Start Times

[MC0493]

8:35 the last 2 weeks. I'm a cover driver so i get in whenever the heck i get done lol. On average i'd say between 6-8, sometimes earlier sometimes later. I pass the fedex building on my way in and they're already moving out and that's around 7:55-8am

 

[baklava]

With his rear door open and hand cart out?

What an unsafe way to drive. Typical FedEx Ground.

 

[JackStraw]

9:30? What time do you leave the building? An 8 hour day is 6:15? THAT sucks.

 

[RolloTony Brown Town]

9:30 start times are generally the more rural areas farthest from their hubs. The drivers in my building all start at 8:55.

 

[mrbrownstone]

8:40 start. Usually getting in road around 8:55 unless there is late air.

I cover so finish times very but usually between 6:30 and 7:30.

 

[SixSidedAnomaly]

Sorter/preloader here. Guys at my hub take off around 8:30 or so, give or take 15 minutes. Sometimes it depends on the loader it seems.

 

[Packmule]

Ours floats depending on preload finish times. Scheduled times are 8:30 Mondays, 9:15 rest of the week, by floating, I mean that if the preload is done prior, they cut us loose.
Here's my schedule:
8:15: early. Awesome.
8:30: On time. What it should be.
9:00: Getting a bit ugly, but we will survive.
9:15: Clock out, go home and hope management can do a better job of taking care of me tomorrow so I can take care of the customer and keep us in business.
Doesn't work that way, but it ought to.
Sucks being at the end of the NDA flight line!

 

[johnny_hotdog]

Our start times are soon to be 9am. Since we got Orion they just keep backing them up and we still stand around waiting for them to finish the routes.

 

[DOK]

9:10 Monday, 9:30 the rest of the week.

That sucks

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

That sucks

Yes it does.

 

[Scottyhawk]

We have split times within the center (ridiculous) 8:50 and 9. So you have one driver who starts at 8:50 sandwiched between 2 9:00 drivers and cannot leave until one of them leaves

 

[JL 0513]

How is it that FedEx has a system that they get their work in so much earlier? Seems both ground and air are moving early. Plus, I don't think I've ever seen a FedEx truck out much after 5pm while we're consistently out past 7:30.

 

[PASinterference]

How is it that FedEx has a system that they get their work in so much earlier? Seems both ground and air are moving early. Plus, I don't think I've ever seen a FedEx truck out much after 5pm while we're consistently out past 7:30.

Plain and simple. UPS wants us out late.

 

[JL 0513]

Plain and simple. UPS wants us out late.

That ain't it.

 

[RolloTony Brown Town]

How is it that FedEx has a system that they get their work in so much earlier? Seems both ground and air are moving early. Plus, I don't think I've ever seen a FedEx truck out much after 5pm while we're consistently out past 7:30.

That's not the norm for fed ex drivers I've met. A lot of times they are out just as late as us but start much earlier. They also have a larger territory to cover, less pay, and no Union to back them up.

 

[MC4YOU2]

Plain and simple. UPS wants us out late.

I have to agree. When I started at UPS we loaded our own trucks. The first technology change in our area, after the very first diad, was to put in a preload. It was not only to save money, but it was also part of the original branding campaign to call ups "Brown." They wanted to increase visibility by having us work later. We were told that we'd be wrapped up by 8 AM and work until 6/7 on heavy days.

Our DM said "you'll be the first ones on the street and the LAST ones off the street. We want people to see us at all times, and think only of Brown for their shipping needs."

We got later leave building times with each tech "improvement" until we were starting at 9 and leaving at 9:45, and still sometimes returning again for late air.

We joked we were never the first ones on the street, but we're always always, the last ones off the street.

Ups was half right again, after all.

 

[Boulevard859710]

I have to agree. When I started at UPS we loaded our own trucks. The first technology change in our area, after the very first diad, was to put in a preload. It was not only to save money, but it was also part of the original branding campaign to call ups "Brown." They wanted to increase visibility by having us work later. We were told that we'd be wrapped up by 8 AM and work until 6/7 on heavy days.

Our DM said "you'll be the first ones on the street and the LAST ones off the street. We want people to see us at all times, and think only of Brown for their shipping needs."

We got later leave building times with each tech "improvement" until we were starting at 9 and leaving at 9:45, and still sometimes returning again for late air.

We joked we were never the first ones on the street, but we're always always, the last ones off the street.

Ups was half right again, after all.

It's funny that with all their so called improvements, EDD, ORION they created more problems.