Happy Peak Day

[hegro]

270 Wednesday, 275 Thursday, 340 today. Far from the heaviest route in the center. Finished 270 and 275 the past two days. Today I left 100+ packages at the building. Not sure where all this volume is coming from but UPS is definitely biting off more than they can chew. Going to have thousands of undelivered packages on Christmas in my building. Didn't get approved for 70 this week either. Our center manager sounded beyond defeated at pcm this morning.

 

[cosmo1]

I talked to a driver from my old center about a half hour ago. He already had stops brought out to him and had to go back to the building for more. He had 210 left with his helper.

Obviously peak here wasn't earlier this week.

 

[zubenelgenubi]

I talked to a driver from my old center about a half hour ago. He already had stops brought out to him and had to go back to the building for more. He had 210 left with his helper.

Obviously peak here wasn't earlier this week.

My stop count has been way up these last few days. But I think it has more to do with my loopmates whining about too many stops, so they just give me a bunch of theirs.

 

[DumbTruckDriver]

I’ve heard that Amazon dumped a ton of extra volume at the Mesquite hub that they couldn’t handle.

 

[rod]

Would someone please remind me to order my 150 lb. anvils on Monday and please deliver them to me early on Tuesday because they are a bitch to wrap.

 

[clean hairy]

I’ve heard that Amazon dumped a ton of extra volume at the Mesquite hub that they couldn’t handle.

And they move to the end of the line.....

 

[Delivery!!!]

I’ve heard that Amazon dumped a ton of extra volume at the Mesquite hub that they couldn’t handle.

We got dumped on here in the Midwest too. We were told they reached max capacity so we took it. Cargo area in the package car looked noticably different than the last few weeks with all the smiley face boxes in the back.

 

[MrFeeder]

There is normally no local sort on Christmas Eve so anything picked up by feeder will sit in the yard until the 26th.

Management discreetly unloads trailers on a union non working day. Not joking.

 

[Indecisi0n]

Did 2 runs yesterday, 13 hours .yawn .

 

[hegro]

Today. Lots more routes between 250-300. 200+ mile country routes going out with 175-200.

 

[MattM]

A bit of an uptick today. But nothing too crazy.
It's been a medium steady pace since the BF rush. When will the next rush be?

Late jets out of Louisville and Ontario by 1-2 hours. So I know the last second push is happening. If any severe weather pops up Monday, Tuesday could be a very long day.

It's been months but the next 4 days we're trying not to have any left in buildings. It's nearing on impossible.

 

[Cloud]

Today was by far the heaviest day of peak so far...

Monday and Tuesday were easy this week (less than 200 pieces), Wednesday and Thursday (300-350 pieces), today 400 pieces.

 

[scooby0048]

Today. Lots more routes between 250-300. 200+ mile country routes going out with 175-200.

I had 400+ miles with 98 stops yesterday. WAY heavy yesterday and today.

 

[Old Man Jingles]

I had 400+ miles with 98 stops yesterday. WAY heavy yesterday and today.

Damn!
What was your paid day?
That's probably 8 hours not on route.

 

[scooby0048]

Damn!
What was your paid day?
That's probably 8 hours not on route.

I want to say it was right around 13.4 but there were so many of us coming in right at the 13.5 hr mark, I might have misread it when I got in. To get on area, I average 1.25 to 1.5hrs drive.

 

[scooby0048]

Damn!
What was your paid day?
That's probably 8 hours not on route.

There must be something they have to finagle to get things to work out right with the numbers because anytime I go over that many miles, they have to override something on the timecard screen.

 

[Old Man Jingles]

Damn!
What was your paid day?
That's probably 8 hours not on route.

I meant 'in the seat' or driving.

 

[scooby0048]

I meant 'in the seat' or driving.

It's late, sorry. I spend around 3 hours just getting to and from area. You are correct, my windshield time is substantial. As for my actual paid day, IDK I was looking at what the Orion manifest projected my day to be.

 

[clean hairy]

It's late, sorry. I spend around 3 hours just getting to and from area. You are correct, my windshield time is substantial. As for my actual paid day, IDK I was looking at the mess Orion made of my of my route.

Fixed it

 

[barnyard]

I'm off Christmas eve mandatory lay-off, ya'll have fun.

Me too.
I tell you what. This peak feeder gig has been sweet. Peak day?? You mean the day that was like all the others that I have worked since I started this gig???

Once the hubs quit letting contractors on the property, things got exponentially better. They drop their trailers in drop lots and shifters go get them to put on doors. The only ones that can drop off or pick up trailers inside the hub gates are UPSers.

Hopefully, they start doing the same earlier in peak. This year, they waited until the hubs were so congested that it was taking an extra hour to get in and out.