White Glove
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Doggie Daddy
Veteran Expediter
yes, and their uniforms are every bit as professional looking. 
Nice slam on good looking uniforms. I'd love to see what you look like in your uniform? Let me guess blue jean shorts and a Harley T-Shirt? I work for several van lines and always felt professional there as I did at FedEx White Glove. They have been and will continue to be the best of the best.
Doggie Daddy
Veteran Expediter
WHOA glen, come in out of the sun and take a chill pill. it was a joke,and it wasn't aimed at FECC white glovers.it was aimed at "mongo" standing behind the truck. and while i don't do the blue jean shorts much anymore, iam rather proud of my extensive H-D t shirt collection.
Jack Jackson
Expert Expediter
>yes, and their uniforms are every bit as professional
>looking.
I don't see how anyone could read that as anything but a slam.
Maybe the green eyes of jealousy are clouding your vision.
>looking.
I don't see how anyone could read that as anything but a slam.
Maybe the green eyes of jealousy are clouding your vision.
Doggie Daddy
Veteran Expediter
finally,someone with a sense of humor.we have met alot of white glovers that are great people and have become good friends with a few of them.but for the majority of them, they take themselves way too seriously. now that could be concidered a slam,but it's justified.c'mon people, lighten up you are no better than the rest of us poor slobs out here.
Uh, Guys RE: White Glove
Sheesh; I'm sorry I posted this.
These guys are not FedEx White Glove.
They are unloading medical equipment for a new dentists office.
It was a very warm afternoon (yes it
DOES get warm in Canada) and I guess they lumper in the picture was working hard.
What's with all the FedEx White Glove knocks.
I only posted the picture to show that White Glove was not trade marked by FedEx here.
Sheesh; I'm sorry I posted this.
These guys are not FedEx White Glove.
They are unloading medical equipment for a new dentists office.
It was a very warm afternoon (yes it
DOES get warm in Canada) and I guess they lumper in the picture was working hard.
What's with all the FedEx White Glove knocks.
I only posted the picture to show that White Glove was not trade marked by FedEx here.
Doggie Daddy
Veteran Expediter
RE: Uh, Guys RE: White Glove
and i'm sorry that some people don't understand my brand of humor.but i will stick to my comment that some of us take themselves way too serious.
and i'm sorry that some people don't understand my brand of humor.but i will stick to my comment that some of us take themselves way too serious.
RE: Uh, Guys RE: White Glove
I see nothing wrong with pointing out one of the differances between "White Glove "services.The fact that it was done with tounge in cheek humor makes it even better.
I have great pride in our FECC White Glove guys and gals.Every one I have met has been professional in every sense of the word.
I see nothing wrong with pointing out one of the differances between "White Glove "services.The fact that it was done with tounge in cheek humor makes it even better.
I have great pride in our FECC White Glove guys and gals.Every one I have met has been professional in every sense of the word.
>finally,someone with a sense of humor.we have met alot of
>white glovers that are great people and have become good
>friends with a few of them.but for the majority of them,
>they take themselves way too seriously. now that could be
>concidered a slam,but it's justified.c'mon people, lighten
>up you are no better than the rest of us poor slobs out
>here.
To the extent that "All men are created equal" I take your meaning. No person is better than anyone else. But within the trucking industry, the White Glove drivers I know are anything but "poor slobs". Because they take their jobs seriously, and because they do it well, they command the highest incomes in the expediting industry.
>white glovers that are great people and have become good
>friends with a few of them.but for the majority of them,
>they take themselves way too seriously. now that could be
>concidered a slam,but it's justified.c'mon people, lighten
>up you are no better than the rest of us poor slobs out
>here.
To the extent that "All men are created equal" I take your meaning. No person is better than anyone else. But within the trucking industry, the White Glove drivers I know are anything but "poor slobs". Because they take their jobs seriously, and because they do it well, they command the highest incomes in the expediting industry.
Doggie Daddy
Veteran Expediter
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>To the extent that "All men are created equal" I take your
>meaning. No person is better than anyone else. But within
>the trucking industry, the White Glove drivers I know are
>anything but "poor slobs". Because they take their jobs
>seriously, and because they do it well, they command the
>highest incomes in the expediting industry.
when i first started reading your post, i thought okay here is someone else that gets it. well after the first two sentences i could see that you are one of those white glovers that have that "elitest" complex. i have met up with several of your kind on the road, and let me tell you it was not an experience that i would want to repeat.
why does the fact that you provide extra services (for wich you are compensated)and that you have extra equipment on your truck to accomplish those extra services make you think that you are better than anyone else?
like i mentioned in an earlier post on this thread,we have met some very good people in W/G.really good people that do not have an attitude that they are somehow better than anyone else.we have also met up with W/G people that would not even give you the time of day.
i assume from your statement that you think that anyone who isn't in W/G does not take thier job serious, and they do not do it well.i am here to tell you that you couldn't be more wrong.for you to think that just because you do inside deliveries or temperature assured loads and at times your cargo has more value makes you better is ridiculous.
i know for a fact that there are some W/G ers that are so full of themselves that they have added extra decorations to thier woefully inadequite fedex uniforms.(epaulets on thier shoulders) luckily for the rest of us that only makes them easier to spot and avoid.
my first post on this thread was meant as humor,and was not aimed at any W/G ers but it didn't take long for you smug SOB's to crawl out from underneath your rocks and turn this into something it wasn't.
well now i feel better. and thanks to this website i know what you look like(for the others that i don't want to meet i'll just look at the shoulder decorations)and i don't think that i will be asking you if you'd like to go have coffee and conversation.DD.
