FedEx Freight | Should We Cancel The Truck Driving Championships

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Just a thought should our company not participate this year in the TDC or do we recoup the money by promoting safety. I know this thread will go off topic but just wondering. I myself have participated in the past and learned a lot. Seems to cost a lot money is it really worth it. Just can’t imagine giving my manager a chance to brown nose with the higher ups this year.
 
Never was interested , they tried to get me to do it , screw off...
I have worked for a few different companies in my life..... never thought that I would have to be in a competition to prove that I am safe to be on the road.

The way I see it is.... if I bring the truck back undamaged and didn't hurt or cause property damage I won.

That's all the competition I need.
 
Just a thought should our company not participate this year in the TDC or do we recoup the money by promoting safety. I know this thread will go off topic but just wondering. I myself have participated in the past and learned a lot. Seems to cost a lot money is it really worth it. Just can’t imagine giving my manager a chance to brown nose with the higher ups this year.
Oh, FFS dude.

You think cutting the TDC would make a ****, in regards to the overall financial state of Fx?


Some of you see to have zero concept of how big Fx, or other companies are.

Also, just because Fx overall had 2 bad quarters is no reason to cancel Christmas
. You are looking at the next quarter.
Fx is looking at the next decade.

3yrs, every employee will look back at this time as just another slight swing downward.
 
Oh, FFS dude.

You think cutting the TDC would make a ╭∩╮(︶_︶)╭∩╮, in regards to the overall financial state of Fx?


Some of you see to have zero concept of how big Fx, or other companies are.

Also, just because Fx overall had 2 bad quarters is no reason to cancel Christmas
. You are looking at the next quarter.
Fx is looking at the next decade.

3yrs, every employee will look back at this time as just another slight swing downward.
I don't know? they sure seen to nitpik at the smallest ::shit::.
 
TDC is a joke. Just an excuse for the brown nosers to go brown nose the higher ups. We had a guy win the state championship in the bread truck division. He shouldn’t of even been eligible, had an in yard accident, which got covered up and listed as an incident or some type of equipment failure. Which some how made him eligible. Guy gets away with murder at our yard. Then a few years back a driver goes, takes his family and one of the Harrison guys ends up having an affair with the drivers wife. So yeah I think I will stay away.
 
TDC is a joke. Just an excuse for the brown nosers to go brown nose the higher ups. We had a guy win the state championship in the bread truck division. He shouldn’t of even been eligible, had an in yard accident, which got covered up and listed as an incident or some type of equipment failure. Which some how made him eligible. Guy gets away with murder at our yard. Then a few years back a driver goes, takes his family and one of the Harrison guys ends up having an affair with the drivers wife. So yeah I think I will stay away.

Such logic!

Should we do away with the 1st amendment because someone said some stupid $hit?

Maybe axe the 2nd as well since . 000000012% of the population shoots someone!
 
TDC is a joke. Just an excuse for the brown nosers to go brown nose the higher ups. We had a guy win the state championship in the bread truck division. He shouldn’t of even been eligible, had an in yard accident, which got covered up and listed as an incident or some type of equipment failure. Which some how made him eligible. Guy gets away with murder at our yard. Then a few years back a driver goes, takes his family and one of the Harrison guys ends up having an affair with the drivers wife. So yeah I think I will stay away.

To be fair, the guys wife was probably going to do slutbucket things anyway.

I agree that it's just a way to brown nose, but if some guys like them, let them have at it.

As for the guy in the bread truck, we all have those guys. I see plenty get covered for people that suck pretty bad.
 
To be fair, the guys wife was probably going to do slutbucket things anyway.

I agree that it's just a way to brown nose, but if some guys like them, let them have at it.

As for the guy in the bread truck, we all have those guys. I see plenty get covered for people that suck pretty bad.
You are right on all of the points, and I was just giving my point of view on the TDC thing. Some guys like it and live for it, good for them. I’m not going to go represent a company that I no longer enjoy working for. This has become just a job and a paycheck for me.
As for the wife I’m sure she would’ve if she wasn’t already with someone else. I just can’t believe a driver goes there, then ends up divorced, cuz a guy from Harrison takes his wife. Talk about delivering the purple promise.
 
