Hoping to transition from loader to cover/casual in feeders

[Hubzilla]

Just got my CDL and about to schedule my road test for UPS.

Haven't really been able to get many details about what the job would be so any input would be appreciated.

Would I likely be doing more that the 25 hrs a week I'mean doing as a loader? And I'm not really clear on the bidding process.

I also work another job prior to my night loading , so I'm trying to figure out if I would need to quit that job to accommodate this one or if it would be possible to do both to get 40 hrs/week.

Thanks for any insight....

 

[govols019]

I like peanut butter.

 

[Hubzilla]

HR and my US hav

I like peanut butter.

Between your butt cheeks with a hungry dog nearby?

 

[Wally]

Me? I would quit everything else and go full time Feeders.

 

[Hubzilla]

Me? I would quit everything else and go full time Feeders.

If I can I get close to 40 consistently, I'd drop the other job.

 

[Wally]

If I can I get close to 40 consistently, I'd drop the other job.

Feeders is 40 plus.

 

[Hubzilla]

Feeders is 40 plus.

Even if your technically PT?

 

[Wally]

Even if your technically PT?

No part time in my local. What local you in?

 

[Hubzilla]

No part time in my local. What local you in?

Syracuse

 

[Hubzilla]

Syracuse

317

 

[Cementups]

Feeders is 40 plus.

I only worked 4 days this week in feeders and worked 48.1 hours. 32 straight and 16 OT.

Even if your technically PT?

There are no part time feeder jobs. And if you get hired on to be a feeder driver you would be full time. If there is no feeder work for you to do then you would work in the hub.

 

[govols019]

We have part time cover feeder drivers.

 

[barnyard]

Pretty sure you could call me a PT feeder driver.

 

[oldngray]

Pretty sure you could call me a PT feeder driver.

You have probably been called a lot of other things also.

 

[Hubzilla]

I know it varies from hub to hub, but does anyone who drives care to share how long it took them to get in?

I've heard everything from a year to 16 years.

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

11 months to FT off the street hire.

 

[Hubzilla]

11 months to FT off the street hire.

Are you in Syracuse by chance? Or is UpstateAlbany?

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

Are you in Syracuse by chance? Or is UpstateAlbany?

2.5 hours north of Albany.

 

[Hubzilla]

2.5 hours north of Albany.

Gotcha. Flattsburgh

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

Gotcha. Flattsburgh

Nope.