On my second week with the mentor rich. The table ETD and how to handle your time in order to get the truck running all the time is the part of the job. Any tips recommendations? Thanks
Wats your home DC? I’ve done so much research watched so many videos and I can’t find one person on the northeast. I currently live in Pennsylvania. Everybody video I watch mainly is on the west coast. Few of them down south also.
@@francisvaliente599 The ETD isn't really all that difficult, in my opinion. Basically I just add up total miles and divide it by an average of 50 mph. Then I add an hour per stop if I'm live loading or unloading. That usually gives me a fairly accurate ETD, with a little cushion on the back end if I get delayed for some reason. Obviously there will sometimes be variables that come into play. Like if I'm going to Long Island, I'll always add an additional hour for the inevitable traffic I'll run into. I can always update or change the ETD at any time if something comes up. This is especially important on the last segment of the trip, when you want to tighten up the accuracy so dispatch knows what to do with you when you're done. Generally, they want to have you planned for your next load about an hour before your ETD, so that you have time to do whatever you need to do prior to leaving the gate at your ETD. That's why accuracy is important for you. If you leave too much cushion and get back way too early, you may not have a trip on you yet, and end up having to wait. That may cost you time & money. Unless of course you want that extra time cushion for whatever reason.
On my second week with the mentor rich. The table ETD and how to handle your time in order to get the truck running all the time is the part of the job. Any tips recommendations? Thanks
Wats your home DC? I’ve done so much research watched so many videos and I can’t find one person on the northeast. I currently live in Pennsylvania. Everybody video I watch mainly is on the west coast. Few of them down south also.
I work out of Johnstown, NY DC6096. I go to the DCs in Tobyhanna, PA and Pottsville, PA regularly. Also Lebanon and Woodland.
Is the hard difficult part of the job ETD
@@francisvaliente599 The ETD isn't really all that difficult, in my opinion. Basically I just add up total miles and divide it by an average of 50 mph. Then I add an hour per stop if I'm live loading or unloading. That usually gives me a fairly accurate ETD, with a little cushion on the back end if I get delayed for some reason.
Obviously there will sometimes be variables that come into play. Like if I'm going to Long Island, I'll always add an additional hour for the inevitable traffic I'll run into.
I can always update or change the ETD at any time if something comes up. This is especially important on the last segment of the trip, when you want to tighten up the accuracy so dispatch knows what to do with you when you're done. Generally, they want to have you planned for your next load about an hour before your ETD, so that you have time to do whatever you need to do prior to leaving the gate at your ETD. That's why accuracy is important for you. If you leave too much cushion and get back way too early, you may not have a trip on you yet, and end up having to wait. That may cost you time & money. Unless of course you want that extra time cushion for whatever reason.