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UPS delivering from private vehicles
December 24, 2020 at
07:13 AM
I've been noticing a lot of "regular" cars/SUVs delivering packages lately so when I happened to be outside the other day and a UPS worker had just dropped off a package I chatted her up. She said that even in our small section of the state (SE CT, Bozrah), UPS had 140 drivers out in their personal vehicles (e.g. not big brown trucks) delivering packages (she did have her uniform on though).
She commented that "the money is good" (of course it is.... she didn't mention their mileage reimbursement but the standard IRS rate for 2020 is 57.5 cents a mile, and gas around here is under $2, so they are absolutely making bank). The average UPS driver does 80 miles daily - and it's probably more out here where stops are further apart. Let's say it's 100 miles, less gas, means they're pocketing at least another ~ $50 a day just in mileage reimbursement.
I assume FedEx is doing the same (they've always had contracted drivers in vans though).
She commented that "the money is good" (of course it is.... she didn't mention their mileage reimbursement but the standard IRS rate for 2020 is 57.5 cents a mile, and gas around here is under $2, so they are absolutely making bank). The average UPS driver does 80 miles daily - and it's probably more out here where stops are further apart. Let's say it's 100 miles, less gas, means they're pocketing at least another ~ $50 a day just in mileage reimbursement.
I assume FedEx is doing the same (they've always had contracted drivers in vans though).
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She commented that "the money is good" (of course it is.... she didn't mention their mileage reimbursement but the standard IRS rate for 2020 is 57.5 cents a mile, and gas around here is under $2, so they are absolutely making bank). The average UPS driver does 80 miles daily - and it's probably more out here where stops are further apart. Let's say it's 100 miles, less gas, means they're pocketing at least another ~ $50 a day just in mileage reimbursement.
I assume FedEx is doing the same (they've always had contracted drivers in vans though).
I can only imagine their volume right now considering online shopping continues to grow even without COVID.