How long has UPS had cover drivers?

[undies]

Utility driver= FT driver
Cover driver= PT driver

 

[PT Car Washer]

Utility driver= FT driver
Cover driver= PT driver

Did you just make that up? We don't have PT drivers unless they work under Art 40.

 

[DriveInDriveOut]

They are [SUPPOSED] get the normal contractual raises until they hit their progression date. Then they get bumped up to top rate. I did.

Pretty great way to skip the ridiculous progression. All of the newer FT drivers I know were cover drivers and started FT at 85% of Top rate.

 

[Catatonic]

Utility driver= FT driver
Cover driver= PT driver

Did you just make that up? We don't have PT drivers unless they work under Art 40.

I think he pulled it out of his undies.

 

[undies]

Did you just make that up? We don't have PT drivers unless they work under Art 40.

That's how it works in my local. Different terminology in different regions I guess.

 

[wayfair]

Utility driver= FT driver
Cover driver= PT driver

Cover driver= utility driver
Temp cover driver (TCD)= pt driver

does that help?

 

[IVE GOTTA PACKAGE 4U]

Cover driver= utility driver
Temp cover driver (TCD)= pt driver

does that help?

We call them regular temps ,here.

 

[sandwich]

Did you just make that up? We don't have PT drivers unless they work under Art 40.

No that's how its defined on the west coast.

Utility driver is a full time driver. Cover is a part time driver. This is the lingo we use in so cal. To clarify there are also part time air drivers.

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

We call them casuals.

 

[sandwich]

We call them casuals.

I think one big difference is from east coast to west coast is, because we have part time cover drivers we do not hire seasonal drivers. Again, at least here in lower California.

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

Casuals are not seasonal drivers.

 

[Overpaid Union Thug]

Pretty great way to skip the ridiculous progression. All of the newer FT drivers I know were cover drivers and started FT at 85% of Top rate.

We don't skip the progression per say. We do get the regular contract raises but still have to wait for that big bump up to top rate. I remember getting something like a $6/hr raise at progression. Or maybe it was more. I can't remember now.

 

[DriveInDriveOut]

We don't skip the progression per say. We do get the regular contract raises but still have to wait for that big bump up to top rate. I remember getting something like a $6/hr raise at progression. Or maybe it was more. I can't remember now.

Ok, it's not "skipping" progression, "per say".

 

[sandwich]

Casuals are not seasonal drivers.

Too many terms, head explode.

 

[undies]

I think one big difference is from east coast to west coast is, because we have part time cover drivers we do not hire seasonal drivers. Again, at least here in lower California.

We had 3 seasonal drivers this past peak season...off the street!

 

[DOK]

Since late '80s in our local. They're considered part time but make the same hourly pay as a FT driver, in a 50 car center there are about 12-15 of these cover drivers. Most work everyday of the year with comps, call offs, vaca, sick etc.

 

[IVE GOTTA PACKAGE 4U]

Since late '80s in our local. They're considered part time but make the same hourly pay as a FT driver, in a 50 car center there are about 12-15 of these cover drivers. Most work everyday of the year with comps, call offs, vaca, sick etc.

Just another way for Brown,not to pay into the pension fund.

 

[TG43]

Will you get to the friend* point?

I was just wondering if they started the cover driver thing when the economy went to crap really.

It sucks how companies do this now a days. Yes I'm a part time cover driver.

 

[PT Car Washer]

Since late '80s in our local. They're considered part time but make the same hourly pay as a FT driver, in a 50 car center there are about 12-15 of these cover drivers. Most work everyday of the year with comps, call offs, vaca, sick etc.

Most likely work more hours a year then FT drivers yet are classified PT. Why is that allowed?

 

[FTBrown]

Here in NY, local 177 doesn't use PTers. You don't get to qualify unless there is a FT position. Makes you FT cover meaning you are full time without a bid route. Local 294, PTers can qualify to be a PT cover driver. They start at around $19/hr with a part time progression. On a day they don't drive,they can bump back in to preload or local sort. When there is a FT opening it is filled by seniority through the cover driver list where their FT progression starts.