Started my training today with FedEx Ground, on day 2 not on the vans yet but coming from Amazon DSP it seems like a more organized career move, the route I'll probably be assigned is pretty easy considering I had 189 stops, 350+ packages when delivering for Amazon, definitely like the fact of not being micro managed all the time and being able to do the route the way its comfortable instead of fallowing a Intinerary that has to be fallowed exactly. The Atmosphere seems to be more relaxed as well. Awesome video and thanks for making it.
I drove a country route at FedEx by Fort Worth and would have anywhere between 80-100 stops a day and drove about 100 miles a day and the pay was $160 a day
A couple things about this--I recently retired from Fed Ex Express after over 20 years. Posting videos was against company policy, unless that's changed recently. Employees do get a discount on shipping, typically around %75.
Lucky you get to drive the 700s.. my station retired those completely we only have 3 P900s that do airport runs but other than that we got the 650s (Reach) and sprinters..
Lowkey want to go to express. I'm at ground right now. They're hiring at the station that's close to where I live but I'm not feeling the hours they're hiring for lol
Don’t you hate when shippers don’t let you know they have MBS (multiple packages of the same label) to ship. I’ve loaded 22 packages and then one wouldn’t scan so I had to go back and find the first one of that label to create an MBS
another favorite thing about the 700: they literally turn around on one way streets. when I moved north they didn't have 700s which was one of the reasons I stopped working for fedex.
It was ashland OR yep. People always love to argue who has the hardest route based on stop count. That seriously meant nothing at this job. I could do 120 stops in a packed cookie cutter ressy area, but 46 in the boonies with 25 miles in between each area? Ofc people are always "oh so you get to drive and have fun" NO. I had to be back at station @ 3 for plane outbound. Then go back out.
its corporate, better benefits, sometimes better pay, sometimes better hours. i quit long time ago and became a teacher. i make way more now and work better hours
Damn that delivery area in that big truck looks like a nightmare tbh, as a fedex express driver could you also be put in a smaller van? I drove for Amazon and that was what I was in and am used to.
@@beezymeech I was sure that looked familiar! I tried for years to get on with Express there. It's my hometown. I'm now up in Beaverton. I drive an expanded route out of the Tualatin station.
@@beezymeech I KNEW it was Oregon. I lived just outside of Medford for 3 months but came back down south. I tried to get on with xlr8 and drive for ground up there but they didn’t want to take me in, so I just came back to mississippi
That's actually a really good question. I have three theories: 1. I think the with the high amount of surface area inside the truck, vibrations get spread out more evenly. 2. The MASS of the truck helps provide INTERTIA 3. These trucks just do not behave like normal vehicles. Granted, I did have stuff fall out of the truck a time or two, like a heavy water bottle. But light stuff seemed to stay in that area without much of a problem.
I know that this is probably a strange question, but do drivers get some sort of employee discount if you ever needed to ship something? I’ve never heard someone mention it but would think that they should at least give you a discount on it. Great Video, BTW. Thanks!
yes and its HUGE. you get like a 75% discount or something, and yes I used it. shipping a guitar was like 20 bucks instead of 100. but you can't use it for regular business. some guy that was working there for like 25 years got fired because his wife was using it for her business, and he lost all his pension and shit from all that time he worked.
so, i was going to start working for them but i told them in a few months, im leaving the country for a few weeks. the hiring or one of the managers, was all pissy about it, saying i must bid or have senority to have a day off at all, he said i can only take a day off after two years of working there, lol wut? on top of that, they lied about pay, they give a shit about my background, its complete utter bullshit, he said if i dont want the job, then they can replace me with others, i was like lol ok! man i wish UPS still had a seasonal position.
@@beezymeech I've got 4 years of driving DOT experience but to underpay me, the way he acted, I'm gonna keep pushing and continue contract app base jobs
I pay Fed ex over night , big bucks and my package comes in 3 days , Gardwine Transport is the third party who delivers for Fed ex they lost my business , it happens all the time sometimes I wait 10 days .
Bro Let me tell you, First overnight? the most expensive option? I would sometimes deliver those 2 days late and at like.. 3pm. They would be SOO MAD. But the plane arrived at 1:30!! out of the station at 2:10. 40 minute drive away.. They never cared. "How could this be so late dude, what is wrong with you??" And!! we stopped doing refunds during COVID. Sometimes their WHOLE family would be outside waiting for it. They were always SO FKING MAD at me dude. So glad I pulled out my retirement funds. it was worth 5 grand when I did it. The same amount of shares is now worth 1.5K. That company is going down the drain.
@@beezymeech may package went from Winnipeg sort centre to the air port receiver back and forth , some guy Jeff signed for it they couldn’t seem to get it to my small town many times , Now Purlator over night the next day every time , Fed ex fails many times and was 60 bucks more !
