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in this department is much more simple since orders are straight
and delivers are made to only one specific destination. It is
possible also for the drivers on the outside Co-operatives to
come and collect requirements for their specific Co-operatives
themselves, from Fridley.
Apart from the above duties the Tank Dispatcher's department
also handles the Equipment records for the organisation. Normally
the lists are of vehicles and equipments outside the Fridley head­
quarters records of tank in outside Co-operatives.
4.2 (b) DRY FREIGHT DISPATCHER
The primary objective of this department is the Cordinate route
and dispatch all this dry freight handled by Midlands Cooperatives
Incorporation Trucking from the Fridley Distribution Centre rnd
other suppliers to member Co-operatives. This is a department
that rElates most to the overall operations of the Uganda
Co-operative Transport Union Limited. Other secondary objectives
include problem and general business othires.
The Dry Freight Dispatcher controls about 45 trailers and
about sixteen (16) full time drivers. The drivers here are paid
on the mileage and time taken on the off-loading of products.
The Geographical area under which MCI operates, are demarcated
according to the days when the areas are visited - the states
covered are mainly Minnesota, Wisconsin, North Dakota, Iowa and
Western Michigan. Please note here Iowa has since been left out
after the merger with Land O'Lakes.
The orders are sent on the previous day for each of the
region for services on the following day. The orders come from
the computer terminal and it is the duty of the dispatching clerk
to schedule the orders of goods starting with the furthest point.
Attached is a map showing how the various areas are served.
Each days trucks go to specific routes designated by day on the
map. Example routes Tuesday 1: All the orders for this region
are taken earlier before the day and before the next day all
preparations of goods are made for dispatch to specificied
regions destignated by say Wednesday 1.
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