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As FedEx Custom Critical adds flat-rate straight trucks to its fleet (vs. percentage-paid straight trucks), people are re-thinking the FDCC contractor opportunity. Some are kind enough to share details here in the Open Forum for the benefit of others. This presents an opportunity to gather...

I appreciate your and other people's willingness to discuss details. It helps me and others understand exactly how viable (or nonviable) the flat rate program is. I am wondering if we can carry the specifics further through? Actually, I'm going to start a new thread about this. "Building Your...

You are calculating the pay per mile exactly as Diane and I do; divide total pay by total miles to determine your pay per mile. In the example you provide, it is: $2,304.38/1,765= $1.31 per mile. Assuming that fuel costs $4.00 per gallon and your straight truck gets the presumed fleet...

I don't know what you mean by a Bentz engine. Having a Volvo D-12 in our truck, I can tell you that it has EGR issues. I'm told that Cummins engines have similar issues. Still others tell me that that, industry-wide, all engines of this vintage have EGR issues. I don't now how true that is. I do...

May I ask, how many miles (odometer) did you put on your truck over the same time period?

Our experience is the same as yours.

One man's crap is another man's caviar. Mission accomplished, Layoutshooter. The frozen biscuits we rescued off your truck was delivered safely in Minneapolis this morning. We are sorry your truck got hail and wind damaged as it did but are also thankful that the remainder of your run got us...

It may be better to ask, how would that compare to how some percentage contractors deal with deadhead miles? It has been stated many times in the Open Forum over the years, by some percentage contractors at least, that deadhead miles are not an issue at all because we price all miles the same...

If you are running for a buck a mile after tolls and fuel (actually a little less than a buck a mile because the FDCC fuel surcharge expects you to pay $1.25 a gallon for fuel), what kind of life do you expect to live (food, clothing, shelter, vacations, retirement, etc.) and what kind of truck...

In the interests of clarity, please note that I did not say it was slow all over. In the quote you cite, I am referring to a comment made by another member. She is saying it is slow all over. I do not agree. My "If it is slow all over" is stated for the purposes of conversation. Emphasis is on...

I'm looking forward to your reports and I am certain many contractors will appreciate hearing from you too. While you were generous in your praise and hope that I am right, I trust that you also know the decision you made was yours alone. I hope it works out for you. Had you asked me if you...

Speaking of a May 20 event, a former FDCC employee said this in another online forum: "I was able to attend the FY12 Kickoff for FedEx Custom Critical this past Friday night and was able to see a lot of the people I used to work with there and also got to chat with the CEO for a few minutes...

While I am no longer actively researching the changes at FedEx Custom Critical, people continue to supply me with information. I post it because I believe it is important for contractors to know. But I would not feel offended in the least if others posted directly what they know. Anyway, about...

Online photos of trucks damaged or destroyed in the Joplin tornado Photo 01 Photo 02

I do not believe it is slow all over for the reasons I stated above, but for the purposes of discussion, let's say that you are right, Linda, and it is slow all over. If it is slow all over, it will be even slower for the FDCC percentage-paid trucks that are now being passed over by a...

The Joplin Petro recently expanded its facilities and had their grand opening on Friday and Saturday. Talk about timing! Story here

Dry box trucks will get hurt too as reefer contractors decide to play in the dry box arena. As high paying reefer loads decline in frequency, and the need to pay the bills asserts itself, it won't take much for a number of reefer contractors to go after the freight they were previously willing...

You served that stranger well.

This is more of a rant than anything else. I'm sitting at a truck stop in weather that could not be better for sitting and sleeping in a truck without running the heater or AC. Yet a walk up and down the rows will show numerous trucks idling their fuel away. Why do drivers idle their trucks on...

I do not know the exact number of reefer straight trucks in the fleet or ER-units either, or the exact ratio of flat-rate trucks to percentage-paid trucks. I have a general sense of the numbers and could get exact by making phone calls, just as you could; if you can find someone at FDCC who will...