UPS's best ideas - No commit time over relaxed, Xmas week

[oldngray]

I'm sure if a shipper complained, they would get a price reduction.
It's possible that shippers are informed of this relaxed week and they ship NDA at their own risk.

That would probably work for big shippers but the little ones? Not so much.

 

[Jackburton]

That would probably work for big shippers but the little ones? Not so much.

UPS hasn't cared about little shippers for awhile now.

 

[upschuck]

Why pay for NDA if you get the same service with a Saver?

Same theory as sending a package 2DA, when it would get there in 2 days ground. About twice as much or more.

 

[Big Arrow Down...D]

90 minutes relaxed would have worked just as well.

It's better because of the late start no one is stressing about commit times...it's actually working out great here and the customer totally understands... take it from someone who's customers really matter.

 

[Brownslave688]

UPS hasn't cared about little shippers for awhile now.

Which is dumb. When I started the philosophy was we want lots of little shippers. They pay full price or very close to full price so our margins are much higher on their packages.

 

[bottomups]

I must have been the test area before they rolled this out nationwide. Have been instructed to deliver all air in trace for a month now.

 

[brownelf]

I like the no commit rule, the only thing I'd tweek would be to still have the premium packages noted in my DIAD.

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

I like the no commit rule, the only thing I'd tweek would be to still have the premium packages noted in my DIAD.

Why?

 

[upschuck]

Earlies still have a commit.

 

[DumbTruckDriver]

Earlies still have a commit.

Relaxed by 90 min here.

 

[bottomups]

Why?

I load my own package car so I know who has NDA's coming. If I am within a couple of miles of a business stop I will break my ORION trace and deliver the air earlier than traced.

 

[brownelf]

Why?

Deliver in a tight heavy industrial area, I could make service on most of my nda stops if they were noted.

 

[Brownslave688]

I load my own package car so I know who has NDA's coming. If I am within a couple of miles of a business stop I will break my ORION trace and deliver the air earlier than traced.

You're following Orion still?

 

[bottomups]

You're following Orion still?

Certainly. More miles equals less delivery stops. Not running it 100% but am still in the high 90's.

 

[Brownslave688]

Certainly. More miles equals less delivery stops. Not running it 100% but am still in the high 90's.

I'm in a rental so it's almost impossible. The other 11 months of the year I am with you.

 

[Richard Harrow]

I agree. It's nice that after 109 years they finally did something right down there on Sugar Mountain.

 

[DOK]

I like the no commit rule, the only thing I'd tweek would be to still have the premium packages noted in my DIAD.

Maybe, but I like that you don't have to toggle to the top of Edd to view your air.

 

[Rack em]

I'm in a rental so it's almost impossible. The other 11 months of the year I am with you.

Please please please follow orion 100% in a rental!!! It would be funny to hear you explain to your center manager why you only delivered 35/250 stops that day lol.

 

[Rack em]

Maybe, but I like that you don't have to toggle to the top of Edd to view your air.

If you hit the second soft key from the left on the bottom that says "commit" it will show just your commit times and in order. Then the same soft key will say "whole" so you can get back to the regular screen

 

[Grey]

No commits have been really nice. I can run my irregs early so I have 75% chance of finding my business instead of 50.