This method really works. I’ve been working as a RCA for 7 months and I loaded my packages like this yesterday. I returned to the office 2 1/2 hours earlier then the days I was marking my packages at the case!!! I will continue to use this method. Thank you.
I would use "load truck" feature whenever I would deliver a city or rural route I was unfamiliar with. Then, using the "package look ahead" feature, I could move those packages to the front and deliver them when I got to that address. What a time saver.
What helped me so much was write the sequence number on the packages and just put them in order, spurs in trays and large parcels in the back. And just go from 1 thru last. It takes a long time writing especially if you have a lot of packages but you won’t need no ones to help you put em in order :) also the more you do it you eventually learn the whole route and won’t need this feature anymore
I use Load Truck every day. Number the parcels, use the Section # for loading the truck. Only use Parcel Markers for the ones that won't scan. I love having them in sequence when I'm on the street.
Thank you for always sharing your tips! I’m excited to try this with marking my case tomorrow. I’m in my first week as a RCA….. and it’s been a week!! 😊😂
I regularly have around 6 tubs of spurs so I made a list of every number on my route and I highlight in a certain color the address number if I have a spur delivery there(different highlight color for large packages). That way I can reference my address sheet along my route, and it helps me to learn the different address numbers as well. Bit of a newb here, since I’ve only been working for about 3 weeks. It is somewhat time consuming unfortunately. The route I’m subbing on is 60miles of bfe rough country roads with 493 possible stops. Needless to say, I’m not making it back to the office by 6 yet. 😂😂
As a rural carrier, I was never told about it. In orientation, they taught us how to login and use the scanners to scan items as we deliver them. My home office is rural only, so nothing about load truck or look ahead there either.
@@davidkelln9225 I was told about in orientation but, they didn’t have scanners to demonstrate. Then my OJI trainer showed me once but, said he didn’t like using it. I really got exposed to it once the Sup gave me a rural route to run during my 90. He spent the time to demonstrate. I have been using since.
This channel is dope im gonna watch all these videos. I just became a carrier in august. Im gonna try the package look ahead feature after I load truck and then mark them in numerical order. See if that helps my speed.
This is a great idea. I like to write on my markers bb for big box but this will help let me know if it's in the back of the car or in a tray. Unfortunately route 1 load truck feature works and route 3 load truck and package look ahead will not work on that assigned scanner.
I prefer to case my SPRS, but it can be quicker to tray them up like your trainer does. What's best depends on your route, the volume that day, and your vehicle.
The addresses may go up or down, but yes. The sequence and section numbers go in order. A route is divided into 6 sections, but they can very a bit in size. Let say you have to deliver a package to the 12th address on your route. If you scan it with load truck, it should say section one, sequence 12. Now the sequence number might be off a little because of po boxes and vacants, but it should be close. Someone in the middle of your route will be in section 3 or 4, and someone way at the end will be in section 6.
So with this method you use load truck to scan the large parcels as you load them in your vehicle. Things you scan show up as loaded in package lookahead. They are green. Then you scroll through package lookahead at your case to mark your parcels.
Could the mail man mess with tracking information I had a package from Canada that said out for delivery and all of a sudden it changed to inbound to customs
Best thing to do is call your post office and ask to speak with a supervisor. They can track what scans were made on your package by the USPS, who they were made by, and where the scans occurred (they usually ping gps so they can see the location on a map).
This method really works. I’ve been working as a RCA for 7 months and I loaded my packages like this yesterday. I returned to the office 2 1/2 hours earlier then the days I was marking my packages at the case!!! I will continue to use this method. Thank you.
Glad it worked for you! I heard about it on rural mail talk (an online forum) from a member named Morty.
I thought it was an interesting way to go.
I would use "load truck" feature whenever I would deliver a city or rural route I was unfamiliar with. Then, using the "package look ahead" feature, I could move those packages to the front and deliver them when I got to that address. What a time saver.
