Oh lord, they said no idling whatsoever. Regional manager has threatened to do ride-alongs if we can get our idle time down.
Not trying to be smart but:
1) Why do office people get to have A/C, but not drivers?
2) Why spend all that money to put A/C in a truck and not use it?
i can see salespersons "needing" A/C, but............
There had not been any mention of excessive idle time in the PCM'S prior to that point. Per the the contract and past practice there should have been 2 verbal warnings regarding non-compliance before issuing letters. Drivers should have a chance to correct errant behavior, especially if they aren't educated or informed about that metric.And then, only city drivers are being monitored.Tis the season for idle time write ups, suspensions etc.
We get progressive discipline per contract. First a verbal, next a write up followed by suspension up to and including termination.
Our verbals are planted in those PCM meetings about "excessive idle times" not after you get busted.
Some straight truck and flyer drivers use to get away with it because the truck had to be running during lift gate operations.
Telematics has killed that along with them retrofitting a way to eliminate the need to idle a truck for liftgate use.
Grin and bear it, drink lots of water, hang out inside a customer's place to enter your diad info, some do lunches and breaks there too....there are more ways to beat the truck heat and stay off the idle time radar.
We tend to evolve when the going gets tough.
That's my point. I know that, but whoever is ordering the disciplinary actions doesn't seem to have read the contract.Discipline can not be issued based solely on any electronic device. Read your contract.
Just make sure you put yourself in delay AND inform dispatch. AND don't do it more than 2x day. Brown hates it when you steal time.....Safety first. If you need a cool down break stop and go into a convenience store. Grab a water and take 5. Remember proper hydration. This is what they preach.
It really sounds like it's drivers vs operations at UPS. Sorry it has to be that way, I would hate working in that environment. It's a shame that you feel like management is always out to screw you and your management appears to think you're always out to screw them....luckily at OD we can fire the dead weight, bad attitude, slacking, time wasters and those that are left are mostly left alone.
As long as your sales reps continue to drop their pants and discount away your profit, your company will need to do all it can to save money. Not idling trucks is not a new concept, if you want to do it go OTR.i just don't understand the following:
1) It's 2016 and no AC? really?
2) Why are officanians allowed to have AC, but not drivers, who you would have to admit, are working much harder than office people.
3) Why spend money to put AC on a truck and not use it?
i don't actually idle that much if any. But sometimes it's not realistic not to.