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I'm not sure that I correctly understand your meaning Linda, but Joe was not wrong when he said that speed limiters were required for WG TVAL trucks. That news did not come from an irritated contractor speaking up on EO. It came by a letter sent by the company to our house. I remember it...

I don't know about the ones, I only know about this one, namely me. Our truck has been fully paid for since 2008 and we have enough money in the bank to sit for six months or more if we had to. My complaints were not inspired by a need to make a truck payment. Diane and I could match the gross...

Diane and I did not leave the company "P/Oed." We left for financial reasons and emotional. We felt sad, not mad, when we left; sad as in greiving the decline of a good company (as seen from our perspective as contractors). Those feelings set in about a year ago as the effects of numerous...

You are correct. D it is. Carriers vary in how they classify trucks. It matters not what they call us. It matters more what we can haul and that the agents come to know it.

We don't know if it was a mistake, intentional or something else. As I said, neither letter included an explanation. Nor does it matter. Diane and I have moved on. I only mention the second letter here for those who might try to spin the first letter into something more than it is. The first...

Reefer freight for straight trucks at Landstar? Who woulda thunk! Actually, Diane and I are finding out that much of what passes for conventional wisdom about Landstar may be generally true, but when you enter the company with a clear purpose and drill deeper down into the system, there is a...

With the passage of a few days and the receipt of two letters, the question is now meaningless. Diane and I do not know what to make of it but we received two letters in the mail today, both dated on the same date. The first was the termination letter that we expected. The second came from the...

It could mean anything. It could be driver health issues that prematurely forced an owner-operator team out of their truck. It could be that moving company got a contract that required a straight truck reefer and a sweet deal was offered to recruit that truck. It could be that the team failed...

Diane and I are aware of the difference between FedEx Custom Critical's centralized dispatch system and Landstar's decentralized, agent-driven dispatch system. Our move to Landstar takes us into an entirely different game; one that we are well equipped to play. Marketing and professional...

As in business, so too in life. It is human nature to resist change, even when you know you are in a bad situation. Diane and I made it look easy to change carriers but it is not. You get to know people and a system. You identify with the logo on your truck. You become comfortable with the...

Well there you go! Readers don't have to ask me how things are for a new team at LEA, you can watch the process unfold right here. Have a truck with a lift gate, join LEA, let people know that you did, and wait your turn for orientation. While you do, the universe will shift to help you...

Yes, there is a liftgate on our truck.

I would not be too quick to arrive at that conclusion. First, they will not tell you why a contract is being terminated even if you ask. Second, I was not alone in stating my issues with FedEx Custom Critical. If you read the posts going back several months in the FedEx Custom Critical forum...

That is exactly right and the company has been badly burned before by contractors who joined a new company with the fierce intention to hurt their former company. Diane and I have seen it happen several times where Fedex Custom Critical contractors leave, fuming with anger and motivated by...

This is not news to anyone who researches the company even a little bit. Diane and I knew we would be more of a number than a name when we joined the company eight years ago. That was one of the appealing things, that everyone was treated as a number. We did not want to join a company where...

I posted a few minutes ago in the FedEx Custom Critical forum that Diane and I have left that carrier for another (Landstar Express America). The post was the post and I thought little more about it as we prepare to enjoy a quiet weekend. But with questions already coming to us by phone and...

In posts here in the Open Forum and on my blog, and in conversations with company personnel, I have been saying that Diane and I are leaving FedEx Custom Critical. The deed is done. On Monday, we will attend orientation at our new carrier, Landstar Express America. Dreamer, this is my last...

Diane and I started in 2003 as green drivers. We had no service failures in those early months and no freight damage. We drove as many miles and and made as much money in our first month as the grizzled veterans. We did short runs, long runs, New York City runs, inside deliveries, etc. It would...

Your note is of GREAT value. FedEx Custom Critical is not going to go away simply because certain contractors are unhappy and/or choosing to leave the company. The FDCC recruiting department is as busy as ever reaching out to new people who will consider the opportunity. For people considering...