UPS Freight Diary:

No, i DO linehaul. And every terminal around me is short on linehaul and P+D drivers.

Where are you looking?

Give it time; Every terminal around me (there are 2 within 30 miles, 2 within 100 miles, 2 within 160 miles ALL SHORT road and P+D drivers. My terminal short 1 linehaul and probably soon to be another linehaul dedicated run opening up.

Freight is raining from the sky here at UPSF; If you want to run, you can RUN. We are running our sugar tails off;

 

P.S.
UPS freight no longer highest pay LTL'er. FedEx freight is.

i don't know the details, this is just what i've heard a few days ago.

 

No, i just started linehaul---and should make at least 85K and i'm not even at top rate yet.

Yes, you can do linehaul directly from the street.

 

Ouch!
i only started linehaul back in Jan. The first 3 years i was city/P+D.

Remember, i'm not at top rate yet. i'll go to top rate in a few months and should make 70K.

BTW, where do you live, in Chevy Chase?

 

Actually, on second thought and after analyzing it, something IS wrong.

If we do not factor in the pay increase (going to top rate), then i'm only projected to make 68K

If we DO factor in the pay increase, then i'll probably make 72k.

If i work a whole year at top rate, then i'll project to make 89K, which isn't bad.

i don't know---maybe it's because i take a lot of naps?

Well, most other linehaul drivers do make BIG MONEY here. i've seen their checks and i see what they drive----Audis, Suburbans etc.

Well, this is an honest, no BS diary and i want to tell it like it is, so i'm glad you brought up my paltry pay (i still think you live in Buckhead or Ansley Park...........)

But i will say this: I AM HAVING MORE FUN ON THIS JOB THAN MOST OTHER JOBS I'VE HAD, IT'S THE MOST LAIDBACK JOB I'VE EVER HAD AND WHEN I GO INTO OFFICES AND SEE THOSE MANAGERS IN BOARD ROOM, I'M PRETTY SURE I'M HAVING MORE FUN THAN THEM (I WAS A MANAGER SO I KNOW A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT.)

ITS THE FUNNEST JOB I'VE EVER HAD (tied with one OTR job i had and another linehaul gig)

 

UPS is the most anal company in the universe, so you might have to do some digging.

Can you call the DMVs where you used to live?