Whats the deal with Fedex custom critical?

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  1. Midnightrider909

    Midnightrider909 Road Train Member

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    I have looked into FedEx custom critical on this site and most of the threads here say that they don't make very much money and sit a lot but almost every truckstop you go to you see one sitting there so it must be worth it. How much can you make working for FedEx custom critical driving a short truck. What kind of loads do they haul? Are the owner operators lease to FedEx or are they company drivers?
     
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  3. G13Tomcat

    G13Tomcat Road Train Member

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    Didn't @blairandgretchen try them for awhile, maybe a year or 2 ago? I know it was a trucking duo. If it weren't them, perhaps the Elvee's? Memory fails over fifty, LoL.
     
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  4. Allow Me.

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    Custom critical Fed-ex trucks are O/O's...........They haul critical hurry-up loads..get there now. Usually a pallet, could be a box. Problem is they can't wait around to combine another load to make more $$$$ since the original is get it there now.
     
  5. Knucklehead

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    They have white glove service, which can be very lucrative. But if you are not a team, they have a history of starving solos. If I ever returned to expediting, they would be near the bottom of my list. They are very uncaring to contractor concerns. Very robotic. Very apathetic that a veteran team, who was very successful with/for them, was being pushed out by their new policies.
     
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  6. Midnightrider909

    Midnightrider909 Road Train Member

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    What is "white glove" service? I picture Jeeves delivering a load in a Rolls Royce.
     
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  7. Midnightrider909

    Midnightrider909 Road Train Member

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    So O/Os buy an expensive, customized straight truck in the off chance they will move enough lucrative 1 pallet loads to make a profit? I see far more of them sitting in truck stops than on the road. How much can a team make? My wife would love driving a straight truck with a huge sleeper.
     
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    driverdriver Road Train Member

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    Landstar use to or maybe still does have the same type of or similar service for box trucks. Years ago I was considering going to a straight truck with LS but at the time freight availability wasn't good enough in my area or I should say to get me in and out of the house.
     
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  9. Knucklehead

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    Special care, such as refrigerated, lift gate, blanket wrap, pallet jack, hand delivered, etc. They handle stuff like pharma, art, glass, expedited frozen food, etc.
     
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  10. cakebee

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    I know this is old but, some things have changed with FedEx cc there load board are hard to get loads with now I still don't understand why folks are trying to make money not sit around
     
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