FED EX FREIGHT

I had to deliver 5 pallets last week to Labcorp in a straight truck. Their response when I told them I can't take those skids back... "What do you mean you can't take those?!"

Back to OP, you will be getting paid by hour when in the city and have mileage pay when doing road runs. You hit top pay in 3 years. You will also be at the bottom of the seniority list and be prepared to get a phone call to come in and do a road run once your 10 hour reset is done. They like to call way before your 10th hour. I personally hate that... the other day I was on the list to come in at 12pm, but gotta phone call at 7am to come at 9 for a road run

How many hours you will work is totally up to you and how busy the hub is where you are. Might be 40 hours or close to 60 each week. I usually average 50 hours each week. Also as a new guy you won't have your own or assigned truck to you. So everyday when you come in you will walk around the yard see whats available and call dispatch asking if you can use that tractor today. I call it truck shopping

My hub at the moment is short on everything drivers, trucks, trailers or even pallet jacks for city guys. Dog and ponny show

If you have any other questions you can PM me.

 

FxF P&D; Fewer and larger/heavier stops.

Can be anything that will fit in a truck that they don't want a whole truckload of, but it could actually fill a trailer on a given day. Could be tires, fencing, flooring, countertops, machinery and machine parts on skids, auto body parts, weirdly light huge boxes of something, weirdly heavy tiny boxes and 200 of them on skids. Look at all the stuff in the world as you drive around and ask if it would fit in a pup trailer. If so, at some point you'll likely handle it.

 

FedEx has a couple different divisions. FedEx Freight and Express are ACTUAL FedEx employee's...while Ground and Custom Critical are contracted...and they're all run separately. So someone working for Express can't transfer to Freight. You would have to quit the job and reapply as a new applicant. Sorta like UPS Freight and UPS Package. Same company...different divisions...and you can't transfer to either side...even though it's still under the same umbrella. You would have to quit and reapply at the other division. Same deal with FedEx...whether it's Ground, Freight, Express or Custom Critical.

Usually you could tell what division FedEx is by the color of the "Ex".....




They've recently unified the colors to just Orange now. Still separate divisions...but it makes it more confusing now to know who is who. FedEx Freight and Express are governed around 65 mph...while Ground isn't...and usually it's Ground that gives FedEx a bad reputation for going in the ditch. They are the one's with the "Ex" that's colored green. Freight is obviously LTL...while Ground and Express deals with packages. Express is more of a overnight service...delivering packages quickly...while Ground is a cheaper 2-5 day delivery service. Custom Critical is expedited freight...more O/O operated.


FedEx Express and Ground can be confusing at times to separate. Both have delivery van's, cargo van's and straight trucks....


FedEx Ground usually deals with doubles and 53' trailers....


While FedEx Express doesn't deal with doubles....


Still don't know why Ground has to wear Uniforms if they're contracted. That would make them an employee if they have to abide by FedEx policies. Postal Mail Contractors don't have to deal with this...which separates them from being contractors...rather than actual employee's.

 

I've seen few Ground drivers wearing regular clothes lately. I'm talking about the ones driving big boy trucks

 

Likely a legacy of the RPS origins of FxG. And possibly because they deal with gen-pop who don't know one Fx from another. In my experience with package delivery, there were some drivers who did not concern themselves with personal appearance, with a contractor that's another control step, although FxG does try to control everything with a heavy hand.

So yeah @Afghanvet10 if you want into FxF you need to apply there. Having FxG on your resume likely won't hurt.

Another thing you can do in your area is look on Indeed for P&D, linehaul, and LTL. That will tell you which carriers in your area is desperate enough to pay Indeed for leads. And drive around the area where the truck depot are, looking for LTL companies who have a Hiring banner on their fence.

 

Some FXF locations offer sign on bonus now. This just shows how desperate for drivers some of them are.

 

It's on the jaratoll pay system at freight. Seniority just like the union, to keep the union out. The senior guys will be gut hanging and financing new trucks so you know they can't retire anytime soon so you will starve at the bottom.

 

OK, 2nd time now I have seen you mention "jaratoll". What does that mean?. Google certainly has no clue.