Been debating on a D3 position but not sure how good the hours will be. Work for aramark now as a route driver but its stressful and physical af compared to what this looks like
@@beezymeech Stands for 'dedicated delivery driver' its more contract based and smaller packages, its part time/casual and you bid on the shifts available first come first serve for a maximum of 40hrs a week
@@rappy90 Oh ok. yeah we had casuals at that station too. loved them. made my days shorter. Was never a fan working 7am-8pm. 5 days a week. they didn't pay enough
Which city are you in. I drive for Amazon in San Francisco Bay Area only north bay and east Bay Area but Im also going to school so I can move on. I always wonder how different is the setup and load compare to Amazon’s which I cannot complain. Also I seen how UPS and fedEx drivers get Amazon bigger boxes I witness that many times and make jokes with the other carriers drivers lol
you will either pick everything up at the airport and drive it to the station or pick everything up from a trailer truck, load it, and take it to the station.
Amazing stuff man. For how long ur driving with FedEx u got good control. Do u have to do parallel parking alot?? That's the only thing am worried about if I passed my interview.
It’s rare. Just avoid it. Park farther down the street and walk. Always avoid putting yourself in bad positions. I’d walk up some driveways if I wasn’t sure there was a turn around.
No. They actually advise against parallel parking unless absolutely necessary. They would prefer you stop with your hazards before putting you and your vehicle ina situation where any accidents or damage to property is higher.
Yeah I work for UPS and they advise against reversing at all if it’s unnecessary. Just park a little further away and walk it off. Also like the OP said, don’t go up unknown driveways. Last thing you want to do is reverse down them into traffic because they had no where to turn around
How long was you under consideration before the interview. How, where do they interview. Do FedEx drivers train for 2 to 3 weeks before they can drive solo.
I worked in the office for just over a year. I then applied for a driving position and got it. they flew me away to a bigger city to train for 3 days, then 1 day of driving tests then you're in.
yeah and you dont need to act desperate they are in desperate need of workers you only have to work once every 90 days. give short but concise answers. they dont like too much bullshit
Hi bro, I am working for FedEx express too and I have a question: is it legal to use a GoPro while delivering? If I put it on my shoulders or my belly is it okay? Not distracting.
@@OldieProductions I did 1 year october to august and it felt so good to quit on the spot, no two weeks, and cash out my retirement. It was like 5k that I didn't know I had. I came in on a monday and they tried to put me in the office to work as as a CSA (I had a year experience as a CSA) and I just walked.
@@beezymeech Pretty much the same experience for me. Found another job and quit after my route was finished. It was getting super bad after they switched to the whole AM and afternoon route setup. As a swing driver I was coming in at 6 to run an AM route, coming back to the station to run an afternoon route that always lasted until 6 or 7pm. It was like that for my last month there. Mon-Fri 6-6 roughly. I was hired for 8 hour shifts and it just got old working 12s.
Hey! ive been wanting to get into some type of job like this or at least similar. Could you please give me any rough estimate of the type of pay they give and how physically demanding it is? Its perfectly fine if not!! I really enjoyed the video. I like the insight of seeing what its like to be you! Its cool :)
Researched some of this. UPS and FEDEX pay more than USPS. And UPS pays most ot seems, although it depends on where you are in the company. In order to become a driver, you really need to be with the company for a while, they dont hire people off the street. The very top drivers in UPS earn around 95,000 USD a year, FedEx I've seen around maybe 60,000 or 70,000 at the tops, although at the very top like high 70s. I would search it up for more details, but this is what I have from what I have seen, and may not be fully accurate.
FedEx express courier pay varies by area, but generally speaking it’s around $20 an hour give or take to start. My station started off couriers at 20.45 an hour. After a year of service I was bumped up to 21.62. Raises happen annually at express typically within a dollar. Full time UPS drivers start off at $21 an hour with a 4 year progression to top rate. Top rate for full time UPS drivers is $39.xx. While FedEx express offered somewhat decent benefits, the benefits at UPS are unmatched, along with a pension plan. Generally speaking with the small annual raises at FedEx, it takes about 20 plus years to reach top rate, where at UPS it’s a 4 year progression. With that being said you have to start off as a part time handler at UPS and gain enough seniority to bid on a driver position. Some centers it can take several years while at others it can take 6 months or even hiring off the street. The biggest difference between UPS and express was the workload. Expect 60 hour work weeks as the norm while delivering for UPS with lots of heavy and awkward packages. Your truck will be loaded from top to bottom/front to back daily, especially when your low on the seniority list. The pay is excellent and the benefits are top notch but you WILL earn every penny that they pay you. A top rate UPS driver can clear 100k a year easily with the OT. You won’t get rich at FedEx express by any means or have great benefits but the workload was night and day when compared to UPS. Managers generally treated people a lot better at Express and I wasn’t in a mad dash to get stuff done right away. Not to mention heavy and awkward packages were far and few in between. Both jobs are good in my opinion with pros and cons. If you are a hard worker and want to make this kind of job a career, I would pick UPS because of the pay and benefits. If you want a more relaxed day and have more time with family at the house with less wear and tear on your body I would choose express.
