UPS Freight Diary:

Yes, P+D. We still have at least 1/2 Overnite trucks at this barn. Mostly International 9300 series and Volvos. Also straight trucks, though we are phasing the Overnite straight trucks out pretty quickly. One problem is the P+D trucks are former road trucks-----after a road tractor gets a certain amount of miles on it, they "retire" it to city use---which means a lot of them don't steer or shift easy. The newer volvos don't have this problem though. i hear we are going to be switching to Freightliners. i'm not complaining.

i think top rate is $27/$28 under the "old" contract. i'm under the new contract. i don't have my book with me right now, but will research and report back.

Not exactly, but the uniform does attract attention; i have personally witnessed women asking for driver's phone #'s. Not me though.

i am at the 2nd year rate. i don't have my book in front of me. Also, we will be getting a new contract, i think this year or next, so the top rate by then may be in the $30's.

 

Thanks. Will do.

All day cabs. You generally won't haul doubles unless you do nightime linehaul. There are some sleepers at larger hubs and i think they are mostly team. Not real sure on this, i'll try to ask someone in the know.

At freight, i have seen a sprinkling of KW's at other terminals. Again, i "hear" from higher ups that we are switching to Freightliner. Also, many terminals that service large cities also have straight trucks---and quite a few drivers actually prefer them. Freight is grey and brown (or the old overnite blue) whereas ground is totally brown. BTW, we are two totally different companies that are under the UPS umbrella. Two totally different atmospheres (and thank heavens for that.........)

i wasn't meaning to brag. (although the benefits are also pretty good......) This is just a straightforward, honest diary.

 

This is another factor; We get quite a few residential deliveries to people's homes for stuff they REALLY want---like furniture, car parts, flatscreens etc. i don't know if the straight truck guys or anyone in general is making "big money" from tips. i'm averaging about $20 per week in tips and i get average 1 residential a day. And this is in a fairly wealthy section of town.