Ups/fedex
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I don't know a real lot about it but my nephew works for FedEx Home Delivery in the little vans. FedEx and UPS are night and day different companies. Most of the FedEx fleet is owner operators or outside companies leased on with FedEx where UPS doesn't do that as much if any.
UPS is definitely the tougher of the two to get on with and as far as I know they still require quite a lot of time in the warehouse and possibly part time before you work your way up.
Owner Operator:
An owner-operator is a driver who either owns or leases the truck they are driving. A self-employed driver.
My brother in law is a regeional fleet maintence supervisor with UPS and he said that yes regardless of weather or not you have your CDL already you have to start out on the docks and then wait for a driver spot to come open in 5 to 6 years and that's if you are lucky. Different locations have longer waiting list many times.
CDL:
Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:
- Any combination of vehicles with a gross combined weight rating (GCWR) of 26,001 or more pounds, providing the gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of the vehicle being towed is in excess of 10,000 pounds.
- Any single vehicle with a GVWR of 26,001 or more pounds, or any such vehicle towing another not in excess of 10,000 pounds.
- Any vehicle, regardless of size, designed to transport 16 or more persons, including the driver.
- Any vehicle required by federal regulations to be placarded while transporting hazardous materials.
Right on, appreciate it fellas. I've got a lot of research to do
Information about UPS not necessarily true. I just got a call today from a UPS HR lady. I put an application in for UPS Dedicated Truckload like 2-3 months ago. She told me they require 1 year experience.
I am assuming this is the UPS guys pulling 53' trailers in sleepers, not the guys doing doubles in day cabs.
She told me the truckload dedicated drivers stay on the road 1-3 days at a time. She said no dock work, unless customer requires some pallet jack assistance or something like that.
I don't have 1 year experience, so I didn't ask her about any more details like pay or miles.
Day Cab:
A tractor which does not have a sleeper berth attached to it. Normally used for local routes where drivers go home every night.
Doubles:
Refers to pulling two trailers at the same time, otherwise known as "pups" or "pup trailers" because they're only about 28 feet long. However there are some states that allow doubles that are each 48 feet in length.
UPS is the hardest and well.... personally I do think the best. I have friends that work for UPS and have nothing but horror stories.
FEDEX is not as hard to get on with as most people think. They do have many company drivers and still run some good dedicated. Check into them first. It's a good company.
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I know the wait is pretty long to get into either company, but I've been talking to guys out here on the road and they're talking about a 5-6yr wait!?? Is this true? I'm going to get started with looking into all the local and maybe regional jobs I can get back home in Cali once I get hometime. UPS is something I've wanted to do locally for a while now so that would be ideal. I've heard that you have to start in the warehouse regardless of having a cdl or not though... I'll have to look into all that
CDL:
Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:
Regional:
Regional Route
Usually refers to a driver hauling freight within one particular region of the country. You might be in the "Southeast Regional Division" or "Midwest Regional". Regional route drivers often get home on the weekends which is one of the main appeals for this type of route.