Can be on call/local, or Otr. Max pay is $45hr at 4yrs. Overtime everyday after 8hrs. Pull doubles .50cent extra for the entire day. Work Saturday as your 6 day the entire day is all overtime. Sundays is double time. Pension, 401 and free insurance. Top otr driver can make $190k plus. Local max drives can hit 100k -140k. 8-14hr days depending on the route. Easiest job ever. However, seniority can make it difficult because no one wants to retire from the place. Each location can vary due to union contracts.
I'm a seasonal driver and got the approval to get hired in next month and become a permanent package delivery driver. Extremely excited. So happy I passed on fed ex!
I think you have a better shot at it nowadays. I got really lucky with the (sad to say) pandemic and UPS was just looking for warm bodies to make deliveries 🚚. I’m now an OTR sleeper team driver with his own route, leave Monday nights be back by Friday morning, afternoon the latest, cleared $100k this year and I haven’t even been there 3 years. It’s the last job I’ll ever need…….but yeah when I talk to the old schools it used to be a loooooong process
I just built a bar in a guys house who lives alone in a 800,000 house and drives a brand new corvette in Scottsdale that drives ups semi trucks from the airport. He’s been there like 25 years but still it’s crazy that they pay people that well. Good for them, makes me want to use them over places like amazon that treat everyone like trash.
Current Feeder driver out Charlotte NC Hub pretty good company benefits are awesome!! Going on 2 yrs being with them best move I made in trucking!! Oh I got hired off the street and went straight into feeders home every night off every weekend !!!
@@mackb8164 well at the time they had opened another hub on the other side of Charlotte in which at that time they were needing about 35 drivers!! I put in on a Sunday evening by Tuesday afternoon had got an interview invite next thing I knew I was hired!!!
As far as UPS Atlanta. New drivers are Brown automatically. You start off on cover board and you’re able to bid on routes where you cover routes for call outs or vacations. Some senior drivers prefer to stay on cover board instead of dedicated routes.. Annual bids are once a year in March starting April. New drivers don’t get sleeper routes.Sleeper routes since they are bid on pretty goes to senior guys, the only way new drivers can get on sleeper is if they somehow a senior driver picks him or her as their co-driver. Starting pay for feeder can vary but it’s $30 plus. Sleepers start at 80 cents a mile plus $35 dollars per diem for every thousand miles. You also get hourly rate for traffic delays and other kinds of delays. Money is great. First ten months driving for them from end of February to end of year made $128,000. Best decision I ever made despite having to spend 6 mos in warehouse. Some have spent less time in warehouse.
Thats wild its only .80 starting out in sleepers. Its .97 for singles up here in Nashville. Idk if we are on the same contract or not. I go to SMAGA hub down there all the time Im surprised its not the same.
@@Flightclub-zq9sz I'm interested in the Air Freight Trucking division in Atlanta! I was doing air freight & used to see and talk to a UPS driver at least three times a week & we would choppit up & laffin for about 3 or 4 months straight! We got on the subject of the how much these jobs pay & I asked him to put me on the right track to get on over where he's at & maaaaan I swear that brutha dummied up on me so fast it was a shame! I'm like I don't mind starting at the bottom on the docks right because it's worth it! I'm busting my'azz where I'm at doing the same work for much less pay so why wouldn't I wanna take that same effort to where it's gonna benefit me the most to where you can retire from right? My dude let me down. Every brother ain't a brother is for damn sure...smh🤦🏿♂️
The top out rate is 42 an hour. I took a sleeper team run (they arent available at every hub only big ones) and I made $4100 a week before taxes and I was out 6 days a week doing it.
My hubby has been a package car driver for 26 years. He averages 120k/year. We pay zero for excellent health, dental, vision benefits. He gets 8 weeks vacation/year. Hard work, but excellent salary/benefits package. I kid my hubby that I married him for his benefits ❤
Very true indeed, I was a package driver for 11yrs from 2007-2018 and moved to feeder 2018 to current and I was averaging what you stated about 120k a year but I worked my behind off to make it, and now that I’m in feeders i made 137k as my highest earning so far
I am a standy B mechanic for Local Transit system in DMV area. Pay is 41.20 starting pay is 35 ish a hour. This is all under local 689. I closed out the year at 130K which is nothing living in Maryland. I also was a bus mechanic with A class u restricted combination license for towing buses under same union. I hope this info helps. I really did not enjoy driving busses and towing them especially with the other driver on the road. I have highest 4 year pay pension, and 457 retirement plans. I pay about 300$ a month for medical benefits for my family of 5 including myself Hope my info helps.
Your instructors got marks on your trailer to look for when turning? Either line dot reflective tape up with black flap in mirror or mud flap points with middle of crossmemeber / for all the way turns use landing gear and frame bolts- furthest away
Feeder driver here in Cali. $43 an hour top pay. Like this guy said every building is different. I never was on call. Right after 10 days of training I was working full time everyday with overtime and home every night. Never had to do a sleeper OTR run.
If you ever try the sleeper run make sure you choose a buddy who doesnt get on your nerves and bring some strong sleeping pills. Its hard to get used to the bouncing bed at first. But the pay will spoil you. I was making $4100 a week doing this six day run. Grand Vista CA was one of the stops I had to make on that run.
These is very true 👍 ive been working for UPS 17 yrs in the warehouse i do have B Class CDL for a day job . Technically i dont pay my insurance show up to work everything to get my quarterly . Lot of feeder drivers are retiring in Massachusetts beginning these year i know . 30 something 70k to 100k easily
I am a feeder driver for UPS, and some information is incorrect. The starting pay is incorrect. It’s way lower than that. Every driver for UPS starts at the bottom as far as pay unless your working your way up. A feeder driver's starting pay (with no prior ups work experience) equals a package car driver's starting pay. It’s no different. The only difference is the workload. There are specific incentives for hiring off the street that will allow you to get a 30-dollar amount. (Depending on the need for drivers). But the starting pay is nowhere close to that. Every UPS driver around the USA starts at the same amount of money. I recommend everyone to start in the warehouse, package car, feeder, then eventually pilot. You get paid more starting from the bottom and working your way up. Quick insight, we do work 12-14 hour days on the feeder side. You can be a feeder driver on the call board (new) for a couple of months to a year and still win a bid for OTR. I have noticed that a lot of drivers go in and out of that position. Either way, the 2nd best and highest-paid job (behind being a pilot) is feeder/OTR. P.S. you can clear more than 140k a year being as UPS truck driver on either side Local feeder/ OTR. It’s all in your hustle! Stay blessed truck family!
NE we hire for peak $35 an hour our "top rate" 10 cents more than package $42.56 base pay mileage around .96-.99 even day cab mileage is 148K a year before delay add ons sleepers minimum 187K on the short run
I work over here in Chicago. Every driver they hire for Otr/line haul start at 30/hr. I came off the street but as a local driver only which started at 21/hr
Good luck trying to be a pilot with no experience. Even if you went to school to learn which is possible now these days, you are talking like 8 months of training time and a cost of six figures for the tuition. I looked it up because curiosity got me and because from what I have read, UPS pilots are some of the best paid on the planet.
I have been to a lot of companies UPS has been the best thus far , I am out of Kansas City starting pay is 30 hr you go to 47 after 4 years , we can bid weekly every Thur seniority is another battle weather you get one or not , I haven’t been there long about 8 months , you do not automatically go to sleeper after training you can get a various coverage bid and still be home daily, since I have been here I have had the option of picking rather I want to go on a sleeper run or stay local however if no one else takes it you may be forced out but that has not happened to me yet typically ppl take the runs because they pay so well you will be on sleeper intent list for 2 years after hire that means you can be forced out of needed, there is a chance you could be laid off normally within your first year but once they call you back it normally doesn’t happen anymore from my experience I missed 1 month and have been back every since however hands down best company benefits are awesome 100 percent company paid and the coverage is AWESOME Union is strong you do have a say so and they listen
The cost of living in Chicago is ridiculously high I used to live in Chicago and made well over 6 figures. But as much as you get taxed it really doesn’t seem like your making that much.
