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Ugh -- Starting out as a driver is HARD!
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<blockquote data-quote="Antfizz" data-source="post: 3801080" data-attributes="member: 74272"><p>A few tips my on road sup gave me... I’m starting week 3 of probation.</p><p></p><p>This works because I have a NON time commitment route (end of day). </p><p></p><p>1A) Drive your route on your off days. </p><p></p><p>1) If you have a regular scheduled afternoon pickup, and you also have a delivery for that location, sometimes the business owner will tell me when I deliver you DONT need to come back later as they don’t have anything ready to ship today, so I stop complete that pickup early. </p><p></p><p>2) EDD has me delivering to 1 business usually from 12-2pm, and I have a daily pickup at 3 pm. I skip their location (keep working EDD) and make the delivery at 3 pm when I pickup their stuff (saves me a stop). </p><p></p><p>3) I have some businesses that are closed every Friday so now I know not to waste my time bringing the packages to the door on my handcart and having to reload it. Just scan info notice-put on door, go back to truck and do service cross and move on. </p><p></p><p>4) Pre filling out info notices with the date on them and pre checking the we will try again tomorrow Box (do this the night before) </p><p></p><p>5) When you feel you are super lost and can’t find packages in your truck= clock out for lunch, and ORGANIZE pal #’s.</p><p></p><p>6) If you have scheduled pickups say starting at 3pm try not to take your lunch til like 2:15ish, and be at your pickups EARLY. Be prepared expect the unexpected. Especially Monday’s.</p><p></p><p>Week 2 I was on my own.</p><p>Day 1: + 3.5 hr (with a sup)</p><p>Day 2: + 2.4 hr</p><p>Day 3: + 1.4 hr</p><p>Day 4: + 1.3 hr</p><p>Day 5: Scratch -.7 hr</p><p></p><p>Stop counts 85-115 average with up to 300 packages delivered excludes pickup. I’m told I will get more soon. Hang in there, figure out landmarks like Starbucks is 1 Main St and it’s on the right side of the road so when you see 121 main st you know it’ll be on Starbucks side somewhere.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Antfizz, post: 3801080, member: 74272"] A few tips my on road sup gave me... I’m starting week 3 of probation. This works because I have a NON time commitment route (end of day). 1A) Drive your route on your off days. 1) If you have a regular scheduled afternoon pickup, and you also have a delivery for that location, sometimes the business owner will tell me when I deliver you DONT need to come back later as they don’t have anything ready to ship today, so I stop complete that pickup early. 2) EDD has me delivering to 1 business usually from 12-2pm, and I have a daily pickup at 3 pm. I skip their location (keep working EDD) and make the delivery at 3 pm when I pickup their stuff (saves me a stop). 3) I have some businesses that are closed every Friday so now I know not to waste my time bringing the packages to the door on my handcart and having to reload it. Just scan info notice-put on door, go back to truck and do service cross and move on. 4) Pre filling out info notices with the date on them and pre checking the we will try again tomorrow Box (do this the night before) 5) When you feel you are super lost and can’t find packages in your truck= clock out for lunch, and ORGANIZE pal #’s. 6) If you have scheduled pickups say starting at 3pm try not to take your lunch til like 2:15ish, and be at your pickups EARLY. Be prepared expect the unexpected. Especially Monday’s. Week 2 I was on my own. Day 1: + 3.5 hr (with a sup) Day 2: + 2.4 hr Day 3: + 1.4 hr Day 4: + 1.3 hr Day 5: Scratch -.7 hr Stop counts 85-115 average with up to 300 packages delivered excludes pickup. I’m told I will get more soon. Hang in there, figure out landmarks like Starbucks is 1 Main St and it’s on the right side of the road so when you see 121 main st you know it’ll be on Starbucks side somewhere. [/QUOTE]
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