The Biggest Differences Between UPS And FedEx Drivers

FedEx, in whatever shape or form, is a relative newcomer to the delivery business. The company was established in 1971 in Little Rock, Arkansas, as related on its web site, whereas UPS came to be back in 1907 in Seattle, per its own website.

There's the color, for one thing. UPS uniforms favor brown with gold highlights (the outfit matches the truck), whereas FedEx Ground uses a kind of blue-ish purple. The difference between FedEx Express and FedEx Ground will also explain why you're sometimes getting two different deliveries, both FedEx-ish, with different personnel, at different times.

Because it uses its own employees, UPS is rightly famous for its stringent training program, emphasizing safety, not only for vehicles, but also for the drivers themselves. UPS driver boot camps instruct how to enter and exit the vehicle, how to move packages without personal damage, even how to carry items while crossing icy paths during the winter.

Like UPS, FedEx rewards its drivers for working successfully and safely, something that also extends to some FedEx Ground subcontractors.

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