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<blockquote data-quote="scratch" data-source="post: 658816" data-attributes="member: 1674"><p>I remember my starting pay in the Hub was $4.25 an hour in 1975. that was a lot for a teenage kid when a fast food joint paid $2.10. We had a 50 lb. weight limit and Blue Label Air. If an air package was found after the shuttle left, somebody drove it to the airport and it was line flighted to make service. </p><p> </p><p>I started driving while we were on paper. The route were divided up into defined areas and you had to sheet these stops on paper by what area of town you were in. You made two copies of Delivery Records, one was the original and the second was a carbon copy. If a customer wanted a receipt, you would put a second carbon in and make a third copy. The clipboard to hold these stayed in a little metal rack on the dash of the package car. I did drive an old P-600 with wooden shelves and a heavy bulkhead door. UPS used to take pride in the appearance of the fleet and wash every package car every night. They also washed and pressed our long pants every night. No logos on our shirts, we had pocket protecters with a name tag on it.</p><p> </p><p>It was alway hard work and the boss had to make his numbers. But we seemed to be more of a team. Before cell phones, if you broke down on the interstate, all the other drivers would stop and go for help. We had dinners after work and UPS would pick up the beer tab too. I miss those days, "Old School" has always seemed better than "New School". Too bad most of my fellow employees never got to experience that.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="scratch, post: 658816, member: 1674"] I remember my starting pay in the Hub was $4.25 an hour in 1975. that was a lot for a teenage kid when a fast food joint paid $2.10. We had a 50 lb. weight limit and Blue Label Air. If an air package was found after the shuttle left, somebody drove it to the airport and it was line flighted to make service. I started driving while we were on paper. The route were divided up into defined areas and you had to sheet these stops on paper by what area of town you were in. You made two copies of Delivery Records, one was the original and the second was a carbon copy. If a customer wanted a receipt, you would put a second carbon in and make a third copy. The clipboard to hold these stayed in a little metal rack on the dash of the package car. I did drive an old P-600 with wooden shelves and a heavy bulkhead door. UPS used to take pride in the appearance of the fleet and wash every package car every night. They also washed and pressed our long pants every night. No logos on our shirts, we had pocket protecters with a name tag on it. It was alway hard work and the boss had to make his numbers. But we seemed to be more of a team. Before cell phones, if you broke down on the interstate, all the other drivers would stop and go for help. We had dinners after work and UPS would pick up the beer tab too. I miss those days, "Old School" has always seemed better than "New School". Too bad most of my fellow employees never got to experience that. [/QUOTE]
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