How about fleet owners that were FedEx dispatchers or Ex dispatchers? That is the rumor I heard.
Just to clarify, fedex doesn't own trucks. They have preferential treatment to the trucks hauling FCR fedex owned trailers when they started the FCR program but after it was brought up that it may be in violation of everyone's lease they dropped it and no longer give that preferable treatment to trucks hauling FCR trailers. They never hid this. Just like they gave preference to contractors that accepted all loads but ended that program as well.
Now, perception is a beast and once your view of a company has changed to a dark place it is hard to see otherwise.
I think was an issue when Roberts was bought out, but FDCC has cleaned house of that stuff. More of a small carrier issue.