UPS Freight Diary:

P.S.
Yes, Road = linehaul.

But there's a few different types of linehaul:
Nightliner.............this is when you go to the same terminal everynight. You may have to work the docks for a few hours if there's time; Unload your trailers and/or load the trailers you'll be taking back. Then return to your home terminal. Very consistent---you'll know exactly when you start and generally when you'll be back.

Meet and turn-----this is when you meet another driver at a truckstop(or terminal) and switch trailers and book.

Extra Board---which is what i am. You will not know where you're going and IF and when exactly you'll be back, although i've only had to stay out like 3 seperate days total so far. In this case, you just go to the nearest hotel to the terminal when you run out of hours. i was not complaining because i was tired as hell. Generally, you do come home everyday.

There may be more types that i don't know about. There are quite a few team runs.

 

BTW, if you want to see what the richmond terminal looks like, then:


The terminal itself is OK, It's some of the people AT the terminal that need a little help............

 

Too busy to post checks, but will continue asap. YTD total as of today is $35,908.

2) In the meantime, If you're in Maine or close to, Portland terminal NEEDS city drivers like a blimp needs helium.

3) i think upper "management" is putting unrealistic demands on lower (TM) managerks and thus, the lower managerks have no choice but to impose these unrealistic and delusional demands on the workers----drivers, dockers, office staff etc.

 

No time to post checks right now. YTD total is only $37K and some change as of today; i apologize and will try to do better.

Moral just isn't too good at the moment company-wide; Lots of conflict between managers, conflict between managers and workers etc. Having difficulty hiring and retaining folks. We need drivers like blimp needs helium.........