Yes after you put in the time 4 years. Start off at 21-23-etc and after 4 years get the 42 . Also have to deal with inconsistent work load and layoffs. They almost have the structure of a trade apprenticeship. If you can swing it, that’s great. I can’t take a paycut to 21$ and hr and potential layoffs🤷🏼♂️
That pay is low man. I saw 23 hour on there posting I'm I was hoping that's not right. I make $31 now for a different company but I want to leave. I'll consider a paycut for a good company
Ups literally have the highest paid drivers....I talked to a ups team and they said they gross around 200k each, believable when in my area, they make around .92cpm, $42 an hour, and double and triple time depending on extra days and or holidays...just a long waiting game tho for senority
yes waiting 15-20 years. you need tu start as a part time package handler, then after 3-5 years you need to drive as a package driver 10-15 years then you might get a feeder job and that's on a huge hub like denver. great pay and benefits buy no life because you will just go home to sleep
Yeah Anthony overall Ups is the best man I mean the drivers that drive the brown truck make a 100k and u don't have to pay no medical insurance plus a pension and a union. After talking to a old supervisor and a few people for high school man I think it takes the gold prize
Additionally, Not only does UPS pay very well. UPS is the best trucking / and parcel company in the world. UPS not only has trucks. UPS has cargo planes which add value towards their overall business model in providing service worldwide to all their current and future customers. UPS is it. There is no one going to beat UPS! The only other competition of UPS in LTL (less-than truck load) is FEDEX. FEDEX is the largest owner of cargo planes; (625). Which makes them both the best in the industry.
with the cargo planes can you deadhead ( I know bad term for a plane ride) but its what they would call the amtrack rides for free employees or flights for pilots back to their hubs.
@@goxyeagle8446 easier now than ever. Back in the day they only hired from within you had to work your way up, took some guys 10 years. Now depending on the city they will hire you off the street, I came in from yellow freight
We do just as good at FedEx Freight. Home everyday, and set runs. They know we want to go union so they are pretty relaxed and leave us alone. The downside.... benefits are not as good. New employees don't get the pension, but a 401k instead, AND you have to do dockwork. Dockwork is not cool lol
Great info, wanted to add depend on ur region, some day cab feeder drivers can make up to almost 180,000 plus in my area, we have maybe one of the few longest day runs in the U.S. we run quite a few runs from St.louis,Mo to almost Tulsa OK. About 700miles down hwy 44 and back up. Anything over 500miles turnaround they pay mileage. But those particular brown tractors turned up to about 73mph get dwn their and back, weather pending. The 68mph smaller run tractors never make it back. But like you said certain big pay runs too senior drivers hold and this run here, most of these guys have 35yrs minimum. Money is good, but gaining seniority all depends on how many drivers retire.
@@kwilliams3161 The video was very accurate on information and beginning wages and etc. During the slow periods, such as right after the holidays, drivers with lower seniority go on call, u may wrk 5days or few days a week, once spring starts and vacation open up for senior drivers,you will work rest of the yr.
@@marcb7774 that’s what sucks when your work out a big hub, I work out of a outlying center so we don’t have to worry about being on call because we only have 10 runs and 12 drivers with 1 vacation coverage and the other 1 for a backup lol 😂
I’m a feeder driver for UPS and I bounce between day cab (brown truck) and sleeper. Here is a link to a sleeper run vlog I did for the week of Thanksgiving 2021. I’m currently maxed at $42/hour plus $.94/mile on sleepers We bid routes every 6 months
Originally from Chicago and know that Hodgkins location very well....In Dallas now and they hardly ever got postings i have years in with their union from foodservice so it'll be a great fit for me just waiting for them to post...
Idk if it changed since i was there but in 2015, don't think driver positions are just available at UPS. Alot of people have been waiting 10-20 years to get into driving a truck at most UPS locations.
Wish they hired teams in Atlanta Georgia not sure why because Georgia can service all the 20fwy and the 10fwy as well is tge up the 75fwy and the 85fwy so I doubt it will ever happen but if it ever do im applying for sure..
My husband makes $120k a year driving double side dumps in the Nevada gold mines, no state income taxes, home daily and not having to deal with the seniority bs.
But you forgot to mention what you pay for full coverage health insurance-you, him, the kids? Does he get 8 weeks of paid vacation? When he retires after 30 years will he get amazing pension pay? On top of making $41 an hour, I know I get all this working for UPS. Thank you teamsters!
@@mannygarcia759Mr Garcia , what area or city do you work at ? I’m in the San Diego North county area. I have like 17 years on my belt of tractor trailer experience..and I’m trying to find out what’s the closest yard in my area. Thank you
Every region/supplement in the country is paid differently due to the fact that we get compensated based on a CBA that the union negotiates every several years. There are some lucky people out there that get hired off the street but it is rare, but best way to become a Feeder driver is to do your time in the building and bid into package car, do your time there and then bid into Feeders. Be on call which does include nights for several years in some cases to finally make seniority. Pay and benefits are 2nd to none but you do work excessive hours, most of the time you will have to go through a pay progression that tops out after the 4th year. Bottom line, being a CDL A driver at ups can be very lucrative but you will have to sacrifice time and possibly take a pay cut to get there.
Yep..that’s how it’s always been at the location where I live. Start in the warehouse and work your way up which for most adults will be a significant pay cut. Particularly for those who have major financial obligations. Most just aren’t in a position to make that type of sacrifice financially for possibly years. Nonetheless, becoming a feeder driver is a good job with good pay.
You get vested with the Union 5 years you get 5 years in your guaranteed a pension for the rest of your life as far as union dues it's two and a half times your hourly rate so when I retire from the trash company which was Union I was making 34 an hour they just got a new contract in there now that goes up to like 40 bucks an hour but when I retire at 34 an hour two and a half times my hourly rate that's times 34 an hour that's about $85 you paid that one time a month it would come out of your check on the first Friday of the month
I had a bad experience with with ups back in 2008, when they bullshit me when I applied for the warehouse position, I’m sure the trucker get treated differently because I’m a Walmart truck driver. But not all that glitters is brown.
As of 2023, at the hub I’m at in California , the starting pay for feeder is a bit north of $44.00 local and over the road per mile is $1.05 with our new contract . Individuals are able to come in from the street with a class A to apply.
lol yes you can become a feeder driver after, 3-5 years part time, 10-15 years as a package driver and then you might get a feeder driving job and that's in a huge hub like denver. in a small town, good luck getting a job.
Not true I got hired off the street for package car delivering did that for 2 years then UPS offered to pay for my CDL I took that and now I've been in feeders for the last 3years
Not true. I work in the second biggest hub and I only did package for one year before getting into feeders. We typically only hire feeder drivers from within the company aka package drivers but at the moment we are hiring feeder drivers off the street because we already exhausted the list of package guys that want to go feeders.
I’m sure UPS is cool, but I just had a TERRIBLE EXPERIENCE with a feeder driver trainer in 2020, in the Philadelphia (Hog Island) location. He was rude, very pushy & unprofessional, we exchanged words, needless to say, “training” didn’t last a week.
Same trainer I had was ok but was far from a “school” had no experience. Lasted 3 days then went and got my license from a real school. Basically would have to work in the hub to get hours I was told.
Yea some hubs can be that way! For a period of time, our hub had feeder supervisors who were qualified to be Marine boot camp drill sergeants. In the end they just wanted to see who could make the cut! Super intimidating!
@@MJ-xk8iu knight and swift are literally starting their autonomous truck program in 2024. All of their otr, regional drivers will be driving them to gather data for tech companies. I’d say maybe 5-10 years we’ll be seeing a lot more on road.
@@sameersharma6352 regardless the goal is it get in & out. I have plan on don’t plan on trucking that long. Have a plan, Or you become part of someone’s elses
Let's not kid ourselves. There are so many variables in many of the routes I drive to be turned over to a self guided tractors! Sure someday in the future this will be more common, but we've seen the results in Tesla's autonomous vehicles in the past five years. We will need to be in a future where the vehicles sharing the road will all have this same shared technology. It would only be my guess how many decades we are from this? Also we need to remember how drones were going to be taking over most common deliveries by 2025? Ummmm, it's 2023....
Id have to say for no touch freight yes but if you dont mind touching freight then sygma is the highest paid and i can say that from experience working at Sygma. I worked my normal routes which were about 40hrs a week 4 days a week and only running 1 extra route a week which put me at about 46hrs a week for about two month's i made about 130k that year. I happen to see a few of the highest paid driver's pay sheets and no exaggeration the one driver's pay sheets were consistently 7k a week or more. I seen it with my own eyes but i will say he was a worker and earned every cent of that money.
