Freight exchange of north america, llc.

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  1. SoCo

    SoCo Bobtail Member

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    FX is working on web-based orientation beginning at the end of March. It is currently 2 days (4.5 hours on day 1, 4-5 hours on day 2). With the web based orientation, you would only need to come into the Dallas, McAllen, or El Paso yard for an hour for paperwork. Much of this paperwork can be faxed or scanned to email prior to orientation so there would be no need to go to a terminal or yard. There are currently no dedicated lanes available, but loads can keep you within TX borders if that is your preference. The average weekly miles for intra-Texas is 2,750. I hope this helps! Best wishes and success!
     
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  3. SoCo

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    FX - Freight Exchange of North America was created from a brokerage company. Freight changes every day and FX works closely with brokers to ensure that they are getting the best miles for OTR drivers as well as those who want to stay within TX borders if preferred.
    The safety department must have changed since you were there because safety does not have a fleet of trucks. That would be a conflict of interest. In fact, no staff member or employee can have a fleet of trucks because of the same conflict of interest. The beginning of 2012, FX underwent a major change, particularly with the safety department so perhaps many of these changes improved the negative experience that you had.
    All loads have the same FSC, on loaded miles. I'm sorry to hear that your experience was negative. FX is still a young company in this industry and has made changes by leaps and bounds to ensure that owner/operators, contractor's drivers, and fleet owners have success. I hope that you have found a place that you can call home that supports you, your family, and your goals. Best regards!
     
  4. SoCo

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    I'm sorry to hear that your experience with FX was so negative. I'm not certain when you were with them, but the company has made several changes in order to reverse the negativity.
    FX was created from a brokerage company, so freight is available. As you stated yourself, "they are flexible and get you to and where you need if requested". This would not be possible without the freight. The dispatchers/fleet managers have to adhere to the safety guidelines in order to maintain and improve a positive CSA score. This works in the benefit of the drivers because as the score improves, the freight also improves. It is not to micro-manage the driver. After all, the company is 100% owner/operator and they know what it takes to take care of their business.
    I'm not certain when you were on with FX, but the FSC has also improved and changes according to the national fuel price (currently .43). Depending on pay package preference, tolls are paid (up to $150). The scales are not paid unless the load is over-gross which can only be proven with the scale ticket. As I stated, FX has made several changes in order to improve how they work with owner/operators. It did not take long to recognize that things were not moving in the right direction, but there have been several efforts to ensure that owner/operators, contractor drivers, and fleet owners are successful in this industry with FX.

    I like your last statement "if your looking to go broke, stay away!!!" Certainly, FX does not want to take on anyone that wants to go broke either. :biggrin_2556:
     
  5. goodrich5150

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    HEY SOCO,

    Clearly you work as a desk jockey over there. Don't even say your an O/O. Your trying to do damage control from actual truckers reporting the truth. We know why people hire mexican drivers to their 30 year old trucks? Because they pay squat, and they know that imported drivers will work for less.

    This $69 and $99 weekly administration fee for o/o for with authority and without authority is complete bull crap. I have never heard of this kind of rif raf. When I called FX last year and year before, I spoke to nothing but teenagers. One guy said he was 22 when I asked to speak to his dad.

    No one beleives your propaganda. You think truckers are stupid. Truckers are what this county thrives on. Without truckers, this county would grind to a halt. Trucker's sacrifice their home time and famliy life to drive and earn an honest wage. You and companies like you are what's wrong with this county. That other trucker lost his truck because you're pirates. He won't be the last.
     
  6. goodrich5150

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    SOCO

    Here we go again. Trying to do damage control, are you? You have to give the history of the company? Really? Just because dispatchers and fellow staff running their own trucks first is a conflict of interest, does not mean that you are not doing exactly that. I have seen that a dozen times if not more. That's exactly what they do. I am sure that they don't short themselves the FSC. I am quite certain they are taking every penny. They may not own a fleet of trucks, but they run their own trucks first with premium freight and you pass on the leftovers to the O/Os.

    Sounds like you piggy back off the FSC in addtion to the "Administration Fees" you charge weekly. You mean the 20% off the load you take is not enough for you take. You have to find creaative ways to make more. You can't advertise 65% or 70% percent of the load to the truck. You would not get any takers. So you have to advertise 80% to the truck and implement rif raf fees to dock truckers of their fair share. Hopefully, honest and hard working truckers can spread the word like they do here and speak the truth.
     
  7. goodrich5150

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    SOCO,

    CLEARLY THIS LAST QUOTE WAS A MISTAKE. You are smart enough to see that. You just wanted to capitalize on it.

    I have to call you on your statement... The scales are not paid unless the load is over-gross which can only be proven with the scale ticket. What kind of non sense is this? Any load over 35k lbs needs to be scaled. Unless, the trucker is familar with the load placement. Shippers can put all the weight in the front. It's still under 80k gross, buts its over on the drives. Why would you not cover the 9 buck scale ticket. It insures proper load distribution. Keeps the trucker legal and running.

