Fedex ground contractor salary reddit I get paid a set amount each day I come to work regardless of how many hours I work. How much do Fedex Owner Operator jobs pay a week? The average weekly pay for a Fedex Owner Operator Job in the US is $4,395 a week. I presume you don't work for FXG but for a contractor. There’s a huge difference between express loading their own routes and ground doing it. If you liked the delivery job chances are you can find a better paying contractor somewhere they’re are tons of them. Of service), 5 pay sick days,2 pay floating holidays,2 pay personal days, interline travel for you and your family,hotel discounts, car discounts, phone discounts , tuition assistance for college…in Texas starting salary for drivers is about $20/hr to max about $33/hr…. 60-. Hello so I've recently applied on indeed to join a ground contractor and I've gone through the process of getting my drug test done and my background check. Not great benefits but I make more than you make in two weeks in one. Things that cost more than ground, but can easily be delivered within the ground system without much change. I saw an article saying that the merge would happen by June 2024. We could never eliminate PH for a multitude of reasons. 33K subscribers in the FedEx community. the price you see there is a lie lol ask your contractor how you will be paid (hourly/daily salary/per stop) then ask him where the route is located, if there will be timed pick ups, average stops etc all to kind of gauge if it’ll be worth it or not No, it’s the same as FedEx Ground. I have a mixed residential/business route and usually average around 150 stops including 4-5 pickups. Im currently fedex delivery driver , just tryna gain some insight on how i can become a contractor . Most contractors in my area (Denver) pay MINIMUM 160$ a day and the guys that bust ass make closer to 200$. The sort operation within ground is one of the safest areas to be in. I got hired by Fedex ground pending bg and drug test. Move on and find a better paying contractor. The thing is that these aren’t FedEx employees. I drive a bulk ground route and get $250/day (we get bonuses too but I don’t include that in my salary, usually around an extra $300-500 a month). 00 an hour and the average pay for FedEx contractor is $150 a day. It also reads ‘Thank You, FedEx Ground Talent Acquisition Team’ I’ve been calling the number nonstop yesterday and this morning but no answer. My first contractor was paid $20 per week on every van that had the FedEx decals. You can easily find contractors hiring at any job posting board. Lots of contractors hiring for teams all the time. The pay often doesn’t scale right for the work. Yet they still have me "clock in and out" on the scanner. They have showers at the yard. We make about $2200ea before taxes. Some contractor’s will really milk their BC’s, wanting them on call and able to cover a route while simultaneously running an assigned route themselves and doing other BC duties. An open forum for all FedEx employees. The contractor gets about half of that per stop (not per package). The contractor says he'll offer me a job with his company as a driver (CDL) as long as I can pass a Road Test with one of his managers. Pick up FedEx trailers at 2am drive to Kimball NE, swap trailers and switch drivers then drive back to SLC. XX/h i now make $300 a day driving or waiting around. Thought that’s what Raj wanted. I started ground and left for Fedex Freight. Personally, I absolutely love working for my contractor as a driver. But nah. Dunno why. with the new program you will max out in about 8yrs…. I started with the worst contractor in my city and it was hell on earth for 9 months before I finally reached my breaking point and jumped ship to my best contractor in the city. It can usually range anywhere from $120-$200+ per day with incentive bonuses. Now, I’d like to have some advice from you who have been doing this job longer than I or my friends have. Never has a day rate before, but I hear it’s better than hourly. I’ve not even started doing my performance bonus which is Oct, Nov, Dec which I’ll make even more on top of the yearly bonus. Also ask about cut times, some routes go out sit 2-3 hours before returning while others are an instant turnaround. There is a huge shortage of drivers and as a driver there is endless options. -former ground employee How can FedEx ground contractors hiring us as employees doing full time work not pay benefits, How is it possible? No medical, Dental, Vision, No 401 k. Depends greatly on the contractor equipment and how desirable