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  1. M

    Drivers that slip you off routes when you come to help

    Dirtbags.
  2. MisplacedRailWorker

    Feeder drivers, is UPS the place to begin a career?

    First of all, good afternoon and many salutations to you salty UPSers you. I am a former package handler who started as a driver helper in Manhattan. I got the permanent position shortly after peak season and worked there for about 6 months before leaving. I want to become a driver and at my...
  3. T

    Truck Renovation Advantages/Disadvantages

    Building new step vans and box vans to improve the driver experience. What changes would y'all propose?
  4. thaliloldsup

    Package Handler -> Driver Helper

    Back again, I have yet to see this covered in the forums, and I've been itching to ask it. I know UPS hires seasonal driver helpers off the street, but can a current PH opt to be a driver helper during the peak season? Or do they only offer it to off the street hires so they don't have to...
  5. M

    Questions about becoming a driver in Minneapolis

    am starting in two weeks as a loader/unloader at the Minneapolis location. They say it takes 6 months to become eligible to be a driver. How long do you think it would be before I could actually become a driver? Does anyone think that the Eagan location would be a better option then the...
  6. W

    What are you looking forward to when you retire?

    Hi guys, I just want to ask out of interest what you guys look forward to when you retire? My dad is 61 and is going to be retiring after 41 years with the water department, and I would like some ideas as to how I can help him stay busy so he doesn't become lazy. He had a stroke about five years...
  7. Ya Dad

    Article 41, Section 2(b) FT Progression Question

    - skip to bottom for question - I was a bid Air Driver part-time for about 5 years. One of the best jobs I've ever had. Evening pickups which were the same every day, no mental stress, virtually same variables every day, and I only worked about 20-23 hours per week so I could still actually...
  8. Over 70

    Runner Gunner

    I'm a reg temp driver and didn't work today so I'm sitting here sipping some coffee looking out my front picture window and up pulls the FT bid driver to deliver across the street. -pops bulkhead door -grabs small pkg off dash -jumps out drivers side door into traffic side leaving bulkhead door...
  9. S

    TCD to Full Time pay decrease

    I was hired as a Temporary Cover Driver. Drove before during and after peak. About 80 days total, 60 of those during keak. Myself, along with many of my TCD peers were recently moved to "Full Time" which is deceiving because we may only get 25 hrs per week. My pay went down from $29.68 to...
  10. SBTY_Syndrome

    Interviewing Monday, Tell me the hard truth.

    Newbie here. As the title suggests, I am interviewing for a FT (Temp 2018) Package Delivery Driver off the street. From what I have gathered by reading past threads, it is a very select few that actually get chosen. I applied on a whim and from what I have read, delivery seems like a good job...
  11. H

    Do lates affect potential hire for driver?

    I am a part-time twilight package handler on irreg belt, their are only 4 of us including me on their. We are great workers and easily work the hardest in the building, I have now been there for over a year and signed the sheet for package car driver. So last month in March I had filled it out...
  12. 75thRanger

    Injury questions

    Can someone please inform me of what should happen in the event of an on the job injury? Specifically, steps and procedures once the injury is reported to management, and ball park timelines. Thanks
  13. 208_UPSer

    Trucking at UPS

    Hello everyone, I'm new here to the forums but I have been working for UPS as a loader for about 5 months. I was hired for peak season last fall. Anyways I really want to stay within the company and pursue a career as a trucker. I understand that if I want to be a feeder driver I either have to...
  14. 1

    FIRED FOR ROLLING PACKAGE

    I was fired from the company for having a package on my truck without a scan during a audit. The next day I was called in & was terminated. What can I do ?
  15. Lanthanaas

    Brothers in Waco, TX

    Hey, guys! I'm currently a driver in the Portland, OR area. I'm considering moving my family and transferring down to the Waco, TX area. We currently have a trip planned to actually visit the area to see if we like it, but I was hoping to connect with some UPSers down there and see if there...
  16. J

    Nashville TN Drivers - any needed?

    All, I am currently setup to be qualified in PA at some point this year as there are 3 people ahead of me. However, family circumstances are dictating a move to Nashville. My question is, how many people are waiting to qualify? Who is the HR rep? Is it worth it to try to transfer in or start...
  17. S

    Still peak?

    Does ups normally still hire peak season PTsrs past January 15th 2017? Applying for a PH job and the acknowledgment is stating the position is only until or before January 31st 2018.
  18. N

    I started working for UPS - initially interviewed for a driver's helper

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  19. Indecisi0n

    Preload....

    What are ways I can piss my preloader off? I mean he does everything possible to piss me off like: Misloads everyday No lip loading Puts 3000 in 6000 Over 70 on shelf with labels facing down/wall Just throws stuff in the middle Doesn't put bulk stops together The big kicker is when I show up in...
  20. A

    Question being a seasonal full time package driver and getting perm

    so obviously im new to this but this is my first time doing seasonal driving and wondering where i stand in terms of completing my packages on time or if im behind compared to others.. they started me doing just commercials with a couple pick ups and slowly after a week and a half got me to...
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