FedEx will make some change's
- Thread starter Bruno
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You guys are forgetting one very important item. Yes they raise your percentages for a trip but is the rate to the customer reduced?? Thats what needs to be found out. Fedex National LTL is coming on strong. I have a brother in law who is General Manager of a hat/cap factory and he is getting daily calls about how FDXLTL can deliver like the expediting companies,but at cheaper rates. So does a 2% increase mean anything when the overall rate is dropped 8-10%.
How many of us remember when GE got that rebate for each trip which came from the contractors portion only,and this was at " Contractors Request", yeah right.
How many of us remember when GE got that rebate for each trip which came from the contractors portion only,and this was at " Contractors Request", yeah right.
Maybe I am being foolish but, why is everyone so concerned with the FSC and how much FedEx is getting. I am an owner operator and all I am concerned with is how much am I getting and if it is not enough then I will not accept the load and if it stays at a rate I can not live with I will find another carrier and if that still does not work I will find a new occupation. Everyone seem to feel that the carriers are responsible for our over all well being but it is a dog eat dog world and you have to look out for yourself. Also it seems that drivers are trying to micro manage the rates, if the load pays $2.00 a mile, take it even if there is NO FSC. It all comes down to how much does the load pay. I take into consideration the distance from my last drop to my next drop and if the rate is high enough to cover all the miles then I take the load, if not I refuse.
>You guys are forgetting one very important item. Yes they
>raise your percentages for a trip but is the rate to the
>customer reduced?? Thats what needs to be found out.
No it is not reduced. That is already known. The recent FedEx tarriff INCREASE has been previously discussed in the open forum.
>raise your percentages for a trip but is the rate to the
>customer reduced?? Thats what needs to be found out.
No it is not reduced. That is already known. The recent FedEx tarriff INCREASE has been previously discussed in the open forum.
Now the General Tariif may have been increased but deep discounts and special contracts exist Big Time paticularly in the temp loads. Looks like Pfizer might be bailing out due to the hijackings last year plus rates.Swift and Jb are coming on strong and FedexLTl has to compete.
No it is not reduced. That is already known. The recent FedEx tarriff INCREASE has been previously discussed in the open forum.
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What are you reading? Or better yet, when was the last time you looked at what these loads actually book or bid at? You have no clue or you wouldn't have made that statement.
Davekc
owner
22 years
PantherII
EO moderator
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What are you reading? Or better yet, when was the last time you looked at what these loads actually book or bid at? You have no clue or you wouldn't have made that statement.
Davekc
owner
22 years
PantherII
EO moderator
greg334
Veteran Expediter
Interesting, no van increase.
I guess I have to buy a truck... or should I.....
I was asked about FedEx LTL today and could not really answer the questions the head of the shipping department had. The one thing I pointed out to this 'new' customer is that the difference, I think, is that the LTL division will most likely share the truck with other freight but CC will give you exclusive use of the vehicle. The latter was what the guy wanted and he was on the phone with FedEx as I was placing my order. I saw a FedEx CC van pull up about an hour later when I was getting my truck loaded so someone got a good load.
I guess I have to buy a truck... or should I.....
I was asked about FedEx LTL today and could not really answer the questions the head of the shipping department had. The one thing I pointed out to this 'new' customer is that the difference, I think, is that the LTL division will most likely share the truck with other freight but CC will give you exclusive use of the vehicle. The latter was what the guy wanted and he was on the phone with FedEx as I was placing my order. I saw a FedEx CC van pull up about an hour later when I was getting my truck loaded so someone got a good load.
nightcreacher
Veteran Expediter
they were only getting 63% on refer loads,61%on others,now will be 65%on all loads
nightcreacher
Veteran Expediter
i fig my increase would only be about 2500 bucks over the year,give me back my surcharge,ill dead head for free lol
nightcreacher
Veteran Expediter
well said nobb
Not trying to sound like a smart A$$. It's just you seemed to have done so much in your short time in Expediting.
While we've been expediters for a little over three years, we've hauled more freight than many. There are reasons for that.
1. We seldom go home. We try to stay in service and out on the road as much as possible. That availability opens us to more loads than we would otherwise see if we were less available.
2. We have driven FedEx White Glove equipped trucks. Liftgates, reefers, and freight handling equipment (furniture pads, straps, pallet jacks, etc) open us up to more loads than we would otherwise see if we were not so equipped.
3. We are fully-credentialled expediters with our carrier. Except for certain rare and exotic loads, we can haul any kind of freight FedEx Custom Critical handles. That opens us up to more kinds of freight from more sources.
4. We don't shy away from things that limit the kinds of loads we will haul; such as New York City, Canada, winter weather, remote areas, western states, courrier loads where a passenger rides in your truck, short runs, HAZMAT loads, long deadhead loads, etc.
All of these mean we will be exposed to a great number of freight types and opportunities in a three year period. We have not done it all and never will, but we've had great fun hauling a wide variety of freight; everything from a short run off an automotive company loading dock, to driving deep into a cave to get freight, to hauling electrical components that came FROM outer space, to delivering something nine miles deep into a national forest in Oregon; and much more.
It is one of the things we love about this business. You never know where the freight will take us next and the interesting people and places the freight will introduce us to.
While we're on the road more than most, I'm not so sure our experience is all that unique. Each expediter we've met has interesting and entertaining stories to tell.
1. We seldom go home. We try to stay in service and out on the road as much as possible. That availability opens us to more loads than we would otherwise see if we were less available.
2. We have driven FedEx White Glove equipped trucks. Liftgates, reefers, and freight handling equipment (furniture pads, straps, pallet jacks, etc) open us up to more loads than we would otherwise see if we were not so equipped.
3. We are fully-credentialled expediters with our carrier. Except for certain rare and exotic loads, we can haul any kind of freight FedEx Custom Critical handles. That opens us up to more kinds of freight from more sources.
4. We don't shy away from things that limit the kinds of loads we will haul; such as New York City, Canada, winter weather, remote areas, western states, courrier loads where a passenger rides in your truck, short runs, HAZMAT loads, long deadhead loads, etc.
All of these mean we will be exposed to a great number of freight types and opportunities in a three year period. We have not done it all and never will, but we've had great fun hauling a wide variety of freight; everything from a short run off an automotive company loading dock, to driving deep into a cave to get freight, to hauling electrical components that came FROM outer space, to delivering something nine miles deep into a national forest in Oregon; and much more.
It is one of the things we love about this business. You never know where the freight will take us next and the interesting people and places the freight will introduce us to.
While we're on the road more than most, I'm not so sure our experience is all that unique. Each expediter we've met has interesting and entertaining stories to tell.
truckerbse2
Expert Expediter
Here here!
davebeckym
Expert Expediter
Phil, if it was the same cave I drove my van in, it was a pretty tight fit. It must have really been tight in a truck!!!
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guest
Guest
EVERYBODY PRINT THIS OUT AND TAPE IT ON YOUR WINDSHIELD. IT CAN'T BE SAID ANY BETTER.
Mike & Cindy
Mike & Cindy
nightcreacher
Veteran Expediter
I've been in caves in a city outside of Pittsburgh,plenty tite,but we made it.
Was actually an old salt mine,hauled snow mobles to seattle
Was actually an old salt mine,hauled snow mobles to seattle