Black Francis
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How many supervised rides or training days should someone have who went from sat air to seasonal driver, before covering a route for someone?
I got one ride and then they threw me out on a route that is 90 percent business stops, I am coming in 3 hours over every night. Getting a warning for sheeting up a business after 5. I don't fully understand the procedures for missed stops. To top it off the center just opened a week before peak, and we only have one on car sup. I feel like I'm taking too much of his time when I go to ask questions or call. I'm stressing out because I have to make this job work. Any tips on how to be more efficient or faster?
Thanks.
I got one ride and then they threw me out on a route that is 90 percent business stops, I am coming in 3 hours over every night. Getting a warning for sheeting up a business after 5. I don't fully understand the procedures for missed stops. To top it off the center just opened a week before peak, and we only have one on car sup. I feel like I'm taking too much of his time when I go to ask questions or call. I'm stressing out because I have to make this job work. Any tips on how to be more efficient or faster?
Thanks.
Sounds like you're in it up to your elbows Francis. As I am very new, I don't have a lot of experience to offer you. However, for what it's worth I could not have run my route very well at all with only one day of training.I got one ride and then they threw me out on a route that is 90 percent business stops, I am coming in 3 hours over every night. Getting a warning for sheeting up a business after 5. I don't fully understand the procedures for missed stops. To top it off the center just opened a week before peak, and we only have one on car sup. I feel like I'm taking too much of his time when I go to ask questions or call. I'm stressing out because I have to make this job work. Any tips on how to be more efficient or faster?
Thanks.
Thanks to everyone for the replies. I guess my real concern is that I will lose my job for not sheeting up packages correctly. The supervisor that did go for my one training ride called whoever is over our region to suggest that I would need more rides because with him driving the route and me running the stops(he did help get off the bulk), we barely made our pickups before businesses closed, got our residentials done and got to the building in time to get the volume off. Yet some how I am supposed to be able to do it myself after on trip. Any shop stewards on her who know if there is a rule about minimum training time?
I got one ride and then they threw me out on a route that is 90 percent business stops, I am coming in 3 hours over every night. Getting a warning for sheeting up a business after 5. I don't fully understand the procedures for missed stops. To top it off the center just opened a week before peak, and we only have one on car sup. I feel like I'm taking too much of his time when I go to ask questions or call. I'm stressing out because I have to make this job work. Any tips on how to be more efficient or faster?
Thanks.
I totally feel your pain. The first time I went out on a route I hadn't even gone to school. They used me because I already had a good medical card ( I have had a class a cdl for 15 years.) They put me out on a rte that runs 120/140 stops and 90% is business. I had the regular rte drivers phone number because I preloaded for him. By the end of the day I had only about 50 stops done, the regular driver came to help me with his p/u (on his personal time) and I had to sheet about 80 stops as missed. (LITERALLY)!!!!!!!!!! It was insane. I told them I couldn't get it all done but they didn't have anyone to help. Oh well. Moral.........Call and tell them you can't get it done. If they don't do anything that's their problem. I have never gotten a warning letter for missed business, but have been threatened w/ it. Don't worry to much about sheeting incorrectly. They will let you know when you do and as long as you don't have to many repeat mistakes they will let it go. Remember " The faster I go the farther behind I get". Don't try to rush, rush, rush. That's when you'll make mistakes. Take your breaks and breathe. Breaks will help you unscramble your brain and breatheing will help keep you focused on what you are doing. You can only do one stop at a time. It will take awhile to get used to it but before long you'll see that you can do it.Thanks to everyone for the replies. I guess my real concern is that I will lose my job for not sheeting up packages correctly. The supervisor that did go for my one training ride called whoever is over our region to suggest that I would need more rides because with him driving the route and me running the stops(he did help get off the bulk), we barely made our pickups before businesses closed, got our residentials done and got to the building in time to get the volume off. Yet some how I am supposed to be able to do it myself after on trip. Any shop stewards on her who know if there is a rule about minimum training time?