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<blockquote data-quote="dragracer66" data-source="post: 863024" data-attributes="member: 5175"><p>I'm a 22 year mechanic with UPS and the best thing you can do is go to a tech school to learn gas and diesel repair. But if you can while going to school try to get in as a part time mechanic. Most guys that get hired here are either part time guys going to full time or tech school grads. As for the union it depends on your location. Someone stated here earlier that car dealerships are part of our IAM pension plan, that is totaly incorrect! We are seperately funded pension with no other companies contributing. If the mechanics in your building are teamsters then there are other contributors. As was stated before depending on your location o/t is hit or miss. My building we can pretty much write our own check weekly while some others in the district are chased out after 8 hrs. The top journeyman rate as of 8/1/11 is $31.75 and the top mechanic rate is $.68 cents less than that. To be a journeyman you have to get a CDL licence and 6 ASE certs they are as follows. T-1 medium/heavy truck gas engines, T-2 m/h truck diesel engines, T-3 m/h truck drive train, T-4 m/h truck brakes, T-5 m/h truck suspension and steering, T-6 m/h eletrical. It takes 2 years to go through progression and most people use those 2 years to obtain both. Hope this helps you out.........</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dragracer66, post: 863024, member: 5175"] I'm a 22 year mechanic with UPS and the best thing you can do is go to a tech school to learn gas and diesel repair. But if you can while going to school try to get in as a part time mechanic. Most guys that get hired here are either part time guys going to full time or tech school grads. As for the union it depends on your location. Someone stated here earlier that car dealerships are part of our IAM pension plan, that is totaly incorrect! We are seperately funded pension with no other companies contributing. If the mechanics in your building are teamsters then there are other contributors. As was stated before depending on your location o/t is hit or miss. My building we can pretty much write our own check weekly while some others in the district are chased out after 8 hrs. The top journeyman rate as of 8/1/11 is $31.75 and the top mechanic rate is $.68 cents less than that. To be a journeyman you have to get a CDL licence and 6 ASE certs they are as follows. T-1 medium/heavy truck gas engines, T-2 m/h truck diesel engines, T-3 m/h truck drive train, T-4 m/h truck brakes, T-5 m/h truck suspension and steering, T-6 m/h eletrical. It takes 2 years to go through progression and most people use those 2 years to obtain both. Hope this helps you out......... [/QUOTE]
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