How prepared is your center for peak?

[Rainman]

They are making the effort where I am. Adding temps every other week, we got 3 permanent drivers earlier this year.

I still think it's going to be another ugly peak no matter what they do.


Kmart sux. So does Walmart. And Orion.

 

[upsbeernut]

That's the bottom line, face it we are gonna get killed and when packages get too much results will be in our favor. Later the better! Bring enough food and drink to survive. We also lost a 28 year driver to shifting as of Monday and that means one of our swing drivers fills in so two split routes might be reduced to one. Division manager walked the belt Friday to see why its the worst in the building. Maybe its too much, da.

 

[jumpman23]

More work less sleep for a month, nothing but a chicken wing on a string boys. We all know what it is and what we need to do to get her done so business as usual. Does it suck? Hell yeah but still aint SCEARED lmfao.

 

[realbrown1]

My center is repairing all the old handcarts by welding parts from 2 or 3 different handcarts trying to make one that will actually work.
We are doomed.
And I will be making bank.

 

[Box Ox]

More work less sleep for a month, nothing but a chicken wing on a string boys. We all know what it is and what we need to do to get her done so business as usual. Does it suck? Hell yeah but still aint SCEARED lmfao.

Darn right. I'll take sub-40 degrees for 14 hours in the rear of a PC over 10-12 in 100-120 any day. Don't be intimidated and enjoy the money. One stop at a time.

 

[jumpman23]

Im just the opposite I hate the cold and love the heat. But I feel what your saying. Definitely get all the extremes on this job I think we can all agree on that. Your definitely battle tested mentally and physically every day here at this crazyazz place lol.

 

[joeboodog]

Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha.

 

[upsbeernut]

Im just the opposite I hate the cold and love the heat. But I feel what your saying. Definitely get all the extremes on this job I think we can all agree on that. Your definitely battle tested mentally and physically every day here at this crazyazz place lol.

Agree cold you can't get going, the heat , I feel better sweating it out instead of filling a 2 liter bottle all day.

 

[jumpman23]

Funny as you get older you hate the cold. Little easier to get out of bed when its warm out versus the cold. Not as achy, that's how you know your getting older lol.

 

[IVE GOTTA PACKAGE 4U]

Sounds like you are getting "soft" in your old age.

 

[brostalss]

Prepared or not, we CANNOT drop the ball this year.

Even though it wasn't entirely our fault.

 

[ManInBrown]

I will take PC out daily. I will work till I'm done or till I'm called in. Rinse and Repeat

 

[ZQXC]

Funny as you get older you hate the cold. Little easier to get out of bed when its warm out versus the cold. Not as achy, that's how you know your getting older lol.

..... and the dark, and the rain, and old trucks, and going in

well, you get it.

 

[ZQXC]

less prepared than last year

 

[FrigidAdCorrector]

They are adding an extension to our building that will help, but we need more package cars or else it isn't going to matter

 

[retiredTxfeeder]

hahaha I don't care. I won't get any closer than 15 miles from my old building.

 

[watdaflock?]

We seem to be over prepared but yeah too early to tell. We are too overstaffed right now. We have at least 30 extra PCs sitting outside. They were brought in from out of state at least a month ago. Lots of new tractor trailers too. Our center was fine last year. It was the other centers in our building that struggled.

You must be in a very large regional hub?

Put 2 guys,that can use a DIAD ,in a truck for a full shift.

Then have somebody shuttle more packages out,in the rental trucks.

I thought all driver helpers were suppose to be able to use DIAD's?

 

[10 point]

Exactly, I did that with a preloaded and his personal vehicle . This was very affective and fast . I was the mothership and when he got finished he would come for more. This kept both us rolling and the helper with a car could do the same thing. The truck would clear out quickly for more room to organize .

Personal vehicle?

Hope they aren't involved in an accident or pulled over for a vehicle inspection. Especially hauling hazmats or alcohol.

 

[10 point]

We're gong to have to train six new drivers in the next month just to handle last year's volume.

Good luck with that.

They're lack of planning doesn't constitute an emergency on my part.

 

[joeboodog]

You must be in a very large regional hub?



I thought all driver helpers were suppose to be able to use DIAD's?

We're lucky if helpers have a pulse and can string two words together.