@imanthonytv yeah it can be crazy money if you don't mind busting ass to get to it but alot of people don't want to do that work. It is tough stacking cases on a handcart running up and down a ramp out the side of the trailer. Since then he moved on has a few of his own trucks and owns a rental apartment complex. He would show up to Sygma with new dodge demons and a Porsche.
There’s two local unions in feeder either your 705 or 710, 705 are local and go home every day and there isn’t any on call status. 710 drivers have long distance run and are home every night but you do have on call boards, also in 710 they have the sleeper teams. Hope this helps Teamsters forever 705 💪
Maintenance at ups is awful. And companies that need unions are also awful. Worked for them straight out of high school and hated every minute of it. Went to FedEx and stayed there for 25 years.
If you're a new local driver say one two year driver get ready to be laid off 2 to 3 months out of the year depending on location. It's all about seniority so the best time to get in was yesterday. If you're a young guy with a good three to five year driving record I would definitely recommend it. Older guys will have to consider the possibility of being laid off and how that might work with their finances.
What do you think about a former driver helper going for a feeder position? I just got my CDL class A two Saturdays ago and I turn 21 in August. Just this past holiday season I was a driver helper for UPS…
Im a feeder driver for ups. We get paided good money, but they're other companies that good also. Frito lays, air gas sleeper teams, wally aka Walmart making 100k. There a few fuel companies making 100k easy also
Benefits count as compemsation. Union counts in job protection and fair treatment. There are countless stories of UPS drivers being fired for very good reason, but the union got their job back. not at those places. We get 8 weeks vacation at 30 years. How many paid holiday's ? free uniforms including winter gear. $5k pension, $200 for insurance at retirement, supplement medicare, paid while broken down etc. You have to factor in everything. Most importantly UPS will never be like Yellow.
@busterbrown1686 Damn, what region are you in? Im in the south, and cap out 6 weeks. Southern is the worst 😫. And i wouldn't say NEVER, just because ups makes billions and is worldwide doesn't mean they can't fold up. It will be the (union members) that's bring down the company. We already lost a lot of customers, and that's O'Brien, that will we get back. Its over 100 drivers laid off in the metroplex in Texas. Some people are not realistic. We're in a bad economy, election season, and interest rates are high. No one is buying anything anyone. There was rumor, no rental for peak, so what does tell ya.
@@user-fg4mc5rh1o Local 710 CACH IL. Getting $500 pension increase ,Medicare supplement,. Prescription ,medical, vision and dental enhancements in February for pre Medicare retirees We are still hiring drivers weekly. No slow down here. We are using rental tractors already. I know from FB a lot of hubs are laying off, but CACH is booming. 1,200 drivers. a lot of turnover though. Stupid people getting fired, accidents before 30 punches, attendance and such.
@@busterbrown1686bro not to sound like a debby downer, but 8 weeks after 30 years?!?!?! That’s crazy as hell lol. You give them 30 years of your life and work and you end up w/ only two months after you’re pretty much retired.
Hey Anthony I’m in school currently, take my test tomorrow morning, & I’ve set a long term goal (diving hazmat). I know experience is required and food service is one way while waste management is a second way to quickly start on those 2-3 years of experience. My question is food service the best kind of experience out of the two? God bless
@@turbomustang8417 Actually UPS package doesn’t handle much hazmat and what we do handle is under the reportable quantity, hence why you don’t see placards on our trailers. We don’t haul enough to require placarding and most likely never will.
Teamsters offer the insurance n pension . Ups offers the 401k you don’t hit top pay unless you’re full time then you start progression don’t get first progression bump until 2nd year in your progression , the contract is 5 yrs so top pay is locked in during each contract but we have COLA (cost of living allowance) which you get each august
@Interesting Comments they have this at white creek TN but they also have them at the atlanta hub, the LA hub, the memphis hub, and if you want me to find out where else I can.
@@GuyFromTheSouth hey bro do you have any info for otr driver in Cincinnati area I'm willing to travel to Louisville KY or Lexington hub if they have any openings which is a hr half drive from Cincinnati.. thanks in advance
They are hands down the best paid. Top rated is $40 an hot and they get paid time and a half. Also they are union, they just pay the union dues and the union provides the insurance. You may want to do some research before assuming things.
For some do well in UPS and for others just moving food to restaurants it doesn't matter if you feel comfortable with what you do in trucking the rest doesn't matter
I worked for UPS and loved it but it was the lack of work that made me go elsewhere. Work was in consistent some time 1 day a week some times 5 days a week. From Jan-Apr I would do good to make 300-500$ a week. I reapplied and was hired back but turned it down the on call just was not worth it. Ups is a great place if you have a wife with a great job who can help out or if your 21 living with your parents but UPS isn’t the end all be all.
If ur a full timer at ups, ups is where you wanna be! Been there for 7 years and as much as I hate management, I'll never give up my job! And I own multiple cars, paying a mortgage, and have a wife and sugar babii!!!!!
I live near Charlotte NC have 6 truck driving experience. How do I get UPS near me. I heard it’s a hard location to get into. All advice appreciated. Ty God bless y’all and your families!
I went at the quees location NY but the guy that was doing the welcome speech, took my license and start making jokes in front of the class cuz i had a new license, and only had 3 month of experience with a beer company.. i didn't like it and took my licenses from his hand and told him maybe i drive better than you.. and i left the room.. if they start with disrespect imaginate the end.. but if they changed the system good for them that happened like 10 years ago.
Depends on location. I’ve seen some guy’s say they were hired off the street but in most cases you will have to start in the warehouse. Union jobs are highly seniority based. Especially UPS. It’s worth a shot though. Go for it!
Hey I have about 9 month of experience live in South Florida got my tanker and hazmat endorsement. Trying to get a tanker job if anyone could help a brother out please. Trying to leave Schneider and get a better job closer home
That was always my dilemma where I live. I’ve seen some guy’s say they were hired on from outside the company but it’s not like that here locally. You have to pay your dues in the warehouse for who knows how long could be years and get some seniority under your belt before becoming a driver.
If you have a cdl start seasonally if you don't start seasonally as a package car driver and after 4 years you'll make around the same as an 18 wheeler driver and depending on need they'll pay for you to goto CDL school I've seen guys go only a little over a year driving package get there cdl payed for by ups only requirement is spend 2 years driving big rig once you get your CDl
Man I’m a feeder driver and I’m at $46.28hr. I make over $3k a week easily. During the holiday week like today I will still earn $2950 this week if I work the next 4 days at 12hrs.
@@imanthonytvthanks man I’m definitely blessed. If you ever needed any correct info on UPS just reach out. I can also provide you paystubs to show your channel members as well if you wanted to do a more in detail review.
Bro, are you willing to come on the channel for a livestream to provide some info regarding feeder driver’s? If so, let me know a good day & time that works best for you.
Benefits NONE lol..Pay it’s guy’s making well over 6 figs at just about every food service company. McLane, PFG, Sysco, US Foods, GFS, etc. It really comes down to location, location, location & routes.
How much a Class B Ups driver Makes,i seen them here in California i know they required Hazmat to drive them i spoke to a driver,but we never spoke about the hourly wage.
Mostly accurate. UPS hires drivers off the street but the union contract has it so that only one person off the street is hired for every six UPS warehouse employees that move up from warehouse to driver.
@@imanthonytv I've been trying to find their application process on their web sites which isnt easy to do. Also, I talked with a T Force driver and he said UPS is getting rid of the CDL driver division. Thank you for getting back so fast.
Yep..starting in the warehouse is a sacrifice that many people can’t afford to make if they’re older. Unless they work there part time while having another gig on the side. One of my barbers son started working in the warehouse at 18 now he’s 21 and just started driving.
Depends on the location. Here in SoCal you can be a local guy from day one and never do an OTR run. We have plenty of guys that love to do OTR runs because they pay more. California is expensive to live in so that could be a reason why a lot of our guys like doing OTR. Been a feeder driver for 4 years and I never had to do OTR.
Every UPS building is different but in my center when I started 4 years ago more than half of our tractors were auto. At the moment I haven’t seen a stick shift in 2 years. All of our tractors are automatic.
