Con-Way Freight is willing to offer me a job in their driver apprentice program starting out about $12 something per hour; anything over 8 hours is overtime and anything over 40 is overtime. After four months of traveling two hours each way to their training terminal and possibly working 14-hour days/nights, I would be permanently working at the terminal that is a little over an hour drive from my home and then making $18 plus per hour. On the flip side, UPS will be hiring package handlers part time (six hours a day) with full-time benefits and pays I think around $10-$12 per hour. They are located 45 minutes from home. Does UPS train drivers with no experience? Is it hard to quickly advance within UPS? Which is the better deal?
Con-Way Freight or UPS?
Discussion in 'Experienced Truckers' Advice' started by Boonie, Nov 28, 2011.
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Well, one would think. Here's some more information about the situation. Con-Way also is a no-AC environment as I would be a dock worker most of the time until I get a few years seniority under my belt, and there's also no heat on the open docks. The folks at Con-Way on this forum say that they also have to really bust their butt even though the money is good. It would take years to get to be a regular driver I think, although Con-Way does provide "free" training. I hear the benefits are better at UPS than Con-Way. As far as short shifts, that's okay as I already am self-employed and make way more money than $18/hour, but it's a gravy job, I'm tired of sitting all the time at a computer and would like to drive a truck for a change, not to mention have medical insurance (our family currently has none). UPS is also about 40 miles less of a commute per day round trip. However, I really haven't made up my mind. UPS may not train someone to drive, so if it takes $4000 out of pocket to learn to drive their trucks by attending a trucking school then that's a mark against UPS. Working for Con-Way and being trained by them would be like getting my cake and eating it too as far as the training goes. But, then again, if I can still do my IC job at home, work for UPS which is closer to home a few hours a day, get great bennies, and eventually drive one of their trucks...??? The folks at Con-Way say the benefits aren't so great either. Oh, what to do...
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