Changes at FedEx Custom Critical

[zorry]

I totally agree.
A call out to the many Fedex people here.

Who knows the "rules" ?
Where'd you get the info ?

A friend was in WG dispatch last week. The dispatcher he/she sat with was not well versed, or wouldn't share the info.

We could reach out to a Driver's Board member, if we knew who they are/were.

 

[bubblehead]

The most important thing is to learn the rules, and learn them well. If you know the rules, you can play the game. If you know them well, you can use them to your advantage.

Important but not conclusive; Heat Pacers Game 7 | NBA Playoffs 2013 Rigged Referees | SportsGrid ...and as with FEDEX CC ???

 

[BigStickJr]

deleted for lack of interest.

 

[geo]

I left exfedcc in 2003 they had those policy back then, or like them they have not change that much in 13 years that I see. I was with Roberts express and than it change to fedexcc one thing I always hated was white glove lock when is not white glove truck, or ppg lock. I would tell them if you put a lock on me I'm gone, head for Newport news va
told them if you pay me I have no problem with lock, if your not going to pay me to sit than , cheated out of a good load just because you think you may get a load. the other dispatcher couldn't use because of the lock.
was in oak creek , wi one time they said we are putting white glove lock on you, told them I have no hours right now
they said you have 2 hours left, told them I'm tried and going to bed , they woke me up, said are ready to go said
no, you woke me up and have to start clock over again, they said we putting you out of service
got up in morning went in ate, came back out and they had a lock on me for ppg/white glove
ask them what that for , they said you only truck here, said you now have a problem , what is that you now have no truck's. I'm going home. just as I punch out was hit a load to Newport news, va had all week end to run load they
want 4 trucks for every load at least if you are a true o/o you can stay no to hundred load and it should have no effect on you. I'm happy ceva is way they are

 

[ttruck]

Comments in the Independent Contractor or misclassification thread suggested that FCC changed its rules to include acceptance ratings in the formula that determines which truck gets the next load. Curious to learn more, I went, for the first time in months, to the FedEx Custom Critical Carrier Forum to see what FCC contractors were saying.

While there, I learned of other policy changes. I post them here to give the larger Open Forum community the chance to comment. FCC is a big company and big force in the expediting industry. It seems appropriate that expediters outside of the company have the opportunity to comment on the changes, and especially to comment on how those changes may affect them as the effects of the changes spill over or cascade into the industry at large.

My sole source of information about the changes is the EO Open Forum. If I am wrong about what they are exactly, I request that someone who is closer to the company correct what I state below.

The changes are:

1. You will be terminated and made ineligible to contract with FCC for one year if you are cited for (a) not wearing your seat belt, (b) using your cell phone while driving, and (c) speeding more than 11 mph over the speed limit.

2. Load acceptance ratings now matter more. The following quote from Jason Frederick about that was shared in the FCC carrier forum: "I also wanted to let you know that we have added acceptance rate to the criteria we use when ranking trucks for loads. This means that, the higher your overall acceptance rate, the more “points” you receive in our ranking system when our system determines who gets the load. This recognizes those contractors who accept freight and help ensure we are meeting customers’ needs."

So what your saying is forced dispatch so wrong.

 

[ATeam]

So what your saying is forced dispatch so wrong.

ttruck, the post of mine that you quote was posted in Oct, 2013. That was a long time ago and much has changed since then. Much of what was said then may not apply today.

 

[Turtle]

Not to mention the fact that if you are able to turn down a load then it's not forced dispatch. Acceptance ratings are nothing more than a performance metric.