commuting on UPS
 

Hey all,

I'm trying to see if commuting to SDF on UPS would be a viable option for me.

1: How do you get back and forth from the passenger terminal?

2: I have noticed that most inbounds to SDF get in relatively early ~ midnight. Are there any alternatives to getting a hotel room? Are non-UPS pilots allowed to rest somewhere in the SDF UPS facility?


Thanks a lot.

1. Depends on the airport but most likely you will have to take a cab there.

2. Yes there is a room with recliners, just need one of us to unlock the door for you. There's also a cafeteria which is open weeknights during the sort.

Welcome aboard!

I used to commute regularly on UPS from DFW to SJU. Those guys/gals are friggin fantastic! There is more than enough accomadations for sleeping, computering, and eating in the Ops building. Depending on where you are going from/to....you will only have 4-6 hrs at the most in SDF. The flight from DFW got in around 1230ish and I took off for SJU at 0430ish. If my feable memory serves me correctly

They put a crew meal on board for you as a jumpseater.....you can't even get a smile out of a AA, UA, DA, WN, etc employee.....more less a crew meal. UPS was a dream to commute on.

As for the getting back and forth....I was fortunate to have the wife drop off/pick up in DFW and the Eagle or UPS Ramp Sups would pick me up in SJU.

Good Luck!

UPS is certainly a dream to commute on, but I'd love to hear other suggestions for getting to/from the facility and terminal. In PHL, there is a city bus that will take you right from the terminal to the UPS facility for about $3. But on the other end (DTW for me), metro cars charges around $40 to get over there.

If I jumped into the SDF night sort, how would I go about getting to the terminal parking lot at midnight?

Can a cabbie pick me up at the UPS ops area?

Wow! That sounds great!

Is there a shuttle from the sdf pax terminal to the cargo area?

Thanks again.

If you are coming into the night sort, most ups guys/gals would give you a ride to the terminal from the parking lot in their own vehicle on their way home, just ask.

UPS has van service between the terminal and our cargo ops ... BUT ... I am pretty sure it is for employees only.

:(

Can one of the SDF based confirm this ?

:confused:

I think you can take the terminal shuttle from ops to the terminal until about 1230 am, but they will not take you from the terminal to Edgewood.

Thanks gentlemen, I appreciate the help.
In case you ever need to know:
In MEM, off-line jumpseaters can park in the employee lot and use the shuttle bus to AOC (Ops).
Also, you can get a ride from AOC to the Pax Terminal on the shuttle bus.
Our shuttles operate 24/7.