today i signed the bid sheet for saturday air. very excited, been waiting a long time for this. anyone know about how long until training starts? also what is the starting pay for a sat. air driver?
Do you need the DOT and driving test if you are only going to drive on Saturday?
IF you driving a UPS vehicle you need to have a DOT card and driving test. Even the mechanics need a DOT physical and get to take a yearly driving test... they even need to know all the safety dribble.
First you have win the bid. Then you need to get a DOT physical and pass a driving test. You might not get any training depending on the area you in.... IF you do get training it could be next week or months from now.
Pay starts at $11.50
seniority $12.50
Seniority + 1 year $13.00
Seniority + 18 months $13.50
Seniority + 24 months Top rate
REad article 40 Section (1) (k) 1, 2 ,3 and Section 6 (a) 1, 2 or just read all of Article 40 and pay attention to where it says PT..
Do you need the DOT and driving test if you are only going to drive on Saturday?
what do you mean by win it?
I'm sure you not the only person to bid on the position in order to win it you need to be the person with the most seniority that sign the bid. I also forgot to mention you need to have no moving violation in the last year and no more then 2 in the lat three years.
If you win the bid but can't pass a DOT physical, driving test or have a bad driving record you SOL.
from what i heard, yes.
i was told that driving school is in another city and i spend a week there and they pay for gas and food.
They pay for mileage, not gas. (Basically the same thing)
Pay starts at $11.50
seniority $12.50
Seniority + 1 year $13.00
Seniority + 18 months $13.50
Seniority + 24 months Top rate
REad article 40 Section (1) (k) 1, 2 ,3 and Section 6 (a) 1, 2 or just read all of Article 40 and pay attention to where it says PT..
You really make that little being a Saturday Air Driver?? That's how much I'm making right now p/t. I was hoping it would be more like 16$ + an hour.
When I got the sat air job almost a year ago. I had the road test, dot physical, got my class d license, integrad precourse, then a week at integrad. They paid me mileage, plus paid me at drivers wage, with OT. a little over 45hrs for the class. Breakfast and dinner at the hotel, lunch at class. It was a great experience and I learned alot.
I would love to learn, not so much to driver full time or weekend air. I like the down time for part time. I dont like the loads I see. But I would love to go threw classes and learn all I can. UPS lacks the ability to train people quickly. I learn on my own rather quickly, it drivers me crazy they cant train more people to at least the know how to drive. I wouldnt drive often though, asked.
Keep in mind that it costs the company to not only train new drivers but to keep them certified. The company pays for the DOT physicals, which are good for one to three years depending on your health.
PAS/EDD have made training new loaders and drivers much easier.