Exactly right Brownslave. They are cutting routes now and sending drivers out with 12 hours daily. I for one don't know how any human being can work those hours doing this kind of back breaking work week after week. I think the company agenda is to cripple these guys before they can collect a pension. Why isn't the Union filing unsafe labor practices on UPS. It's ridiculous that the Union stands for this. I'm sure they can find enough people who will take these hours voluntarily without trying to screw everyone because they can.
1. Follow the methods. We do not have a production standard. I work some 12 hour days. I know when I leave the building how my day will be. If its long, I won't work as hard. You can work long or hard but you can't do both. It's a marathon not a sprint.
2. Thank the government for invoking the driving window of 14 hours. The union was in a fight for years to have that changed and reduced.
3. You should be as safe as you can first. Hydration, bathroom breaks do not need to be a scheduled break.
4. The hours I agree are excessive, but it's not as simple to just add a driver. The cost of health, pension, training, gas, maintenance of vehicles above the wage is what prevents them from adding.
As long as we make a high wage, good perks and the government has a huge driving window, UPS and others will keep cutting.