They run an 'optimizer' for the UE runs at ABF, I don't know exactly what it does but I call it the sodomizer.Was wondering if any terminals have been involved with route optimization program that is supposed to be coming out? I thought they were trying it at a few locations already. Anybody have anything concrete,not speculation,of what it entails?
That's not supposed to be funny.Yrc has had the route optimizer at our terminal ever since I have been there. At least on the inbound side. The everyday whiners optimize their routes by leaving behind stops they do not want, and then the supervisor steps in and optimizes the freight onto people who do their jobs.
Reminds me of the OKC line driver, HAMMER DOWN!!"Back in the day" optimizer's.
It is supposed to take the bills that are going out for delivery and make the best possible routes for the city drivers. HOWEVER, it does not work. It sends multiple drivers into the same location. Sends drivers 100 Miles out of the way for a pick up when other drivers are in the area. Etc etc. The sooner they dump that turd the better. When they activate it at your terminal tell the city drivers to get ready for some overtime.Was wondering if any terminals have been involved with route optimization program that is supposed to be coming out? I thought they were trying it at a few locations already. Anybody have anything concrete,not speculation,of what it entails?
I'm sure Matt will have it running like a well-oiled machine.Nothing like getting an answer to a question. Perhaps these guys should be management
We had four drivers show up at the same customer with one skid each. Customer put a stop to it real quick. It flat out is a pita!It is supposed to take the bills that are going out for delivery and make the best possible routes for the city drivers. HOWEVER, it does not work. It sends multiple drivers into the same location. Sends drivers 100 Miles out of the way for a pick up when other drivers are in the area. Etc etc. The sooner they dump that turd the better. When they activate it at your terminal tell the city drivers to get ready for some overtime.
At first I thought pita must be a Canadian word but then I looked it up.We had four drivers show up at the same customer with one skid each. Customer put a stop to it real quick. It flat out is a pita!
What they do not take into account is the myriad of variables that come into play on a daily basis on our routes...customers' break and lunch times, busier and slower times, customers' schedules and when is best to make the delivery or pickup, when the freight will or will not be ready for pickup, traffic conditions, the list goes on. IF you have a good program AND loaders who know the customers' idiosyncrasies loading programs can sort of work but they will never be able to account for the changes that occur all day long, every day out there.It is supposed to take the bills that are going out for delivery and make the best possible routes for the city drivers. HOWEVER, it does not work. It sends multiple drivers into the same location. Sends drivers 100 Miles out of the way for a pick up when other drivers are in the area. Etc etc. The sooner they dump that turd the better. When they activate it at your terminal tell the city drivers to get ready for some overtime.
What they do not take into account is the myriad of variables that come into play on a daily basis on our routes...customers' break and lunch times, busier and slower times, customers' schedules and when is best to make the delivery or pickup, when the freight will or will not be ready for pickup, traffic conditions, the list goes on. IF you have a good program AND loaders who know the customers' idiosyncrasies loading programs can sort of work but they will never be able to account for the changes that occur all day long, every day out there.
True. But you have to start somewhere. Only the driver will know exactly how it should be loaded.What they do not take into account is the myriad of variables that come into play on a daily basis on our routes...customers' break and lunch times, busier and slower times, customers' schedules and when is best to make the delivery or pickup, when the freight will or will not be ready for pickup, traffic conditions, the list goes on. IF you have a good program AND loaders who know the customers' idiosyncrasies loading programs can sort of work but they will never be able to account for the changes that occur all day long, every day out there.
Best route optimizer around is a city man who knows his route and his customers.True. But you have to start somewhere. Only the driver will know exactly how it should be loaded.