the route is, night routes should pay on the higher side. Unless you can find a ground contractor that pays by the hour. 70 cpm. I would say if you’re not making a minimum of $65,000 a year, find another contractor. Everything. I had been thinking recently about trying to stretch into the CDL part of fedex but I have little to no idea where to start. Try and switch to freight. The line haul (road) guys get paid by the mile and by the hour and they go home every night. Thats absurd from them. And I am guaranteed the salary as route is the same miles every week. They take care of me. 35K subscribers in the Fedexers community. Basically all the ground driving jobs are through contractors, and the way that you find those jobs is to go through either craigslister indeed Reply reply Turbulent_Elk8129 Couriers top out around $35 an hour where im from. I am a former express ops manager and a current sort manager. When I worked at FedEx made $18 an hour, about $720 a week pre tax. (Sort of like when they bought Kinko’s). There's a FED EX route for $975,000 I will put $200k down and get a loan for $775,000 from SBA! The route gross $1,190,000 a year and about $890k goes towards overhead and expenses, and the route owner see about $300,000 a year in net. When you fill out the basic information app, FedEx posts it to their board, and contractors looking for drivers will go from Yeah that’s bs. The workload is like night and day between both. Stay away from jobs that you work for a contractor instead of the main company. 61 with benefits vacation and if you want to be a swing driver it’s 21 hr trucks have A/C Bluetooth and so forth get off of ground. Seems FedEx is forcing contractors out. /r/FedEx is for ANYTHING FedEx related. Probably $40,000 a year with peak included. To have contract drivers. That’s crazy I make more than that in a week at ground. My GF at a different contractor makes $1. 6 at . FedEx is expecting contractors to put more trucks and drivers on the road and paying less on contracts than previously. Checkout what some of the ground contractors are paying. For customer questions please use r/FedEx!… I’m currently working as a ground delivery driver in the normal trucks. I worked for a FedEx ground contractor, I made 800 a week working mon- fri… no one was making 1400…. At FedEx ground you will work 5 days, at Amazon you will work 4 days a week. Today at fedex ground, the contractor wanted us to manually write down every barcode number of every stop for every box because the system was down. You would never get 200 stops at Express, the most I've ever seen someone have is about 160, and you know he complained like hell. Keep in mind man, fedex ground currently has a turnover rate north of 250% for the PH role. Fedex express starts at 18. They are speaking of FedEx ground not the contractors not being a driver, but they were a package handling. Get the Reddit app Scan this QR code to download the app now Ground contractors . 25 as an amazon step van driver , fedex is seriously a world of difference but you must find a good contractor with decent routes to make it worth it, not all contractors pay the same not all routes are the same, I picked a contractor that delivered where my Which this entire post is about being a package handler. 50 a stop, we’ll say 175 a day average, so that is roughly $1300 a week, about $68,000 a year. That's why they call it fedex ground. Just started riding solo last week. Everyone of my restaurants get Sam’s club boxes almost as big as me 6-8 at a time. My boss texted me yesterday wanting to speak to clarify an incident about a complaint from a retirement home I delivered to… Yea but we can't do a third furlough the drivers that took both can't take a 3rd because they would be over the time limit on the unemployment linesoo new guys are gonna be forced on it or fedex is gonna say screw it and start laying people off if they don't do the buyouts from top down. 17 votes, 56 comments. I worked for an Amazon contractor and it's like working for a small business. I’ve heard that FedEx has a CDL teaching program. The average fee per package FedEx charges is about $11 apiece. That contractor is just cheap as shit. If you were starting today, what practical advice would you give yourself? Hey all, thanks for the advice! Unfortunately, there is only the one local FedEx Ground contractor, unless I'm mistaken. Long queue for FedEx ground package handler position at 46 Aero Drive Posted by u/hellokitten101 - 1 vote and 23 comments I’m supposed to start this week. Contractors do set their own rates for their