FedEx Freight | So your interested in coming to FDXF for a driving job?

[steercrazee]

I prefer a 250 mile city route. 5 deliveries and maybe 4 pick ups. All country cruising 2 lane roads. Then I complain all day about my rough city route. (Old guys at my barn) After going to city no way I’d go back to road. Takes a special person to run 600 miles a day.

Indeed. Those 600 plus runs are for the real tough drivers which i am not. 500- 550 kills my back and im worn out by the end of run. Ive got a ways to go before i can retire and just hope my health holds up. Its best to try to find a balance so you can have longetivity in the job. Id rather have a little less miles and feel like a human then run long miles daily and just feel exhausted all the time. Once you get behind on rest its hard to catch back up for that week. Sleep debt is a real thing.

 

[seabreeze]

My old butt is happy with my 432 miles and two drops...leave yard at 930 pm get in at 7 am. 5 day's a week not looking for anything extra.

We occasionally had a via on the return trip, never going down.
I'd always drop them on a jr. man if one were rested.

 

[seabreeze]

300 or so miles, an 8 hour day as a road driver makes the most money per hour. Any time worked over 8 hours you're working cheap since you're not getting OT rate on the road.

Jax was an easy 7.5-hour drive, but we had the minimum running time that made you take 8.5 hrs.
Mine was about 45 hrs driving time actually.
I didn't quite make $2200 in those days.

 

[BIG R GUY]

I did 391 daily, that 2346 miles each week has been paying that million-dollar pension since 1990.

I can do 391 in 5-6 days. Anymore than that, I would have to push it up to 47 mph.

 

[seabreeze]

I can do 391 in 5-6 days. Anymore than that, I would have to push it up to 47 mph.

I doubt your old trucks could do 47 in those Fla mountains.

 

[useless]

I doubt your old trucks could do 47 in those Fla mountains.

maybe going down hill in gypsy overdrive

 

[norcal10]

I run 347 miles a night most nights. Depending on wait time at my meet I can usually punch out at around 7.5 hours worked. I’ll take that five nights a week every week.

 

[Road_Warrior1]

I run 347 miles a night most nights. Depending on wait time at my meet I can usually punch out at around 7.5 hours worked. I’ll take that five nights a week every week.

I wish we had night meets by me. We used to but those days are long gone

 

[Dick Dastardly]

I do, but they are never hiring in my area.

It’s one board seniority over there so you will never get off nights. The package guys move over and dovetail. I turned it down last year. I had taken the road test, drug test etc.

 

[Gas mask 99]

Don’t recommend as a career. Good if you can save money and go to school for a professional job. We are behind in pay.
Medical sucks. I have to go to Mexico just for medical. They have decent bonus program and vacation is standard.

 

[Big Dave]

It’s one board seniority over there so you will never get off nights. The package guys move over and dovetail. I turned it down last year. I had taken the road test, drug test etc.

Are you sure it wasn’t because those pale white chicken legs don’t look good in brown socks with shorts??…

 

[White]

I did a Zoom interview couple years ago. They mentioned sleeper team. I said thanks for your time. Pension aside, my pay’s in the ballpark.

 

[Dick Dastardly]

Are you sure it wasn’t because those pale white chicken legs don’t look good in brown socks with shorts??…

Exactly. I glow in the dark. I can’t work nights the rest of my life.