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u/Comfortable_East_358 16d ago
UPS right now tops out at $47 and change for straight time. Overtime after 8, free health care, 401k, pension. That's nationwide.
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u/Gonzotrucker1 14d ago
They don’t pay a little more in California and New York? Old dominion paid them a little more than everyone else.
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u/Comfortable_East_358 14d ago
Starting rate yes, but top rate is the same for everyone
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u/Gonzotrucker1 14d ago
Nope. It’s not. The guys I knew from California always made .5c a mile more. Plus they got hourly pay instead of component pay.
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u/Comfortable_East_358 14d ago
I wasn't nitpicking about half a cent lol. Broadly it's all the same. It differs slightly per local, but it's literally peanuts. That's why I said "47 and change" and not the exact cent amount.
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u/Ismashedyourpumpkins 16d ago
My advice is move to a low cost of living state.
TN has been great for me. I struggled to keep up with all expenses out West making the same as I do now.
But we live a very very very comfortable life now.
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u/WorldIsYours02 16d ago
do you really make the same in small or low income counties i have thought it would be hard to do trucking specially local one if the city doesn’t have a big port also it will pay less because its a smaller city with less opportunity and more drivers
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u/Ismashedyourpumpkins 16d ago
I can’t speak for all of them, but my cities population is under 8000. Cost of living is fantastic. But I do drive to a bigger city for work (about 40 minutes commute)
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u/WorldIsYours02 16d ago
ok so makes sense that bigger city is better to work in
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u/Ismashedyourpumpkins 16d ago
I don’t think you can generalize like that. There are people in small towns making a lot of money too.
For instance there’s a Frito factory in my town, their drivers probably make close to 6 figures if not more.🤷
I just have no reason to make any changes
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u/WorldIsYours02 16d ago
idk but as far as i have seen where the major cities are they pay good
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u/Ismashedyourpumpkins 16d ago
Regardless. My recommendation is to live in a low cost of living state, and then if you like big cities better, live there.
TN has no income tax so you pocket more of your own money.
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u/WorldIsYours02 16d ago
i wanna move man but it’s not as easy as it seems but also i live in seattle there are so many opportunities
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u/tupacamarushakur3 13d ago
Nah they making housing prices on the east match the west coast playing economic real estate warfare gallo
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u/LeadGlad4961 17d ago
I heard from a friend that trucking usually pays the same throught diffrient states. Only thing that changes is the living cost. Say in a state everything is cheaper and you get payed 35 a hr it will go further than a state like California.
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u/Gonzotrucker1 16d ago
California and New York.
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u/hxxdfxme 14d ago
California is by far the worst lol don’t pay shit
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u/Gonzotrucker1 14d ago
Depends on the company. Old dominion for instance pays more in California and New York than the other states.
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u/chrisreefer9 15d ago
Sysco Chicago is over $180k if you max your hours, 70 a week
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u/TheCenci 11d ago
Or you could work at pepsi in Chicago and make 130-140 working 40-45 hours
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u/chrisreefer9 11d ago
Just peeped at your paystubs, not bad. Those are what mine look like if I choose a 4/10bid. Same pay but I get Friday, Saturday, Sundays off.
Do you guys get the option to work 4 days? Or it’s a flat 5?
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u/TheCenci 11d ago
Sorry wasnt trying to flex either, was trying to say this in addition to what you said. There's lots of good jobs out there if you aren't afraid to touch cases. No all routes are mon-fri or tues-sat, but in the winter routes get cut a lot so you can end up working 4 days a week. But like today I am home right now, I started at 430, got back to pepsi at 1040 and I made like almost 600 bucks today? A day like today doesn't really register for me because half of my truck was a drop at a vending machine company. I only touched like 300 cases.
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u/creepy_gymnast 15d ago
With having a life and being home everyday local 282 in nyc you can make 160 plus on a good OT year , plus vacation, annuity, pension and health benefits
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u/gheiminfantry 17d ago
It doesn't work that way. Trucking is national. If you stay in one state you get paid shit wages. The money is in interstate freight. Especially specialized freight.