What helped me so much was write the sequence number on the packages and just put them in order, spurs in trays and large parcels in the back. And just go from 1 thru last. It takes a long time writing especially if you have a lot of packages but you won’t need no ones to help you put em in order :) also the more you do it you eventually learn the whole route and won’t need this feature anymore
I've done something similar myself on new routes. Good stuff! Thank you for watching and commenting.
I use Load Truck every day. Number the parcels, use the Section # for loading the truck. Only use Parcel Markers for the ones that won't scan. I love having them in sequence when I'm on the street.
Thank you for always sharing your tips! I’m excited to try this with marking my case tomorrow. I’m in my first week as a RCA….. and it’s been a week!! 😊😂
I regularly have around 6 tubs of spurs so I made a list of every number on my route and I highlight in a certain color the address number if I have a spur delivery there(different highlight color for large packages). That way I can reference my address sheet along my route, and it helps me to learn the different address numbers as well. Bit of a newb here, since I’ve only been working for about 3 weeks. It is somewhat time consuming unfortunately. The route I’m subbing on is 60miles of bfe rough country roads with 493 possible stops. Needless to say, I’m not making it back to the office by 6 yet. 😂😂
As a T6 City Carrier the load truck and lookahead was huge to help get oriented and familiar faster.
As a rural carrier, I was never told about it. In orientation, they taught us how to login and use the scanners to scan items as we deliver them.
My home office is rural only, so nothing about load truck or look ahead there either.
@@davidkelln9225 I was told about in orientation but, they didn’t have scanners to demonstrate. Then my OJI trainer showed me once but, said he didn’t like using it. I really got exposed to it once the Sup gave me a rural route to run during my 90. He spent the time to demonstrate. I have been using since.
Well I'm set to start and RCA soon. I'm a visual person so I would really love to see this done live, cuz I'm a bit lost....
This channel is dope im gonna watch all these videos. I just became a carrier in august. Im gonna try the package look ahead feature after I load truck and then mark them in numerical order. See if that helps my speed.
This is a great idea. I like to write on my markers bb for big box but this will help let me know if it's in the back of the car or in a tray. Unfortunately route 1 load truck feature works and route 3 load truck and package look ahead will not work on that assigned scanner.
I’m gonna try it in a slightly different way. Thanks!
Absolutely. Let us know how it goes!
This is a great topic btw 👍🏽
Thank you!
David I’m a new cca and my trainer put spurs next to DPS in trey is these the best way you think?
I prefer to case my SPRS, but it can be quicker to tray them up like your trainer does. What's best depends on your route, the volume that day, and your vehicle.
If you have a lot of spurs then case the smallest ones as many possible lol then just put the rest in trays and large parcels in the back
Using package lookahead is a time saver - it cuts down on missed parcels that you have to drive back to!
True! That's how I've been using it. I peek at it occasionally to make sure nothing was missed.
So wish I knew this today!! I feel like I was beat up out there today!! Thankfully my training helped me with the ones I missed . 😊
Does green on load truck indicate something's that's already been scanned?
Yep.
How many sections in a route?
Does the route go in sequence order? 1, 2, 3, etc...
The addresses may go up or down, but yes. The sequence and section numbers go in order. A route is divided into 6 sections, but they can very a bit in size.
Let say you have to deliver a package to the 12th address on your route. If you scan it with load truck, it should say section one, sequence 12. Now the sequence number might be off a little because of po boxes and vacants, but it should be close. Someone in the middle of your route will be in section 3 or 4, and someone way at the end will be in section 6.
@@davidkelln9225 thanks!
Do you scan the packages first ?
So with this method you use load truck to scan the large parcels as you load them in your vehicle.
Things you scan show up as loaded in package lookahead. They are green.
Then you scroll through package lookahead at your case to mark your parcels.
Could the mail man mess with tracking information I had a package from Canada that said out for delivery and all of a sudden it changed to inbound to customs
Best thing to do is call your post office and ask to speak with a supervisor. They can track what scans were made on your package by the USPS, who they were made by, and where the scans occurred (they usually ping gps so they can see the location on a map).
You get paid to use "Load Truck".
...so that settles it 😄
That would probably work pretty good if I could actually wheel my packages out to my vehicle 🤦