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<blockquote data-quote="trplnkl" data-source="post: 293493" data-attributes="member: 13254"><p>Who wouldn't get tired of working 11-12 hour days year round? I know I sure do and guess what? I aint gettin any younger. There are several things for a driver to consider when trying to develop volume leads. One being is this a customer we can lead into becoming a productive account or are they going to turn into an account that the driver has to spoon feed everyday to make sure the paper work is correct, the packages are prepared properly, the company and government guidelines are followed. Otherwise, that would be a negative account profit wise. Another thing we have to think about is whether or not the route can actually handle the account. Some potential pu accounts are so far out of the stream of the route flow that the logistics of going there everyday places such a time demand that it can not be worth the company's or the driver's time. When this happens the answer from the office is " make it work", " don't miss anything", "figure it out". Lots of help, huh?</p><p> I can't speak for anyone on here but myself, but I am willing to bet that IF the drivers had any hope that to company (center team) would/could do their part, 99% of the drivers would be looking for chances to sign up new accounts. Sadly to say, we can not reasonably expect that the company will do their part. What we CAN reasonably expect is to get 10 more stops added to everyones day and someone sent home. History does repeat. I don't know what kind of "numbers" the company needs/wants to justify adding routes instead of trying to cram pack fewer package cars but I do know that (in our center) the majority of the routes are already <u>dispatched </u> with 10.00-10.50 hour days and very few drivers hit scratch or better. As someone else already said, " Where's the incentive?".</p><p></p><p></p><p> Ya ya ya , I know, if I'm THAT unhappy, I should quit. Heard that before too.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="trplnkl, post: 293493, member: 13254"] Who wouldn't get tired of working 11-12 hour days year round? I know I sure do and guess what? I aint gettin any younger. There are several things for a driver to consider when trying to develop volume leads. One being is this a customer we can lead into becoming a productive account or are they going to turn into an account that the driver has to spoon feed everyday to make sure the paper work is correct, the packages are prepared properly, the company and government guidelines are followed. Otherwise, that would be a negative account profit wise. Another thing we have to think about is whether or not the route can actually handle the account. Some potential pu accounts are so far out of the stream of the route flow that the logistics of going there everyday places such a time demand that it can not be worth the company's or the driver's time. When this happens the answer from the office is " make it work", " don't miss anything", "figure it out". Lots of help, huh? I can't speak for anyone on here but myself, but I am willing to bet that IF the drivers had any hope that to company (center team) would/could do their part, 99% of the drivers would be looking for chances to sign up new accounts. Sadly to say, we can not reasonably expect that the company will do their part. What we CAN reasonably expect is to get 10 more stops added to everyones day and someone sent home. History does repeat. I don't know what kind of "numbers" the company needs/wants to justify adding routes instead of trying to cram pack fewer package cars but I do know that (in our center) the majority of the routes are already [U]dispatched [/U] with 10.00-10.50 hour days and very few drivers hit scratch or better. As someone else already said, " Where's the incentive?". Ya ya ya , I know, if I'm THAT unhappy, I should quit. Heard that before too. [/QUOTE]
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