Many Companies?

[clayco]

Hi Everyone,

I am going for an interview tomorrow for a full time driving job with UPS Supply Chains Solutions. This is probably a dumb question, but is UPS a bunch of different companies, or say, if I get a job with UPS Supply Chain Solutions, do I work for UPS. I notice that the trucks are different out on the road. I also see that the forum is broken up into each division or whatever. Can someone clear me up on this please?
Thanks in advance!

 

[probellringer]

i can get you socks...let me know

 

[clayco]

i can get you socks...let me know

Thanks probellringer, that reply pretty well answered all my questions. You're the man!

 

[scratch]

UPS is made up of several different divisions. Parcel is the familiar brown trucks delivering small packages. UPSFreight is a LTL division like a freight line. UPS Cartage seems to be part of Supply Chain Solutions. There is one down the street from my building that deals with a lot of airline and military cargo that is shipped internationally. SCS seems to run warehouse type services for other companies from what I have seen.

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

Our local SCS does a lot of import/export as well as pick and pack.

 

[hondo]

UPS is made up of several different divisions. Parcel is the familiar brown trucks delivering small packages. UPSFreight is a LTL division like a freight line. UPS Cartage seems to be part of Supply Chain Solutions. There is one down the street from my building that deals with a lot of airline and military cargo that is shipped internationally. SCS seems to run warehouse type services for other companies from what I have seen.

I might add, UPS Freight also has truckload (TL) and Special Services (seems to be dedicated/steady house) divisions, and Cartage Services, Inc. was formerly Menlo (air freight).
And yes, they are all separate, as far as hourly employment goes.