I happen to know they do, at least in my city. It's probably like any other LTL where hubs have daytime runs and the end of line terminals don't. I was also surprised when he said that.
FedEx Freight Diary (ala Russian Rabbit)
Discussion in 'LTL and Local Delivery Trucking Forum' started by McUzi, Jul 17, 2019.
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i am very tired due to having a bad cold and for some as yet unknown reason (perhaps all that lack of sleep is finally catching up to me....?)
But i will post my local checks (another major thing i wanted to discuss) and will discuss much more tomorrow maybe.dwells40 Thanks this. -
Thus, i was trying to find out as much about it / obtain clues on how to locate such runs etc.Bob Dobalina, dwells40 and FlaSwampRat Thank this. -
We have them. The guys that run them all have been here for 30+ years but they do exist.
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We have plenty of daytime linehaul at my terminal. I can currently get one but I'm keeping my night gig for now. To much difference in pay.
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Senator, i oppose your contemplative move to another company:
Senator, i take the stand today in opposition of your proposed move. i disapprove for the following reasons:
1) Granted i don't know exactly which company you are proposing to move to, but if it's the one i'm guessing then: FedEx Freight is much larger, more established, and more solid and stable. Which one is going to be around 20,30,40 years from now? And even if both companies are still around, which will be more stable financially? (and can provide better benefits)
We both bish about how things are run at our respective companies, but UPSF and EX are solid, stable, large established companies----practically institutions. They've been around, they'll always be around. SOLID. The smaller companies here and there may be "flashes in the pan." We ARE the big players in the game, with the best pay, benefits, equipment, sales staff, freight volume etc.
When i look at a company, i don't just look at pay structure, equipment etc. i ask myself, would i feel comfortable retiring at this company(even if i don't PLAN on retiring from that company)-----a well established "institution" (post office, ups) or a small outfit (joe blows trucking co)?
STABILITY (both company and financially), CONSISTENCY, BENEFITS, ORGANIZATION, LONGEVITY. is likely my first and possibly most important point.
2) Now about your shorty situation:
Family IS absolutely the most important thing.
With 4 shorties, it might be tough, but i'd like to propose a possible solution:
Why not just switch to city?
Posts #753, #803 and the check i am likely to post today in the UPS freight diary, i think are good illustration of what one could make doing city for a 50-ish hour work week. (because UPSF and Ex pay similarly). $1600-ish gross.
a) With 50 hours, you will still have time (and hopefully energy) to spend a few hours per day with the shorties. Those few hours might make all the difference in the world?
b) i was going to suggest why not just make the weekends "family time?" (this seemed to work in my situation growing up)
But here's the problem(s) with that: If you stay on linehaul, are you going to be awake Saturday, during the day? You and i both know this isn't going to work. So, even though you're off from work, you're timing is off----you need to sleep at least part of the day.
If you switch to city and somehow end up working more than 50 hours, it could happen, but i don't see this being permanent, and family time can only be on weekends, then at least you'll be ready to go first thing Sat morning and this could make all the difference, although with 4 shorties you might have your hands full. What are their genders?
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@Russian Rabbit im pretty sure he mentioned at some point that he wouldn’t be able to get enough hours in the city to make it worthwhile.
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I don't know, a quick glance at cyro trucking jobs at different parts of the country on indeed, it looks like they do all right actually, some of them had $80,000 to $90,000 earning potentials posted, if its anything like hauling bottle trailers (propane/anhydrous ammonia, ect) it's cool because most those companies keep you in the same truck and alot times same trailer, no more doubles sets to contend with either, BUT if it's a smaller company which was my situation, the money was pretty good, but the cost of the benefits just for medical/dental alone was insane, yeah it was blue cross blue shield, but I was paying $1000 a month for me and my wife just for med/den, that was way to much, I don't pay no where near that at Saia now for benefits for me and her, and we get a considerable amount of other things besides med/den, ADD,STD,LTD,life insurance ect, I guess what I am trying to say is if McUzi does take the job, I hope that it is a good sized and reputable carrier and the benefits are very reasonable, that would be my main concern, everything else he has said about it sounds great
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