    SO WHAT YOUR STATEMENT IS TELLING PEOPLE IS THAT FX WILL ONLY PAY FOR SCALES IF TANDEMS, DRIVES AND STEERS ARE OVER THEIR LIMIT. So a 40k or 46k load will not be re-imbursable if legal. So the driver has to burn 30 to 60 minutes of the clock and spend another 9 bucks just to make sure he is legal and if ticket is legal, he can just suck it up right? I don't know how your still in business. Keep up the propaganda war.
     
  8. polo da don

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    Who do they get there truck through
     
  9. SoCo

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    Goodrich5150,

    I'm going to respond to one of the four posts that where you replied to me.

    Yes, I am a "desk jockey", but I have been OTR as a company driver. I still have my CDL class A. I never owned my own truck, but worked as operation manager to several owner/operators with their own authority and commend their challenges and struggles. I've worked in all aspects of transportation and have NEVER thought truck drivers are stupid. That would not only soil the only profession I've ever respected, but insult my family as well. It's a little known fact that this country would fall apart within 3 days if every truck stopped rolling. Drivers have the greatest power in this aspect because so long as they're rolling, America keeps moving and growing. It's unfortunate that they do not get the appreciation that they deserve most of the time.
    I'm not working damage control or trying to start a propaganda war. I simply expressed to each driver that had a bad experience that things have changed at FX in the past 2 years (since many posts were from 2010), shared information for others who may read this forum. This is information sharing, not damage control. If you notice, I did not try to turn them around or get them to come back, but instead wish them the best in their pursuits. From my other posts, I do not recommend FX to everyone looking to get into a truck. I look and think about their individual interests and goals and respond with the best information I have available. Being a desk jockey at several, different companies can have it's perks in this respect. I don't think there's anything wrong with a company representative, whose been OTR, to express that the company was at fault or in the wrong and share how they've making or have made progress in turning that around.
    For instance, the teenagers and 22 year old who needed to talk to his daddy that you mentioned, I've never met. To my knowledge, we do not have any one working under the age of 30. In fact, our average age is 35 in the office. You said that you contacted the company last year and year before. There was a major revamp in the organization last year. So, dispatchers/staff running their own trucks over owner/operators - if it did happen - is no longer taking place. FX does not own trucks so we can not pass cheap or bad freight off to owner/operators. They also recognized that 80/20 percentage split was not beneficial to owner/operators or fleet owners and designed new pay packages with bonus incentives for safety, fuel, and performance. There are no more percentage packages available and those who opted for percentage have switched to custom pay packages. In our pay packages, it is clearly defined and explained how the service administrative fees (which contributes to your plates, registration, and permits). If you have your own authority, there's a separate breakdown because you would handle plates and registrations, but many permits would still be from the company. We keep a flat, standard fee so that there are no surprises or hidden fees.
    Lastly, scaling loads. Who is responsible for the load after signing the bills? If you don't watch while it's being loaded or pick up a relayed trailer, how are you supposed to verify that the weights are correct. You scale it! It's not like $9 is going to break the bank compared to a $10K overweight ticket and points against your CSA if you're pulled by DOT or other commercial vehicle enforcement (Texas no longer operates the scales primarily because each DOT officer and CMV enforcement agent carries portable scales with them now). Reimbursement for overweight loads is so that if/when the load needs to be reworked, the driver has assurance that the shipper will not charge the company (most companies put this back on the driver, especially if they did not scale) for the rework.
    I remember what a pain it can be messing with sliding tandems and fifth wheels to get the weights correct. However, I also understood that if it was wrong, it wasn't my company's fault and they were not going to help me pay the ticket. If a load was over 30K, I scaled and did not always receive reimbursement especially for rescaling! Like I said, I was a company driver and it seemed to me that I should be reimbursed fully. However, I recognized that a scale ticket is insurance (in case ##### happens). You pay for vehicle insurance, do you always need it? No. You pay for health insurance, do you always use it? No. Scale tickets are just that, insurance. I don't know about you, but no one reimburses me for my personal vehicle or health insurance at the end of the year and I rarely use it. If you're getting reimbursed on those things, please let me know because I need to switch insurance then.

    I'm not trying to start or make a propaganda war. I'm also not trying to recruit or rehire those who have left for their various reasons. I'm on this forum first to share information and knowledge I have from the road as well as in the office (it's not common to have a blend of both). My responses were only to inform and update about the changes that have taken place. If they want to research and return, I'm all for it. If they chose to stay where they are, I am still all for it. There's too many companies offering empty promises. I'm not going to support or recommend a company that does. As I mentioned, I've recommended other companies to others on this forum for their individual needs and goals. FX is far from perfect. It is working everyday to make better innovative programs and received the 2013 Best Fleet to Drive For - Fleet to Watch award for making such changes in recent months and years. (Just so we're clear, that was a little bragging, not just information sharing.)

    I'll tell you like I shared with the others, I'm sorry and apologize for your negative experience with FX. I truly wish you the best in your pursuits and goals. May they bring you great success!
     
  10. SoCo

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    FX - Freight Exchange does not own trucks. There are truck purchase programs available where drivers can speak to several vendors to find a truck and payment that is most suitable for them.

    There are also some fleet owners that buy/sell trucks through other avenues also.
     
  11. lostpup

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    what type of trucks does f/x lease and how much $ down or if any
     
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