I made 130k in 2022 and dont even feel like I worked. Easiest job ever. Fully paid health and welfare including dental and eye care. Paid sick time and 6 weeks paid vacation each year. Im retiring at 57 this year a with $6000 a month pension...$6000 a month to stay home, more if I stay longer. Glad that I joined 35 years ago....
Most people would lose their cookies knowing how healthy our pension is! I was a package car driver in a wealthy area. Most my customers had no idea how much I made. Some would be surprised that I made more money than most of them. I suppose I was viewed as just a blue collar worker to them.
Problem is, most drivers are career UPS employees. Most people start in the warehouse part-time, then go rpcd(delivery truck), then, by seniority, go feeder. You are rubbing shoulders with 10-30year UPS employees when hired off the street, generally.
No, one of sure. More about the bs to pay ratio differences when choosing. Gotta find your balance, if its ever only about max money, you will be stuck in some bs you don't want eventually.
@johnlivi7065 actually never been injured or any of that. I actually pace myself throughout the day. I takes my whole hour and paid 10 everyday plus I workout. Been doing this 7yrs strong
Not bragging but I just grossed $102k driving for a company contracted through FedEx. Dedicated team run from Georgia to Virginia with weekly home time. .70cpm split 6050 miles per week This my 2nd year as a trucker. 🙏🏾🙏🏾 #Blessed
Clearly I'm doing something very wrong, I'm a recent graduate (September 2022) in SoFlo and I've had the worst of luck applying for jobs even some that say no experience required and I receive an otp interview and ask me for experience and I say I have none other than school (which was paid out of pocket 🥲) and they tell me I need experience for that position but the application says no experience required.
@@drratt Go Over the Road for 3 months if you haven't already. Then start doing local. If you're not able to go OTR due to home life or something then try regional (out for two weeks at a time, and then two days home) or a semi local run (out for one week, home on the weekends). Also, if you don't mind hustling, food delivery companies will hire you at 3-6 months of experience. It's hard work but the money is good. It'll get your bread up quick while you keep building experience.
@@BreakTheWicked I'm down to hustle if they put me in the truck I applied to Warner about a week ago I haven't heard anything yet same thing with Swift I know it's the holidays as well but I'll just wait and see I guess
@@drratt if you tryin to get a local job with no experience or little experience your best option is to apply to all the food service places... What city and state you live in
Can be on call/local, or Otr. Max pay is $45hr at 4yrs. Overtime everyday after 8hrs. Pull doubles .50cent extra for the entire day. Work Saturday as your 6 day the entire day is all overtime. Sundays is double time. Pension, 401 and free insurance. Top otr driver can make $190k plus. Local max drives can hit 100k -140k. 8-14hr days depending on the route. Easiest job ever. However, seniority can make it difficult because no one wants to retire from the place. Each location can vary due to union contracts.
I'm a seasonal driver and got the approval to get hired in next month and become a permanent package delivery driver. Extremely excited. So happy I passed on fed ex!
What ? This has to be a fucking joke ?
@@happybaals congrats I heard package can be a bit tougher. But the money is good and benefits etc are the same
@@michaelreed6389 yup pretty awesome company, beside the seniority of a new employee
@@brandzilla9101 wow I’m amazed I’ve heard good things about ups . I have a cdl should I apply ?
UPS is very hard to get into.. they have the lowest turnover ratio in the industry. That tells you how good they're.
I think you have a better shot at it nowadays. I got really lucky with the (sad to say) pandemic and UPS was just looking for warm bodies to make deliveries 🚚. I’m now an OTR sleeper team driver with his own route, leave Monday nights be back by Friday morning, afternoon the latest, cleared $100k this year and I haven’t even been there 3 years. It’s the last job I’ll ever need…….but yeah when I talk to the old schools it used to be a loooooong process
Facts I tried to get my Cdl class A with them they was on some bs
@@bobbyt.821 is your job touch freight?
@@shamirwilliams4419 it's better to have your cdl when you walk through the front door...
Trust me I been trying for years just started my first orientation day and I'm focused on getting into this CDL program they have
I just built a bar in a guys house who lives alone in a 800,000 house and drives a brand new corvette in Scottsdale that drives ups semi trucks from the airport. He’s been there like 25 years but still it’s crazy that they pay people that well. Good for them, makes me want to use them over places like amazon that treat everyone like trash.
They treat their drivers well, their loaders... I've worked different unloading/loading jobs before and UPS was the worst out of them all.
He's right, even as a package car driver you can make 100k. Minimum 75k it's hard work but that brown suit means money and every one knows it!
Yeah if you work 45 hours a week thats a little over 100k in package car
@@GuyFromTheSouth Only 45 hrs a week? That's a bargain if you ask me. As a local driver, I average 62 hrs per week.
@@pharoah1200same I averaged 60-75 hours at Sysco
Current Feeder driver out Charlotte NC Hub pretty good company benefits are awesome!! Going on 2 yrs being with them best move I made in trucking!! Oh I got hired off the street and went straight into feeders home every night off every weekend !!!
Nice! Sweet schedule too!
Yessir Tillman ✊🏽✊🏽
How did that happen? Thats a blessing
@@mackb8164 well at the time they had opened another hub on the other side of Charlotte in which at that time they were needing about 35 drivers!! I put in on a Sunday evening by Tuesday afternoon had got an interview invite next thing I knew I was hired!!!
Local?
As far as UPS Atlanta. New drivers are Brown automatically. You start off on cover board and you’re able to bid on routes where you cover routes for call outs or vacations. Some senior drivers prefer to stay on cover board instead of dedicated routes.. Annual bids are once a year in March starting April. New drivers don’t get sleeper routes.Sleeper routes since they are bid on pretty goes to senior guys, the only way new drivers can get on sleeper is if they somehow a senior driver picks him or her as their co-driver. Starting pay for feeder can vary but it’s $30 plus. Sleepers start at 80 cents a mile plus $35 dollars per diem for every thousand miles. You also get hourly rate for traffic delays and other kinds of delays. Money is great. First ten months driving for them from end of February to end of year made $128,000. Best decision I ever made despite having to spend 6 mos in warehouse. Some have spent less time in warehouse.
im in the A yall hiring bro ?
Thats wild its only .80 starting out in sleepers. Its .97 for singles up here in Nashville. Idk if we are on the same contract or not. I go to SMAGA hub down there all the time Im surprised its not the same.
I have an interview for them in Atlanta next week.
@@Flightclub-zq9sz i have a road test as well next week , how did yours go ? What did they have u do ?
@@Flightclub-zq9sz I'm interested in the Air Freight Trucking division in Atlanta! I was doing air freight & used to see and talk to a UPS driver at least three times a week & we would choppit up & laffin for about 3 or 4 months straight! We got on the subject of the how much these jobs pay & I asked him to put me on the right track to get on over where he's at & maaaaan I swear that brutha dummied up on me so fast it was a shame! I'm like I don't mind starting at the bottom on the docks right because it's worth it! I'm busting my'azz where I'm at doing the same work for much less pay so why wouldn't I wanna take that same effort to where it's gonna benefit me the most to where you can retire from right? My dude let me down. Every brother ain't a brother is for damn sure...smh🤦🏿♂️
The top out rate is 42 an hour. I took a sleeper team run (they arent available at every hub only big ones) and I made $4100 a week before taxes and I was out 6 days a week doing it.
Really? What was your miles? What hub? I’d like to talk to you! 😂😂
Wtf wow
@@interestingcomments5178 my miles on that run was 6,155. I work at the Nashville TN hub.
Nice one ☺️☺️☺️
@@GuyFromTheSouth Hello from the creek. Feeder cover here...lots of contractors
My hubby has been a package car driver for 26 years. He averages 120k/year. We pay zero for excellent health, dental, vision benefits. He gets 8 weeks vacation/year. Hard work, but excellent salary/benefits package.
I kid my hubby that I married him for his benefits ❤
Very true indeed, I was a package driver for 11yrs from 2007-2018 and moved to feeder 2018 to current and I was averaging what you stated about 120k a year but I worked my behind off to make it, and now that I’m in feeders i made 137k as my highest earning so far
@@seandp85Is feeder local or long distance?
