Shortage of trainers?

murphyhead · Apr 28, 2014

Hired off the street for package driver job. Been to NSPT a couple of weeks ago, now waiting to start. I'm raring to go, but my center has no trainers available. Waiting for the center manager to call and give me a start date. Is this normal? HR has been no help with anything, seems to be a real disorganized...

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BigBrown3605 · Apr 28, 2014

UPS is one big wait.......... :happy-very:

bottomups · Apr 28, 2014

Must be a large hiring push in the Midwest. My supervisor has been on assignment down in Chicago for the past couple weeks helping to get the newbies through driver school.

UPSGUY72 · Apr 28, 2014

murphyhead said:
Hired off the street for package driver job. Been to NSPT a couple of weeks ago, now waiting to start. I'm raring to go, but my center has no trainers available. Waiting for the center manager to call and give me a start date. Is this normal? HR has been no help with anything, seems to be a real disorganized...

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The trainer you speak of are called ORS (On Road Sups)

In my area this is the year of the bids. Mean all FT driver (package and feeders and article 22.3) position go out to bid. When drivers bid different route they sometimes need to be trained on there new route if they never ran it before.. They will most likely train most of the driver that moved before you....

Also are you sure that you got hired as a FT driver and not a casual that fills in for driver on Vacation ????

toonertoo · Apr 28, 2014

Yes they are trying to kill us old guys. So they can get that young person on the road.

jaker · Apr 28, 2014

Yes it is common because there is not to many on road sups that actually know how to drive or better yet teach someone else

BigBrown3605 · Apr 28, 2014

upsguy72 said:
The trainer you speak of are called ORS (On Road Sups)

In my area this is the year of the bids. Mean all FT driver (package and feeders and article 22.3) position go out to bid. When drivers bid different route they sometimes need to be trained on there new route if they never ran it before.. They will most likely train most of the driver that moved before you....

Also are you sure that you got hired as a FT driver and not a casual that fills in for driver on Vacation ????

Wow they actually do that....... In my center, you bid on a route you don't know, you will go out blind and learn on your own..........

Anonymous 11 · Apr 28, 2014

murphyhead said:
Hired off the street for package driver job. Been to NSPT a couple of weeks ago, now waiting to start. I'm raring to go, but my center has no trainers available. Waiting for the center manager to call and give me a start date. Is this normal? HR has been no help with anything, seems to be a real disorganized...

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It would be classic if your center manager trained you.

jumpman23 · Apr 28, 2014

murphyhead said:
Hired off the street for package driver job. Been to NSPT a couple of weeks ago, now waiting to start. I'm raring to go, but my center has no trainers available. Waiting for the center manager to call and give me a start date. Is this normal? HR has been no help with anything, seems to be a real disorganized...

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YEAH THEIR TOO BUSY IN THE OFFICE PLAYING WITH THEIR PUDS PLAYING CIRCLE JERKS LOL.

Scuderia1 · Apr 28, 2014

I'm an off the street full time driver fresh hire. My orientation got cancelled and I was called after 6 months.

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UpstateNYUPSer(Ret) · Apr 29, 2014

jumpman23 said:
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YEAH THEIR TOO BUSY IN THE OFFICE PLAYING WITH THEIR PUDS PLAYING CIRCLE JERKS LOL.

Posts such as these prove just how much of an asset you are to this forum.

UpstateNYUPSer(Ret) · Apr 29, 2014

Mr. Bojangles said:
It would be classic if your center manager trained you.

Our center manager drove for 12 years so I am sure he knows of what he speaks.

Anonymous 11 · Apr 29, 2014

UpstateNYUPSer said:
Our center manager drove for 12 years so I am sure he knows of what he speaks.

Ours drove for about 5 weeks but he's one of the better center manager's I've ever seen.

gman042 · Apr 29, 2014

IN our center, a couple members of the safety committee happen to be cover drivers. In the name of SAFETY they are allowed to take new drivers out to train them on routes. They can do this until all safety hours for the month are used up.

oldngray · Apr 29, 2014

Mr. Bojangles said:
It would be classic if your center manager trained you.

center manager's almost never brown up except for a harassment ride. The on car sups are the overworked slaves that have to do it all (so a lot doesn't get done).

Anonymous 11 · Apr 29, 2014

oldngray said:
center manager's almost never brown up except for a harassment ride. The on car sups are the overworked slaves that have to do it all (so a lot doesn't get done).

That's why I said it would be classic.

upschuck · Apr 29, 2014

UpstateNYUPSer said:
Our center manager drove for 12 years so I am sure he knows of what he speaks.

That is unusual for them to drive that long. Usually, it is just enough to apply for management.

murphyhead · Apr 29, 2014

Guess I'm just being impatient.

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joeboodog · Apr 29, 2014

I don't think our center manager even has a set of browns. Maybe he only wears them at Halloween.

bleedinbrown58 · Apr 29, 2014

joeboodog said:
I don't think our center manager even has a set of browns. Maybe he only wears them at Halloween.

My center manager was hired off the street as a driver...couldn't hack it.

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