I'll make $140K driving for UPS this year. We deserve this pay — it's not an easy job.

Sat, 08/26/2023 - 06:26

Graham Jones in his UPS gear. — Graham Jones said his shifts are long, but he's grateful for his job as a UPS feeder driver.
Courtesy of Graham Jones

Graham Jones has been working with UPS for 10 years and earns about $4,000 weekly.
Jones is a feeder driver and basically works 11 to 12 hours a day, 5 days a week.
He said UPS feeder drivers are not overpaid; their shifts are long and they get time-and-a-half overtime pay.

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Graham Jones, a 47-year-old UPS semi-truck driver from Albuquerque, New Mexico. It's been edited for length and clarity.

I worked as a UPS package delivery driver for seven years, and I've been a feeder driver for three years. I make about $4,000 weekly, driving the UPS semi-trucks in the feeder department, which means we deliver packages from major delivery hubs to other warehouses.