@@goxyeagle8446can be either
Great comment 😊
@@goxyeagle8446 both
I am a standy B mechanic for Local Transit system in DMV area. Pay is 41.20 starting pay is 35 ish a hour. This is all under local 689. I closed out the year at 130K which is nothing living in Maryland. I also was a bus mechanic with A class u restricted combination license for towing buses under same union. I hope this info helps. I really did not enjoy driving busses and towing them especially with the other driver on the road. I have highest 4 year pay pension, and 457 retirement plans. I pay about 300$ a month for medical benefits for my family of 5 including myself
Hope my info helps.
How much experience do I need to be mechanic
Damn bro day 2 of training tough. Off set and straight back definitely showed improvement but damn it's tough new respect for drivers out there
Your instructors got marks on your trailer to look for when turning? Either line dot reflective tape up with black flap in mirror or mud flap points with middle of crossmemeber / for all the way turns use landing gear and frame bolts- furthest away
@@javadose317 For new guys, it may be a little tough. But for a veteran, it's quick and easy work.
Feeder driver here in Cali. $43 an hour top pay. Like this guy said every building is different. I never was on call. Right after 10 days of training I was working full time everyday with overtime and home every night. Never had to do a sleeper OTR run.
How long did you package handle in the warehouse before getting a driving job?
@@Coldest23 my hub its 1.5 years
If you ever try the sleeper run make sure you choose a buddy who doesnt get on your nerves and bring some strong sleeping pills. Its hard to get used to the bouncing bed at first. But the pay will spoil you. I was making $4100 a week doing this six day run. Grand Vista CA was one of the stops I had to make on that run.
Hey serious question. How is that feeder money holding up in California? Is the pay still somewhat decent for the ones in California? I’m in vegas
Can you hook me up I live in California too
Southeastern freight lines 31.70 hourly & .76 solo & .84 team
These is very true 👍 ive been working for UPS 17 yrs in the warehouse i do have B Class CDL for a day job . Technically i dont pay my insurance show up to work everything to get my quarterly . Lot of feeder drivers are retiring in Massachusetts beginning these year i know . 30 something 70k to 100k easily
I am a feeder driver for UPS, and some information is incorrect. The starting pay is incorrect. It’s way lower than that. Every driver for UPS starts at the bottom as far as pay unless your working your way up. A feeder driver's starting pay (with no prior ups work experience) equals a package car driver's starting pay. It’s no different. The only difference is the workload.
There are specific incentives for hiring off the street that will allow you to get a 30-dollar amount. (Depending on the need for drivers). But the starting pay is nowhere close to that. Every UPS driver around the USA starts at the same amount of money.
I recommend everyone to start in the warehouse, package car, feeder, then eventually pilot. You get paid more starting from the bottom and working your way up. Quick insight, we do work 12-14 hour days on the feeder side.
You can be a feeder driver on the call board (new) for a couple of months to a year and still win a bid for OTR. I have noticed that a lot of drivers go in and out of that position. Either way, the 2nd best and highest-paid job (behind being a pilot) is feeder/OTR.
P.S. you can clear more than 140k a year being as UPS truck driver on either side Local feeder/ OTR. It’s all in your hustle!
Stay blessed truck family!
NE we hire for peak $35 an hour our "top rate" 10 cents more than package $42.56 base pay mileage around .96-.99 even day cab mileage is 148K a year before delay add ons sleepers minimum 187K on the short run
I work over here in Chicago. Every driver they hire for Otr/line haul start at 30/hr. I came off the street but as a local driver only which started at 21/hr
Good luck trying to be a pilot with no experience. Even if you went to school to learn which is possible now these days, you are talking like 8 months of training time and a cost of six figures for the tuition. I looked it up because curiosity got me and because from what I have read, UPS pilots are some of the best paid on the planet.
@@QkSilver04GTO even after training you still need 1200 flight hours for atp minimums.i know because I’m currently working on my pilots license .
@@kwilliams3161 Yeah, there is definitely a time investment into it. Good luck to you.
I have been to a lot of companies UPS has been the best thus far , I am out of Kansas City starting pay is 30 hr you go to 47 after 4 years , we can bid weekly every Thur seniority is another battle weather you get one or not , I haven’t been there long about 8 months , you do not automatically go to sleeper after training you can get a various coverage bid and still be home daily, since I have been here I have had the option of picking rather I want to go on a sleeper run or stay local however if no one else takes it you may be forced out but that has not happened to me yet typically ppl take the runs because they pay so well you will be on sleeper intent list for 2 years after hire that means you can be forced out of needed, there is a chance you could be laid off normally within your first year but once they call you back it normally doesn’t happen anymore from my experience I missed 1 month and have been back every since however hands down best company benefits are awesome 100 percent company paid and the coverage is AWESOME Union is strong you do have a say so and they listen
I’m getting hired on with ups as a loader and my plan after a few months I’m truly going to jump in as a trucker as a 22 year old
The cost of living in Chicago is ridiculously high I used to live in Chicago and made well over 6 figures. But as much as you get taxed it really doesn’t seem like your making that much.
Left Illinois back in 2019. Cost of living/taxes are too high.
@@JoseReyes-vy4id so where you moved? Which state is better?
@@turyalaykhan3794 I moved to Indiana, lived there for 2 and a half years and now live in Wisconsin.
I lived in Chicago making 30k and was fine. Youre living way beyond your means if you're struggling on 6 figures
@@emfromthechiyou just contradicted your own statement. 30k in Chicago is a JOKE. You’re either trolling or just are happy living in poverty
Yes after you put in the time 4 years. Start off at 21-23-etc and after 4 years get the 42 . Also have to deal with inconsistent work load and layoffs. They almost have the structure of a trade apprenticeship. If you can swing it, that’s great. I can’t take a paycut to 21$ and hr and potential layoffs🤷🏼♂️
That pay is low man. I saw 23 hour on there posting I'm I was hoping that's not right. I make $31 now for a different company but I want to leave. I'll consider a paycut for a good company
Ups literally have the highest paid drivers....I talked to a ups team and they said they gross around 200k each, believable when in my area, they make around .92cpm, $42 an hour, and double and triple time depending on extra days and or holidays...just a long waiting game tho for senority
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200 is crazy!!!!! i make 120k at Clean Harbors
yes waiting 15-20 years. you need tu start as a part time package handler, then after 3-5 years you need to drive as a package driver 10-15 years then you might get a feeder job and that's on a huge hub like denver. great pay and benefits buy no life because you will just go home to sleep
ups out here pay 35.00 for doubles and triples i about to just apply this 23 ain’t cutting it
@@blackahmego3234 clean harbors pays cpm, hourly, and per diem
you will easily make over 100k
Yeah Anthony overall Ups is the best man I mean the drivers that drive the brown truck make a 100k and u don't have to pay no medical insurance plus a pension and a union. After talking to a old supervisor and a few people for high school man I think it takes the gold prize
Additionally, Not only does UPS pay very well. UPS is the best trucking / and parcel company in the world. UPS not only has trucks. UPS has cargo planes which add value towards their overall business model in providing service worldwide to all their current and future customers. UPS is it. There is no one going to beat UPS! The only other competition of UPS in LTL (less-than truck load) is FEDEX. FEDEX is the largest owner of cargo planes; (625). Which makes them both the best in the industry.
with the cargo planes can you deadhead ( I know bad term for a plane ride) but its what they would call the amtrack rides for free employees or flights for pilots back to their hubs.
Dope place to work, even yard jockey’s racking in 6 figures..best decision i ever made
Is it difficult to get in?
@@goxyeagle8446 easier now than ever. Back in the day they only hired from within you had to work your way up, took some guys 10 years. Now depending on the city they will hire you off the street, I came in from yellow freight
I appreciate your work/videos my brother
I appreciate you watching my brother.
We do just as good at FedEx Freight. Home everyday, and set runs. They know we want to go union so they are pretty relaxed and leave us alone. The downside.... benefits are not as good. New employees don't get the pension, but a 401k instead, AND you have to do dockwork. Dockwork is not cool lol
Great info, wanted to add depend on ur region, some day cab feeder drivers can make up to almost 180,000 plus in my area, we have maybe one of the few longest day runs in the U.S. we run quite a few runs from St.louis,Mo to almost Tulsa OK. About 700miles down hwy 44 and back up. Anything over 500miles turnaround they pay mileage. But those particular brown tractors turned up to about 73mph get dwn their and back, weather pending. The 68mph smaller run tractors never make it back. But like you said certain big pay runs too senior drivers hold and this run here, most of these guys have 35yrs minimum. Money is good, but gaining seniority all depends on how many drivers retire.
