Thinking of going to FedEx Ground

First off, I'm not a contractor but....I spent over 5 years working for two contractors. One was out of the St. Paul hub and the other was out of the Phoenix hub. Both routes were what's called "satelite" trips where the driver runs from a terminal to a hub and back every night. They were great jobs especially the one out of Phoenix until Fedex started playing politics. They took some work (trailer spots) away from my boss and gave it to another contractor. This cut my wages by 20%! I had to leave. Most of their linehaul positions are team operations where you run hub to hub and have a set schedule which is EASY to meet. I used to get a kick about guys showing up late. There was really no reason for this except poor planning. This is called a "failed service" and if you get more than a couple of these they will terminate your contract. Really no excuse for this. Hub to hub means you will be home on a regular basis. For example, there were guys that ran Phoenix-Harrisburg or St. Paul-Dallas I think. You will probably "run wild" which means you will not have a regular schedule and will go where they tell you to go. I probably would not reccomend this unless you like being on the road for a long time. MAybe things have changed since I've been there because I left in 2006 but when I was there I would constantly see TEAMS sitting in the Phoenix yard waiting on loads. As a team this is not profitable but who knows it may have changed. You said that area is pretty much "sowed up by a guy." This is typical of Fedex Ground. That's how it works. The guy I worked for in St. PAul was probably the top contractor and he paid me pretty well but ran very nice equipment. The guy I worked for out of Phoenix was not one of the top guys but paid me very well. It showed though when Fedex showed favortism to another contractor ahead of him. BTW it is forced dispatch or at least it was which may not sound too bad but let's say you arrive in Harrisburg and they tell you that they have a load that has to go 200 miles (especially during the holidays) and you and your partner will have to wait 3 hours for it to be ready. I used to see this all the time and couldn't help but think of how much money these contractors were NOT making. I'm sure there are others that will contradict me but this is what I saw. If you can, enquire about a satelite position or a hub to hub dedicated run. These are money makers. They used to have a really good fuel program there but I'm not sure if they still do. Hope this helps.

 

MY CONTRACTOR IS really cool he has 3 locals dedicated and one long haul all trucks 2012 going with fedexground i work for fedex i am happy in here some contractors has benefits but u needs to look arround i work local monday to friday in the night i make 1300 a week in weekends in home sleep in my own bed no truck stops lol just drop and hook i love it they have steady work i have some friend they have arround 10 years in ground no more 1099 just w2 next year fedex ground star to use electronic logs i work before for covenant but suckss no goo pay if u want to going with fedex ground long haul going in any dedicated route es the best oneeeeees. i live in california idont know about anothers HUB