St. Louis (Earth City Mo.) Appointment With HR For Feeder Driver Position

[Poop Head]

I appreciate the measured response.

Obviously I don't know about UPS. I know where I am is better than most trucking jobs, but if I can better myself in some way over the long term I want to make that move.

I don't believe a perfect job exists. If I go to UPS I am sure I will find things to complain about.

One thing I was surprised by in the contract is sleeper teams have to wait for free for 2 hours at their most distant destination. I never get break down, delay, or drop and hook pay unless I am dropping and hooking at an away terminal, but surprised UPS drivers give the 2 hours.

Most of our guys use that 2 hours to dig a shallow grave and dump the body.

 

[542thruNthru]

Hello all,

I have spent hours reading the online contract and Local 688 rider as well as searching posts in this forum for answers to my questions and concerns. (I currently have a $90,000 a year bid run LTL job. However, I have another 25 years to work, and the driver cameras are wearing on me although I am not getting written up over them).

It appears Earth City Parcel is hiring full time permanent Feeder Drivers off the street, so I applied.

The forums have been very helpful with revealing the "bait and switch" ads, stringing folks along to keep them from working enough to get seniority (seems to be a small terminal thing?) ETC.

It would be very much appreciate if I could get any information about this situation - especially from someone in that terminal.

Living on $21 an hour working only forty hours a week is doable IF there are no games and I get the opportunity to work enough to reach seniority. I'm playing the long game with an eye to retirement, health insurance and reaching top pay. I don't mind being the low man again.

How is it that UPS has enough business to hire off the street for such a great job when some companies are laying drivers off or leaving them at home? Perhaps it is the nature of Parcel VS Freight?

Thank you all.

Missouri hu... Cardinals fan?

 

[ltl]

Missouri hu... Cardinals fan?

Its probably too much to claim I am a fan. I appreciate how successful they have been being from a small city. I watch post season games. My gal is a fan though so I take her to games and wear the Cardinal shirts she buys me.

 

[burrheadd]

Its probably too much to claim I am a fan. I appreciate how successful they have been being from a small city. I watch post season games. My gal is a fan though so I take her to games and wear the Cardinal shirts she buys me.

now we’re getting somewhere

how hot is the Old gal

 

[ltl]

now we’re getting somewhere

how hot is the Old gal

She keeps things pretty tight.

 

[burrheadd]

She keeps things pretty tight.

pics or gtfo

 

[ltl]

pics or gtfo

I will have to gtfo. She is a software engineer and I suspect she knows what I put online. If she found out that picture is all any off us would be seeing of her including me.

May not even be your thing-she is the nerdy type.

 

[burrheadd]

I will have to gtfo. She is a software engineer and I suspect she knows what I put online. If she found out that picture is all any off us would be seeing of her including me.

May not even be your thing-she is the nerdy type.

Nerdy oh yeah just my type

 

[barnyard]

Only company where as soon as you are hired, they are working behind the scenes trying to figure out a way to fire you.

That is the MO of the railroads.

 

[ltl]

That is the MO of the railroads.

Not to start a whole thing here, but that seems the MO of all corporate America as it pertains to "unskilled" Labor.

 

[542thruNthru]

Its probably too much to claim I am a fan. I appreciate how successful they have been being from a small city. I watch post season games. My gal is a fan though so I take her to games and wear the Cardinal shirts she buys me.

Good because as @Brownslave688 knows... the Cardinals!

 

[ltl]

Good because as @Brownslave688 knows... the Cardinals!

Brownslave688 must be a Cubs fan?

 

[542thruNthru]

Brownslave688 must be a Cubs fan?

Yes.... yes he is!

 

[ltl]

Good because as @Brownslave688 knows... the Cardinals!

That's how I know I'm not really a Cardinals fan...I was hoping Cubs would win the world series for no other reason than their lack of having done it.

 

[WannaBeFeeder]

I would suspect that feeder posting is likely a SLEEPER TEAM gig. They Won’t tell you that until you arrive at the appointment

 

[ltl]

Good because as @Brownslave688 knows... the Cardinals!

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I would suspect that feeder posting is likely a SLEEPER TEAM gig. They Won’t tell you that until you arrive at the appointment

Thank you for the reply

I would do a sleeper team gig if my understanding of it is correct...that is that I will qualify for seniority and be working towards a day cab Feeder position. Having gone through the contract I see mileage pay is great for sleeper, but I could not find a pay progression for sleeper. I have heard rumors that what is in the contract is the pay for sleeper team regardless of years of seniority-is that correct?

 

[WannaBeFeeder]

 

[ltl]

Very much the feed back I need. I will be watch this a few times. Thank you very much.

 

[ltl]

I have listened to it once. OTR is not my preference, but if that's what st. Louis is offering I will do it. I can't tell you how valuable this video is. I am assuming St. Louis will have a few differences, but nothing major.

Then, at some point, I will get a home daily feeder position.

 

[ManInBrown]

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Thank you for the reply

I would do a sleeper team gig if my understanding of it is correct...that is that I will qualify for seniority and be working towards a day cab Feeder position. Having gone through the contract I see mileage pay is great for sleeper, but I could not find a pay progression for sleeper. I have heard rumors that what is in the contract is the pay for sleeper team regardless of years of seniority-is that correct?

No. Incorrect. Sleeper mileage pay is a progression also.