Fedex express hired drivers with no previous experience. They hired people i know who worked at a bank previously and they were trained and learned how to drive the trucks and do the job very quickly. No need to be a package handler for months to years first with express. And a lot of your packages are envelopes and light small boxes. Rarely do you have a big heavy item. Meanwhile, the UPS guy is loading his truck full of massive heavy boxes grouped with 25 others. So that's the main difference in workload and experience.
@@willlima1297 True, but the difference is that a full time UPS driver makes $40 an hour with a pension and top tier benefits with union protection. Work hard and make a lot of money go UPS. Easier work, half the money go express.
@@beezymeech dang. I've been doing close to 80 to 90 stops driving 200 plus miles. Takes me close to 10 hours to finish. That's including a 30 mins break. I'm in Syracuse NY.
this shows how bad these trucks are, having to climb in/out all day long, it's just stupid, and having to find packages in the back, and those dumb scanners are stupid, too many buttons and you have to hold it in one hand while carry packages. I drive for fedex ground, so inefficient, amazon with transit vans are even worse.
there were some vehicles at the medford express station that were almost 30 years old. but they worked fine. i actually prefer the older diesel trucks to deliver in. they are very reliable. no AC. but it just depends on how old the station is. the station I transferred to in September had newer vehicles, but they weren't the box truck 700s. they were rental vans. they had AC but were very uncomfortable to be in.
sure but this really isn't supposed to be a how to, or training video. in fact, there is no "voice over" speaking during this video because I wanted the experience to speak for itself. every station is different, and only by becoming part of the team do you truly learn what it takes to work there.
I quit for a ton of reasons. It just wasn't something I wanted to do for a long time. My dream is to make videos and one day make movies. I actually moved towns and am doing videography work for churches/businesses now.
when i worked there it ranged from 110-80-50 stops depending on the time of year and route, and the mileage varied from 250-100-50 depending on the route and day. some routes were long mileage and few stops, some were town routes with high stops but not much driving. i was a swing.
well if you notice i dont include any footage from the station. there were a bunch of boomers there. i would suggest keeping it as low key as possible. i never had a problem about this, but i didnt ask and i took the gopro off before coming back.
I don't know bro I was a swing when I worked there. That route at that time of year was probably 80-90. Less rural routes could have 120 or more. Around Christmas two loads of 100.
Fedx sucks driver just left my neighbor apartment I ask her to put package behind door she left it in front she said we are not to pass threshold ask so yal want packages stole all she said have a nice day left I put package behind stom door fedx sucks no wonder so many small packages stolen when I was a kid open door package was in between house door storm door now fedx driver tells me we can't do that
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1:56 agree that is an amazing view
I come back to this video just for that part sometimes.
FED EX
Started my training today with FedEx Ground, on day 2 not on the vans yet but coming from Amazon DSP it seems like a more organized career move, the route I'll probably be assigned is pretty easy considering I had 189 stops, 350+ packages when delivering for Amazon, definitely like the fact of not being micro managed all the time and being able to do the route the way its comfortable instead of fallowing a Intinerary that has to be fallowed exactly. The Atmosphere seems to be more relaxed as well. Awesome video and thanks for making it.
Great video i can tell you .being a FEDEX courier for almost 29 years its an interesting job ,greetings from sunny South Florida FXEA
Great vid man! 👍👌💪 Finally we get some of our Express brothers.
Thanks for a detailed video on your everyday work much appreciated
I drove a country route at FedEx by Fort Worth and would have anywhere between 80-100 stops a day and drove about 100 miles a day and the pay was $160 a day
I’m sorry for your loss lol
this sound like ground..
@@Matthewxie5505 you're correct
Looks like a stressful day, but at least you get to do it in the daytime
yeah glad i quit after summer this shit sucks when you're out 4 hours after its pitch black dark
A couple things about this--I recently retired from Fed Ex Express after over 20 years. Posting videos was against company policy, unless that's changed recently. Employees do get a discount on shipping, typically around %75.
I didn't care I was quitting soon.
@@beezymeech why if I may ask?
@@FakeChulo I switched careers and moved away.
@@beezymeech nice bro 💯 what you do now if I may ask?
@@FakeChulo im a teacher
Lucky you get to drive the 700s.. my station retired those completely we only have 3 P900s that do airport runs but other than that we got the 650s (Reach) and sprinters..
i was truly blessed. i was so afraid to drive the 700s for the first few months but after i loved them.
