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#21

07-17-2007, 10:11 AM

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I just won a feeder bid (tractor trailer) and I've been driving 14 years.

You did? I havent seen that posted yet. I knew you were thinking about it. I think you made the right choice. Congratulations!

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07-17-2007, 10:59 AM

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So you get better pay/benefits etc. with UPS Parcel. Why is this? Is the nature of the work different from that of UPS Freight?

Does UPS have B trucks? I'm hoping having a CDL-B will give me some kind of advantage over other handlers.

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07-17-2007, 11:18 AM

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Basically parcel has their own contract that makes them one of the highest paid drivers on the road. We're still under the old Overnite pay plan. This may change in the future, we'll see. Your class B at parcel means nothing. Seniority is the only thing that matters. They will train you to drive their way, class a or b, when your seniority earns you a driving position.

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07-17-2007, 02:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Brown67

I just won a feeder bid (tractor trailer) and I've been driving 14 years.

You did? I havent seen that posted yet. I knew you were thinking about it. I think you made the right choice. Congratulations!

Thanks. Just happened. It is still not offical yet, but I had the highest seniority on the bid. I'm on vacation now, so it should be all official when I get home. Training may take awhile. Right they don't have any classes set for the rest of the year. I'm sure they will schedule something just don't when. I may make it to retirement now. Package cars really beat up the body.

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07-17-2007, 11:58 PM

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Do you guys know of any other trucking jobs that pay 60-70k?

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07-18-2007, 09:37 AM

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I saw the teamsters sitting outside the UPSF here in KC today.. Is this something that will help change the pay to the UPSP scale?? What's the word around the barn are people into the union? I go for my UPSF interview tomorrow!

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