Thank you Home. That seems to clear up a little of the conflict. Yeah I still have my CDL but the idea of going back over the road is not a good one. A wife and 2 children make the OTR deal a bad one. I owned my own truck for a good while and made great money but the sacrife was never worth it on the family front. I can only pray that this will turn into a real job. As for the benefits i have not had any in years so no real big deal on that front... Thank you again!!!
any HD or Ground temp drivers in your terminal already?
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HomeDelivery
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no prob, Mr. Moser...
Ground usually ends earlier than Home Delivery since 80-90% of their packages are b2b and those businesses close early for the most part... and with temps, I doubt they want you guys out there past 8 hours anyways
but, with peak, expect to be detached from your family during December when you'll be out there for up to 12-14 hours a day and sometimes on Saturdays (depending on the volume).
at the same time period, Home Delivery will also be working 6 days a week from Mondays to Saturdays & I'll also will not see my kids awake when I return home late on a daily basis. It's only after New years will volume drop back down & you'll either be hired with a contractor or let go.
If you are let go, I suggest going into UPS the next peak season as they seem to be getting paid better hourly rates
or keep looking for a local job that will utilize your CDL & drive locally instead of OTR.
Stay SAFE out there & good luck!
Ground usually ends earlier than Home Delivery since 80-90% of their packages are b2b and those businesses close early for the most part... and with temps, I doubt they want you guys out there past 8 hours anyways
but, with peak, expect to be detached from your family during December when you'll be out there for up to 12-14 hours a day and sometimes on Saturdays (depending on the volume).
at the same time period, Home Delivery will also be working 6 days a week from Mondays to Saturdays & I'll also will not see my kids awake when I return home late on a daily basis. It's only after New years will volume drop back down & you'll either be hired with a contractor or let go.
If you are let go, I suggest going into UPS the next peak season as they seem to be getting paid better hourly rates
or keep looking for a local job that will utilize your CDL & drive locally instead of OTR.
Stay SAFE out there & good luck!
well working for a temp agency doesnt always mean its seasonal, if the terminal needs packages delivered your safe and usually doesnt take long before a contractor picks you up, at least here thats how it works...........ive worked home and ground.........and home is alot better.........Ground sucks!
HomeDelivery
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agrees... i've worked as an hourly temp during peak & with contractors during the rest of the year...
here's my scenario as of yesterday:
18 stops total...
1.5 hour to go get a rental cargo van, fuel it up, get supplies, scan/load, get manifest/turn-by-turns,etc
1.5 hour drive to the first stop
2 hours of delivery time (this was a training run w/ a new hire... i'm making sure he follows the methods and learning the scanner)
1.5 hour drive back to the terminal.
now, if i was working under a contractor, i wouldn't even have $20 in my pocket after taxes... but with the temp agency, i'll have a better paycheck for this light day
here's my scenario as of yesterday:
18 stops total...
1.5 hour to go get a rental cargo van, fuel it up, get supplies, scan/load, get manifest/turn-by-turns,etc
1.5 hour drive to the first stop
2 hours of delivery time (this was a training run w/ a new hire... i'm making sure he follows the methods and learning the scanner)
1.5 hour drive back to the terminal.
now, if i was working under a contractor, i wouldn't even have $20 in my pocket after taxes... but with the temp agency, i'll have a better paycheck for this light day
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