Oh, FFS dude.

You think cutting the TDC would make a ╭∩╮(︶_︶)╭∩╮, in regards to the overall financial state of Fx?


Some of you see to have zero concept of how big Fx, or other companies are.

Also, just because Fx overall had 2 bad quarters is no reason to cancel Christmas
. You are looking at the next quarter.
Fx is looking at the next decade.

3yrs, every employee will look back at this time as just another slight swing downward.

So fed ex should just keep wasting money like status quo even though ground and Express are struggling? Good way to **** off share holders even more than they already are.
 
So fed ex should just keep wasting money like status quo even though ground and Express are struggling? Good way to **** off share holders even more than they already are.
You guys are some very narrow minded, short sighted individuals.

Do you have any idea how much the TDC ammounts to in the overall Fx budget?

They could cancel it indefinitely, and over a period of 20 years, it would not even make a blip on the profits.
On top of that, they likely write off 90% of everything TDC related.

Also, having one or more of our drivers named as the CHAMPION DRIVER, NATIONWIDE, in whatever division. Their name and "Drives for FedEx" in every local and state newspaper, on top of trucking magazines websites?

You can't buy that kind of publicity .



I honestly think most drivers have zero concept of how large of a company Fx is. If Fx is in trouble, it won't be because of the TDC, I assure you.
 
Regardless of cost or size if a business is struggling you don't keep throwing money away plain and simple. Especially on something outside of the people competing in, and the people who work for the companies competing in have never even heard of or could care less about it, even if they had heard about it. Come down off your high horse contrary to your own view you are not smarter than any other truck driver.


Are you seriously this ****in dense?

Fx doesn't participate in the TDC for the drivers!
Its for publicity!
See that NASCAR? The golf championships, all that sponsor work? You really think that advertisement on that level has zero effect?
Here's a clue. Fx, as well as many other companies know more about you than you do.
As for the shareholders, I promise they want all the positive publicity Fx can get.


Cancelling the TDC is equivalent to you not buying a bag of flour, in effort to get your household finances in order.


So, keep that CDL current!
 
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You guys are some very narrow minded, short sighted individuals.

Do you have any idea how much the TDC ammounts to in the overall Fx budget?

They could cancel it indefinitely, and over a period of 20 years, it would not even make a blip on the profits.
On top of that, they likely write off 90% of everything TDC related.

Also, having one or more of our drivers named as the CHAMPION DRIVER, NATIONWIDE, in whatever division. Their name and "Drives for FedEx" in every local and state newspaper, on top of trucking magazines websites?

You can't buy that kind of publicity .



I honestly think most drivers have zero concept of how large of a company Fx is. If Fx is in trouble, it won't be because of the TDC, I assure you.

No one said fed ex is struggling because tdc, and regardless of cost or size if a business is struggling you don't keep throwing money away plain and simple. Especially on something outside of the people competing in, and the people who work for the companies competing in have never even heard of or could care less about it, even if they had heard about it. Come down off your high horse contrary to your own view you are not smarter than any other truck driver.
 
As for the shareholders, I promise they want all the positive publicity Fx can get.


Cancelling the TDC is equivalent to you not buying a bag of flour, in effort to get your household finances in order.

None of which who have probably even heard of tdc. :biglaugh:
 
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Are you seriously this ****in dense?

Fx doesn't participate in the TDC for the drivers!
Its for publicity!
See that NASCAR? The golf championships, all that sponsor work? You really think that advertisement on that level has zero effect?
Here's a clue. Fx, as well as many other companies know more about you than you do.
As for the shareholders, I promise they want all the positive publicity Fx can get.


Cancelling the TDC is equivalent to you not buying a bag of flour, in effort to get your household finances in order.


So, keep that CDL current!

Publicity? The average person doesn't even know the tdc even exists. Please re-read the post you quoted, and let it sink in before you call someone else dense. Lol
 
Publicity? The average person doesn't even know the tdc even exists. Please re-read the post you quoted, and let it sink in before you call someone else dense. Lol
Doubling down, I see.


The average person does not ship millions of dollars worth of freight.
You can bet your ass that large companies take notice.
 
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