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<blockquote data-quote="trickpony1" data-source="post: 91327" data-attributes="member: 1957"><p>There is a feeder supervisor/manager that posts frequently under the moniker of "tieguy" but, of course, he can only speak of the rules in his location. He may be able to offer assistance beyond what I, a feeder driver, could offer.</p><p></p><p>I would highly recommend that you:</p><p></p><p>-find out what Teamster's Local covers the location that you intend to be a feeder driver at and speak to the UPS business agent regarding your questions. You might inquire who the feeder union steward is at this location and ask the business agent for the feeder union steward's phone number so you could direct questions to him.</p><p></p><p>-you say you have a great union job already but didn't mention what union unless, of course, that is more info then you care to share. I'm sure you can see the advantages if your current union membership is with the Teamster's.</p><p></p><p>The company has taken many loads that used to be run on the railroad and put them on the road to meet and beat the competitor's service line. Many years ago 8 feeder drivers were hired off the street due to increased volume created by a change in shipping laws in my area. If they are hiring off the street, that might mean that no package drivers are interested which could work in your favor. You also didn't mention if you had a CDL.</p><p></p><p>I would also assure that you have absolutely NO VIOLATIONS on your driving record that the company could stumble over as I am aware of a situation in a nearby location where a mechanic was hired, and had quit his previuos job, only to be told that he had a ticket on his record and couldn't work for our company. What a rip-off....he had a wife and some kids.</p><p></p><p>There are some feeder drivers that also post frequently on this site....maybe they can offer some suggestions.</p><p></p><p>It's a good job with long hours but it pays well. GOOD LUCK.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="trickpony1, post: 91327, member: 1957"] There is a feeder supervisor/manager that posts frequently under the moniker of "tieguy" but, of course, he can only speak of the rules in his location. He may be able to offer assistance beyond what I, a feeder driver, could offer. I would highly recommend that you: -find out what Teamster's Local covers the location that you intend to be a feeder driver at and speak to the UPS business agent regarding your questions. You might inquire who the feeder union steward is at this location and ask the business agent for the feeder union steward's phone number so you could direct questions to him. -you say you have a great union job already but didn't mention what union unless, of course, that is more info then you care to share. I'm sure you can see the advantages if your current union membership is with the Teamster's. The company has taken many loads that used to be run on the railroad and put them on the road to meet and beat the competitor's service line. Many years ago 8 feeder drivers were hired off the street due to increased volume created by a change in shipping laws in my area. If they are hiring off the street, that might mean that no package drivers are interested which could work in your favor. You also didn't mention if you had a CDL. I would also assure that you have absolutely NO VIOLATIONS on your driving record that the company could stumble over as I am aware of a situation in a nearby location where a mechanic was hired, and had quit his previuos job, only to be told that he had a ticket on his record and couldn't work for our company. What a rip-off....he had a wife and some kids. There are some feeder drivers that also post frequently on this site....maybe they can offer some suggestions. It's a good job with long hours but it pays well. GOOD LUCK. [/QUOTE]
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