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  Thursday, August 25, 2005


It Ain't Rocket Science.

Aside from being late to the 2nd stop of today's deliveries, things went well.  This is due in part for me getting a late start yesterday in getting up to Minnesota (and yes, I again had to do some fuzzy logging in order for everyone--my company, the company I deliver for, and the DOT--to be somewhat satisfied).

What I don't understand is how my company and the company they deliver for cannot do a better job at getting trailers loaded in time so that the drivers can be on their way in time so that appointment times are not missed.  For example: let's say that an appointment time is for 5:00 AM tomorrow morning.  It takes roughly 7-hours (includes drive time, fuel time, tire checks, and lunch/dinner break).  In order for the driver to be ready to go tomorrow morning at 5:00 AM, he/she needs to be parked by 7:00 PM tonight (10-hour break).  Therefore, at the latest, he/she needs to be on the road today by 12:00 noon.  How hard is that to implement??  For whatever reason, it seems to be next to impossible with the current processes in place.  As a result, more headaches are created than solved.  In my experience as a corporate manager, I was paid in part to solve headaches--make them go away.  I for the life of me do not understand why the managers of both companies cannot resolve an issue like the described example.

Sorry to rant/rave a bit, but this issue of trailers not being available for drivers to leave on time to their destinations is starting to bug me more than it should.  It's such a no-brainer fixable challenge!

Tomorrow morning I'll be heading down to Chicago, IL for a morning delivery.

miles driven = 372


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