In 2007, there were less than 20 trucks in the FedEx Custom Critical straight truck fleet that produced more revenue than us. I know this because I asked and people who are able to run reports at our carrier told me. They did not give names and I did not ask for them. I asked because I wanted to know what other top producers may be doing that we are not.
In 2008, we will not do as well as in 2007. Reason: driver variables. We made different choices in 2008 that reduced our production.
Bruno, if you know the teams who outperformed us in 2007, I' would love it if you to introduced me to them. I would appreciate the opportunity to meet and learn from them.
Let's not make an issue out of our success. We define it in our particular way, just as others define success in their particular way. A team that generates half the revenue we do is no less successful than us, if they define success in ways other than revenue.
We are money motivated and goal oriented. Our first-priority is to make as much money as we can in our chosen truck type and style of expediting. That is why I bug people at FedEx Custom Critical to tell us how we are doing compared to other top producers. It is not to rank ourselves as better or worse than them. It is to learn what the absolute top producers are doing, take inspiration from that, learn their behavior, and -- to the extent it fits our other goals -- do what they do.
The question I asked was simple and straightforward. Models of the kind of response I requested were offered in
reply 12 and
reply 15 of this thread. Your non-answer is itself an answer and I will trouble you no further for specifics.
For new readers, let me say again that there is no such thing as the best carrier. There is only the carrier that is best for you.
I talk to a good number of people who are researching the expedite opportunity. Several of them have signed on with carriers other than FedEx Custom Critical. In these conversations, I have no interest in proving myself right about our carrier choice. Instead, I hope to help people be right about theirs.
Bruno, I congratulate you on your step up to Panther. It appears to be a good move to you. But for others, the same move could very easily be a step down. You can praise Panther all you want and will receive no complaints from me. But I get testy when I see you suggesting that your move is the same move other people should make.
It is a disservice to others to grind an ax against a former carrier. It is a service to others and a show of respect to provide factual information that can help others make the carrier decision that is right for them.
This is not cheerleading. It is expediting. It is not about getting people to sign up for your team. It is about helping people find the team that is right for them. It is not about scoring moral victories by coaxing someone from one carrier to another. It is about the satisfaction of helping others make the choices that are right for them.
), but this is based on a very small time-frame sampling. Knowing that, there really isn't any "rest of the story" that is needed, or even meaningful, since whatever it might be would also be based on a very small time-frame sampling. From that point on this thread has been a train wreck that was derailed by off-topic comments and questions, starting with the one quoted above. 