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>To the extent that "All men are created equal" I take your
>meaning. No person is better than anyone else. But within
>the trucking industry, the White Glove drivers I know are
>anything but "poor slobs". Because they take their jobs
>seriously, and because they do it well, they command the
>highest incomes in the expediting industry.
when i first started reading your post, i thought okay here is someone else that gets it. well after the first two sentences i could see that you are one of those white glovers that have that "elitest" complex. i have met up with several of your kind on the road, and let me tell you it was not an experience that i would want to repeat.
why does the fact that you provide extra services (for wich you are compensated)and that you have extra equipment on your truck to accomplish those extra services make you think that you are better than anyone else?
like i mentioned in an earlier post on this thread,we have met some very good people in W/G.really good people that do not have an attitude that they are somehow better than anyone else.we have also met up with W/G people that would not even give you the time of day.
i assume from your statement that you think that anyone who isn't in W/G does not take thier job serious, and they do not do it well.i am here to tell you that you couldn't be more wrong.for you to think that just because you do inside deliveries or temperature assured loads and at times your cargo has more value makes you better is ridiculous.
i know for a fact that there are some W/G ers that are so full of themselves that they have added extra decorations to thier woefully inadequite fedex uniforms.(epaulets on thier shoulders) luckily for the rest of us that only makes them easier to spot and avoid.
my first post on this thread was meant as humor,and was not aimed at any W/G ers but it didn't take long for you smug SOB's to crawl out from underneath your rocks and turn this into something it wasn't.
well now i feel better. and thanks to this website i know what you look like(for the others that i don't want to meet i'll just look at the shoulder decorations)and i don't think that i will be asking you if you'd like to go have coffee and conversation.DD.
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Not all W/glove runs will make you a millionaire as a member posted. Certain customers such as IBM, Prax Air,Lockheed Martin command huge discounts and do not pay the FSC. Recently I was in Detroit,was offered a next day pick up in Ontario (206 miles deadhead) delivering to IBM in Brewster NY (435 miles). Worked out to $1.07 per mile for a full D load,throw in tolls in and out of Canada plus the NY Thruway and I would have been down to about .95 per mile. This was before buying fuel in NY State and we all know what that costs. No negoation was possible due to the new policy which came about several months ago,many of us know why,so I refused this trip.
It almost seems like this is moving to another topic.
It is true that the WG drivers make more revenue.
With that comes alot higher investment and ongoing costs.
By the time you weigh the investments and additional costs, they are essentially running for the same thing. Of course that is my experience with them.
"Been there, done that"
I think it is more of a "calling" than any type of financial reward.
Again, look at all the ads from owners looking for white glove drivers.
It comes down to your investment being a third to double a typical expediter. Because of that, your insurance, maintenance and deadhead are considerably higher. Running numerous times through the year for reefer certification, is all on the owner dime. Not to mention all the lost time ect.That is one example and I could go on and on.
Not every load is a WG load.
So the question becomes, are you running for over twice what the typical expediter is doing on every run? Not hardly.
Net revenue over a 5 year period doesn't show it either.
Pretty simple math, that is why it seems like more of a calling than any type of financial reward.
These are just my opinions and observations based on my own experiences. Rich's experience tells me little has changed since my dealings with it.
Davekc
owner
21 years
It is true that the WG drivers make more revenue.
With that comes alot higher investment and ongoing costs.
By the time you weigh the investments and additional costs, they are essentially running for the same thing. Of course that is my experience with them.
"Been there, done that"
I think it is more of a "calling" than any type of financial reward.
Again, look at all the ads from owners looking for white glove drivers.
It comes down to your investment being a third to double a typical expediter. Because of that, your insurance, maintenance and deadhead are considerably higher. Running numerous times through the year for reefer certification, is all on the owner dime. Not to mention all the lost time ect.That is one example and I could go on and on.
Not every load is a WG load.
So the question becomes, are you running for over twice what the typical expediter is doing on every run? Not hardly.
Net revenue over a 5 year period doesn't show it either.
Pretty simple math, that is why it seems like more of a calling than any type of financial reward.
These are just my opinions and observations based on my own experiences. Rich's experience tells me little has changed since my dealings with it.
Davekc
owner
21 years
This thread is about a truck that uses the White Glove name and the fact it isn't a FedEx truck. Reading through every post, there are no posts in here that claim superiority to anyone. There are posts that belittle certain posters specifically and WG in general. That is uncalled for and the thread needs to return to topic or at the very least continue without any additional insults or abuses.
Leo
truck 4958
Support the entire Constitution, not just the parts you like.
Leo
truck 4958
Support the entire Constitution, not just the parts you like.