PEAK?

[Brownslave688]

We keep being told that a lot of Smartpost will be hitting Ground this week and next. Today looks a bit busy but nothing critical.

Rumor is the post office is struggling big time.

 

[sandwich]

Sounds like management overstaffed the station. I find it hard to believe routes have nothing to do at a station during this time of year unless they have too many routes to begin with. Our station runs lean on people and makes up the difference with overtime. We stay busy and everyone gets as many hours as you want. Now that vacations are blacked out and everyone is working, we are handling the volume so far. Next week will be crazy with long hours and plenty of stops. It is supposed to be that way, it is peak. If stations have routes doing nothing, it most likely isn't lack of freight, it's too many people.

I have no idea what's going on at fedex. All I can say is I've talked the ground guy when we were both at a delivery dock. I looked in his truck and was blown away at how empty it was and I noticed there were zero amazon boxes in it. He said that his route has been totally normal, and that amazon stopped using them. Later in the day I run into the express guy and I asked him if express is getting any amazon and he said they don't get amazon anymore. They could possibly be in the testing phase of not using purple.

 

[OrioN]

USPS barcodes?


As in smartpost?

I guess so, but I distinctly see "USPS" instead of our "G" or "H" 3D barcodes

As far as Amazon in my state, I'm seeing plenty of "flex drivers" as well as regular white cargovans with the A or LS logos roaming about. that would suck donkey balls if they're getting paid better than me

 

[Operational needs]

Rumor is the post office is struggling big time.

This is true. My friend works for the PO and she said they can't keep up. I saw her still on the road the other night at 1940. She said they're blown out with not enough manpower.

 

[Operational needs]

I have no idea what's going on at fedex. All I can say is I've talked the ground guy when we were both at a delivery dock. I looked in his truck and was blown away at how empty it was and I noticed there were zero amazon boxes in it. He said that his route has been totally normal, and that amazon stopped using them. Later in the day I run into the express guy and I asked him if express is getting any amazon and he said they don't get amazon anymore. They could possibly be in the testing phase of not using purple.

Plenty of Amazon in my Express truck.

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

Rumor is the post office is struggling big time.

I order a new pair of boots from Amazon and the Post Office dropped them off this past Sunday morning.

 

[It will be fine]

Rumor is the post office is struggling big time.

They seem poorly organized. This past Sunday I saw 3 different post office trucks drop off packages on my block. One dropped a box at my house, about 30 mins later a different one came for my direct neighbor and about 45 mins after that a third came by for a house across the street.

 

[Brownslave688]

This is true. My friend works for the PO and she said they can't keep up. I saw her still on the road the other night at 1940. She said they're blown out with not enough manpower.

We have a driver whose package was "tendered to the local post office" on December 7. Has not moved since.

 

[Operational needs]

They seem poorly organized. This past Sunday I saw 3 different post office trucks drop off packages on my block. One dropped a box at my house, about 30 mins later a different one came for my direct neighbor and about 45 mins after that a third came by for a house across the street.

Yeah, my friend had to go back to the building twice in one day for mail and they wanted her to come back a third time. She refused. Lol.

 

[dezguy]

I'm doing the same number of stops as I do all year (110+) but my route is currently 1/3rd of its normal size and I'm leaving the station an hour later. Peak is here on my route for sure.

Same here. Same amount of stops I do on a regular day but my route is a fraction of it's normal size.

 

[sandwich]

Plenty of Amazon in my Express truck.

I'm up in Seattle area. Amazon's home town. Seattle is where amazon tests out new ideas. This could be one of their new ideas they are testing.

 

[sandwich]

I order a new pair of boots from Amazon and the Post Office dropped them off this past Sunday morning.

Oh my god! Please tell me more

 

[Bounty]

They seem poorly organized. This past Sunday I saw 3 different post office trucks drop off packages on my block. One dropped a box at my house, about 30 mins later a different one came for my direct neighbor and about 45 mins after that a third came by for a house across the street.

Just like ground, home and express came to my house yesterday

 

[Star B]

I'm up in Seattle area. Amazon's home town. Seattle is where amazon tests out new ideas. This could be one of their new ideas they are testing.

Seattle is not the middle of BFE where the mail is delivered in some guy driving a Taurus. There are four choices at the moment for Amazon delivery. USPS, UPS, Contractors, and FDX. Once you leave a populated area... typically the contractors disappear. Amazon will always be with one of those three... and there's no way that Amazon would put their eggs in one basket.

Just like ground, home and express came to my house yesterday

Well... that is explainable. Express and ground are two different companies. Now, why ground and HD both showed up was weird unless the ground system won't reassign a "ground" package to HD.

 

[serco]

I have 4 psa's, during peak i have always ran 7 trucks. Stop counts were high for 3 day so far thats all. Week after thanksgiving. Since those days its been the Most pathetic peak in my 12 years. 0 amazon on my trucks. Down scalled and layed off 2 drivers already. cant even pay the expenses doing that. Last 2 days didnt even hit the threshold level. What the hell happened?

 

[Slick silver]

This peak, I switched from a sprinter to a 700 and my truck was filled with almost all Amazon. Another 11 hr day. I guess it looks like certain areas are getting all amazon or none. Are loop had another route added to it and it had over a 20 p1 and 75 p2. Almost all Amazon for the p2

 

[IVE GOTTA PACKAGE 4U]

Rumor is the post office is struggling big time.

I wonder how the Amazon delivery drivers are doing?

 

[IVE GOTTA PACKAGE 4U]

This is true. My friend works for the PO and she said they can't keep up. I saw her still on the road the other night at 1940. She said they're blown out with not enough manpower.

We had over 10 box trucks taking Sure post to the Post office.

 

[IVE GOTTA PACKAGE 4U]

Oh my god! Please tell me more

I was the the same thing. Lol

 

[cosmo1]

I order a new pair of boots from Amazon and the Post Office dropped them off this past Sunday morning.

*ordered*

Hope this helps.