Follow ORION 85% or....

[3838373]

Yup and a well deserved one at that.

One of the first things we are taught as a driver is to go through EDD to see what we have for committed air.

But depending on the center manager, most likely a warning letter would be it?

 

[hellfire]

Can you be disciplined for having late air if you follow Orion 100% (sometimes it will have you deliver ground at the same delivery as the air) if your covering a route? Not if you inform them you will have late airs before leaving

our center is 85%, a lot of drivers are doing like 75% but are beating the miles.

 

[3838373]

I confirmed it tried getting rid of a bad RD air but they wouldn't do anything. They originally took one air off me , but the other driver refused to take it and they gave it back to me, and it was right before we left the building and they didnt put it back on my EDD(Orion) but i ran it to the closest AIR in my Orion Trace, I ended up having several late air. I ran straight air except one air stop had me del. ground with that air because this company has an agreement with UPS to have the their ground del early. Also this was my third air stop so i thought id have plenty of time to run Orion 100% but i was wrong.

 

[Oh Shoot]

We are told in our center to follow orion but still make good decisions to not have late air or missed businesses

 

[IVE GOTTA PACKAGE 4U]

They could solve many of the problems just by getting us out of the building a little earlier.

 

[oldngray]

I confirmed it tried getting rid of a bad RD air but they wouldn't do anything. They originally took one air off me , but the other driver refused to take it and they gave it back to me, and it was right before we left the building and they didnt put it back on my EDD(Orion) but i ran it to the closest AIR in my Orion Trace, I ended up having several late air. I ran straight air except one air stop had me del. ground with that air because this company has an agreement with UPS to have the their ground del early. Also this was my third air stop so i thought id have plenty of time to run Orion 100% but i was wrong.

You have to estimate how long it will take you to deliver the airs and how much ground you can also deliver. You can be right 99 times out of a hundred but they might still jump on you for the one time you don't make it. Or you can know how long it would take you on a normal day and deliver some ground, then get held up by unexpected road construction or have to wait for a train or anything else that is beyond your control. If you have a late air under those circumstances most of the time they would let it slide or at most a warning letter to add to the collection in your file. When it gets more serious is usually because they have other reasons.

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

Someone on here, (quite a while back), said it best:

"We work at a pace, that is unfamiliar to most people.

My neighbors see the pkg car parked out front every afternoon and think that it must be nice to be able to take my break at home. What they don't see is the pace that I have to keep in order to be able to take my break at home everyday.

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

But depending on the center manager, most likely a warning letter would be it?

Yes.

 

[3838373]

You have to estimate how long it will take you to deliver the airs and how much ground you can also deliver. You can be right 99 times out of a hundred but they might still jump on you for the one time you don't make it. Or you can know how long it would take you on a normal day and deliver some ground, then get held up by unexpected road construction or have to wait for a train or anything else that is beyond your control. If you have a late air under those circumstances most of the time they would let it slide or at most a warning letter to add to the collection in your file. When it gets more serious is usually because they have other reasons.

Thanks, haven't had a warning letter in a few years.

 

[cosmo1]

My neighbors see the pkg car parked out front every afternoon and think that it must be nice to be able to take my break at home. What they don't see is the pace that I have to keep in order to be able to take my break at home everyday.

You are the man, Dave.

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

You are the man, Dave.

I like to think so.

Please use your two weeks of Orion experience to enlighten us.

 

[1989]

Yup and a well deserved one at that.

One of the first things we are taught as a driver is to go through EDD to see what we have for committed air.

No time for that when you have 45 business air stops.

 

[Billy Ray]

We are told in our center to follow orion but still make good decisions to not have late air or missed businesses

That's why they only require 85% compliance; they have to give the driver enough leeway to actually make Orion workable.

 

[cosmo1]

I like to think so.

Please use your two weeks of Orion experience to enlighten us.

I was referring to your super-human pace.

TTKU

 

[okeydoke]

My neighbors see the pkg car parked out front every afternoon and think that it must be nice to be able to take my break at home. What they don't see is the pace that I have to keep in order to be able to take my break at home everyday.

What is your favorite cookie? My wife can make some for you.

 

[IVE GOTTA PACKAGE 4U]

I was referring to your super-human pace.

TTKU

Must not be too fast. He couldn't dodge the car in the crosswalk.

 

[billerz]

They are now writing drivers up for not hitting 90% trace in Orion. They also want us to reduce over allowed, which in my experience gets harder the closer you follow Orion lol.
They also have said if you have to break trace to make businesses, do it. It's like they want to have their cake and eat it too.

 

[Future]

They are now writing drivers up for not hitting 90% trace in Orion. They also want us to reduce over allowed, which in my experience gets harder the closer you follow Orion lol.

Screw em!

 

[Future]

Waiting for the day "they" get on me about their retarded evolution .... Politely hand the keys to them ....and tell them show me how!

 

[Future]

What I have learned is ... There r "anchors" that can be placed into you routes idea......makes you at the percent