FedEx Ground Linehaul with JohnBoy

Worth every penny

 

Well we certainly don’t want that outcome.

 

Yep those are perfect. They make some with really aggressive spikes and I found that to be a bit much. On just a little bit of snow, it’s almost overkill and you feel like what I imagine it to be walking in high heels. With that chain design it’s a good uniform pattern across the boots and can dig in without having to worry about cracking an ankle.

 

Some cheap ones they'll do the job.

 

I was at FedEx ground from 2014-2022. I really loved the terminal to terminal and how laid back it was.
But the thing that irritated me the most and finally led to me leaving was how much they make you wait. They’ll call you and tell you a load is ready when it’s not. One day I waited 4 hours for them to shut the doors on my trailer.

Another, is when you do a butthead. That’s what Fedex ground calls their meet ups at a halfway point and you switch trailers with someone else. Most of the time they always send you out super early and you’re always waiting for the other driver. He might be an hour away or just leaving his terminal and you’re dumb ### is already at the meeting point.

Also, that stupid buddy app, some terminals don’t use it so keep an eye out for that or terminals will ignore it and you’ll have to go in or call them and tell them you’re ready for your load.

 

I had an interplant linehaul with a manufacturing company a few years ago. This is what caused me to quit. The plant managers agreed that the trucks should meet between 12-1PM. I was always there at 12-12:15, fuel up, and then wait for my return load. In the 7 months I did this, he was there before 1:00 twice. Most times, it was 2:00, 2:30, etc. He didn't care, that I was sitting in an empty lot south of Cleveland, in a hot day cab, waiting on his dumb arse. And the plant managers did nothing to rectify it.