Extra Charges
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greg334
Veteran Expediter
Ooooo..... Phil has a good come back..... that's good Phil.
Sorry Phil to ruffle your Purple feathers, it doesn't matter to me either way it is more fluff that newbies have to learn what it all means.
pelicn
Veteran Expediter
Phil, I believe you are saying, that you are being compensated, for what ever the load requires when you accept the load?
If I remember correctly, with FDCC, doesn't break out extra "pays" for a load, it's a straight amount and the driver figures out if it is profitable or not. Is this correct?
If I remember correctly, with FDCC, doesn't break out extra "pays" for a load, it's a straight amount and the driver figures out if it is profitable or not. Is this correct?
That's the way we do it, look at the total pay for the load and decide to take it or not based on that number. I am not the best person to ask about what accessorial charges are broken out in load offers now or in the past. I have never paid attention to them. I just look at the total pay.
A second stop in the offer gets our attention and we will often call to see what the stop is before making a decision. But as far as other breakouts go for various services offered and the pay for them, it is just not something we think about.
That may mean an offer to haul say 25 pieces of a given weight may end up being 25 small shipping cases that are easily loaded and secured or 25 unpackaged computer monitors that are not. Being prepared to do both loads at the same rate is part of the White Glove game.
I know a lot of drivers that will go into a snit about having to be paid for this, that or the other thing. We are not among them. We have made a very good living by not being picky about such things while also being wise about hauling profitable loads.
A second stop in the offer gets our attention and we will often call to see what the stop is before making a decision. But as far as other breakouts go for various services offered and the pay for them, it is just not something we think about.
That may mean an offer to haul say 25 pieces of a given weight may end up being 25 small shipping cases that are easily loaded and secured or 25 unpackaged computer monitors that are not. Being prepared to do both loads at the same rate is part of the White Glove game.
I know a lot of drivers that will go into a snit about having to be paid for this, that or the other thing. We are not among them. We have made a very good living by not being picky about such things while also being wise about hauling profitable loads.
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pelicn
Veteran Expediter
Although with Panther, our pay is broken out, we also don't quibble about what that entails. That being said, if the load requires extras, because of our pay system, we do verify that they will be paid before we take the load. We look at the total pay, and if it's profitable, we take it.
There have been a few that we've regretted later, but, that is few and far between. Example: 205 30lb boxes to be brought down from the 2nd floor, (5 at a time on a dolly) placed on pallets, shrink wrapped, loaded with our pallet jack and lift gate, then delivered, reversing the process at the other end.
Who needs gym membership?
There have been a few that we've regretted later, but, that is few and far between. Example: 205 30lb boxes to be brought down from the 2nd floor, (5 at a time on a dolly) placed on pallets, shrink wrapped, loaded with our pallet jack and lift gate, then delivered, reversing the process at the other end.
Who needs gym membership?
I once delivered six large liquid helium dewars (stainless steel canisters on wheels) to a clinic in an old building. After liftgating them into the parking lot, I wheeled each one about a half-block to a long switchback handicap ramp and then up into the front door of the building. They were to go into a basement room.
The elevator was large enough to hold one dewar but not me at the same time. I put the dewar in, reached inside to push the down button and then raced downstairs to get there before the elevator did, lest I lose my freight to someone calling the car to the fourth floor. Twelve trips total, six full dewars going in, six empties coming out.
It's an employee benefit. We call it the FedEx diet and exercise program.
The elevator was large enough to hold one dewar but not me at the same time. I put the dewar in, reached inside to push the down button and then raced downstairs to get there before the elevator did, lest I lose my freight to someone calling the car to the fourth floor. Twelve trips total, six full dewars going in, six empties coming out.
It's an employee benefit. We call it the FedEx diet and exercise program.
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nightcreacher
Veteran Expediter
but Phil, the inside delivery made it worth while,right?