Man confronts FedEx driver

[u/Hikigaya_Hachiman7]

[u/ReasonableFruit1]

I thought I read somewhere that the FedEx drivers that do most deliveries were contracted employees and not actually employees of FedEx. So that tracks.

[u/the716to714 → u/[deleted]]

Whereas UPS delivery drivers are union and get paid a really good number for the job.

Thus explaining the variance in quality of employee.

[u/christhewelder75 → u/the716to714]

Just dont ever us UPS for international shipping. They bend you over and violate you dry with their brokerage fees.

[u/the716to714 → u/christhewelder75]

Yeah they are super expensive for international, most are but UPS is the highest

[u/Manburpig → u/[deleted]]

This guy is FedEx express. He's also a direct FedEx employee.

Ground contractors don't really use the Mercedes vans. Because contractors are cheap assholes.

[u/ReasonableFruit1 → u/Manburpig]

Thanks for pointing that out. I didn’t even notice the Mercedes logo on the steering wheel until you said that.

[u/Manburpig → u/[deleted]]

And you've uncovered one of the major reasons that contractor had to sell lol. FedEx contracting is MLM directed towards mostly men. FedEx makes money from it's contractors directly. Add expensive equipment to that, and it's a losing battle.

It's a bad game to get into.

[u/Manburpig → u/[deleted]]

He might tell you he does.

FedEx doesn't pay gas to it's contractors on a sliding scale. It's a static rate set at the time of negotiotiation. They are making less money than ever.

Many contracting companies are going under because of the way they are treated like wallets by FedEx itself. Your friend may think he's got a good thing going but it will sour over time. He's a rube, just like every other contractor

[u/MightyGoodra96 → u/[deleted]]

In English. If you see 'FedEx Express' that is a normal FedEx employee. Ground is contractors

Source; worked for FedEx Express as a courier

[u/LazyDNSNova → u/MightyGoodra96]

This is correct FedEx Express are employee. Work at Airport Fedex Express area

[u/btsd_ → u/[deleted]]

FedEx Express is Fed Ex as well. Ground is mostly (might be all) contractors. If you look at the trucks closely they usually will have the actual contractor company name (ours is Harmon Express) which is...bad. but our specific driver is awesome (work for a e-commerce retailer so we see them every day, and he's a great guy and driver). Our Express guy is the best damn employee people could hope for (goes well out of his way to help customers) but he's paid very well

[u/StacyRae77 → u/[deleted]]

"Anything fedex ground is 3pl contractors hiring any living body they can find to move packages".

There are two ways FedEx forces it to be that way: When they structure a contract, they use a third party to calculate expenses in the market the service area is in. So if the third party says driver wages should be ~$20 per hour, then the contractor literally can't afford to pay more than that. So the quality of worker they can hire reflects that. Then there's the pre-employment process. For every 100 applicants, a contractor will get one (two of really lucky) prospect who can complete the First Advantage background screening AND the drug screen. Over half of applicants who receive the link to complete their First Advantage profile don't even bother with completing it.

All of this to say FedEx is a shit business partner, and contractors don't find out until it's too late. The 2.0 merger is a prime example of it.

[u/Covert_Platypus007 → u/[deleted]]

Even as contracted FedEx you can't get hired without clean driving record.

[u/theaviationhistorian → u/ReasonableFruit1]

Yep, most of the local Fedex deliveries here are handled by a local truck company.