CDL before feeder school
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BigUnionGuy
Got the T-Shirt
The main concern from management in feeders, is your ability and confidence in handling
the equipment. A pkg car can kill people.... a set of doubles can kill more. (IE: liability)
Driver7906
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In the building that I work out of, they've already gone through all the package drivers who signed up on the feeder list last year. A large number of drivers who signed up either turned it down or didn't make it through the training. The union just recently put up another list for people to sign up. If they don't get enough package car drivers, they're going to start down the seniority list of part-timers (inside building employees). They're hurting for feeder drivers here. I'm glad I went feeder when I did.
Johney
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Although our bid sheet has that requirement in it I think that's if they are bringing up p/c drivers as Jacksonville is putting drivers on that have never drove package. So not sure if it's really that important.
Mack37
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Well it depends on where you’re at. If you’re at a small place than it really is a nice, easy job. If your at CACH, Indy, Worldport, etc. than it’s a different story.
Your talking dozens and dozens of different jobs with a variety of start times. They can’t train you on everything so you have to figure a lot out on your own and dispatch probably won’t even know who the hell you are half the time. Two years to get off being on call and ten years to get a day bid. It isn’t all what it’s cracked up to be.
Your talking dozens and dozens of different jobs with a variety of start times. They can’t train you on everything so you have to figure a lot out on your own and dispatch probably won’t even know who the hell you are half the time. Two years to get off being on call and ten years to get a day bid. It isn’t all what it’s cracked up to be.
MyTripisCut
Never bought my own handtruck
You mean that you don’t get an automatic blowjob for punching in? Say it ain’t so!
Mack37
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I walked around for 25 mins looking for my tractor yesterday and it was kinda windy. Is this the blowjob you speak of?
It's nice working at an outlying center, we all have our own tractors that are parked right where we left them, no dispatch on site or any feeder management period, I haven't even talked to my "boss" in months. Very relaxed and low key we just punch in, grab our keys and start work. Downside is we don't have as many choices as far as schedules go, but I can live with that.
UrFellowUpser
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Ill just stay a rpcd because i know i would 
up some if i was in feeders
up some if i was in feeders
Mack37
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Bingo. I wish they didn’t make it such a bitch to transfer. Not that it matters because I don’t think the big hubs would ever let you go.
To the OP, UPS is a good job but what a pain in the ass they can be. If you get your cdl on your own, consider getting on as a tto with USPS. I’ve done both and the money is about the same but there’s no real stress at usps.
Cyclops
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Kind of explained that in the OP. Reading comprehension might help.
burrheadd
KING Of GIFS
Just says you were DQ’ed
I like to know the why
Helps to determine how much of a
Precious snowflake you really are
barnyard
KTM rider
Exactly
just chillin'
Rest in peace wooba
my brother in law went into feeders straight from fulltime preload. never drove a package car a day in his life. plenty others went from preload as well. there is a building wide feeder list for all fulltimers here. i turned it down a couple years ago as a clerk.
Special UPS Operator
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Good idea i passed my cdl test from a community college 3 days ago. Had started as package handler and filled an intent form got call hr lady telling me to bring my paper cdl.
So it is a safe bet to get ur cdl before hand. Especially especially if you are near a BIG hub or if the hub does intent forms.
Id say go for it. In m yhub I heard some ppl say thwy might be willing to prefer you over non cdl feeder candidates too.
So it is a safe bet to get ur cdl before hand. Especially especially if you are near a BIG hub or if the hub does intent forms.
Id say go for it. In m yhub I heard some ppl say thwy might be willing to prefer you over non cdl feeder candidates too.
wilberforce15
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Seriously, feeder has a much better qualification rate than package in my building.
Right trailers. To the right cities. No wrecks. Show up every day. Pass the classroom stuff. Done.
In package, some stupid customer complaint, too much backing, failing to make an impossible air commitment, missing a scan, or just not running and working through lunch enough....there are endless ways to fail.
barnyard
KTM rider
Special UPS Operator
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If HR decides to put you in feeders can they for some reason choose to reverse their decision???
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