No Work for PT Air Drivers Peak ‘23

PT Car Washer

Well-Known Member
Air Drivers have been an endangered species for a long time.

They've been cutting air routes, and air drivers for about a decade. They always give you the line... "You are only allowed 3.5hrs..." During Covid and the last few peaks, they've been reduced to shuttle work, sometimes air pickups.

If you have authorization to the airports (a background check and pass,) that may be the only thing keeping you from becoming an inside grunt worker.

I saw air drivers lose a lot...
Running ground routes dwindled to almost never... Lose $25,000 to $50,000

No more running misloads, or LIBs... Lose $20-40,000

No more route during peak\SSD-PVD\seasonal period... Lose $25-30,000

Rolling late air containers, late feeder trailers (thanks Carol)... Lose $10-20,000

No more extra work, like carwash & porter (thanks Carol's DMs)... Lose $10-20,000

Putting air pickups on ground driver runner-gunners (that are always done by 15:00-16:30)... Lose $10-20,000

No shady practices like split shifting (thanks @Bubblehead @PT Car Washer )... Lose $20-30,000

You might as well work inside, because even though you are a qualified driver, the inside workers are earning more than you. As an air driver, you get over time after 8hrs, which is never... Preloaders get OT after 5hrs, etc.

There once was a time when Air Drivers could make $75,000 to $110,000 with some ground work, but those days are long gone. Now in most places (other than Iowa,) they are the lowest paid, if they are even working at all.
I know a lot of PT that would like to make $38.19/hr.
 

DELACROIX

In the Spirit of Honore' Daumier
Air Drivers have been an endangered species for a long time.

They've been cutting air routes, and air drivers for about a decade. They always give you the line... "You are only allowed 3.5hrs..." During Covid and the last few peaks, they've been reduced to shuttle work, sometimes air pickups.

If you have authorization to the airports (a background check and pass,) that may be the only thing keeping you from becoming an inside grunt worker.

I saw air drivers lose a lot...
Running ground routes dwindled to almost never... Lose $25,000 to $50,000

No more running misloads, or LIBs... Lose $20-40,000

No more route during peak\SSD-PVD\seasonal period... Lose $25-30,000

Rolling late air containers, late feeder trailers (thanks Carol)... Lose $10-20,000

No more extra work, like carwash & porter (thanks Carol's DMs)... Lose $10-20,000

Putting air pickups on ground driver runner-gunners (that are always done by 15:00-16:30)... Lose $10-20,000

No shady practices like split shifting (thanks @Bubblehead @PT Car Washer )... Lose $20-30,000

You might as well work inside, because even though you are a qualified driver, the inside workers are earning more than you. As an air driver, you get over time after 8hrs, which is never... Preloaders get OT after 5hrs, etc.

There once was a time when Air Drivers could make $75,000 to $110,000 with some ground work, but those days are long gone. Now in most places (other than Iowa,) they are the lowest paid, if they are even working at all.

(Cost Neutrality) ...same old story that we all seen before.
 

nWo

Well-Known Member
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All SSDs must be W2 employees and unless they are in a RTW state they must be paying union dues. UPS is not allowed to contract out our work.
 

What did I do

Active Member
Air Drivers have been an endangered species for a long time.

They've been cutting air routes, and air drivers for about a decade. They always give you the line... "You are only allowed 3.5hrs..." During Covid and the last few peaks, they've been reduced to shuttle work, sometimes air pickups.

If you have authorization to the airports (a background check and pass,) that may be the only thing keeping you from becoming an inside grunt worker.

I saw air drivers lose a lot...
Running ground routes dwindled to almost never... Lose $25,000 to $50,000

No more running misloads, or LIBs... Lose $20-40,000

No more route during peak\SSD-PVD\seasonal period... Lose $25-30,000

Rolling late air containers, late feeder trailers (thanks Carol)... Lose $10-20,000

No more extra work, like carwash & porter (thanks Carol's DMs)... Lose $10-20,000

Putting air pickups on ground driver runner-gunners (that are always done by 15:00-16:30)... Lose $10-20,000

No shady practices like split shifting (thanks @Bubblehead @PT Car Washer )... Lose $20-30,000

You might as well work inside, because even though you are a qualified driver, the inside workers are earning more than you. As an air driver, you get over time after 8hrs, which is never... Preloaders get OT after 5hrs, etc.

There once was a time when Air Drivers could make $75,000 to $110,000 with some ground work, but those days are long gone. Now in most places (other than Iowa,) they are the lowest paid, if they are even working at all.
I know this is an older thread but I searched air drivers and it popped up. THIS is the biggest problem with PT Air Drivers, in my opinion. There's no way a part timer should be making that much. That's why it's a PART TIME JOB. If any of the Air Drivers wanted to make that kind of money they should have signed a Full Time Bid. Period.
 
I know this is an older thread but I searched air drivers and it popped up. THIS is the biggest problem with PT Air Drivers, in my opinion. There's no way a part timer should be making that much. That's why it's a PART TIME JOB. If any of the Air Drivers wanted to make that kind of money they should have signed a Full Time Bid. Period.
That was a good gig at one time
 

What did I do

Active Member
A full timer 100% earns every cent. I have seen their trucks and did jumping with them during peak. The company sees part times making (sometimes) more than a full timer, that position will be done away with. I did preload before driving, I know those part timers earn their money too. But for an Air Driver to expect that kind of money for a part time job and then complain when it's cut is ridiculous.
 
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