Drones to help Package Drivers look like Feeder Drivers

[Steward773]

If I could sit at home on my lazy boy in my tighty whities and deliver packages by drones I may be able to work a few more years.

 

[Dr.Brownz]

there are a bunch of rural/super-rural areas that i could see this working

What kind of time scale would it take to become cost effective? 20 years of deliveries to break even?

 

[Oak]

That's what we are saying through. We are talking about tech a few notches above google maps.

Ahh, so the stop complete at the DR location has helped them figure this out. Damned if you do, damned if you don't.

 

[jaker]

Got to love technology, let's make everything automated and then complain when no one has money to use their services or buy their goods

 

[TearsInRain]

What kind of time scale would it take to become cost effective? 20 years of deliveries to break even?

probably a couple years tops

drivers are expensive as

 

[FrigidFTSup]

Frigid someone mentioned in another thread that the end game for a M-friend shift and a T-S shift was eventually to move to a 4x10 workweek to eliminate OT. Any truth?

Haven't heard anything about that, but I wouldn't doubt it is in the works. A lot of interesting things being said behind the scenes about what will go down network wide with Sat Delivery

 

[FrigidFTSup]

I agree.

Until the rare time one gets loaded on the drone that hasn't been mined yet.

It's just like when a new house gets built though. It isn't in our system and we have to add it. Nothing new.

 

[FrigidFTSup]

probably a couple years tops

drivers are expensive as

I'd take 10 expensive drivers over 1 IE office monkey.

 

[oldngray]

I'd take 10 expensive drivers over 1 IE office monkey.

@Monkey Butt ?

 

[ManInBrown]

A lot of interesting things being said behind the scenes about what will go down network wide with Sat Delivery

Like?

 

[TearsInRain]

I'd take 10 expensive drivers over 1 IE office monkey.

to do what?

 

[Brownslave688]

I'd take 10 expensive drivers over 1 IE office monkey.

 

[FrigidFTSup]

Like?

I could tell you, but then I'd have to kill you.

 

[FrigidFTSup]

to do what?

Get stuff done.

 

[Johney]

A lot of interesting things being said behind the scenes about what will go down network wide with Sat Delivery

Like?

I could tell you, but then I'd have to kill you.

Don't BS the BSer's you're still at center level you are hardly high enough up the food chain to really know what's going on. You are like a mushroom...they keep you in the dark and feed you $#!+.

 

[FrigidFTSup]

Don't BS the BSer's you're still at center level you are hardly high enough up the food chain to really know what's going on. You are like a mushroom...they keep you in the dark and feed you $#!+.

There have been discussions at the division level about some of the changes being looked at with it. Not exactly top secret stuff.

 

[Catatonic]

I'd take 10 expensive drivers over 1 IE office monkey.

@Monkey Butt ?

Depends on what I wanted them to do.
Personally I don't think it would take all 10 drivers to equal one I.E. monkey (unless the I.E. was Monkey Butt).

 

[Catatonic]

Don't BS the BSer's you're still at center level you are hardly high enough up the food chain to really know what's going on. You are like a mushroom...they keep you in the dark and feed you $#!+.

But amazingly, he still knows a whole lot more than you.

 

[IVE GOTTA PACKAGE 4U]

Depends on what I wanted them to do.
Personally I don't think it would take all 10 drivers to equal one I.E. monkey (unless the I.E. was Monkey Butt).

It only takes one I.E. to screw 10 drivers.

 

[Catatonic]

It only takes one I.E. to screw 10 drivers ...

... and a light bulb!