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    o/o insurance rates

    That is a pretty good rate. Its cheaper than what I'm paying. Are you able to actually go in a talk face to face to an agent? I don't mind paying a little more if I can go in and shake my agent around to keep him in line.
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    Fed Ex's Urgent Freight

    I received my contractor newsletter today. Had a little piece about UrgentFreight. I hope they are being totally honest with us.
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    Fed Ex's Urgent Freight

    I don’t know if this will give you a satisfactory answer or not, but this might be why we are sitting so much. There are about 2000 vehicles in the Fed Ex CC fleet - D and E units account for about 1,200 of these vehicles. What happens is these vehicles get clustered in certain areas, and the...
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    Fed Ex's Urgent Freight

    I talk with a rep from Urgent Freight, and what they are looking for are fleet owners (probably 15 or more units) to contract with. Right now they are not interested in contracting with small fleet owners or individual contactors. Their current game plan is to grow as rapidly as possible by...
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    An Open letter to Akron and Memphis

    Hey, lets do it. There is strength in numbers. Lets get something together that we can give to other contractors on the road that don't have access to this board. We can hand out informational flyers or something. Anything I can do help, let me know. Ed
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    Load rating system with FED ex

    I do not know how the dispatching actually works (everybody has different ideas, including FedEx), but I have made the same observation, that the "e" units move very quickly. I do know that the computer system does not dictate who is offered a load with FedEx, the dispatcher makes the call as to...
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    Number of days on the Road

    Just curious, on average, how many days out does everybody stay out? We usually stay out about 10, come back and head out again after a day or two. I've heard of some people who stay out weeks and months at a time, and I've actually talked to a couple of expediters who are home almost every...
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    Fedex CC Load Board

    You don't have to cover up the big FedEx ad on your vehicle, thats advertising. What you do cover up is the FedEx ICC number. When you trip lease, its usually through another shipper or broker, and you use their authority (for a small fee), or you can use your own. There are some one stop...
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    Freight???

    Another reason Fed Ex freight shipments are down, is the increase in small expediting carriers that have popped up in the past 12-18 months. Just take a look the next time your on the road. You'll see Revere, JS, and Collins (just to name a few). They don't have many trucks, but these new...
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    Fedex CC Load Board

    Just a quick note, you do not have to use your vehicle soley for Fed Ex, you can trip lease. In your contract it should say you, the owner, are responsible for operation of your vehicle, including acceptance and rejection of loads tendered. Section 4.07 of the newer contracts have a provision...
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