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Ups vs. Fedex on Tractor-trailer division, career path HELP!
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<blockquote data-quote="Covemastah" data-source="post: 940705" data-attributes="member: 10933"><p>Mike,,,welcome to the BC !1 I am a feeder driver,and will answer most of your questions.. </p><p>1 UPS is union ,better wages,FedEx is mostly subcontractor in ground div</p><p>2 ups you could hit 31.oo p/hr after you make book,about two yrs AFTER you make book. you dont get book right away,could take a while</p><p>3 UPS and UPS freight,2 differant companies..easier to get into freight if you want to drive asap</p><p>4 YES</p><p>5 NO</p><p>6 feeder drivers mostly work nights and are home in am,,run local stuff,ups bldng to other ups bldngs ,airports,railroad and some pick ups</p><p>7 dbles pay is .25 more p/hr and all drivers have to pull dbles as job requires</p><p>8 If your young enough start at bottom and work way up,,could take 15 yrs or so to get Feeder job. If yoiu start as a temp,you will most likely work seasonal i.e summer and christmas season and probaly NEVER get hired as a full timer !!</p><p></p><p></p><p>it may be in your best interest to look into UPS freight if you want to get started as a T.T driver,,UPS is a long road to get into a feeder position if your a guy over 30 just starting out ! Best of luck to you and I hope this helped you out !!!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Covemastah, post: 940705, member: 10933"] Mike,,,welcome to the BC !1 I am a feeder driver,and will answer most of your questions.. 1 UPS is union ,better wages,FedEx is mostly subcontractor in ground div 2 ups you could hit 31.oo p/hr after you make book,about two yrs AFTER you make book. you dont get book right away,could take a while 3 UPS and UPS freight,2 differant companies..easier to get into freight if you want to drive asap 4 YES 5 NO 6 feeder drivers mostly work nights and are home in am,,run local stuff,ups bldng to other ups bldngs ,airports,railroad and some pick ups 7 dbles pay is .25 more p/hr and all drivers have to pull dbles as job requires 8 If your young enough start at bottom and work way up,,could take 15 yrs or so to get Feeder job. If yoiu start as a temp,you will most likely work seasonal i.e summer and christmas season and probaly NEVER get hired as a full timer !! it may be in your best interest to look into UPS freight if you want to get started as a T.T driver,,UPS is a long road to get into a feeder position if your a guy over 30 just starting out ! Best of luck to you and I hope this helped you out !!! [/QUOTE]
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