How does UPS Freight keep drivers???

Their pay is ridiculously low for the first few years. The equipment is crap. The terminals are trash. The company treats you like a slave.

I just dont see how guys hang on. Desparation I guess?

Heres an example of how ups rolls: senior mgmt told us back in early fall that the terminal I was at was going to raise pay to $22/hr for all the new guys. It was going to be a localized pay bump due to the area we were in and all that. Well lo and behold, the pay bump never happened. I suspect they only got guys hyped up over it to help get the contract through, and once it got voted yes, they shelved the pay bump.

Another guy I know got hired as permanent feeder a little while back. Now that his probation is almost up, they've cut his hours back to practically nothing.

Just a trash company.

 

I used to work at freight. I agree its a good deal if you start young. If youre 22, 23, 24 with no kids or mortgage, then youre good to go. But if you have a family and bills, theres no way. But not only the pay, but the company itself is just trash.

 

You here alot of guys say 'pension and benefits'. After working 60-70 hours a week for 25 or 30 years, some guys dont even live long enough to enjoy what they earn in their pension.

 

The $22 never happened. Guys in their 1st year are at $18 then go to $20 in their 2nd year. By year 5, you hit top rate which is $28.85 I believe. Its time and a half for anything after 8 in a day.

 

I would do ltl with no problem if it meant I had a 6am start. The way the whole seniority thing works makes it a young mans game though. Plus upsf has low starting pay for the first couple years so if you have financial obligations, its gonna be real tight.

Their small pack guys dont want to do feeder anymore. The milennials theyre hiring have no interest in sliding over to feeder. That was told to me directly from their HR.