Yeah, basically this. I was speaking to the rookie Feeder experience. Nights and weird schedules are how you pay your dues.
UPS Feeder Driver
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I'm 2.5 years in, 1.5 full-time. No end in sight, but...one day at a time.
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Thank u for posting! I'm getting hired as a seasonal feeder Driver. U think I should try it out? HR said they never hired feeder drivers off the street for seasonal! HR also said this is a rare opportunity or just a fluke.
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I drove seasonal feeder last Xmas season 2017
Their facilities suck. The parsippany yard was built in the 50’s and isn’t designed for 53’ trailers. The Newark yard by giants stadium is the most intimidating, stressful and confusing yard I have ever been in.
Dispatchers treat you like a turd floating in a river.
Working this gig was the hardest and challenging- they have managers that stand and watch you, pressuring you to back in to docks with inches to spare. You have to avoid hitting trailers with a manager saying “cmon hurry it up get it in the dock”
Then you’re fighting with yard jockeys that detest your presence. They get mad when your backing in to the dock they are next to.
Their trucks - are slip seat but there are drivers who claim certain trucks and will cry a river if you take their truck.
I’ve been in Mack trucks with over 1,300,000 miles in them ready to crack.
Management is out of touch with drivers. Lots of animosity and discontent.
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