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FedEx Freight | Abysmal morale on the Orlando hub

Blue42 said:
For almost my entire career here I actually enjoyed coming to work, but these last 6 months things have got really bad. Basically some road drivers complained to, I think corporate, that they felt Orlando hub was giving favoritism to some drivers. Seems like some people in management got in trouble about it. We had a meeting at Orlando about it. Next thing I know they begin to hold people MUCH longer than they were before (seems retaliatory). All road drivers on the hub got mad, so they held a meeting. They told us we were being held, thus them not hire more dock workers because the economy is slow and people
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Morale in the city sucks too!
 
Chicken Hawk said:
Morale in the city sucks too!
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Yes it is . Over 25 yrs in city never seen such a dumpster fire .All of management members hate their job and tell you that in a heartbeat. Bottom of the board gets special texts everyday asking them what they want to do . Driver with 16 yrs is on xtra board screw him over daily to appease bottom of board . Just for starters
 
big dog said:
Yes it is . Over 25 yrs in city never seen such a dumpster fire .All of management members hate their job and tell you that in a heartbeat. Bottom of the board gets special texts everyday asking them what they want to do . Driver with 16 yrs is on xtra board screw him over daily to appease bottom of board . Just for starters
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Sad. That's what wrong with this company and country! Catering to people that have just started. Makes you wonder why?
 
nasvegas said:
Sad. That's what wrong with this company and country! Catering to people that have just started. Makes you wonder why?
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It's like they are purposely trying to burn it down. After reading everyone's remarks it really makes you wonder what the big picture is. Our local management are Completely Clueless on how to run a Center. They have the bottom of the board doing whatever they want as well. When the senior drivers get screwed daily. We have a dispatcher that was bragging he was the best we ever had. In all reality he is the Worst. He's just a mouthpiece of our Clueless Center Manager
 
nasvegas said:
Sad. That's what wrong with this company and country! Catering to people that have just started. Makes you wonder why?
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For sure it’s sad . And the ones that just got started in trucking know it all in a week just ask them. But don’t suggest a thing to them or you will be in office on conference call with hr because they got offended or butt hurt and want you to be written up. The new business model .
 
Purple Haze said:
It's like they are purposely trying to burn it down. After reading everyone's remarks it really makes you wonder what the big picture is. Our local management are Completely Clueless on how to run a Center. They have the bottom of the board doing whatever they want as well. When the senior drivers get screwed daily. We have a dispatcher that was bragging he was the best we ever had. In all reality he is the Worst. He's just a mouthpiece of our Clueless Center Manager
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Who is a clueless mouthpiece for the district manager.
 
Purple Haze said:
It's like they are purposely trying to burn it down. After reading everyone's remarks it really makes you wonder what the big picture is. Our local management are Completely Clueless on how to run a Center. They have the bottom of the board doing whatever they want as well. When the senior drivers get screwed daily. We have a dispatcher that was bragging he was the best we ever had. In all reality he is the Worst. He's just a mouthpiece of our Clueless Center Manager
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Heck our bottom of the board dictates to managers what they will or will not do daily and a city guy that runs the outbound operations while sups sit and complain about company and it’s a free for all . Just hit the numbers game
 
Afdriver02 said:
Who is a clueless mouthpiece for the district manager.
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Who has enough polish to make us forget that he’s a “clueless mouthpiece” for the regional manager.

Shall we go on?

Who should a thriving business listen to? Is it customers and employees or board members and executives?

Without some balance, we experience record profits and abysmal morale.

Is this model sustainable?
 
