Falling Behind?

[PFlash]

From what I read in the Food Service Forums, it looks like most of us use some kind of GPS/Logging/DOT thingymabob that tracks our time. It also seems that at least some of you use the XATA system, which is what my company (Lipari Foods) uses to monitor driver performance. My question is this : how many of you fall behind the scheduled delivery times on a consistent basis? My routes are pretty diverse and I manage to get ahead on the longer mileage days. However, when I run the city I'm consistently behind the computer's estimations. It's never been mentioned to me by the company or anything, I'm just curious as to how accurately other folks run their routes. Thanks!

[grocerythrower]

I use XATA. I fall behind all the time in the city, on my long bids I do great, they don't give is enough time to compensate for traffic ect, its like they time it to the way the crow flyes, thats Sysco for ya, they are so friggin stupid, plus its a way to axe our pay, if cases per man hour are up I make more money, but now we are on an average or a stupid salary, since this new program is kicking in, on ABC I was working 3 days a week, now that Im paid the same I work 5, I have slowed down alot, unless speeding up benefits me, no one has said squat.

[maverickbubba]

I usually get back a hr behind but i don't get in a hurry. There is guys that beat the manifest 1-2 hrs. I work for PFG and we use Peoplenet

[Stan Smith]

I work for PFG and we use Peoplenet

Turkey Hill Dairy , is currently installing Peoplenet in all of their trucks.

[double r]

Right now we use nothing. Have people net in the trucks but are only used for tracking fuel mileage. They can pinpoint us but never really bother. As for schedule delivery times, never heard of such a thing. Unless it's an appointment for a pick up, we pretty much make our own schedules on our routes. Just make it before the cut off time at certain stops is all they ask, if possible. Not always possible when they have a habit of throwing extra stops on your truck. Not my fault if I don't make it.

[double r]

However, when I run the city I'm consistently behind the computer's estimations.

That's because myself or one of my fellow co-workers is in front of you holding up the dock

[kboomarang]

It also depends on your routing delivery window start times, we were on Xata and for what for whatever reason our dispatcher/router would have delivery windows starting before you could physically get there under any circumstances. If it becomes an issue have them adjust the windows, just back it with drive times, delivery conflicts or whatever.

[grocerythrower]

It also depends on your routing delivery window start times, we were on Xata and for what for whatever reason our dispatcher/router would have delivery windows starting before you could physically get there under any circumstances. If it becomes an issue have them adjust the windows, just back it with drive times, delivery conflicts or whatever.

At Sysco, they would laugh at me if I did that, they do what they want, its hard to file a grievence if there isn't an atricle represented, we can and do, but still its a process.

[TedWard]

I'm gonna chime in on Saturday or Sunday, I'm behind now and I gotta go.

[grocerythrower]

Today was so friggin stupid, 1100 cases and didn't clock off till 1830, had to jump stops to get schools off that were routed late, I suggested that the router be called in to help me but I'm sure ya'll can guess how that went, now the warehouse not only hides cases in other pallets, they are putting our splits, or eaches, not on the split pallet but inside another pallet, I'm about tired of the loading here, it has gotten so much worse in the past 6 months, we are working alot harder than we have to.

I had 396 cases on a pup monday of this week and I swear I felt like I delivered 700 cases at the end of the route, how can anyone F-up 396 cases?