Thanks for the info..👍🏾
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I’m in st.Louis driving tankers.for that route what is the starting pay ?
@@kwilliams3161 The video was very accurate on information and beginning wages and etc. During the slow periods, such as right after the holidays, drivers with lower seniority go on call, u may wrk 5days or few days a week, once spring starts and vacation open up for senior drivers,you will work rest of the yr.
@@marcb7774 that’s what sucks when your work out a big hub, I work out of a outlying center so we don’t have to worry about being on call because we only have 10 runs and 12 drivers with 1 vacation coverage and the other 1 for a backup lol 😂
It’s $33.89 in Jacksonville Florida as of right now. As far as the bids you can win a bid and then get out bid a week or so later by a senior driver.
You drive for them in Jacksonville fl? Do you know people? Who do we contact when we apply or do they contact us?
I’m out of Jacksonville also…do they require any experience?
@@stretch273 and did you have to start off in the warehouse first?
They hire off street if they don’t fill enough from warehouse workers.
They train you for two weeks. Just have a CDL with doubles/ triples endorsement
I’m a feeder driver for UPS and I bounce between day cab (brown truck) and sleeper. Here is a link to a sleeper run vlog I did for the week of Thanksgiving 2021.
I’m currently maxed at $42/hour plus $.94/mile on sleepers
We bid routes every 6 months
I think you must be paid the top senior pay? How much experience you have with them?
Originally from Chicago and know that Hodgkins location very well....In Dallas now and they hardly ever got postings i have years in with their union from foodservice so it'll be a great fit for me just waiting for them to post...
Nice!
Can u get in on the sleeper side in Dallas, TX
@@MJ-xk8iu I rarely see that listed
@@regrich8795 might need to go into an hub & go to HR
@@MJ-xk8iu maybe after the holidays
How did they get Garry Shandling to do thier promo??? 🤣
Idk if it changed since i was there but in 2015, don't think driver positions are just available at UPS. Alot of people have been waiting 10-20 years to get into driving a truck at most UPS locations.
Once you become feeder you go straight to top scale Hourly rate for San Francisco Bay Area is in the 40’s every region operates different
I’m in SoCal LA AREA and I’m a feeder driver since Jan 2022 and I make 24 an hour
@@Suicide_disciple damn bruh that’s crazy ups playing games socal high as hell to live in and it’s only 24 an hr smh
Wish they hired teams in Atlanta Georgia not sure why because Georgia can service all the 20fwy and the 10fwy as well is tge up the 75fwy and the 85fwy so I doubt it will ever happen but if it ever do im applying for sure..
rates are still the same , the contract doesn’t end till aug 1 2023 .
Thanks for the info..
My husband makes $120k a year driving double side dumps in the Nevada gold mines, no state income taxes, home daily and not having to deal with the seniority bs.
Nice 👍🏾
But you forgot to mention what you pay for full coverage health insurance-you, him, the kids? Does he get 8 weeks of paid vacation? When he retires after 30 years will he get amazing pension pay? On top of making $41 an hour, I know I get all this working for UPS. Thank you teamsters!
@@mannygarcia759Mr Garcia , what area or city do you work at ? I’m in the San Diego North county area. I have like 17 years on my belt of tractor trailer experience..and I’m trying to find out what’s the closest yard in my area. Thank you
Every region/supplement in the country is paid differently due to the fact that we get compensated based on a CBA that the union negotiates every several years. There are some lucky people out there that get hired off the street but it is rare, but best way to become a Feeder driver is to do your time in the building and bid into package car, do your time there and then bid into Feeders. Be on call which does include nights for several years in some cases to finally make seniority. Pay and benefits are 2nd to none but you do work excessive hours, most of the time you will have to go through a pay progression that tops out after the 4th year. Bottom line, being a CDL A driver at ups can be very lucrative but you will have to sacrifice time and possibly take a pay cut to get there.
Yep..that’s how it’s always been at the location where I live. Start in the warehouse and work your way up which for most adults will be a significant pay cut. Particularly for those who have major financial obligations. Most just aren’t in a position to make that type of sacrifice financially for possibly years. Nonetheless, becoming a feeder driver is a good job with good pay.
Well all the union locals, have different pay rates. But out west, they have many OTR ( team) drivers. In 180k - 250k range. And local 140k -175k.
Per person?
@@rgb22 yes per person.
Is it true you need to work in the warehouse first for a CDL A position?
@oacarc6032 yes, but out west they hired off the street 2 years ago. And it was the 1st time in 30+ years.
@@unknowntraveler8087 I'm in Connecticut so it might be dead for me
You get vested with the Union 5 years you get 5 years in your guaranteed a pension for the rest of your life as far as union dues it's two and a half times your hourly rate so when I retire from the trash company which was Union I was making 34 an hour they just got a new contract in there now that goes up to like 40 bucks an hour but when I retire at 34 an hour two and a half times my hourly rate that's times 34 an hour that's about $85 you paid that one time a month it would come out of your check on the first Friday of the month
I had a bad experience with with ups back in 2008, when they bullshit me when I applied for the warehouse position, I’m sure the trucker get treated differently because I’m a Walmart truck driver. But not all that glitters is brown.
Looking at going to UPS from Walmart any advice
Feeder s a while different animal. 😁
As of 2023, at the hub I’m at in California , the starting pay for feeder is a bit north of $44.00 local and over the road per mile is $1.05 with our new contract . Individuals are able to come in from the street with a class A to apply.
$150,000/year plus. Without even trying to maximize your hours.
lol yes you can become a feeder driver after, 3-5 years part time, 10-15 years as a package driver and then you might get a feeder driving job and that's in a huge hub like denver. in a small town, good luck getting a job.
Not true I got hired off the street for package car delivering did that for 2 years then UPS offered to pay for my CDL I took that and now I've been in feeders for the last 3years
Not true. I work in the second biggest hub and I only did package for one year before getting into feeders. We typically only hire feeder drivers from within the company aka package drivers but at the moment we are hiring feeder drivers off the street because we already exhausted the list of package guys that want to go feeders.
I’m sure UPS is cool, but I just had a TERRIBLE EXPERIENCE with a feeder driver trainer in 2020, in the Philadelphia (Hog Island) location. He was rude, very pushy & unprofessional, we exchanged words, needless to say, “training” didn’t last a week.
I second that motion
Same trainer I had was ok but was far from a “school” had no experience. Lasted 3 days then went and got my license from a real school. Basically would have to work in the hub to get hours I was told.
Yea some hubs can be that way! For a period of time, our hub had feeder supervisors who were qualified to be Marine boot camp drill sergeants. In the end they just wanted to see who could make the cut! Super intimidating!
Ups is also investing millions into autonomous self trucking tech companies and has several autonomous trucks doing loads allready.
These will be another 15-20years
@@MJ-xk8iu knight and swift are literally starting their autonomous truck program in 2024. All of their otr, regional drivers will be driving them to gather data for tech companies. I’d say maybe 5-10 years we’ll be seeing a lot more on road.
@@sameersharma6352 regardless the goal is it get in & out. I have plan on don’t plan on trucking that long. Have a plan, Or you become part of someone’s elses
Let's not kid ourselves. There are so many variables in many of the routes I drive to be turned over to a self guided tractors! Sure someday in the future this will be more common, but we've seen the results in Tesla's autonomous vehicles in the past five years. We will need to be in a future where the vehicles sharing the road will all have this same shared technology. It would only be my guess how many decades we are from this? Also we need to remember how drones were going to be taking over most common deliveries by 2025? Ummmm, it's 2023....
Id have to say for no touch freight yes but if you dont mind touching freight then sygma is the highest paid and i can say that from experience working at Sygma. I worked my normal routes which were about 40hrs a week 4 days a week and only running 1 extra route a week which put me at about 46hrs a week for about two month's i made about 130k that year. I happen to see a few of the highest paid driver's pay sheets and no exaggeration the one driver's pay sheets were consistently 7k a week or more. I seen it with my own eyes but i will say he was a worker and earned every cent of that money.
