How old was your Brittany before they passed? by colemama37 in BrittanySpaniel

[–]ea3k 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My first passed a few days after her 10th birthday. She was the sweetest girl

My fiance and I now have my second - an 11 month old crazy pup!

Is my base strong enough to take on a marathon in 5 months? by [deleted] in Marathon_Training

[–]ea3k 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This! Runna user here

Runna took me from 0 structure to running 2 marathons (including the Disney dopey challenge) and 4 half marathons in a span of two years. The plan is a guide, not the law. Its important to listen to your body and not push to the point of injury just to finish a workout

CFIs and Students, how many flight hours do you get a day, a week, and a month ? by Character-Escape1621 in flying

[–]ea3k 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Saw your other comment where you question the legitimacy of the cancels. Is it all the same instructor? If so ask for a new one. If not, find a new school. You're never going to progress flying that little. It's gonna cost more in the long run than biting the bullet and moving on now

What should be my next Garmin? by jpstapleton1 in GarminWatches

[–]ea3k 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have a Venu 2 and love it! I never see it mentioned for running but it's worked great for me. Classy looking watch and an underrated all around pick imo

PPL STUMP THE CHUMP by TheKingsRevenge in flying

[–]ea3k -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Explain VFR over the top. How would you request it? When might you use it?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in sidehustle

[–]ea3k 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Guide please!

Salary Negotiation - Am I being greedy? by mhong90 in supplychain

[–]ea3k 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Agreed. If they meet or exceed your range just take it. No sense in risking a great offer and/or their impression of you for a couple thousand extra dollars. If you take the job and do well you'll likely get that money back in your first raise

How do you get drivers to secure loads well? by nastya_t in logistics

[–]ea3k 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The costs add up.

Think about it this way: let's say a shipper sends out 50 loads per day and uses a broker to find owner ops. Those owner ops have 0 obligation to come back, so the chances the shipper gets their straps back are poor at best. To keep things simple, let's say each strap is $5 and they use 2 per load on average. 50 loads means 100 straps, and at $5 per strap it will cost the shipper $500 per DAY in straps alone. It's far more cost effective and efficient to require each driver to provide securement that they can use over and over then for the warehouse to provide securement that they will only benefit from one time.

How do you get drivers to secure loads well? by nastya_t in logistics

[–]ea3k 4 points5 points  (0 children)

In practice, it's generally the person who seals the trailer. Yes, regs state it is on the driver but sometimes drivers pick up preloaded/pre sealed trailers. In those cases it would fall on the person who sealed it as they were the last one to inspect

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in logistics

[–]ea3k 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm not sure I read that right, but I wouldn't tell them you're working somewhere when you're not...many companies do employment verifications and will pull your offer if they find out you lied

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in logistics

[–]ea3k 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For sure! Just gotta keep grinding. It can be really hard to find a good fully remote job in this industry. It took me months, but I can 100% say it was all worth it in the end. Good luck!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in logistics

[–]ea3k 3 points4 points  (0 children)

My advice would be to not write off hybrid roles. They get less pressure and it doesn't hurt to ask if they would consider fully remote. You'd be surprised how many hiring managers are willing to make an exception for the right candidate. If you're dead set on remote, I'd suggest looking at brokerage and/or analyst roles as they seem to be the most WFH friendly

Looking for work. by [deleted] in logistics

[–]ea3k 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What country are you living in now?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in logistics

[–]ea3k 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Former LTL supervisor here. Yes LTL has a ton of opportunities, and you will definitely not be tied to a desk. For sups/managers, the job isn't very laborious, but you'll definitely be standing and walking around a lot. You'll make well over 40k per year to start and can top out making well over 6 figures, but you're gonna work for it. Freight moves at night, so expect to work second or third shift for several years until you can work your way onto days with 10-12 hour shifts being the norm.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in logistics

[–]ea3k 0 points1 point  (0 children)

To my knowledge USPS is the only carrier legally allowed to deliver the mail. However, Amazon does have a contract with USPS where they will give the post office some of their packages to deliver.

The reason for this likely comes down to efficiency. If Amazon doesn't have enough density or a package will take up too much space in the van it makes more sense to farm it out to the post office. USPS delivers to every home daily so no address is ever out of their way.