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With Telematics, is this the end of the career UPS driver???
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<blockquote data-quote="The Other Side" data-source="post: 819106" data-attributes="member: 17969"><p>Clearly the two moderators on this thread missed the point of the OP and decided to make jokes rather than participate in a rational disscussion. Some others missed the OP's point altogether and a couple understood him.</p><p> </p><p>The OP isnt talking about doing things correctly, and advice to "do everything right" doesnt answer his question.</p><p> </p><p>What he is talking about is PRODUCTION and any discipline related to PRODUCTION based upon telematics and further, if the Union has any plans to fight it.</p><p> </p><p>First, telematics alone will not increase production nor will it make better drivers. </p><p> </p><p>Telematics has "SLOWED" drivers down in all cases. Doing the job by the book means leaving the "learned behaviors" weve learned for decades (bulkhead doors open, selt belts off, idling, double parking, parking on opposite side, speeding, parking in red zones, sheeting off area, pre-recording etc etc ) and practicing the proper methods on each and every stop.</p><p> </p><p>Telematics has its flaws and coupled with EDD and PAS, the combination is a recipe for disaster. The rate of misloads has increased with the implementation of PAS and EDD and service failures increase in each center.</p><p> </p><p>Those drivers considered to be "productive" drivers have gone from breaking standard to 1.5 hours in the hole with the implementation of telematics. Now two things are in play here, first, the company reducing allowances per stop per area and the driver having to follow every single rule of safe driving that had been ignored for years.</p><p> </p><p>Telematics and production dont mix, there are too many variables during the day and consistency or constants are not possible.</p><p> </p><p>As far as the union fighting telematics, well, thats a bit late. They layed down and accepted the company's original explanation that telematics was a safety related device and allowed it into our contract.</p><p> </p><p>In 2013, there is NO PLAN by the International to try and eliminate the use or remove existing language relating to telematics.</p><p> </p><p>I dont believe that at the local level or the national level, our union understands the implications for our drivers because most of them have been out of the system for years.</p><p> </p><p>The company believes its increasing its productivity of its drivers with these technological changes and using discipline in connection with this data was the ultimate goal. </p><p> </p><p>The cost of a package driver to UPS is too high, and they know they will never be able to get a cut in pay from the union, so instead, they have created a system intended to remove drivers from payroll, while negotiating a "tiered" pay rate for future employees. </p><p> </p><p>If they can succeed in lowering the starting wage and increasing the progression that it takes to reach full pay, to lets say 5 years, then they can attempt to "turnover" its drivers long before they reach 5 years.</p><p> </p><p>This is the strategy that is in play for UPS.</p><p> </p><p>Performance on the route is still something that has to be determined by an "on road" observation and no pile of papers or reports will ever determine a fair days work for a fair days pay.</p><p> </p><p>Peace.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="The Other Side, post: 819106, member: 17969"] Clearly the two moderators on this thread missed the point of the OP and decided to make jokes rather than participate in a rational disscussion. Some others missed the OP's point altogether and a couple understood him. The OP isnt talking about doing things correctly, and advice to "do everything right" doesnt answer his question. What he is talking about is PRODUCTION and any discipline related to PRODUCTION based upon telematics and further, if the Union has any plans to fight it. First, telematics alone will not increase production nor will it make better drivers. Telematics has "SLOWED" drivers down in all cases. Doing the job by the book means leaving the "learned behaviors" weve learned for decades (bulkhead doors open, selt belts off, idling, double parking, parking on opposite side, speeding, parking in red zones, sheeting off area, pre-recording etc etc ) and practicing the proper methods on each and every stop. Telematics has its flaws and coupled with EDD and PAS, the combination is a recipe for disaster. The rate of misloads has increased with the implementation of PAS and EDD and service failures increase in each center. Those drivers considered to be "productive" drivers have gone from breaking standard to 1.5 hours in the hole with the implementation of telematics. Now two things are in play here, first, the company reducing allowances per stop per area and the driver having to follow every single rule of safe driving that had been ignored for years. Telematics and production dont mix, there are too many variables during the day and consistency or constants are not possible. As far as the union fighting telematics, well, thats a bit late. They layed down and accepted the company's original explanation that telematics was a safety related device and allowed it into our contract. In 2013, there is NO PLAN by the International to try and eliminate the use or remove existing language relating to telematics. I dont believe that at the local level or the national level, our union understands the implications for our drivers because most of them have been out of the system for years. The company believes its increasing its productivity of its drivers with these technological changes and using discipline in connection with this data was the ultimate goal. The cost of a package driver to UPS is too high, and they know they will never be able to get a cut in pay from the union, so instead, they have created a system intended to remove drivers from payroll, while negotiating a "tiered" pay rate for future employees. If they can succeed in lowering the starting wage and increasing the progression that it takes to reach full pay, to lets say 5 years, then they can attempt to "turnover" its drivers long before they reach 5 years. This is the strategy that is in play for UPS. Performance on the route is still something that has to be determined by an "on road" observation and no pile of papers or reports will ever determine a fair days work for a fair days pay. Peace. [/QUOTE]
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