How long did it take you to make Driver?

shadowsolution

New Member
Im just curious to all you Drivers out there how long it took you to make Driver from working part time.
at our facility its usually 2-4 years before you get to driver, i was curious what its like at other facility's
 

longlunchguy

Runnin on Empty
I was a preloader for4 yrs,. before I went driving. I work in a small center, during the year we have about 35 cars on the road. I think the wait varies, depending on where you are. Our buiding is so small that the only full time positions, besides mgmt, is to be a driver.
 

scratch

Least Best Moderator
Staff member
Eight years more than two decades ago. Now we have some at my current Hub that get on in a few weeks.
 

Foamer Pyle

Well-Known Member
Worked Christmas of 1988 as a temp and was hired fulltime in August of 1989. Was a huge gamble for me, because I was a home owner and wanted a career change. I was making good money as a manager at a locat grocery chain. However, after 9 years I was unhappy with my career.
 

Harley Rider

34 yrs & done!
Three months to get my seniority. I was hired off the street and went straight into driving. Not sure how it works now but back then you had to work 30 days within the first 90 days. After that you were full time. It did take me awhile to get on however......... about three years. My next door neighbor was the C/M's uncle. I badgered him every time I saw him and made numerous trips to the center before they finally hired me.
 

Jack4343

FT DR Specialist
I'm still waiting to be a full-time driver. I am a cover driver with 6 1/2 years senority. I started Saturday air driving after 1 1/2 years and became a cover driver at 2 1/2 years. This is my 4th peak as a cover. The wait for full-time driver in our building is over 9 years. We have over 300 routes during the regular season and over 400 during peak. We have hundreds of in-building and combo full-time jobs in our hub. I think that after the new contract and reformed pension plan go into effect, we'll see over 30 feeder drivers retire as well as many drivers. They are just waiting for the pension and they are out. That'll move me up the ladder but I'm not sure if I'll get to full-time status next year. I'm hoping with my fingers and toes crossed.
 

BrownPR215

What Can Brown Do To You!
It took me almost two years. I was a part time air driver before I went full time. Now I'm #67 in my center, but here in Philly there are 4 centers that cover the city so thats close to 300 drivers all together.
 

Pkgrunner

Till I Collapse
13 months in '88 and at the time it was a one way deal, if one couldn't make it as a driver there was no going back to pt.
 

Box_Junkie

Well-Known Member
took me 4.5 years on the preload, signed up as a summer vacation cover driver, then signed the perm. bid in Sept. that year.
 

Fnix

Well-Known Member
I guesstimate it will take me 4 years only because I started so young. But it helps cause I'll have seniority and be able to drive right off the bat.
 
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