FedEx Linehaul questions...

Are you a contractor for Fedex Ground? Maybe things have changed but I worked for two separate contractors from 2001-2006. Granted I had a satellite run with a schedule that was never hard to meet however; the OTR guys that run hub to hub (usually teams) had their routes based on 50mph in the west so I don't see how this is "very tight". Late deliveries could be attributed to poor planning as far as I'm concerned. Of course when you run out of the Chicago area and only speak Russian or the Rialto hub and only speak Spanish I can imagine things are a little hard to comprehend. BTW, I left here in 2006 because of the dumbing down of drivers that Fedwreck now has as contractors. The 1099 is true sometimes, but I worked for a guy that had me as an employee on a W-2 who treated me pretty good. Fedex Ground is in shambles any more. I know there are still some guys making money here but if you compare it to the competition (UPS) the pay is not even comparable.

 

That's odd - most of the FedEx trucks I've seen around are laying on their side

 

Hahaha!! I've noticed that too!

 

hi looking to buy a fx linehaul rt any out of nj wat do u think shd I jump into this business im not a driver

 

PM me if you have any speciic questions.

 

Hi not sure how to pm new to site my email is pkscof@earthlink.net im looking at 1 linehaul in nj not sure wat multiles they sell for hes telling me 3.5 times next its 1 run 7am -4pm thanks appreciate info were r u out of

 

FedEx Freight drivers are actual employees of the company, have good benefits, and get over $0.62 per mile these days I believe. They require doubles/triples, hazmat, AND tanker endorsements. They have linehaul schedules that pay over $110k per year. Most make over $80k. Mostly night runs, home every morning. That type of linehaul is LTL Freight, which is out of reach for inexperienced drivers.

FedEx Ground is hit or miss and can screw the driver (depending on the contractor who owns the actual truck). Much lower pay, sleepers, 1099 hassles with some of them, bad medical benefits with some of them, etc. However, many will take and train new drivers to run in a team. So this is essentially the same situation (for many) as OTR. Ground only requires the doubles/triples endorsement.

My opinion, for what it's worth, is that new drivers should stay out of pulling doubles until they get some experience. That's one reason why you tend to see way more Ground sets rolled over than Freight sets. Also, I knew a guy who did a Ground dedicated run for over 5 years, straight out of school. When he moved on to another job, he realized he needed to learn how to back up a truck all over again because all he ever did at Ground was drop and hook. He had 5 years experience, but NO experience backing into docks.

 

Even in the median.

 

Hi Tallmon -
I'm interested in a couple of linehaul routes for sale in my area, and would greatly appreciate hearing your experiences. I'm new to this forum, so i'm unable to message you directly, but if you'll PM me i'll send you my email.

Thanks!