Cant chose between jobs

as a newbie/rookie, you have a higher chance of rolling a set of doubles, over a single trailer.

you have no experience now as it is, and you wanna wag the tail..???

stay local, get your experience for about at least 1 year, in 4 seasons worth of weather.

as a local driver, you can call out or book off, in bad weather. with FedEx, there is no calling out/booking off.

we are still in winter. snow, ice are still a GREAT possibility here on the east coast.

stay local, i think in the end, you may make more money, and less chances of rolling a set of doubles that way.

you WILL BE stressed to get that set of pups to the next terminal, cux FedEx, ahs a LOT of timed freight deliveries, and over night stuff.

further, you say you don't know how much the local job pays.>??

then YOU FAILED to ask.

it's ON YOU to find out UP FRONT.!!!!!!!!!

 

Find out who you would be working for. Ask the person from Fed Ex, which division they represent. Get their name and terminal location. Find out the base pay for both jobs and find out how many hours and miles you will work each day and week. Take notes.

 

If you’re a dedicated, show up 15 minutes early every day type of guy FedEx is probably the way to go. If you’re more laid back and like to get some time off and might show up 15 minutes late sooner than early the local gig would be a better option because you won’t last at FedEx anyway.

I’ve been driving for nearly 5 years and own a truck, but I couldn’t work at FedEx. I like having freedom and flexibility too much. That being said, I don’t have a retirement plan in place either, except keep driving till I’m 80. From what I hear that may be my only option regardless of where I work anyway though so who really cares.

 

I wonder what the pay is....

 

The local job pays bout tree fiddy... at least.

 

If it were me, I'd go to FedEx Freight. Stability. Very steady money. You barely have to be away from home. Reading your post, you have more questions answered about FedEx. A local job can be gone quickly. FedEx will stand the test of time. If you don't go to a place like FedEx, it may be a very long time before you get an opportunity to work there, if at all.

 

How much experience does FedEx require?

 

Freight requires 1 year, unless it’s a Driver Apprentice position, which only requires a permit.

Ground contractors are supposed to require 1 year, or 6 months if they attended an approved school.

 

@OldeSkool
You won't have to work until you're 80 if you buy rental property. Many truckers on this forum are doing that.
I know a woman that does that and she owns over 40 houses. Making over $40 grand a month.
I know another guy that has over 20 rentals and he's your average blue collar worker that decided he wants a fat income when he retires or has to retire due to some medical condition.
They both started our with just one rental house.
You can do the same with time. Tell a real estate agent you want to buy rental property and for the real estate company or a management company to manage it for you. All you have to do is check your bank account each month to see how much was deposited.
The management company collects the rent, makes the deposit, screens renters, takes care of repairs, etc.

 

to be honest, i too could have had several rental properties. but i KNOW how renters are, and the damage they do, and the costs, that the security/damage deposits simply do not cover.

then try and evict those "so and so's".....they got MORE RIGHTS than the landlord could ever have.

nope, my money stays with me, not several contractors or a rental property management company......

i think the old saying, "a fool and his money are soon parted", applies to buying rental properties.