ManInBrown
Well-Known Member
The average UPS guy does bust his tail on the road more than the average FedEx guy does - however, comparing the toughness of the job based upon stop counts between the two is comparing apples to oranges.
Using stop counts to compare the 2 jobs doesn't come anywhere near telling the whole story. Average day. 150-175 stops. It's not the 110-120 residential stops that takes it's toll. It's the 40 commercial stops (on some routes) after NDA's are done in the morning that take 3-4 hours, where you have to dig out three 60 pound boxes from floor 3 that are now covered by 30 boxes that fell off the 7000 shelf when you made your first right turn of the dayAlways very fun. Not anything an Express courier ever experiences. I can count on 3 hands the total number of days I dealt with three 60lb boxes in my 10 years at Express. Then add in the 15-30 pickups late afternoon (on some routes) where you best have that package car empty enough by that time to fit your pickup pieces. Every single day is a fine line at UPS. Express pays swings to stand around and do nothing some days in case something goes wrong. That doesn't exist at UPS. You're on your own out there for the most part. Figure it out and get it done one way or another.
Like I said in my original post I enjoy it. The job is not for everyone. I haven't had a single moment since I left Express where I regretted my decision to switch sides.
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