In response to the original poster:
If Retaliation means holding everyone to the same standard and forcing them to fulfill their bid dock obligations, then YES there was retaliation. However, you sir are correct that the morale is awful on the ORL hub cycle. But, it’s not for the typical reasons regurgitated over and over on this board. The core issue is a loud minority of drivers acting like entitled children. Boo hoo, you have to work the dock. Possible even up until your cut time. The audacity! The injustice! 1.) You bid the run knowing it required you to work the dock. This expectation is clearly outlined in the drivers manual and states your day is based on 12 hrs with a chunk devoted to moving freight on a forklift. Don’t like the way FedEx uses their shuttle drivers? Take that up with Raj. and company but stop giving your teammates in leadership a hard time every damn night. 2.) It is cheaper to use part time labor to move freight. However, your assumption is that there are people lined up in que for the opportunity to sweat their n*ts off humping a concrete slab in the middle of a hot Florida night. Negative ghost rider. People don’t want to work. They especially don’t want to work in a job that is challenging, dangerous and thankless. The last round of pt dock new hires for the shift. Only 1 of 5 lasted more than two weeks. So, you have to make the most of the resources available to get the job done. My suggestion, until you get the line haul network revamped to your liking, you and your friends can help yourselves by doing the following: Hit the dock as soon as you drop out, fuel or take lunch depending on which of these tasks you need to perform. Between 00:00-03:00, every available body needs to be on a forklift. That’s not happening until 01:00-01:30. When you do hit the dock, put forth effort. If everyone there runs an average of 6 bills per hour as a shift, you will easily get out way ahead of your cut times. Finally, remember that positivity is infectious. Go in there and be the change you want to see. Work together, assume positive intentions and everyone wins. The SCM at ORL is a solid operator and a good guy. Work with him to improve things! Or, ignore my advice and just bitch/moan anonymously. Best of luck and safe travels.
 
YourTM? said:
In response to the original poster:
If Retaliation means holding everyone to the same standard and forcing them to fulfill their bid dock obligations, then YES there was retaliation. However, you sir are correct that the morale is awful on the ORL hub cycle. But, it’s not for the typical reasons regurgitated over and over on this board. The core issue is a loud minority of drivers acting like entitled children. Boo hoo, you have to work the dock. Possible even up until your cut time. The audacity! The injustice! 1.) You bid the run knowing it required you to work the dock. This expectation is clearly outlined in the drivers manual and states your day is based on 12 hrs with a chunk devoted to moving freight on a forklift. Don’t like the way FedEx uses their shuttle drivers? Take that up with Raj. and company but stop giving your teammates in leadership a hard time every damn night. 2.) It is cheaper to use part time labor to move freight. However, your assumption is that there are people lined up in que for the opportunity to sweat their n*ts off humping a concrete slab in the middle of a hot Florida night. Negative ghost rider. People don’t want to work. They especially don’t want to work in a job that is challenging, dangerous and thankless. The last round of pt dock new hires for the shift. Only 1 of 5 lasted more than two weeks. So, you have to make the most of the resources available to get the job done. My suggestion, until you get the line haul network revamped to your liking, you and your friends can help yourselves by doing the following: Hit the dock as soon as you drop out, fuel or take lunch depending on which of these tasks you need to perform. Between 00:00-03:00, every available body needs to be on a forklift. That’s not happening until 01:00-01:30. When you do hit the dock, put forth effort. If everyone there runs an average of 6 bills per hour as a shift, you will easily get out way ahead of your cut times. Finally, remember that positivity is infectious. Go in there and be the change you want to see. Work together, assume positive intentions and everyone wins. The SCM at ORL is a solid operator and a good guy. Work with him to improve things! Or, ignore my advice and just bitch/moan anonymously. Best of luck and safe travels.
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Good points Dex.
 
YourTM? said:
In response to the original poster:
If Retaliation means holding everyone to the same standard and forcing them to fulfill their bid dock obligations, then YES there was retaliation. However, you sir are correct that the morale is awful on the ORL hub cycle. But, it’s not for the typical reasons regurgitated over and over on this board. The core issue is a loud minority of drivers acting like entitled children. Boo hoo, you have to work the dock. Possible even up until your cut time. The audacity! The injustice! 1.) You bid the run knowing it required you to work the dock. This expectation is clearly outlined in the drivers manual and states your day is based on 12 hrs with a chunk devoted to moving freight on a forklift. Don’t like the way FedEx uses their shuttle drivers? Take that up with Raj. and company but stop giving your teammates in leadership a hard time every damn night. 2.) It is cheaper to use part time labor to move freight. However, your assumption is that there are people lined up in que for the opportunity to sweat their n*ts off humping a concrete slab in the middle of a hot Florida night. Negative ghost rider. People don’t want to work. They especially don’t want to work in a job that is challenging, dangerous and thankless. The last round of pt dock new hires for the shift. Only 1 of 5 lasted more than two weeks. So, you have to make the most of the resources available to get the job done. My suggestion, until you get the line haul network revamped to your liking, you and your friends can help yourselves by doing the following: Hit the dock as soon as you drop out, fuel or take lunch depending on which of these tasks you need to perform. Between 00:00-03:00, every available body needs to be on a forklift. That’s not happening until 01:00-01:30. When you do hit the dock, put forth effort. If everyone there runs an average of 6 bills per hour as a shift, you will easily get out way ahead of your cut times. Finally, remember that positivity is infectious. Go in there and be the change you want to see. Work together, assume positive intentions and everyone wins. The SCM at ORL is a solid operator and a good guy. Work with him to improve things! Or, ignore my advice and just bitch/moan anonymously. Best of luck and safe travels.
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See. This is why morale sucks. Management doesn't know what a paragraph is.
 
