Should I leave fedex express for dhl?

[Cactus]

Those have to be the worst uniforms since ICEE. Ours are pretty bad, but whoever thought up the DHL outfits was on acid.

Yeah, even Burger King uniforms beat DHL's by a mile.

 

[Route 66]

You had me at "should I leave FedEx"........

 

[Flaco50]

Hello all, new member. Lurked on here for a while and finally signed up. Just looking for some advice from people who works in the same field I do.

Been a part time express courier for three years. I work at a big station, so i can pretty much get full time hours as much as i want. One thing about express that troubles me is the crappy raises... There are couriers there who been there 10+ years and only got a dollar raise, and no where near to topping out.

My local dhl was hiring part time for an "on call swing driver" and I applied just to try my luck. I got a call back for an interview next week. The recruiter said the pay was about 20 cents more than what fedex was already paying me, and they get raises every year after probation period, and top out takes about 4 years. I heard dhl was union, and i already know fedex is not, so would it be worth it switching over to yellow and red? Anyone had any exp. with dhl? Would appreciate the advice. Thanx

Isn't dhl supposed to call me back before hiring anyone new, having laid me off in '03.......(sour grapes still haven't recovered what I lost in hourly pay)

 

[hypo hanna]

Isn't dhl supposed to call me back before hiring anyone new, having laid me off in '03.......(sour grapes still haven't recovered what I lost in hourly pay)

Maybe they misplaced your phone number.

 

[Flaco50]

LOL... yeah you're probably right

 

[Supaleader06]

Update, made the switch to dhl. Been here for about 2 months. Higher pay, better (and free) benefits, less physical and stress workload as well. Cherry on top, 2 year top out vs fedexs 282828 year top out time.

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

Downside----no one respects DHL drivers.

 

[Supaleader06]

Downside----no one respects DHL drivers.

Lol, ill take that tradeoff.

 

[Operational needs]

Downside----no one respects DHL drivers.

Good thing respect doesn't pay the bills.

 

[Operational needs]

Update, made the switch to dhl. Been here for about 2 months. Higher pay, better (and free) benefits, less physical and stress workload as well. Cherry on top, 2 year top out vs fedexs 282828 year top out time.

What is top out pay?

 

[Purplepackage]

Update, made the switch to dhl. Been here for about 2 months. Higher pay, better (and free) benefits, less physical and stress workload as well. Cherry on top, 2 year top out vs fedexs 282828 year top out time.

Doesn't less work mean no job security?

I don't know being topped out is great and all but DHL just seems like the first company that would go under at least in the states

 

[Supaleader06]

What is top out pay?

Their current contract with the teamsters is $27.

Doesn't less work mean no job security?

I don't know being topped out is great and all but DHL just seems like the first company that would go under at least in the states

Well dhl failed at first because they tried to compete with fedex and ups and deliver domestic packages. They only ship international now and they have the biggest market worldwide.

And i say lighter work load because the job here is more driving than delivering. You might get 40 stops max a day, but it takes all day because you cover a whole city on your route, instead of two zip codes like fedex, plus they rarely do priority packages (too expensive) but it they do its by noon

 

[Operational needs]

Their current contract with the teamsters is $27.

Hmm. I wonder how I would look in red and yellow. That's more than I'm making now after 25+ years.

 

[olroadbeech]

the best advice I have ever received???

"as you attorney I advise that you start drinking heavily."

always has worked for me before making a major decision.

 

[Bounty]

You should leave fedex to shovel ### against the tide in winter.

 

[FedGT]

That is interesting. I know the dhl drivers in my area work for a contractor.

 

[Purplepackage]

Hmm. I wonder how I would look in red and yellow. That's more than I'm making now after 25+ years.

What market level are you in? 25 years so you started around 1990 you should be making at least 27 an hour by now there is a single person at my station hired before 95 that isn't topped out right now

 

[Bounty]

That is interesting. I know the dhl drivers in my area work for a contractor.

I can only hope that's true. It would open up a big can of worms for fedex. DHL like fedex has a lot of $ to back them and pay off lawmakers.

 

[Operational needs]

What market level are you in? 25 years so you started around 1990 you should be making at least 27 an hour by now there is a single person at my station hired before 95 that isn't topped out right now

It's a long story.

 

[WestcoastHD]

You definitely should. Spend your last week driver releasing everything at the mailbox and misdelivering everything. Job security for you at your new job.