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y do i feel like im being used as a drivers helper?
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<blockquote data-quote="AKCoverMan" data-source="post: 1065209" data-attributes="member: 17867"><p>As others have said, every route, every center for that matter, is different.</p><p></p><p>Here in The Last Frontier..there are very few resi areas in which the method of dropping a helper off with a handcart full of stops and picking him back up after you go run some stops is at all practical. Most streets do not have paved sidewalks and running the handcart down the street in the dark is not safe plus with snow and ice bumps you usually end up dumping packages off the cart.</p><p></p><p>There are some tight neighborhoods where you can pull into one cul du sac and send the helper in one direction with a stop or two while the driver walks off one or two. But on some routes it can be a challenge to make the best use of a helper to get the day done. Some times it might be drop the helper at a stop and go next stop. Other times might be sorting the car, or turning the car around to head to next stop following helper delivery. Anything you can do to shave a few seconds off the day while the helper walks off that package.</p><p></p><p>When all is said and done there are going to be times when the car is all sorted, the next stop is ready, the next stop does not require a turn around, and it is not practical to go run another stop while the helper walks off the stop at hand. In these cases the helper is going to walk off the stop and I am going to sit and wait. I will watch the helper to see if he needs coaching on DR placement or safety but basically I am just sitting for a few seconds. </p><p></p><p>I don't think I am taking advantage. <img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AKCoverMan, post: 1065209, member: 17867"] As others have said, every route, every center for that matter, is different. Here in The Last Frontier..there are very few resi areas in which the method of dropping a helper off with a handcart full of stops and picking him back up after you go run some stops is at all practical. Most streets do not have paved sidewalks and running the handcart down the street in the dark is not safe plus with snow and ice bumps you usually end up dumping packages off the cart. There are some tight neighborhoods where you can pull into one cul du sac and send the helper in one direction with a stop or two while the driver walks off one or two. But on some routes it can be a challenge to make the best use of a helper to get the day done. Some times it might be drop the helper at a stop and go next stop. Other times might be sorting the car, or turning the car around to head to next stop following helper delivery. Anything you can do to shave a few seconds off the day while the helper walks off that package. When all is said and done there are going to be times when the car is all sorted, the next stop is ready, the next stop does not require a turn around, and it is not practical to go run another stop while the helper walks off the stop at hand. In these cases the helper is going to walk off the stop and I am going to sit and wait. I will watch the helper to see if he needs coaching on DR placement or safety but basically I am just sitting for a few seconds. I don't think I am taking advantage. :) [/QUOTE]
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