drivers. Wife and I run about 5500 to 6000miles a week. Express drivers work for Fedex, Ground drivers work for contractors. Express Is going to be slowly stopping their hiring. I know another terminal about 200 miles away from me pays their contractors 20 cents more a mile because they had too much work, and not enough drivers. M-F schedule weekends off no holidays no extra days required. The email states that “fedex has been trying to reach me about the application I submitted…” It gives me a local area code and phone number to call and ask for Brenda or Ruth. When I was at UPS a lifetime ago, UPS actually predicted this. They were independent contractors that became FedEx contractors when FedEx bought the company and idea. Starting pay is $130 day rate. My truck is heavy business/bulk and getting worse and worse. So when the op says that FedEx ground sucks. So employee vs contractor. definitely. It depends where you're out of, because FedEx pays each terminal differently. Ground is run at the lowest possible cost while running contractors (drivers) and employees (internal operations jobs, package handlers, etc) into the ground. when asked about OT pay - he stated they will pay up to $225 / day but usually the drivers don't take that long - usual route is 5-8 hours but still get paid the 9 hours guaranteed. My contractor offers pretty awful benefits so I thought about becoming a part time package handler at Ground for the health insurance, but our FedEx Ground drivers are usually paid by the day but it depends on the contractor. And we're home every weekend. So let me educate you. And there are lots of other guys how make 800-1000 a week working 35 hours or less. Sitting at 1k right now for 4 days of pt work. As a package handler ground is terrible, I worked 3 days at ground before I quit. Jul 8, 2021 · For my second year I’m shocked how varied and free you can be with Fedex Ground contractors who hire you. I perform 16 weekends throughout the year for $271. My current contractor also says we lose or almost break even on pickups everyday. Get there around 10pm or so wait to 2am and do it again. i will give you a THIS right here! It’s completely BS that a contractor gets paid the same for a small ground envelope and a box that’s oversize and 150 lbs. When i started Ground my pay was something like $12. Physical endurance and mental toughness are essential components to being successful. If you go fedex, i would stick with express. And the hard workers at stations who go hard everyday will hate you for not dragging your weight, so if that's you, like I said, not the right place. always looking to cut costs to make sure they can pay their mortgage. 9 out of 10 contractors will nickel and dime you with garbage benefits and no stability. not many. Are there teaming jobs that pay more. 16 votes, 15 comments. I've been with a contractor and Express delivered in 4 different states and I'll tell you working for the company (Express) can be a real annoying with all the rules and regulations and videos etc etc. $1,625 per week. There is also a FedEx Express location adjacent to it, but I don't believe that they hiring drivers (or any other positions) right now. The pay is a little higher than the average FedEx contractor pays. Contractors been better than most of the others I’ve talked to. I work for a contractor that works for FedEx Ground. Get the Reddit app Scan this QR code to download the app now FedEx Ground offers daily incentive pay and FedEx Express offers hourly pay. Unfortunately from what I understand very few express station employees (drivers included) will keep their jobs, save for managers who under and will help with the transition process. 70 a mile which contributes to the $85K+ and bonuses. Main question is does ground have any sort of drivers training? My contractor either hasn’t told me yet, or it doesn’t exist. I get bonuses when I help others or if it’s a really heavy day, and if I come in a 6th/7th day I get $200 a day. Ltl teams is the way to go. I think that ground is gonna continue to get the local express saver stuff. With the One FedEx merger happening, it’ll all turn to ground at some point or another. Would that make you angry? My contractor steals 5 dollars per week out of my paycheck. the manager had stated $19/hr here in vegas but they pay $171 / 9 guaranteed hrs / 5 days which equates to $19. FX👎🏼 AMZ👍🏼 Pay? So this one is going to vary on a lot of factors like where you live and the cost of living where you live, the average pay for DSP in my area is $16. You’re talking about contracting on for yourself, but