Finally won bid on route

[IVE GOTTA PACKAGE 4U]

Starting driving air 6 months ago.

Bidding routes,goes by seniority.
You will not get to pick a route.

 

[rha]

Bidding routes,goes by seniority.
You will not get to pick a route.

Why not

 

[rha]

I thought I didn't have enough seniority to bid on routes until i started seeing new hires and people with less seniority than me going full time. I feel quit stupid for not bidding on some good routes.

 

[JL 0513]

And lots of data?

I have a 6 GB/mo plan I got a promotion that was 6 gigs for the price of 2 for as long as I have this phone.

Too much work. If you knew your next 5 like you are supposed to you take a quick look at a map page, and map a route for those stops in about 4.6 seconds. So now I have my next five GTG as you're still typing on your silly little phone.

Those 35 routes were learned out of hunger and desperation to work my first three summers. My usual route as a pup was a 250 plus 500 piece monster. And I am not in a big city, nothing more than 3 stories allows in my hood. Only in the last few years have I gotten away from it.

BTW my map book costs 25 bucks and never needed insurance on it. Even got the center to buy it for me.


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You didn't read my previous posts. Barely any typing involved. And whatever map referring I'm doing is on my walks. No time wasted looking at a map in the cab.

Plus, I often look at Google maps as a map, not just navigation. So I often plan numerous stops as you say.

BTW, does your map show your current location where there are no street signs? So if you don't know where you are at a particular point, you have to drive to a street sign. In rural areas, that's a huge waste. I have a handy dandy blue dot noting my exact location which I can refer to my surrounding streets.

I don't mean to argue techniques, but I've tried both and there's no comparison as to what is better. Technology can be a great tool.

 

[PT Car Washer]

A few years ago we had several post seniority drivers successfully bid on FT routes. Nobody else wanted them.

 

[JL 0513]

I thought I didn't have enough seniority to bid on routes until i started seeing new hires and people with less seniority than me going full time. I feel quit stupid for not bidding on some good routes.

Bidding only takes place once every 2 years, at least in my area (in March). You guys have open bidding year round?

 

[IVE GOTTA PACKAGE 4U]

Why not

The guy (or girl) with the most seniority, bids first. those on the bottom of the list,do not get a route.

We bid our routes every january.

 

[PT Car Washer]

Bidding only takes place once every 2 years, at least in my area (in March). You guys have open bidding year round?

No, only when someone vacates a position. Couple drivers retired and they just happened to be in the right place at the right time.

 

[IVE GOTTA PACKAGE 4U]

A few years ago we had several post seniority drivers successfully bid on FT routes. Nobody else wanted them.

That can happen,also. not too offten,usually a garbage route,or a hood route.

 

[rha]

Bidding only takes place once every 2 years, at least in my area (in March). You guys have open bidding year round?

Man bid sheets are going up every other week. I put my name on two last week. We have 11 22.3 about to go up 30 feeders about to come available. I'm just waiting on these bid sheets to go flying up.

 

[IVE GOTTA PACKAGE 4U]

Man bid sheets are going up every other week. I put my name on two last week. We have 11 22.3 about to go up 30 feeders about to come available. I'm just waiting on these bid sheets to go flying up.

Thats bidding on a job,not a route.

 

[PT Car Washer]

That can happen,also. not too offten,usually a garbage route,or a hood route.

I guess they thought that any route is better then running cover for years. Always know where you are going every morning. Don't know what time you will be getting off.

 

[rha]

That can happen,also. not too offten,usually a garbage route,or a hood route.

Got to start somewhere right

 

[IVE GOTTA PACKAGE 4U]

Got to start somewhere right

Yes you do.
We all did.

 

[rha]

I guess they thought that any route is better then running cover for years. Always know where you are going every morning. Don't know what time you will be getting off.

I was thing about cover driving but i figured hell i'll wait because a I know for a fact some full time routes are coming soon. I've

Thats bidding on a job,not a route.

I'm sorry whats the difference?

 

[IVE GOTTA PACKAGE 4U]

I was thing about cover driving but i figured hell i'll wait because a I know for a fact some full time routes are coming soon. I've

I'm sorry whats the difference?

Your bidding on a job classification.
Like preload,feeders,article 22.3 job,cover driver.

 

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BTW, does your map show your current location where there are no street signs? So if you don't know where you are at a particular point, you have to drive to a street sign. In rural areas, that's a huge waste. I have a handy dandy blue dot noting my exact location which I can refer to my surrounding .

God lord son. If you don't know where you are after your first stop than you're doing it wrong.


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[PT Car Washer]

Got to start somewhere right

They felt like they had won the lottery. Brand new driver with their own route and now they have 9.5 protection also.

 

[rha]

Your bidding on a job classification.
Like preload,feeders,article 22.3 job,cover driver.

So if you put your name on a bid sheet with the route location on it you are not bidding on that route

 

[PT Car Washer]

I was thing about cover driving but i figured hell i'll wait because a I know for a fact some full time routes are coming soon. I've

I'm sorry whats the difference?

Not sure about how your building bids jobs but in mine you must be a qualified package car driver to bid on a route.