FedEx Freight | "Significant number" of straight trucks coming to FXFE

Is accepting TIP'S allowed.. ?

And ABF has had these mini straight jobs forever......All we're doing is following their lead.....

And XPO is doing the same now....
 
Yeah, if they switch over to "white glove" nobody is gonna want to do it.

Right now CDL drivers run the route but just the other day they had a suit from corporate talking to dispatch and he was disparaging the Penskes as FXF "jumped in too quick". I flat out told him that the little trucks did just fine and it was bullshit telling us to take 48ft vans into residential areas. These little trucks fill a void that most of us would rather not do.
 
I believe it is just a pilot program for now with using rentals for home delivery freight.

What concerns me will they change the pay structure eventually hiring non-CDL drivers or using dock workers if they decide the program is working with buying their own trucks taking work away from the city drivers.
 
I'd be curious to know who with a Class B would want to hustle residential deliveries at a lower payscale than Class A doing exactly the same job? Especially since you will probably still need all the endorsements expected of the Class A drivers.

I'm sure they will attempt it, but it won't work.
CF, they won't be doing exactly the same thing, the way I understand it. It's said to be strictly RESIDENTIAL (P&D). So until they grow significant density, It'll be a pretty cushy gig. More riding around. Relatively few stops.

As for endorsements... Let not forget, the actual Petes being purchased, do have placard racks.
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Even though they are saying pickups will be limited to residential, I have serious doubts about the reality of that. For one, there are so few residential pickups. Also, there are many commercial locations that can easily be loaded from the ground. I'd bet good money that dispatch will find it impossible to resist the opportunity to scoop up a couple on the way in... Same for an occasional tailgate delivery, on the way out. Anyone want to take that bet?
 
Our center manager told us the same thing as Swamps it will be a bid to run straight truck. The only problem is who is going to take that pay cut, is the bottom city guy forced to take it?? Who knows at this point.

These residential trucks/routes will be a bid, until the point where they hire class B drivers. Class A drivers can and will run these at normal Class A rates, as needed. Extra/Unassigned/Flex, whatever term you want to use.

And YES, in the meantime, if there are no volunteers, the bottom driver will get it. In that case, it could improve his/her start time.
 
CF, they won't be doing exactly the same thing, the way I understand it. It's said to be strictly RESIDENTIAL (P&D). So until they grow significant density, It'll be a pretty cushy gig. More riding around. Relatively few stops.

As for endorsements... Let not forget, the actual Petes being purchased, do have placard racks.
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Even though they are saying pickups will be limited to residential, I have serious doubts about the reality of that. For one, there are so few residential pickups. Also, there are many commercial locations that can easily be loaded from the ground. I'd bet good money that dispatch will find it impossible to resist the opportunity to scoop up a couple on the way in... Same for an occasional tailgate delivery, on the way out. Anyone want to take that bet?
I suppose that's one way to look at it. But in my experience they will use straight trucks for whatever they can. Here in Toronto the straight trucks do residential/downtown areas and act as backup for regular picks and drops. And they are expected to haul hazmat if they are told to.

That being said, FXFC doesn't pay by the hour. They pay by volume. Straight trucks are not explicitly paid less, but they do have to work harder to make the same volume as a tractor with a 48' van.
 
CF, they won't be doing exactly the same thing, the way I understand it. It's said to be strictly RESIDENTIAL (P&D). So until they grow significant density, It'll be a pretty cushy gig. More riding around. Relatively few stops.

As for endorsements... Let not forget, the actual Petes being purchased, do have placard racks.
xM4bjWu.jpg


Even though they are saying pickups will be limited to residential, I have serious doubts about the reality of that. For one, there are so few residential pickups. Also, there are many commercial locations that can easily be loaded from the ground. I'd bet good money that dispatch will find it impossible to resist the opportunity to scoop up a couple on the way in... Same for an occasional tailgate delivery, on the way out. Anyone want to take that bet?
I am hearing Coop D will be sub contracted on fedex resi deliveries....
 
Whether it's driven by increased e-commerce, a tight Class A driver market, or (more likely) both, more straight truck are coming soon.

Earnings-call-transcript: https://seekingalpha.com/article/40...j5k:30576d30f92a103feebbab7fbabc483e&uprof=51

Frederick Smith:

"Now we are at FedEx Freight acquiring a significant number of the smaller 24 foot straight trucks with lifts because a fair amount of FedEx Freight shipments are going into neighbourhoods, and those are more compatible. So as the market turns more towards these oversized deliveries, I think you'll see FedEx Freight lean into that space in a big way."

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Might we presume the integration of an "also significant" number of class B licensed drivers, with an alternate pay scale?

Clearly this is going to be a trend, not just at FedEx, but the industry at large. I'll be curious as to how such an integration will be presented, handled, and most importantly, executed...

Thoughts, comments, concerns, suggestions?
 
Funny they won’t to buy stright trucks but don’t wanna invest in power jacks... getting tired of breaking down pallets of hardwood floors and construction materials at job sites that don’t fit on lift gates, injuries are up as well at my center.
 
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