Got A Job With Fed Ex custom Critical

I kind of figur I would have pay for tolls,but for fuel I didn't know about that.Im going to ask the O/O about that.Thanks for the info.

 

You'll be working for the fleet owner , not FECC so try to get some info on the owner . There are good ones and bad ones . Try to get contact info for their other drivers . There should be a contract to sign . Have him fax you a copy of the contract .
I doubt you'll be deadheading home "a lot" . Most expediters are out 3 or 4 weeks at a time . Some only go home once or twice year . Accepted availability is 70% or more .
The 60/40 split is the norm . You get 60% and you pay for fuel . That's another reason you want to keep deadheading to a minimum .
It could be a great deal , could be a nightmare . It all depends on what type of owner you get .

 

You can get started in a van but don't expect to make any money . There is surplus of vans in the industry so you'll sit a lot . Many experienced expediters say a van barely provides adequate revenue for an O/O . Percentage pay for a driver will be very low .

 

The way the O/O put it was I can run as hard I want.He also stated I can come home anytime I want and run 5 days a week or 2-3 weeks out per time,depends on me.He said I will make $600-800 a week only running 4-5 days,not sure how true.I don't mind being out 2-3 weeks a time but due to family reasons,I cant run no more than 5-6 days per week.Also not sure if it matters but he lives in CT and told me once I get apporved from fedex,he will bring the truck down to me in Florida.There still questions I got to ask him but so far im getting good info on here.I think he only owns 1 truck thats what im getting.Also I google his company name but did'nt get anything,the only hit I got was from a local business newspaper stated the company was started in 9-2009.I look up to see if I can get more info about him on the FMC web site,notthing,I hope he is a legal company,lol.Im sure he is becouse fedex wouldn't accept him if he was'nt right?

 

You won't find anything on a fleet owner on Safestat because FECC is the carrier and he runs under their authority . I know lot of expedite drivers that aren't running nearly as hard as they'd like to . The carriers have gone to giving drivers list of brokers to use to get regular LTL freight to get out of dead areas . Saying you can run as hard as you want doesn't sound roght .

 

Driving for an owner op that makes you pay for fuel and tolls, you're really thinking about doing this? DO NOT DO THIS DRIVERS,YOU ARE SCREWING YOURSELVES IF YOU DO!!!!!!


I drive for FED Ex CC. I dont give a #### what you do or what company you drive for it is the responsibility of the owner of the truck to pay for fuel and everything that goes with owning their own truck!!!! Tolls are one thing that you may have to pay out of pocket on a trip but you should be reinbursed for that on your paycheck not left holding the bag. If your not then your screwing yourself!

If your going to drive for someone that makes you pay a percentage of the operating costs for a truck that will never be yours then you may as well go and do the lease purchase thing at Prime! I have talked with may drivers here at FedEx CC and it seems that there is only a very few fleet owners that do this and those are the ones that can't keep drivers for more than a few weeks. STAY THE HELL AWAY! The person I drive for gives me 20 % of the total amount the truck makes from each load. I started with him the 1st of Nov, and as of this week have made over $15K and I don't pay anything,this is the way most O/O's pay at FedX CC,at least the ones that are not screwing their drivers!

What may look like a high percentage of pay to you will still end up going back into the owners hands because your paying for things that he should be paying for. So your still going backwards instead of forwards,think about it people!


I have talked to a few guys that are driving for people that pay like this and they tell me that the owners nickel and dime them for EVERYTHING!!! This crap pisses me off to no end. Any O/O that does this to their drivers are only taking advantage of someone who may not know any better and You ( the owner op ) should not put a driver into your truck and require him to pay for anything like that and if you do then you're a dirty SOB!


For more FedX info keep an eye out for a new post today here on this forum,after you read what I have to say about them you really may not want to driver for FedEx CC!

 

I agree with you 100%,im haven't go in much detail with O/O on tolls ans others things yet but if he tells me I have to pay for fuel,well this is not going to work for me.I understand paying for tolls that one thing but fuel no.So far it looks like he paying for my DOT P.T and drug screem which I think fedex pays for.Im going to call him tomorrow and get more detailss,ill keep posted.

 

Oh BS . You do not drive for FedEx CC . They don't employ any drivers . You get 20% ? I know for a fact a lot of loads are under $1 a mile . You're better off getting $.20 a mile or less ?
Solo you won't get a run of over 500 miles . Use a 480 mile run as an example paying $1 a mile . You get $96 . A driver on a 60/40 gets $288 . I know these trucks get 8 mpg or better . So say they use 60 gallons of fuel at $2.80 a gallon . That's $288 - $168 = $120 . BUT that driver also gets 100% of the FSC .
They are getting 40% more than you . Start keeping track of the fuel costs and see who is getting the better deal .
Like I said , the 60/40 split is the industry standard for ALL expedite carriers . Do you expect the owner to pay the fuel if a driver decides to deadhead hundreds of miles home or go sightseeing while waiting couple of days for a load ? That is exactly why having the driver pay for the fuel is necessary .
I do agree some fleet owners will try to nickel and dime you which is why I advised getting a contract and getting references for the owner .

 

Well i hate it for you but i do drive for an O/O who owns his truck and trailer leased to FedX Custom Critcal,i guess i should have made that clear. FedX them selves does not have any company drivers at all,this is true. You speak of industry standards. Well if is the standard for someone who ownes the truck to make the driver....who will never own that same truck.... pay a percentage of the operating costs for that truck then that is a really ####ty standard dont you think?

I make 20% of what the truck makes off of each run and we NEVER have a load offered to us that pays under $2.50 a mile. So if we take a load that pays $6.000 then my cut of that is $1200.00 and i dont pay for fuel,tolls,scales or anything like that because it is NOT MY TRUCK! If you are getting the 60/40 split and paying for the fuel,tolls,scales and such out of that 60% while the owner of the truck with his 40% is not,who do you think is getting the better deal and who is getting SCREWED?

 

Yes , my response would have been different if you explained you were a codriver in an E unit . Comparing apples and oranges . If you are getting 20% teaming on an E unit that is a good deal .