Field notes
Notes from corridors and yards
Practical writing on dwell, failed first attempts, kilometer waste, and preparing logs for an honest performance review.
Reading Dwell Time at the Gate Before You Blame the Road
Many late arrivals start in the yard. Here is how to separate gate queues from true corridor delays when you review a week of runs.
Failed First Attempts: Patterns Worth Charting by District
Address quality, lunch-hour windows, and apartment access codes leave distinct shapes in exception logs. Charting by district helps dispatch adjust before the next cycle.
Where Kilometer Waste Hides on Mixed Urban Loads
Mixed retail and residential stops often look efficient on paper. Actual GPS traces show the backtracks that a simple stop count never reveals.
Preparing Dispatch Logs So a Performance Review Stays Honest
Clean columns matter more than fancy formats. A short checklist for fleet leads who want analysts to spend time on findings, not data cleanup.