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If the cops pull over a UPS driver for speeding or a driver gets in a car accident and crashes. Does the company pay for it or does the driver have to pay for it while getting fired.

Hey all. This is something I've been wondering about since I started as an unloader a little while ago, just curious really... I've heard a lot of noise about manager careers vs. labor careers (drivers mostly). I've heard from some that managers (sort managers+) get paid more and get better...

Any other center doing this? Starting this week instead of using off the street/hub workers we are using drivers as helpers. For me it's the best thing ever. He not only knows the DIAD unlike most helpers, buy also knows my route. So we can destroy a bricked out truck like it's a 9.5...

I am currently an associate at a ups store and heard about the seasonal driver helper position, my question is: If I transfer to driver helper, am I still guaranteed a position back at the store after the season wraps up or do I have to reapply? Thanks in advance

I got started on belt one of three. It's a small center. A supervisor is telling me I shouldn't have been started on that belt but i think it'll make me a better preloader in the end. I really like this job so far.

Hello. I am a ups temp driver. I have been driving temp for a year now. I keep running in to the problem of my management working drivers with less seniority than I. People with less seniority have been working full weeks and i can get barley 20hrs a week. This past week i was sent home everyday...

Our way out of date uniforms are ridiculous. Just stand next to a FedEx driver sometime. Look at his/her uniform, then look down at yours. Ridiculous!!! We look like polyester TURDS! Please don't reply and tell me to go work at FedEx then. I love UPS. And in this day and age, were still...

Hello all. It is a relief to be able to say that I made it through Integrad and it was not as bad as I had expected. Thanks to some other posts on this site I was quite nervous at the beginning about some things regarding uniforms and appearance but I found that it wasn't as military like as I...

So I'm cool with my drivers and try to do my best for their loads and they cover the occasional misload. It really paid off recently though. One of the guys on our belt started driving so they hired a new guy. Since I was lowest seniority, I got pushed to his old pull which was the hellish...

Can you call in while on vacation to see if you can work? Obviously you can call in, but will they let you?

With the Powerball so high, how great would it be for a UPS'er to win? Good luck!

I'd like to start a thread to share simple "hacks" that could make things easier for drivers. Here are a few that I have come up with during my 28 year career. This is the "zip tie Mag Light holder." All you need is a zip tie and a Phillips head screwdriver to solve the problem of keeping your...

Hello all. I was hired at the end of November as a seasonal driver helper. I was hired immediately and attended the paid orientation. I am a very motivated worker and I feel that was reflected during my brief interview. I told the woman in HR that I am "Ready to bust my ass" for this job. She...

Since we don't have our own section I thought I would post this for anyone with Feeder questions. What's our schedule like? What did it take to qualify? Why do we get so fat? How do we stay awake on the road? What does the Dispatcher do? What do the On-roads do? Why does the Company...

I just got back from my first interview for PT package handler (preload). It was scheduled for 5:15 AM. There were 3 people ahead of me, and each took about 30-45 minutes to interview. I didn't get in until 5:50. 10 minutes later, my interview was over. The subject of my felony conviction...

Last week during our PCM our center manager said that "volume was down but stops were up" so a few routes needed to be broken out. I go in the next day and look at dispatch numbers and the lightest route had a 9.25 plan and heaviest route at 12.5. For our center that turned out to be roughly 90hrs of OT...

I know the drivers have tons of things that bug them and we preloaders may cause a few of those issues; however we also have things that bother us. . . 1. Add/cuts that are given to us when we are wrapping up our trucks. 2. A huge add with smeared writing so we have no clue where...