7K a week is wild for a company driver. Kudos to him 💪🏾💰
@imanthonytv yeah it can be crazy money if you don't mind busting ass to get to it but alot of people don't want to do that work. It is tough stacking cases on a handcart running up and down a ramp out the side of the trailer. Since then he moved on has a few of his own trucks and owns a rental apartment complex. He would show up to Sygma with new dodge demons and a Porsche.
There’s two local unions in feeder either your 705 or 710, 705 are local and go home every day and there isn’t any on call status. 710 drivers have long distance run and are home every night but you do have on call boards, also in 710 they have the sleeper teams. Hope this helps Teamsters forever 705 💪
Thanks 💪🏾
705 brother cach
Maintenance at ups is awful. And companies that need unions are also awful. Worked for them straight out of high school and hated every minute of it. Went to FedEx and stayed there for 25 years.
Sorry for your loss bro
Ups is a solid company no doubt. But definitely most likely would need a plug to get in. Guys with experience be turned down all the time.
u have to work inside the building first
If you're a new local driver say one two year driver get ready to be laid off 2 to 3 months out of the year depending on location. It's all about seniority so the best time to get in was yesterday. If you're a young guy with a good three to five year driving record I would definitely recommend it. Older guys will have to consider the possibility of being laid off and how that might work with their finances.
What do you think about a former driver helper going for a feeder position? I just got my CDL class A two Saturdays ago and I turn 21 in August. Just this past holiday season I was a driver helper for UPS…
@@toabettertomorrow7949 All depends on the how many drivers your local barn needs.
@@donnyhilla1574 Good to know, thanks.
Im a feeder driver for ups. We get paided good money, but they're other companies that good also. Frito lays, air gas sleeper teams, wally aka Walmart making 100k. There a few fuel companies making 100k easy also
Benefits count as compemsation. Union counts in job protection and fair treatment. There are countless stories of UPS drivers being fired for very good reason, but the union got their job back. not at those places. We get 8 weeks vacation at 30 years. How many paid holiday's ? free uniforms including winter gear. $5k pension, $200 for insurance at retirement, supplement medicare, paid while broken down etc. You have to factor in everything. Most importantly UPS will never be like Yellow.
@busterbrown1686 Damn, what region are you in? Im in the south, and cap out 6 weeks. Southern is the worst 😫. And i wouldn't say NEVER, just because ups makes billions and is worldwide doesn't mean they can't fold up. It will be the (union members) that's bring down the company. We already lost a lot of customers, and that's O'Brien, that will we get back. Its over 100 drivers laid off in the metroplex in Texas. Some people are not realistic. We're in a bad economy, election season, and interest rates are high. No one is buying anything anyone. There was rumor, no rental for peak, so what does tell ya.
@@user-fg4mc5rh1o Local 710 CACH IL. Getting $500 pension increase ,Medicare supplement,. Prescription ,medical, vision and dental enhancements in February for pre Medicare retirees We are still hiring drivers weekly. No slow down here. We are using rental tractors already. I know from FB a lot of hubs are laying off, but CACH is booming. 1,200 drivers. a lot of turnover though. Stupid people getting fired, accidents before 30 punches, attendance and such.
@@busterbrown1686bro not to sound like a debby downer, but 8 weeks after 30 years?!?!?! That’s crazy as hell lol. You give them 30 years of your life and work and you end up w/ only two months after you’re pretty much retired.
@@Matthewc5610 Most people are shocked and say 8 weeks vacation should be illegal.
Hey Anthony I’m in school currently, take my test tomorrow morning, & I’ve set a long term goal (diving hazmat).
I know experience is required and food service is one way while waste management is a second way to quickly start on those 2-3 years of experience. My question is food service the best kind of experience out of the two?
God bless
Yes, food service would be your best choice out of the two. Most companies require tractor trailer driving experience.
God bless & good luck 👍🏾
UPS is the largest shipper of hazmat in the country.
You are gonna work your ass off in food service but they will hire a rookie driver and you will gain experience.
@@turbomustang8417 Actually UPS package doesn’t handle much hazmat and what we do handle is under the reportable quantity, hence why you don’t see placards on our trailers. We don’t haul enough to require placarding and most likely never will.
Teamsters offer the insurance n pension . Ups offers the 401k you don’t hit top pay unless you’re full time then you start progression don’t get first progression bump until 2nd year in your progression , the contract is 5 yrs so top pay is locked in during each contract but we have COLA (cost of living allowance) which you get each august
Yeah my buddy works for UPS. He was telling me about COLA. 👍🏾
@@imanthonytv one major benefit bout being a teamster is our pay always goes up
In Boston, top rate guys are making $130k/year and that's for package car drivers
Also OTR sleeper team pay is $0.97 a mile for singles and $0.98 a mile for doubles. I take sleeper runs once a month.
What hub? I want this!!!!!
@Interesting Comments they have this at white creek TN but they also have them at the atlanta hub, the LA hub, the memphis hub, and if you want me to find out where else I can.
@@GuyFromTheSouth If you could I’d give you a kick back. We want a reference 😂😂
@@GuyFromTheSouth hey bro do you have any info for otr driver in Cincinnati area I'm willing to travel to Louisville KY or Lexington hub if they have any openings which is a hr half drive from Cincinnati.. thanks in advance
@@GuyFromTheSouthI’m in the Nashville area been really debating on going in on UPS, already have a CDL you know what it’s looking like in the hub?
I don’t think they’re the best paid.. but I’ll definitely say they’re the most protected. Best Union hands down. Best medical benefits in the game.
There are other companies paying $35 -$41
@@eugeneanthony4623 but not with great unions
Name a company who pays better than ups
They are hands down the best paid. Top rated is $40 an hot and they get paid time and a half. Also they are union, they just pay the union dues and the union provides the insurance. You may want to do some research before assuming things.
@@CJ-un6sz trying hard to get in got 19yrs experience but they barely hire in Texas
Check out USPS Tractor Trailer jobs
For some do well in UPS and for others just moving food to restaurants it doesn't matter if you feel comfortable with what you do in trucking the rest doesn't matter
I worked for UPS and loved it but it was the lack of work that made me go elsewhere. Work was in consistent some time 1 day a week some times 5 days a week. From Jan-Apr I would do good to make 300-500$ a week. I reapplied and was hired back but turned it down the on call just was not worth it. Ups is a great place if you have a wife with a great job who can help out or if your 21 living with your parents but UPS isn’t the end all be all.
If ur a full timer at ups, ups is where you wanna be! Been there for 7 years and as much as I hate management, I'll never give up my job! And I own multiple cars, paying a mortgage, and have a wife and sugar babii!!!!!
@@mattj8048
@@mattj8048 I spent one month as a package driver , management was not cool at all
@@mattj8048 😆🤣😂😆
@@mattj8048 man how you get in?
I live near Charlotte NC have 6 truck driving experience. How do I get UPS near me. I heard it’s a hard location to get into. All advice appreciated. Ty God bless y’all and your families!
I went at the quees location NY but the guy that was doing the welcome speech, took my license and start making jokes in front of the class cuz i had a new license, and only had 3 month of experience with a beer company.. i didn't like it and took my licenses from his hand and told him maybe i drive better than you.. and i left the room.. if they start with disrespect imaginate the end.. but if they changed the system good for them that happened like 10 years ago.
I have 2 years experience as a class A driver with all endorsements. Can I just apply as a truck driver or do I have to work in the warehouse first?
Depends on location. I’ve seen some guy’s say they were hired off the street but in most cases you will have to start in the warehouse. Union jobs are highly seniority based. Especially UPS. It’s worth a shot though. Go for it!
If hired off the street be expected to not be treated the same.
I have a question, I recently received all endorsements except hazmat. Do you know how many questions are on the test and I'm in Tennessee. Thanks
Hey I have about 9 month of experience live in South Florida got my tanker and hazmat endorsement. Trying to get a tanker job if anyone could help a brother out please. Trying to leave Schneider and get a better job closer home
I say thug it out for another 3 months, get that full year under your belt..
@@MJ-xk8iu I feel you but I am just ready to find something better if any in here could help a brother get in someone with be great
Check out dirtybroke215 channel. He drives for a good paying tanker company
@@webbsain5365 what city/states are you located
@@MJ-xk8iu Fort Lauderdale FL
Hey Anthony, can you do one on CVS Health?
Yes
How much Vacation do new class A drivers get when they first start?
