Con-Way Freight or UPS?

Harvey Walbanger, do you think being a driver helper counts as far as "working" for the parcel side with regards to the possibility, or lack thereof, of going to the freight side? One thing about parcel is that it's about half the distance to Freight from my house and they also have rigs but, unfortunately, the parcel rigs are two hours away in Indy (I think?). The supervisor from parcel said they would be hiring TT drivers on 16th street (wherever that is).

Chrindy Trucking, I live much farther east. Con-Way Freight here hires you on for $12+/hour until you graduate their driver apprentice training which they say you complete in three months after 30 days on the dock and then you make $18+/hour. No mention was made about any hire-on bonus, though.

 

Thanks, HW! Well, it looks like the choice is either to drive an hour to work for Freight (possibly two in inclement weather) one way to work toward my ultimate goal of driving a TT or fart around for awhile here locally (45-minute drive one way) just for a seasonal driver position with no benefits. According to the supervisor, there's a good chance I'd get hired for that if they see I'm a good worker. And, even then, it would take more time driving the package car seasonally for Parcel for me to even be considered for a part-time position, then waiting again for a permanent position, then waiting some more for a TT position that is two hours away. Dang, I sure do wish Louisville was closer. Oh, and not trying to start a war between the folks from the different companies, but isn't it also true that package car drivers work themselves to death as compared to the TT drivers from Freight? I'm looking for a company I can keep working for long into retirement age. Maybe someone high up will talk to me in person at Louisville to explain to me what their specific terminal expects and what their employees should expect when working for them. Is there anyone specific I should ask to speak with over there?

 

LOL, of course not! What a great answer, lol.

On the flip side, I don't want to get fat driving for Freight either.

 

Nope. We live in a great place, fortunately. Who knows, though, maybe when the kids move out. But, that's years down the road. They'll only be 12 and 14 this month.

 

It sounds like the perfect mix would be a combination of line-haul (to keep stress in check) and city driving (to keep boredom down). No?