The only drivers this company employs is purchase or those on hubturns. The rest are dockworkers with company transport. LOU & IND will make sure you know this when you put in so many hours on the hub you have to legally take a lunch on the clock. Thats why morale is in the :shit:ter.

Imagine dealing with all the DOT nonsense, all the regulation, traffic, the way we can't get out of our own way on the road, all the beeps-buzzers-whatnot in the trucks just to be a dockworker for years on end, decades even.
 
YourTM? said:
1.) You bid the run knowing it required you to work the dock. This expectation is clearly outlined in the drivers manual and states your day is based on 12 hrs with a chunk devoted to moving freight on a forklift. Don’t like the way FedEx uses their shuttle drivers? Take that up with Raj. and company but stop giving your teammates in leadership a hard time every damn night. 2.) It is cheaper to use part time labor to move freight. However, your assumption is that there are people lined up in que for the opportunity to sweat their n*ts off humping a concrete slab in the middle of a hot Florida night. Negative ghost rider. People don’t want to work. They especially don’t want to work in a job that is challenging, dangerous and thankless. The last round of pt dock new hires for the shift. Only 1 of 5 lasted more than two weeks. So, you have to make the most of the resources available to get the job done. My suggestion, until you get the line haul network revamped to your liking, you and your friends can help yourselves by doing the following: Hit the dock as soon as you drop out, fuel or take lunch depending on which of these tasks you need to perform. Between 00:00-03:00, every available body needs to be on a forklift. That’s not happening until 01:00-01:30. When you do hit the dock, put forth effort. If everyone there runs an average of 6 bills per hour as a shift, you will easily get out way ahead of your cut times. Finally, remember that positivity is infectious. Go in there and be the change you want to see. Work together, assume positive intentions and everyone wins. The SCM at ORL is a solid operator and a good guy. Work with him to improve things! Or, ignore my advice and just bitch/moan anonymously. Best of luck and safe travels.
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All well and good if expectations are the same for everybody

Good hands tend to get bent outta shape when some guys are expected to do more than others to pick up their slack
 
YourTM? said:
In response to the original poster:
If Retaliation means holding everyone to the same standard and forcing them to fulfill their bid dock obligations, then YES there was retaliation. However, you sir are correct that the morale is awful on the ORL hub cycle. But, it’s not for the typical reasons regurgitated over and over on this board. The core issue is a loud minority of drivers acting like entitled children. Boo hoo, you have to work the dock. Possible even up until your cut time. The audacity! The injustice! 1.) You bid the run knowing it required you to work the dock. This expectation is clearly outlined in the drivers manual and states your day is based on 12 hrs with a chunk devoted to moving freight on a forklift. Don’t like the way FedEx uses their shuttle drivers? Take that up with Raj. and company but stop giving your teammates in leadership a hard time every damn night. 2.) It is cheaper to use part time labor to move freight. However, your assumption is that there are people lined up in que for the opportunity to sweat their n*ts off humping a concrete slab in the middle of a hot Florida night. Negative ghost rider. People don’t want to work. They especially don’t want to work in a job that is challenging, dangerous and thankless. The last round of pt dock new hires for the shift. Only 1 of 5 lasted more than two weeks. Between 00:00-03:00, every available body needs to be on a forklift. That’s not happening until 01:00-01:30. When you do hit the dock, put forth effort. If everyone there runs an average of 6 bills per hour as a shift, you will easily get out way ahead of your cut times. Finally, remember that positivity is infectious. Go in there and be the change you want to see. Work together, assume positive intentions and everyone wins. The SCM at ORL is a solid operator and a good guy. Work with him to improve things! Or, ignore my advice and just bitch/moan anonymously. Best of luck and safe travels.
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"Solid operator and good guy": you must be his sidekick! The folks in Jax hated him. The guys at AAA Cooper Orl hated him too! Dude has a bad reputation!
 
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