30 an hr pulling tankers local fuel hauling
$42hr here in Northern California. I’ve been thinking about making the jump but can’t afford working in the warehouse to start. 🤣
That was always my dilemma where I live. I’ve seen some guy’s say they were hired on from outside the company but it’s not like that here locally. You have to pay your dues in the warehouse for who knows how long could be years and get some seniority under your belt before becoming a driver.
No lie a couple of weeks ago for tractor trailer, I got an interview they asked me if I had a CDL told him no, I never worked in the warehouse though.
If you have a cdl start seasonally if you don't start seasonally as a package car driver and after 4 years you'll make around the same as an 18 wheeler driver and depending on need they'll pay for you to goto CDL school I've seen guys go only a little over a year driving package get there cdl payed for by ups only requirement is spend 2 years driving big rig once you get your CDl
Update pls they got biger salarys now
As a new driver you are on call about 7 months out of the year your first year.
The starting pay for feeder now is $23
Hsve my cdl trying to get in there. May try package delivery to start off. I just want pension
Fedder 45.16 hour in Cali and 1.05 a mile on sleeper .
Hey Anthony in Austin Texas you have to work in the warehouse and move up to deliver and then move up to truck driver and happy holidays
Same here
What do i think? I think i should have got endorsements. T force wants haz mat. am i right?
Im doing pretty great rn in food service tho
Man I’m a feeder driver and I’m at $46.28hr. I make over $3k a week easily. During the holiday week like today I will still earn $2950 this week if I work the next 4 days at 12hrs.
Good money 💰
@@imanthonytvthanks man I’m definitely blessed. If you ever needed any correct info on UPS just reach out. I can also provide you paystubs to show your channel members as well if you wanted to do a more in detail review.
Bro, are you willing to come on the channel for a livestream to provide some info regarding feeder driver’s? If so, let me know a good day & time that works best for you.
@@imanthonytv not really sure if that’s something I have time for but if I can be of help just let me know.
@FlyWithRookie Okay
I can’t sleep while the truck is moving.
How much does team drivers make ?
Dollar for Dollar walmart has the highest paid drivers in the country. Now, the total benefits package it could very well be ups.
I drive for Tesla, and I doubt you make anywhere near what I make
What food service company is equivalent as far as pay and benefits????
Benefits NONE lol..Pay it’s guy’s making well over 6 figs at just about every food service company. McLane, PFG, Sysco, US Foods, GFS, etc. It really comes down to location, location, location & routes.
Right on
@@imanthonytv I’m out Atlanta and I have heard that chick fil a supply offers amazing benefits not sure about the pay tho
Yeah, I’ve heard the drivers do pretty well but I can’t find much info online.
How much a Class B Ups driver Makes,i seen them here in California i know they required Hazmat to drive them i spoke to a driver,but we never spoke about the hourly wage.
The only thing with them from what I heard you have to start at the bottom and go through the warehouse before you can drive for them. Idk
Mostly accurate. UPS hires drivers off the street but the union contract has it so that only one person off the street is hired for every six UPS warehouse employees that move up from warehouse to driver.
My homie drives for them now ups in Pennsylvania he makes $35 a hour now
Heres a better question. How do you even get a job being a CDL driver? Seems so hard to get in for an interview.
Steps on getting hired by a company..
1. Apply
2. Interview
3. Receive job offer
4. Successfully pass background check, DMV check, road test, & drug test
5. Hired
@@imanthonytv I've been trying to find their application process on their web sites which isnt easy to do. Also, I talked with a T Force driver and he said UPS is getting rid of the CDL driver division. Thank you for getting back so fast.
Not true I came off the street and started at top scale!
Can you please tell me how to get a job ups in Las Vegas?
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
they local package guys net least 2000 a week down fall is starting in warehouse
Yep..starting in the warehouse is a sacrifice that many people can’t afford to make if they’re older. Unless they work there part time while having another gig on the side. One of my barbers son started working in the warehouse at 18 now he’s 21 and just started driving.
What about those Frito-Lay Trucks with NO A/C???
Do ups drivers only drive at night? That seems to be the only time when I see them.
No
I’m trying to get on in Atlanta no openings tho
Guy’s don’t leave there lol
@@imanthonytv I need some old heads to retire
In Atlanta you gotta start in the warehouse
@@janeei7640 what about driving a yard truck I know someone who started driving a yard truck first
If u apply as a trailer driver and u want yo be local can they forcé u to go otr?
So i cannot apply and just be a local guy? i gotta be OTR first ? that’s wild a real ladder process to that $40 an hour
They were/are hiring a lot of OTR sleeper teams drivers at that location. Seniority driver’s typically have the local runs. 🤷🏾♂️
Depends on the location. Here in SoCal you can be a local guy from day one and never do an OTR run. We have plenty of guys that love to do OTR runs because they pay more. California is expensive to live in so that could be a reason why a lot of our guys like doing OTR. Been a feeder driver for 4 years and I never had to do OTR.
@@ed_word_6198 good to know, i’m in socal, every job posting says it’s TFI international, is that still UPS benefits and pay ?
@@elver_galargga TFI is a totally different company. The benefits and pay are not the same.
When are they switching from 18 speeds to automatics
They have both
Every UPS building is different but in my center when I started 4 years ago more than half of our tractors were auto. At the moment I haven’t seen a stick shift in 2 years. All of our tractors are automatic.
I made 130k in 2022 and dont even feel like I worked. Easiest job ever. Fully paid health and welfare including dental and eye care. Paid sick time and 6 weeks paid vacation each year. Im retiring at 57 this year a with $6000 a month pension...$6000 a month to stay home, more if I stay longer. Glad that I joined 35 years ago....
Most people would lose their cookies knowing how healthy our pension is! I was a package car driver in a wealthy area. Most my customers had no idea how much I made. Some would be surprised that I made more money than most of them. I suppose I was viewed as just a blue collar worker to them.
I went from delivery driver straight to feedeR FULL TIME. Higher starting pay
Do they pay for training
Problem is, most drivers are career UPS employees. Most people start in the warehouse part-time, then go rpcd(delivery truck), then, by seniority, go feeder. You are rubbing shoulders with 10-30year UPS employees when hired off the street, generally.
How can be a feeder driver?
No, one of sure. More about the bs to pay ratio differences when choosing. Gotta find your balance, if its ever only about max money, you will be stuck in some bs you don't want eventually.
no question they make the most and got the benifits.
Odfl is up there with them and they treat drivers like family.
Make 41.62 as a delivery driver in the brown truck. So far my gross pay for the year is 123k but I work alot of OT. I do want to go feeder though.
Hope your back is in good shape bru
@@justaskinnywhitegirl wait the feeder drivers unload those big ass 53 trailers ?!
@johnlivi7065 actually never been injured or any of that. I actually pace myself throughout the day. I takes my whole hour and paid 10 everyday plus I workout. Been doing this 7yrs strong
@@kwilliams3161 no they get to hubs and get unloaded by the part timers, alot of down time
Not bragging but I just grossed $102k driving for a company contracted through FedEx. Dedicated team run from Georgia to Virginia with weekly home time. .70cpm split 6050 miles per week This my 2nd year as a trucker. 🙏🏾🙏🏾 #Blessed
Clearly I'm doing something very wrong, I'm a recent graduate (September 2022) in SoFlo and I've had the worst of luck applying for jobs even some that say no experience required and I receive an otp interview and ask me for experience and I say I have none other than school (which was paid out of pocket 🥲) and they tell me I need experience for that position but the application says no experience required.
@@drratt Go Over the Road for 3 months if you haven't already. Then start doing local. If you're not able to go OTR due to home life or something then try regional (out for two weeks at a time, and then two days home) or a semi local run (out for one week, home on the weekends). Also, if you don't mind hustling, food delivery companies will hire you at 3-6 months of experience. It's hard work but the money is good. It'll get your bread up quick while you keep building experience.
@@BreakTheWicked ^^^^^^^This is true! ^^^^^^^
@@BreakTheWicked I'm down to hustle if they put me in the truck I applied to Warner about a week ago I haven't heard anything yet same thing with Swift I know it's the holidays as well but I'll just wait and see I guess
@@drratt if you tryin to get a local job with no experience or little experience your best option is to apply to all the food service places... What city and state you live in