Forum: UPS Freight

A yard jockey wrecks in to the shop building, doesn't report the wreck. Keeps his job. On company property. Local cartage driver wrecks into a...

How are tonnage levels holding up at everyones terminals?? Just wondering since layoffs are tied directly to tonnage which has been horrible.

I'm trying to get the guys at my terminal to meet at least twice a month somewhere maybe before or afterwork to discuss problems and progress. this...

Hey yall . the steward called me friday morn. super has put up the bid and he claims it sucks. My super called me later and said that i was on the...

I went in to work yesterday and this is how our schedule looks. there are 10 spots with start times of 9:00. the ten percent guy has a star time of...

Here's the news many freight haulers were waiting for regarding Yellow. Teamsters Overwhelmingly Vote 'Yes' to Modify Current Contract with YRC...

i asked my supervisor a few times bout a month ago if we were gonna be hiring anybody.....dockworkers, dock CDLs or city drivers any time soon....he...

We have 12 full timers and two part timers (casuals). I am the 10% guy thats not guaranteed 8 or forty. The contract says that 90% of the full time...

I've been a full time employee for eighteen months.The first six months on the dock. The manager cut 1 guy to part time about three months afo and...

Before i start rambling, keep in mind i've only been in the freight bus. for a year and a half. When we sit around the table for our morn safety...

That meeting is today. If anyone hears anything from it please post it. I'm on vacation this week so i'll be monitoring the site. Thanks guys!:happy2:

I was confronted last night by my supervisor about my hours and availability.I hired on with the understanding that I would be working 4-5 hours a...

:sad-little: I cant find any results of the meeting today if it happened. I've checked the teamsters site . Dont know where else to look. May call my...

I've heard some rummbling noise from our steward that the meeting in Jan is the "BIG ONE" that should resolve most of our greivances. Is this true?

ok i have got a ? i am thinking about going to that company old overnite i guess. I am just curious about it can anyone help with how well or bad it...

Is it true that if I want to apply for parcel I have to quit ups freight? And isn't it true that there is a one time hire policy so if I quit then i...

Ken hall and others visited the indy terminal during negioations. Teamster Negotiators Visit UPS Freight Workers on the Dock...

As of now we only have about 75% of full timers in the guarantee. Should a Steward file a grievance for the other 15% +. who we believe will be in...

We are going to get slammed next week. Just glad to get the hours:happy-very:

i work out of indianapolis, just switched to UPS Freight from Roadway Express not long ago....i know the wages for the full time drivers are similar,...

There are ups, no pun intended, and downs here, to say the least. I'm a one year city driver at DTR and already I have bid a schedule 40 hour...

Customers don't care to send freight when trucks and trailers look like there are about to fall apart. There also needs to be a cleansing of OLD...

I tracked a package of mine and it says an "exception: has occured. This is what it shows Type: ...

Several issues. My hire date was 9/14/07. Start date was 10/8/07. It is unclear wether the hire date or start date is the seniority date. There...

i just got hired with ups frieght what is the Starting pay scale?

I recently applied for a Manifest Clerk Position. Still waiting to hear back after interview. Today I noticed that a Billing Clerk position is...

How do you guys feel about the contract that was voted in today ? I honestly think, have all the people that were saying they would vote "no" for...

http://www.wnep.com/Global/story.asp?S=8581959 Happened last night.

I can send you a copy in 1 Adobe .PDF file. Somebody sent me his copy in picture files and I converted it into a book style reading file. I figure...

http://www.teamsters.org/08news/nr_080407_5.asp The story says it all...It was all about the 50 year struggle to organize OVERNITE!!! Oh by the...

My husband started working for UPS Freight out of Kansas City eighteen months ago. He started out teaming and for a year everything went fine. Then...

I'm going for a team driving position out of Fontana Ca. Any things that i should think about or ask that might be helpfull... Also, does anyone...

What does LTL mean? And one who drives LTL what does the job consist of. I'm just trying to get some info about a couple different jobs that are out...

Thinking of leasing on with UPS Freight. As a O/O is the freight there? The pay isnt that good but it's steady (so they tell me). Will it be safe...

Is it Just me or does it seem like we haven't exactly been getting the best of the best here? I have seen good drivers make one small mistake and...

http://www.teamster.org/08news/hn_080325_4.asp

What's the typical work week for ups freight drivers (city driver, ltl driver, and etc. ) Thanks, JustCurious

Time for a new thread!!!! If any of you all have been in a union before you will realize that this contract is crap!!!! UPS is UPS!!! Why...

Teamsters Union Organizing Campaign Begins At UPSFreight http://www.tdu.org/node/1684 The Neutrality Agreement And Memo...