FECC New DIspatch System

[davekc]

Since we do both, that option is always there to size up and evaluate. But Colonel, I have to know that is really chocolate in the box, and not something else.

 

[pellgrn]

Alot of the time when you open with a price,you really set the trk behind you up with it.If time is tight they wil just offer it to the trk behind you if they take great,if not they give them the bonus you asked for.With the new system if ya can just respond y or n you bypass a indirect bid board system between the 3 trks,like if ya text of type in wil take with a 75 or first,if your the third trk why not.

 

[nightcreacher]

you do know you cn still talk to dispatch,dial that 0 and an agent will be right on line,and it will still hold your spot

 

[x06col]

Thats it Dave, chocolate, or that other stuff. Ain't no guarantee. You know. Seems you want that roasted goose. Eh? An thats ok, if you choose.

 

[Tennesseahawk]

I just don't understand why y'all are whining about $!.10 freight, when the Hawk whined bout $1.20 freight that'd set im up for $2.85 blanket wrap freight going 2400 miles, next load. It is all reletave, if ya jes don't wana. Ya never know what's in da box a chocolates.

If,n ya don't like the gamble. git yerself a guanantee.

Puleeze! I'm raising my arm, Col. An that's all I got to say bout that.

 

[arrbsthw]

Dave,
One of the issues that they have had is that they are offering to many of the surface trucks cheap rates. Phil may never see the $ .96 a mile rate offer, I have. One such offer was for my truck picking up down the road from me and bringing it to Finlay OH, all for a $1.01 a mile. I offered to do the run in my van and they refused.

Now I was never good at negotiating on the offers, my bottom price are $1.20 a mile but I did runs that ended up being $.89 or even $.86 a mile. not many but a couple. Near the end of my career, I asked why am I getting offers at $1.10 a mile going to NYC when others are getting $1.40 a mile for the same offer, I got my answer and I left FedEx partially because of the answer I got.

The thing is that they won't even consider a counter offer and will move onto the next truck for what ever reason. Sometimes those trucks are hundreds of miles away and it makes not sense to pay a truck the additional DH money to make the run which turns out to be more than what the counter offer is in the first place.

It goes back to failures of many of the FedEx owners and what set them apart from the successes and my point that the company decides who is successful, they are in control.

The new dispatch system is not addressing the real issue, it is addressing the issue of refusals within the fleet and how to trim those numbers down without raising the rates.

Greg you are 100% right. It sounds just like the same boat we
were in. It didn't matter where we went or how many loads we took..that is all the money we ever got offered. For some reason we were on the "list" for crap pay. some of the others that work for Fedex seem to be on the higher end of the pay scale. We have moved on also. Can't make a living on $1.00 a mile.

 

[EASYTRADER]

im sorry I brought it up.

Geesh. . . Now all the cool-aid drinkers think
think Im trying to wizz in their pool.

Well id be surprised if this new system stays around very long. If it drives me too crazy with "Load Opportunities" I can't have even if I want them ;then Nightcreature will get his
wish - Ill go to Panther or Landstar.

 

[OntarioVanMan]

Not one mention about Fedexs 35th anniversary earlier in the week??

185 packages were delivered that first night of
operations in 1973, and look at the more than 7.5 million daily shipments we deliver now,

 

[terryandrene]

Lighten up Easytrader. You have promoted a pay scheme with which a few of us disagree. You shared your opinion and we shared ours without denigrating you or your opinion. If that makes us cool-aid drinkers then make mine strawberry.

 

[rickd]

Some offers are good enough that negotiation isn't necessary. Only the sub-standard offers need this option

 

[nightcreacher]

Ive been home all week,I have probably turned down a dozen loads.A couple of them I had no choice as they went to Canada and my truck isnt permitted there,as wheel base is too long.Some of these loads if I were on the road i might have taken,but I,m not about to leave home on a discounted load.As bad as the loads I turned down,not one only paid 1.00 per mile,and I'm taking all miles,loaded and empty.Im loading today friday, at 1300,going 676 miles for 1771 bucks,it pays to wait.Something you can do when your home.BTW, all my loads this week were offered the old fashion way,by telephone,live person,some were open for negotiation,but i dont negotiate as i said.

 

[LDB]

I've seen a number of posts mentioning Canada offers to guys who can't go because of wheelbase. Why doesn't the computer flag that so they don't bother you? Panther, like all companies, has faults but they do a good job of identifying trucks so they know which ones can and can't do certain things. It seems like this would be a given so they don't waste their time calling a truck that can't do the job and delaying getting it covered. And as you posted, yes, waiting sometimes pays off very well. Sadly, the crystal ball no longer identifies those times. Have a safe trip.