Are we paid by what is on our package look ahead
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Inquisitor54
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My understanding is they go by our scans and where the packages were delivered. I don’t know where that’s at that’s just what I’ve been told.
It is in the product tracking report. Haven't seen one yet but it is supposed to show all of your scans and where they were delivered.
FrozenToes
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Two different reports. Not sure on the morning reports name.
The other report is called Product Tracking and Reporting (PTR). You can Google examples of it.
Casca
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Right. I looked back at the picture i took of part of it. It’s actually the Start of Day report, under the Product Tracking & Reporting system
FrozenToes
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Casca
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Could be 2 different report systems with the same name I guess. The one my PM prints every morning for me has that header in the picture. Who knows
This.Who knows
I received one after my original post. It showed only scans that I made. I wasn't done with my route when he ran it. But it was very detailed and showed what time and where the item was scanned and which zip code I was in.
My report was similar with a lot more detail. No wonder they can't get this right. Union DR said their IT dept is trying to decipher all of these reports to find the totals that usps came up with and they still aren't matching.
Carrierguy
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So what happens when the customers do something “funny” with the address.
I have one that writes their address as “townhouse123 Main St”
Or what if they have
“Main St Apt 12C” leaving out the building number
I have one that writes their address as “townhouse123 Main St”
Or what if they have
“Main St Apt 12C” leaving out the building number
Mine did, had the time and date and which zipcode you were in. It is ran by route number not zipcode.
The ppl who don’t do proper address format are the ones not showing up on look ahead properly. Good chance they are also the same ones you aren’t getting proper credit for. Went round and round for a cpl months with customers. They didn’t fix it till I started sending them back as IA.
Inquisitor54
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I don’t know…. How does the system know of the package was left in a “small parcel locker” or a large one. That info isn’t on our scanner. Thank goodness!! We have plenty of keys to hit with this RRECS CRAP already!
Deer Smearer
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They aren’t the only ones.
On a daily basis I’ll have multiple packages for one address. All have the correct address clearly written on them. Look ahead will show different addresses for each of them.
When that happens make sure you scan each item separately. If the system is too stupid to read the addresses collectively then maybe it’s stupid enough to credit for multiple dismounts at the same address.
Inquisitor54
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We can't verify anything.
Not sure which pkgs get credited on any given day. There is not a program available to supply the info to carriers that allows carriers to verify and keep track.. Even when you keep a count yourself, you won't know if the system is actually capturing and crediting like it should on any given day.
There also doesn't seem to be a way to alter or correct data IF the data (which isn't even avalable) were found to be inaccurate.
We are given a yearly total on the 4241-M as an average amount delivered. How that number came into being isn't supplied to us daily.....only yearly.
Ta....da.....here's your yearly average
All our barcode scans are recorded on our scanner, package delivery, pickup, visible damage etc.(unscanned parcels will not show up because there is no bar code to scan)They aren’t the only ones.
On a daily basis I’ll have multiple packages for one address. All have the correct address clearly written on them. Look ahead will show different addresses for each of them.
When that happens make sure you scan each item separately. If the system is too stupid to read the addresses collectively then maybe it’s stupid enough to credit for multiple dismounts at the same address.
You can back your total scans on your scanner at the end of the day. Escape to main menu, 2) Rural scans, scroll to bottom of page to Activity Scans and then Review Scans. Press up on the black button on the right side of scanner. That will take you to the last scan so you don’t have to try and scroll through 200-300 packages for the day
You can write them down and keep track of them that way.
I have no idea where to get a printout of our scans. No one has been able to figure that out, even our DR rep said there is no printout for our scans.
If a customer is looking for a pkg and has their tracking number, it can be looked up and shows exactly where it was delivered. Clerks do a print out of missed scans sometimes at the end of day. You’d think they have access to ALL packages for the day. Box section included. So much for such a great RRECS system…
Send it back as insufficient address. That what I start doing. I think if the address is incorrect, it doesn't get credited to the route. The delivery point that is credited is the location point you done on mapping.
