Right now Motor Cargo is below par for LTL. I was talking to one of their guys yesterday while waiting to be loaded, they are getting $19/hr and pay $~200 month for bennies. In his opinion nothing has changed besides the name since they were bought.

Right now it?s about a 6-8 year wait to get into a package car or feeders in Reno according to the drivers I bump into on my rounds. Then I would imagine you would have to run Donner for quite some time as well until you could get the easy southern or eastern runs.

If you ever want to talk to feeder drivers pull into Dutch Flat (MM145) on any weeknight bwtween about 2030-0400.; its the unoffical UPS drivers lounge.

 

Jeez...is that top rate?

 

Sadily Yes; like I said they are below par for LTL.

 

As an employee of UPS for 3 years, feederfred paint the most accuarte picture on how you get hired in a feeder runs. I heard rumors while working there guys that have been there some years are making $80K/year.

 

Ah yes, UPS is a good company to start with, like feederfred said. You have to start at the bottom, work a few years..then move up a little bit at the time. That's where I hope to be in a few years. Loading package cars in the morning at the moment though. (some days are more intense then others).

 

One problem with UPS is not being able to transfer. I will be moving state to state every 3-5 years with my wife. UPS does not recognize seniority from other offices, meaning I would have to start over again with each move. I'm too old to continue to start over with each and every move! My $.02

 

Things may have changed since I worked for UPS about 18 years ago but:

I applied for their seasonal help as a driver helper/driver and was hired along with about 30 other people in the Charleston, SC terminal. We were all told that we would be laid off by Jan 1, which we all were. I got lucky and was actually hired and classified as a driver but only worked as a driver helper for a driver who happened to be one of the supervisors. Basically he'd drop me off at a shpping center with all the packages for the stores in that center and while I was delivering those he'd go off somewhere else and deliver some other packages and then come back to pick me up and deliver elsewhere. I got to know him pretty well and busted my ass. When Jan 1 rolled around I, like everyone else was let go but I called the guy I was riding with about every 2 days to check on availablility of openings, I'd call the center manager, etc. I let the all know that I really wanted a job and having worked with the one supv they knew I could do the job so after about 3 months of calling I finally got a job as a full time driver. I didn't have to work as a morning loader, which is how most people get in. It can be done but timing and knowing someone definately helps.