anyone (qualified) can work for a FedEx CC contractor. . Please read our rules carefully to ensure your… The FedEx ground experience is purely based on the competency of your contractor. Seeing as I work for such and such logistics, would it be a conflict of interest with Freight? No compete? Trust me I know, I drove for them for 15 months, next week will be one year with fedex ground, I made about 20k more with Fedex vs $17. from my understanding they do anyways. Ranging anywhere from $18-$30 an hour As a full time employee of a FedEx ground contractor, are we able to work for other FedEx companies as well? I’m looking join FedEx Freight, but would love the ability to stay on with my current ground contractor 1-2 days a week if possible. FedEx Express drivers are usually paid an hourly salary with OT. I currently work at a FedEx ground facility as a driver and my contractor is incredibly confident that we will all keep our jobs. Got a call immediatly from the hiring manager, spoke to him what the job is like. How much you make varies wildly on the contract. I make that pt at ups…. I love working a few weekends as I normally do 7-8 hours on a Sat or Sun. I currently run for Werner and they have FedEx contracts, they are my favorite to do and want to expand on doing FedEx fulltime My wife and I drive for a contractor for FedEx Ground. Weird Saw a job ad on Craigslist, hiring Fedex Route Driver. It kinda makes sense, from a business sense, given that ground can already to one day delivery if the shipper is close enough to the destination. I drive for a Ground contractor and I get paid $150 a day. $644 - $7,683. They said they’d start me light at 40 stops, ended up with 85 the first two days then 130 on a Saturday. I deliver FedEx Express and Ground currently. The pay was really average at $1350-$1450 a week for a linehaul run I do. Maybe they changed their mind. That 100% didn’t happen. Dont take a fedex ground job where they say "$130 a day, plan your day how you want". The city guys (big box trucks, small semis with shorter trailers) get about $33/hr OT over 8 hours and 40 hours. 44-47 hours a week M-F if I just don't work weekends. If you’re a green driver, expect to get paid less. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast. You went to the shittiest operating company, and also the cheapest you have likely zero skills. 65 cpm on a 2,500 miles per driver dedicated TEAM run. My first contractor I contract for Fedex ground, most driver's in MD area make between . Another scenario are contractors who are control freaks and arrogant from their own experience as a driver. The challenge is that not all FedEx ground contractors are inclined to do things the same way, so there is no guarantee you will have access to this information as a delivery driver, especially since ground delivery drivers are not employed by FedEx. There’s contractors who own fleets, and you work for those contractors. 21 votes, 38 comments. Based upon perform a contractor can renegotiate their contract that might be an incentive im not sure extra bonuses paid out to contractors. Basically I show up and pick up an empty pup. Edit: Weekends off Edit: if you work 10 hours in one day and you don’t work the rest of the week that’s two hours of overtime get away from FedEx ground From what I've gathered: Express generally treats employees better (breaks, lunches) and they're actually FedEx employees. Basically driving 200-300 stops a day. Jul 8, 2021 · Up to . Sadly you don't know much about FedEx Ground and the contracts the ISP's sign. Archived post. I’ve never had a crash incident or a ticket while driving I’ve been here for a year. but by the contractor. I’m on the road from 10:00-5:30 (ish) but have about 2-3 hours of gap time in the middle of the day while I wait for pickups to open. Posted by u/Disturbed395 - 1 vote and 14 comments All truckers are paid more than box truck delivery. It's lame. Are there team jobs that offer holidays off and and home every weekend. Just depends on where you live. (Saturday evening until Monday at midnight). Once they attempt to make express drivers contractors and have every single courier be contractors,and they all leave, Fedex is done no contractor is going to want to work for 10-14 hours days only making 150 and deal with trying to meet first overnight and p1 deadlines. In my current job, i make around 40k and at FedEx Ground I’ll make around 50/55k. With good benefits and pension. FedEx isn’t going under. aiubmpzn pbw tdzuhll wroif fvcy qytaas sgp gubcy ptavc qtkutn
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