UPS not delivering to Nantucket this summer
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rss13
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We have two island runs out of my building. When Lake Erie Ferries start running, we take a Tp-60 to the bigger island’s ferry and the ferry workers load it on the ferry and they act like an unofficial access point. The smaller island is bulk stop on a different route. The ferry takes them over in a box truck and also acts like an unofficial access point. In the winter both islands get their parcels via airplane.
We have filed multiple grievances to get those island routes to be delivered by drivers but so far those have fallen on deaf ears. I would love for the national to get ahold of these issues. So much sub-contracting involved.
We have filed multiple grievances to get those island routes to be delivered by drivers but so far those have fallen on deaf ears. I would love for the national to get ahold of these issues. So much sub-contracting involved.
rss13
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Have you guys filed on this for sub-contracting? Just curious if any other buildings have a similar experience as ours.
I work out of a center in VA. Have family on the island and vacation there in the summers so that's the only reason I know about it. I've seen plenty of Sysco pups and Lowe's box trucks on the island delivering though.
No1 Special
Long time listener, first time caller.
Do the ferry boat captains "have to" follow mapnav while sailing between the mainland and the island, or do they use nautical charts? I can see a younger captain hitting a sand bar because Orion told him to go that way.
Big Babooba
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The "Tightest Ship In The Shipping Business" missed the boat.
Covemastah
Hoopah drives the boat Chief !!
UPS In Talks To Use Tugboat, Barge Freight To Deliver Packages To Nantucket
UPS is in talks with 41 North Offshore to use one of their tugboats and a barge freight to transport packages from New Bedford to Nantucket.
boston.cbslocal.com
Operational needs
Virescit Vulnere Virtus
Did the managers who should have handled this end up getting fired?UPS In Talks To Use Tugboat, Barge Freight To Deliver Packages To Nantucket
UPS is in talks with 41 North Offshore to use one of their tugboats and a barge freight to transport packages from New Bedford to Nantucket.
Covemastah
Hoopah drives the boat Chief !!
It's all hush hush up here
542thruNthru
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I'd expect nothing less from the land of Deflate Gate!
Nah. But can you say "meet points"!
Operational needs
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From the article @cheryl posted.
The tug and barge would travel 52 miles between New Bedford and Nantucket, compared to around 28 miles from Hyannis. The trip would take approximately eight hours, leaving New Bedford at 6 p.m. and arriving on Nantucket at 2 a.m. Departure from Nantucket would be at 7:30 a.m.
CHEMA-DELMA
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Dave Lame was a Package Division Manager who was in the old East New England District and left in the early 90's and started that business.
CHEMA-DELMA
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The Islands of Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard used to be the same service commit of the rest of Cape Cod. A few years ago they degraded the service to each Island by 1 day. Scheduling the to the ferry boats was not an easy task, the "Hot" pulls did not go well with the hubs but he boats depart on time. You had to have a good IE guy on top of the boat changes / added boats or cut. Somebody must have been on vacation when the dead lines were not met.
rod
Retired 22 years
And I bet the guy who was on vacation is still laughing his ass off.
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