Fedex contractor reddit My latest pickup is 3pm so I usually work around 8-9 hours a day but probably once I week I’m done by 1/2pm (like today, I had 100 stops, got done at noon). I am a current FedEx contractor and have been for over 4 years. A ground route with no more than 80 stops. In the decade that I worked at FedEx I have never once heard of a contractor trying to do this, you should tell them to pound sand and find a new contractor to work for. Fedex is supposedly mandating a minimum of 5 routes or 500 stops for contractors starting in 2018. When I was at UPS a lifetime ago, UPS actually predicted this. My company runs both P&D as well as Linehaul. I think Amazon is just better in general cause they got the structure/organization down. . Also my experience w fedex was God awful and amazon was the opposite. They were independent contractors that became FedEx contractors when FedEx bought the company and idea. Too many lawsuits and new labor laws make for a very uncertain future for the contractor model at FedEx to survive. If you fall too low then FedEx might go with someone else. Maybe you should reserve your comments until you know all the facts. When you are classified as a contractor they don’t pay into soc sec, unemployment or workman’s comp. They also have driver facing cameras. Once they attempt to make express drivers contractors and have every single courier be contractors,and they all leave, Fedex is done no contractor is going to want to work for 10-14 hours days only making 150 and deal with trying to meet first overnight and p1 deadlines. The negotiations can make a difference of a dollar a stop. We're paid to professionally impersonate FedEx employees. Most contractors in my area pay $130-$150. My money says corporate keeps the busy city routes, and contractors get the rural routes. Most days I go home for 2 1/2 hours. 00 an hour and the average pay for FedEx contractor is $150 a day. FedEx has not increased our payments one single cent. Many franchises (Noodles, for one) require multiple location ownership of their franchisees. (Sort of like when they bought Kinko’s). Their app isn't bad, and the packages are light. As a full time employee of a FedEx ground contractor, are we able to work for other FedEx companies as well? I’m looking join FedEx Freight, but would love the ability to stay on with my current ground contractor 1-2 days a week if possible. Not unreasonable considering that they don't fire you. The Contractor gets no reward for having high service numbers but when you keep it above a threshold then you have first dibs on your contract when it renews. Should be way more media attention on this. Sharing FedEx corporate insights that aren’t bound by a NDA Helping other contractors by providing advice on how to handle certain situations & issues with running their businesses Sharing valuable financial data between contractors to help promote the success of the FedEx Ground contractor network Im currently fedex delivery driver , just tryna gain some insight on how i can become a contractor . New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast. FedEx found a way to weasel their way out of paying for basic benefits by not offering enough to contractors but still giving themselves the ability to point the finger at anyone but themselves. I just switched to another contractor and love it. We as contractors depend on FedEx for 100% of our revenue. Lots of contractors hiring for teams all the time. They charge the customers a “fuel surcharge” and the peo It always depends on the contractor even w amazon. Trying to say "tHaTs bEcaUsE heS a cOntRactOr" has 0 to do with it. FedEx pays ISPs promotions and branding, this includes uniforms. Either place can be good or bad depending on the contractor. For me I added it all up for my last Amazon DSP and my current FedEx contractor and the pay difference is about $10000 yearly. I can usually do around 25-30 stops an hour and have a fairly dense area (about 7 city blocks). I currently run for Werner and they have FedEx contracts, they are my favorite to do and want to expand on doing FedEx fulltime My wife and I drive for a contractor for FedEx Ground. Depends on your contractor. So not a perfect company but if you need a chance or want to get time in doing fedex it is a good start. I saw an article saying that the merge would happen by June 2024. Dec 13, 2024 · edit subscriptions. On the other hand I had contractors who would only put up with a few complaints before firing them. Hello everyone I have a job opportunity working for a fed ex contractor and want to get some opinions on the job itself. My first contractor was paid $20 per week on every van that had the FedEx decals. A lot of trucking companies do this and it isn’t legal but the feds went after FedEx because it is a huge chunk of dough they are losing as Fedex is so huge. I currently work at a FedEx ground facility as a driver and my contractor is incredibly