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<blockquote data-quote="MrFedEx" data-source="post: 716704" data-attributes="member: 12508"><p>When I worked for UPS as a feeder temp they were pretty pleased. I did it for 4 straight seasons and they always called me back. I ran NDA to the airport, picked-up and delivered trailers to the rail yards, and did a lot of center to center work. They asked me if I wanted to come on board, but I'd have to be a handler/loader first. No thanks. What UPS didn't know is that I was already working FT for FedEx during the day as an RTD. I'd do my hrs at FedEx, go sleep in my car for a few hours, and then drive for UPS all night. Strictly illegal, and I'd have been canned by both companies, but I desperately needed the extra money in order to buy-out my ex-wife and keep my house. Luckily, I survived, kept the house, and dumped the wife. Not my best years. This was especially fun during peak. Whenever I got too burnt out I could just tell UPS "no" because I was a temp, but that only happened a few times.</p><p></p><p>Here's what I noticed. First, UPS was far more professional. They almost always had their act together. The feeder dispatchers and managers knew what they were doing most of the time, which isn't usually the case at FedEx. The equipment was usually older, but far better maintained than FedEx tractors. UPS was also ruthlessly efficient, down to the point of tracking tractor idle time. If the truck was idling more than a few seconds you needed to shut it off. I don't know if they still do this. SMART cards were a pain.</p><p> </p><p>One thing they were very good at was keeping you productive. I'd bounce from the railyard, to the container lot, and from center to center all night long. When a piggyback train was due, we'd get dispatched to the railyard just a few minutes before train arrival. As soon as the train stopped, the loader was placing trailers in the yard, and UPS trucks were backing-up under them seconds later. Very impressive.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MrFedEx, post: 716704, member: 12508"] When I worked for UPS as a feeder temp they were pretty pleased. I did it for 4 straight seasons and they always called me back. I ran NDA to the airport, picked-up and delivered trailers to the rail yards, and did a lot of center to center work. They asked me if I wanted to come on board, but I'd have to be a handler/loader first. No thanks. What UPS didn't know is that I was already working FT for FedEx during the day as an RTD. I'd do my hrs at FedEx, go sleep in my car for a few hours, and then drive for UPS all night. Strictly illegal, and I'd have been canned by both companies, but I desperately needed the extra money in order to buy-out my ex-wife and keep my house. Luckily, I survived, kept the house, and dumped the wife. Not my best years. This was especially fun during peak. Whenever I got too burnt out I could just tell UPS "no" because I was a temp, but that only happened a few times. Here's what I noticed. First, UPS was far more professional. They almost always had their act together. The feeder dispatchers and managers knew what they were doing most of the time, which isn't usually the case at FedEx. The equipment was usually older, but far better maintained than FedEx tractors. UPS was also ruthlessly efficient, down to the point of tracking tractor idle time. If the truck was idling more than a few seconds you needed to shut it off. I don't know if they still do this. SMART cards were a pain. One thing they were very good at was keeping you productive. I'd bounce from the railyard, to the container lot, and from center to center all night long. When a piggyback train was due, we'd get dispatched to the railyard just a few minutes before train arrival. As soon as the train stopped, the loader was placing trailers in the yard, and UPS trucks were backing-up under them seconds later. Very impressive. [/QUOTE]
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