FedEx Freight | Very Low Frieght

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We here at MDW (Midway) in Chicago are dying!!! We haul Econ but we’ve been cutting runs every night?!?!? Does anyone have insight? Are there low levels of freight every where? I’ve been canceled two nights in a row while standing right in front of my dispatcher. This is crazy!!
 
We here at MDW (Midway) in Chicago are dying!!! We haul Econ but we’ve been cutting runs every night?!?!? Does anyone have insight? Are there low levels of freight every where? I’ve been canceled two nights in a row while standing right in front of my dispatcher. This is crazy!!
Just curious, how long have you been with the company??
 
disturbingly slow for this time of year
As for our center, we’ve added 60+ drivers (city and road) over the last two years but that’s because we’ve always ran a “lean” workforce and drivers have cried about not being able to get time off. Now that we’re “fully staffed” and it’s easy to get time off, some guys are sitting at home crying we’re slow when in fact we still have more freight than we can handle. We had 11 trailers full of mainline freight on the yard this morn at 8am that still had to be broke with 15-20 road drivers standing in dispatch waiting on bills...and I was still offered a CC day for today!!
 
Sounds like he hasn’t been here long enough to know these things come and go in cycles...and the fact that he said econ explains a lot of his problems

Ohhh Red! Must you be so obtuse?
While I appreciate your attempt to remain optimistic, there is clearly something going on in Freight world that’s unsettling. Now whether it’s the Chinese tariffs or over hiring or a combination of both or something completely different , it’s obviously affecting families in the industry, so I say a little more compassion is in order.
 
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Ohhh Red! Must you be so obtuse?
While I appreciate your attempt to remain optimistic, there is clearly something going on in Freight world that’s unsettling. Now whether it’s the Chinese tariffs or over hiring or a combination of both or something completely different , it’s obviously affecting families in the industry, so I say a little more compassion is in order.
Compassion...is that some fruity mixed drink available at Centerfolds??
 
As for our center, we’ve added 60+ drivers (city and road) over the last two years but that’s because we’ve always ran a “lean” workforce and drivers have cried about not being able to get time off. Now that we’re “fully staffed” and it’s easy to get time off, some guys are sitting at home crying we’re slow when in fact we still have more freight than we can handle. We had 11 trailers full of mainline freight on the yard this morn at 8am that still had to be broke with 15-20 road drivers standing in dispatch waiting on bills...and I was still offered a CC day for today!!
Well apparently you arent a driver in Charlotte either or just like to lie your butt off. Drivers arent working and they are offering cc days so they can. And we have 15 to 20 drivers sitting in dispatch because the dock doesn't care about loads getting out on time anymore since they lost their bonuses. It is funny that now that the union got voted out you still think everyone believes your lies.
 
Well apparently you arent a driver in Charlotte either or just like to lie your butt off. Drivers arent working and they are offering cc days so they can. And we have 15 to 20 drivers sitting in dispatch because the dock doesn't care about loads getting out on time anymore since they lost their bonuses. It is funny that now that the union got voted out you still think everyone believes your lies.
Damn
Well apparently you arent a driver in Charlotte either or just like to lie your butt off. Drivers arent working and they are offering cc days so they can. And we have 15 to 20 drivers sitting in dispatch because the dock doesn't care about loads getting out on time anymore since they lost their bonuses. It is funny that now that the union got voted out you still think everyone believes your lies.
Red is a driver in CLT
 
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