confident that we will all keep our jobs. Seeing as I work for such and such logistics, would it be a conflict of interest with Freight? No compete? Anyone have a California contractor list for FedEx ? Subreddit for all things Dead & Company - a band currently consisting of former Grateful Dead members Bob Weir and Mickey Hart, along with John Mayer, Oteil Burbridge, Jeff Chimenti and Jay Lane (taking the place of original Grateful Dead drummer Bill Kreutzmann for the final tour) Ive been looking into becoming a Fedex contractor and was hoping Id be able to speak with some current/previous FedEx contractors and employees. They look great on paper but your concerns are valid and also why many established contractors are trying to sell. Every single one of our costs have increased: trucks, Ground Cloud, tires, labor, fuel, insurance etc. Archived post. Having contractors with multiple routes cuts their logistics work and money output considerably. Best advice is talk to your boss and see his/her expectations for you. When I was a coordinator I had contractors who would make excuse for absolute horrible drivers almost every week. If it is very low then FedEx could pull your contract or pressure a contractor to pay for contingency until the problem is solved. They are doing it in Canada, HI and AK. Jun 4, 2023 · Any contractor agreeing to a union contract with increased pay or benefits would be bankrupt quickly and FedEx wouldn't care. FedEx will always Runs some numbers and comes up with a low ball bid for the contract. The assigned driver works what appears to be 12 hours, and But that doesn't change much honestly. My current contractor also says we lose or almost break even on pickups everyday. I would avoid purchasing any FedEx businesses, whether it be P&D or Linehaul. How much you make varies wildly on the contract. popular-all-usersAskReddit-pics-funny-movies-gaming-worldnews-news-todayilearned-nottheonion-explainlikeimfive-mildlyinteresting-DIY-videos-OldSchoolCool Sep 24, 2024 · My local FedEx contractor is having severe and ongoing delivery issues into my area. They really have no choice but to become just like UPS. Fedex technically isn't in-breech of these signed contracts because they are not giving the contractors work, but rather they are just strangling the amount of work given to contractors and forcing them out of business. If you can't make enough money to support your contracting buisness contractors will be left with no choice but to collapse with nothing but a kick in the butt on the way down. Some inexperienced contractors may take the first bid, and experienced contractors may negotiate for months. That FedEX contractor has "immediate openings" right now for drivers, and the job opening talks about Workhorse pioneering the electric vehicles. Jul 8, 2021 · They do have you agree to pay their $2,500 deductible if the accident is your fault. However, i know at least 5 contractors that got wealthy from Fedex Ground contracts & semi trucks. And I understand and agree with this logic. We all wear the uniform, drive branded trucks, operate a FedEx scanner, and deliver FedEx packages. They didn’t think the contractors could afford to maintain the equipment or absorb variable costs over time. You can easily find contractors hiring at any job posting board. It Depends on contract and how the outcome of the negotiations. Where I would possibly work offers daily salary pay 160 per day with 1 dollar stop bonuses after 120 stops. So this one is going to vary on a lot of factors like where you live and the cost of living where you live, the average pay for DSP in my area is $16. Are you saying that they already had FedEX contractors driving Workhorse vehicles in the past? I keep reading that the Fedex contractor model is a scam. 5 day work week 6 days depending on demand. You don’t get adequate benefits because it won’t leave enough money for executive bonuses and corporate profits and this has been planned for a FedEx can do what the contractors do. Truly feel Fedex contractor model is a scam. New P1000 truck has 3080 miles to be exact. But fedex can't afford to buy out all the contractors, and probs doesn't want to franchise off the entire PD network and be beholden to contractors who are already unhappy. Your contractor is a pile of garbage and is trying to double dip from FedEx and from you. Also 95% of FedEx Ground businesses EXCLUSIVELY contract for FedEx Ground. I realize this business is full of pros and cons and would like to hear more about the actual experiences of people in this industry. For context; one person was already established, and helped to set up the others to operate independently. Based upon perform a contractor can renegotiate their contract that might be an incentive im not sure extra bonuses paid out to contractors. They would replace them with a non-union contractor and the cycle would start again. qcojst tydj vaifuzz zis tkjuzze zvjviekw pklpb wvxbrgznj ffcir bjivfr