Fedex freight or ground ?

Old D TM is the old FXF TM in my area.

 

Fed ex linehaul/P&D ? Or Estes Linehaul / P&D._.._.._? Which one would you choose? I worked in freight for 6yrs so I know bigger aint always better and both are great companies to work for. I been out the freight industry for a couple of years and decieded to return. Fed Ex Freight and Estes are two options._ Which one would you choose and why?

 

You may want to look at my first response, and also head over to the FedEx Freight truckingboards page to see if you're still thinking FedEx....

 

Fed Ex Ground is ALL contractors. Fed Ex doesn't even own the shop facilities on our yard, it's contracted out too. I work for a contractor that started me off at .50 cpm with benefits. As yet I do not get paid for anything else but driving, but once I get a few months in here I will meet with the boss man to negotiate a pay raise of some kind as I know how much the truck makes. Typically I run an average @350 miles a night. It's really easy work, run terminal to terminal or to drop pads near the OH turnpike. I know some contractors do not pay near what mine does and I know I can make considerably more at freight (been there, done that at another LTL company), express or other LTL outfits but this job is really much more stress free.

 

.50/cpm was a good wage 20 years ago.

 

I see FedEx freight is hiring driver apprentices in my area. Would this be a union position? Also says you may have to work docks if you
are a driver with them. Does this happen often to their more experienced drivers or is there a point when you can haul no-touch freight ?

 

Depends...
There are several service centers that are currently trying to certify, mostly east coast and great lakes areas. Other than that, FedEx Freight is (currently) non union.
In my old service center, the next nearest center is about twenty miles away, and it's also a hub. Newer road drivers go there (getting paid mileage for twenty miles instead of hourly... If there's bad traffic, you're screwed) They work the dock for about five hours, then go back. If they're lucky, they go to the next hub, about 140 miles the other way, work the dock for 2-3 hours, then go back.

 

Yea I would rather just drive without working docks.

 

Here in the Pacific Northwest FedEx freight pays 62¢/mile, at least when I left. It may be a couple cents more now.