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Full-time package car driver · Nationwide
Union pay scale. New drivers move up to the full-time top rate (mid-$40s/hr and rising under the 2023 contract) over about 4 years. Overtime is common.
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- Worker
- Employee (W-2), Teamsters union
- Vehicle
- Brown package car provided
- License
- Regular driver's license
- Min. age
- 21+
- Schedule
- Full-time
- Home time
- Home every night
- Benefits
- No-premium health care, pension, paid vacation and holidays, tuition help
- Paid
- Weekly
- Tips
- No
- You cover
- Nothing
- Upfront
- $0
Requirements to drive for UPS Package Driver
- Age 21+
- Clean driving record
- DOT medical card
- Pass a road test and driver training
- Able to lift up to 70 lbs, 100+ stops a day
Experience needed
Clean record; many drivers are promoted from part-time jobs inside UPS
Pros
- Some of the best pay and benefits in delivery
- Pension and union protection
- Home every night
Cons
- Long days (9.5+ hours) and peak-season overtime
- Very physical
- Hard to get hired without starting part-time
Who it suits best
People who want a long-term career with top-tier benefits and don't mind physical work
Public safety record
UPS Package Driver safety data (FMCSA)
USDOT 21800 · UNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC · data as of 11/05/2026. Inspections and crashes cover the 24 months before that date.
53 fatal · 775 injury · 1390 tow-away
How to read this: an out-of-service (OOS) rate is the share of roadside inspections where a truck or driver was ordered off the road until a problem was fixed. Lower is better. Crashes are counted whether or not the carrier's driver was at fault, and bigger fleets have more crashes simply because they drive more miles. UPS's fleet count includes its package cars as well as tractor-trailers.
Figures are typical reported ranges in U.S. dollars, reviewed September 2026. Pay and requirements change often and vary by location. Confirm with UPS Package Driver before applying. The Apply button may be an affiliate link.
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