UPS Feeder Driver

Former employer - the red headed step child of ups. ( UPSF ) was idiotic and try to forget my mistake, Very good friend groomed from loading trailer to package to feeders, after 2 years had enough, went back to package, UPS is demanding. He was making double time and half ( holidays ) over 100k a year. Now has his hobby again making a lousy 70-80 a year

 

"Don't go in there looking like you just rolled out of the TA."

funny....all fat and wobbly with the 55 gallon soda cup nasty sweats uncombed hair food stains?

or, the other guy, the one thats got his boots tight, shirt tucked in, bluetooth in ear fully tied into the trucking network at all moments?

or the other guy, the one with the turbine and the small friend?

I have no point

 

Exactly how my buddy was explaining to me. They'll get comfortable with their schedule and what their doing. Happens at my LTL job too. People think getting a CDL is a big pain in the butt. Younger people don't want to work 10-12hr days and want to be off fri evening so they can hang out. When your young you don't look at the big picture. Plus family schedules ties with some people thinking about going to feeder. My buddy doesn't want no part of it rather just putt around as a package van driver making good money.

 

I'm 23 and I don't mind the 12 hour days working nights. I love it. I hate the 6-7 days a week where I'm at.

 

Well, your the exception. Most younger people.

 

Yea I know what you mean though. Me and my buddy are both the same. And that's why we're the only 2 in our early 20's that I know making $70k+ a year.

 

It sucks how? Please explain..

 

Lots of package drivers move up to feeders. Package cars might be more desirable to guys working in the hub because driving a package car is less intimidating. Otherwise package cars is the harder job. Especially in the summer with no ac and youre getting in and out of it 100s of times a day.

 

UPS Feeder....aahhh, the Holy Grail of trucking. I've worked a few peak seasons there, it's definitely crazy and they will "rule and regualte" you to death. However, it's the easiest trucking job you'll ever have.

The pay is insane IF you're a full timer. Too big of a gap between part time and the full time guys, in my opinion. The last peak I worked I got a call to drive my personal vehicle to another domicile approximately 100 miles away. I then ran a mileage run in their truck, returning to the original departing facility (turn). They reimbursed me mileage for driving my own vehicle to the other depot and guess what? I got paid MORE per mile for driving my pickup than I did pulling a set of doubles from PA to NJ! Of course, that's not the case if you're full time.

That being said, UPS FULL TIME Feeder would be about the ONLY place I'd go if I were looking for another driving job.