Recent content by Knvsmom

Which came first, the chicken or the egg?

As I said Beachbum, I'm new at this, just a driver, so as to what kind of agreement or contract the owners of this truck have with FedEx, I don't have a clue? Have pity on a rookie if you could and explain what it is to be incorporated please.

I have always wondered how FedEx C C gets by with having contractors and subcontractors, instead of employees myself? We wear their uniforms, get our dispatches, messages, etc, from them, follow their rules, use their paperwork, wear their badges with our FedEx ID on it, have to follow their...

Agreed butterfly. I darn sure won't take a HazMat load for some crappy rate. With all the paperwork, maybe placards, and even specific routes, that would not be worth it. I keep seeing Expediter Services being mentioned. Is this company a good or bad thing when it comes to FedEx? Do they get 1st...

I don't want to get a controversy started with this thread folks. Being newbies we are just trying to find out what's the norm and what isn't? Still curious as to what a flat rate will do to those of us in DR units who aren't O/Os is our biggest concern. How does a flat rate actually work? Is...

Well said Joe. I appreciate the thought ATeam, but I wouldn't want to waste my Owner's fuel if I can prevent it. This is an old thread I found in the FXCC forums. Can anyone say for sure if this still works? We are out of service for personal reasons and can't put it to the test. Expeditor...

First bit of good news I've seen concerning this thread..Thanks Joe, I hope you are right.

I noticed the same thing butterfly, concerning the multitudes of SF loads coming across last week, at lower than usual rates. Of course the fact we couldn't negotiate those rates meant we turned down quite a few ourselves. Even those we weren't far from weren't coming in at a decent rate. We...

@ Treadmill, Tell me about it. I had to go back a couple of times to figure everything just to make sure my math was right. That was one of those loads that didn't even deserve a reply. We may be rookies, but we have enough sense to know when we are being ripped off.

I do feel your pain. It has been the same for us. We had a WG/TVAL/HazMat load offer last week @ .98¢/mile. That was ridiculous! Also have had a couple of good paying loads cancel. I wondered if those loads actually cancelled or they were offered to another carrier at a lower flat rate? I guess...

Hi All, My co driver and I started driving for a great O/O couple about five months ago. We are still learning as we go, of course. We are driving a 22 ft straight truck with a Carrier refrig unit. We are WG/TVAL qualified, have our passports, and our HazMat endorsements. Something we have...

64.6 mph and does that get old when I'm trying to pass.

Sitting on a load, waiting for daybreak Monday.