punched out for meal on the IVIS, if the tractor stopped at 10:58 and driver waited till 11:00 to go on "other activities" they were questioned about it.
I'm set on 67, but pulling double 45's or when pulling triples I run between 60 and 65.........plenty fast enough.are your feeder tractors governed at a certain speed?
Sounds a lot like flavor of the week.
i agree with you, its stupid...i use to just ignore it, but they keep pushign and pushing for these ridiculous policies (must use a dolly on anything over 10 lbs) things like that, i just follow the rules to a certain extent
some things i just refuse to do, unless management is watching
for example last week i had a delivery liftgate required, well the company refused to pay the liftgate fee which is like $30 so i was instructed to break down these 2 skids and unload them by hand
now i have a liftgate and a pallet jack, do you really think im going to unload them by hand when i dont have to???? i told the guy you get a freeby today, and this isnt the first time ive done it
i agree about increasing productivity...the rest is your opinion.
I hope everyone understands that it is a DOT violation for UPS to force us to operate our vehicles on part of our lunch hour, even if for only a few minutes. "Breaking trace" would include some amount of driving to and from a lunch location. UPS is logging us "off duty" for the whole hour (our DIAD is our log). Our meal period should start and end at our lunch location, not somewhere on our route, like our last stop....
Soberups post is accurate to a T.
Telematics came in at the beginning of February and the same implementation process was used. The same harassment is being used. The biggest one is the 1 minute over on your lunch break. If that truck was not moving for 61 minutes, if you are in their radar, you are in the office the next morning.
I still havn't heard one mechanic tell me that Telematics saved a breakdown from occuring. Which was the "major" reason it was installed.
What type of new equipment? Ivis? Can u give me more detail? Our feeder mechanics have said they had heard of something new coming......
I hope everyone understands that it is a DOT violation for UPS to force us to operate our vehicles on part of our lunch hour, even if for only a few minutes. "Breaking trace" would include some amount of driving to and from a lunch location. UPS is logging us "off duty" for the whole hour (our DIAD is our log). Our meal period should start and end at our lunch location, not somewhere on our route, like our last stop. Federal Law also prevents an employer from forcing anyone to perform any part of his or her job (driving) while on lunch. See Fair Labor Standards Act. UPS is simply trying to steal part of our lunch from us. If you are disciplined for this, file a complaint with the DOT and watch UPS get fined.
Give em hell sober!UPS's response to this in my area has been to say that we are no longer allowed to break trace on the clock for any reason and that if this is a problem for drivers they should start bringing their lunch instead of using the truck to drive to a restraunt. Drivers in rural areas are allowed to drive no more than one mile off trace for lunch/breaks and this must occur on the drivers time, not while on the clock.
We are going to be fighting this, on the grounds that drivers in rural areas who follow the company trace and service expectations (NDA by 1030, NDA saver by 3, no business attempts between 12 and 1 etc.) and are therefore not in a suitable location to take lunch or breaks should not in most cases be required to drive to one off of the clock. A reasonable definition of "suitable location" would be one with legal parking and a public restoom.
As far as the issue of liability for operating the vehicle off the clock, we do not enter our lunch or break periods until after we complete them. Therefore, a driver who operates a vehicle is always assumed to be "on the clock" in case of an accident, he isnt going to enter his lunch or break until after the fact.
The sad part about all of this is that the energy and effort being spent to micromanage every moment of the drivers day could be better spent on improving service and growing the business.
We don't have the new ivis here yet, but I did see one in a PA drivers tractor about a month ago. They have a touch screen and GPS. They can pull you up at anytime and check where you are and the speed that your traveling.They are putting new systems in tractors in my area. Gee better chance to micromanage?
Just wait,your turns coming. Deskomatics will make sure every phone call is for lead follow ups,pen usage is within company specs,you lift your butt while farting to prevent damage to company chairs,Chapstick is used to prevent chaffing during meetings with customers and superiors,etc.