My old station has a lot of 900’s. I loved my 900, I kept it real clean! I miss driving it sometimes. Switched over to CTV a lot more fun 😃
Keep up the hustle king 💪
I don't work there anymore but it was so fun
I am gonna be driving for cauble enterprises out of the sikeston missouri terminal who is partnered with fedex
Lowkey want to go to express. I'm at ground right now. They're hiring at the station that's close to where I live but I'm not feeling the hours they're hiring for lol
you work pretty late there
Don’t you hate when shippers don’t let you know they have MBS (multiple packages of the same label) to ship. I’ve loaded 22 packages and then one wouldn’t scan so I had to go back and find the first one of that label to create an MBS
I think it's mps lol
Good vid, seems like the wheel on your w700 likes to turn.
another favorite thing about the 700: they literally turn around on one way streets. when I moved north they didn't have 700s which was one of the reasons I stopped working for fedex.
Nothing like a 700… but don’t forget the reach… the turning radius on those is also great!
@@Nyjetsfan1289 and they have AC!
The 700s and reaches do turn amazingly but the 590s suck at turning lol
Old ass freightliner. I'm surprise express still own a few of these
3:16 , always gotta back track for them airbills haha. half the time its impossible to read
Don't know where you are but it's a magnificent view.
Damn that neighbor looks like it sucks to deliver in lol
It was ashland OR yep. People always love to argue who has the hardest route based on stop count. That seriously meant nothing at this job. I could do 120 stops in a packed cookie cutter ressy area, but 46 in the boonies with 25 miles in between each area? Ofc people are always "oh so you get to drive and have fun" NO. I had to be back at station @ 3 for plane outbound. Then go back out.
@@beezymeech shheesssshhh makes me appreciate my route
Wow cool but how many time does that steering wheel turn like geez
WELP...
I just put in my Background Check...
Driving for Amazon Now Sooooooo.... 🤷🏾♂️Gotta see what it's hitting for
nice id say express is an upgrade. if you haven't done crazy hard stuff you'll get accepted
Fedex Leo scanners have the worst tracking system always breaks.
Is FedEx express better than ground? Just got hired for express, coming from ground
its corporate, better benefits, sometimes better pay, sometimes better hours. i quit long time ago and became a teacher. i make way more now and work better hours
6:29 sick acceleration
Damn that delivery area in that big truck looks like a nightmare tbh, as a fedex express driver could you also be put in a smaller van? I drove for Amazon and that was what I was in and am used to.
In that area you had to take that truck. the gopro makes it look worse. its not bad.
Is it me or those trucks look like frames put together from old cars
they are the equivalent of a metal box on a diesel frame yes. very fun.
Great video!
Which state and city is this? It's got a really beautiful vegetation
Medford oregon. come on down sometime.
@@beezymeech I was sure that looked familiar! I tried for years to get on with Express there. It's my hometown. I'm now up in Beaverton. I drive an expanded route out of the Tualatin station.
@@beezymeech I KNEW it was Oregon. I lived just outside of Medford for 3 months but came back down south. I tried to get on with xlr8 and drive for ground up there but they didn’t want to take me in, so I just came back to mississippi
Those trucks are the best. I hate all these new ones we got at our station.
They’re literal garbage. Old ones were perfect
How is it that your Gatorade not falling off while driving with no cup holder?. xD
That's actually a really good question.
I have three theories:
1. I think the with the high amount of surface area inside the truck, vibrations get spread out more evenly.
2. The MASS of the truck helps provide INTERTIA
3. These trucks just do not behave like normal vehicles.
Granted, I did have stuff fall out of the truck a time or two, like a heavy water bottle. But light stuff seemed to stay in that area without much of a problem.
I know that this is probably a strange question, but do drivers get some sort of employee discount if you ever needed to ship something? I’ve never heard someone mention it but would think that they should at least give you a discount on it. Great Video, BTW.
Thanks!
yes and its HUGE. you get like a 75% discount or something, and yes I used it. shipping a guitar was like 20 bucks instead of 100. but you can't use it for regular business. some guy that was working there for like 25 years got fired because his wife was using it for her business, and he lost all his pension and shit from all that time he worked.
@@beezymeech that’s cool at ups we got 5% off lol, and they make it more trouble to use then it’s worth.
I think we get 80% off
Awesome video, I almost pooped watching you drive on that cliff
I didn’t poop I shit!
so, i was going to start working for them but i told them in a few months, im leaving the country for a few weeks. the hiring or one of the managers, was all pissy about it, saying i must bid or have senority to have a day off at all, he said i can only take a day off after two years of working there, lol wut? on top of that, they lied about pay, they give a shit about my background, its complete utter bullshit, he said if i dont want the job, then they can replace me with others, i was like lol ok! man i wish UPS still had a seasonal position.
Yeah man I quit this place bad energy
@@beezymeech I've got 4 years of driving DOT experience but to underpay me, the way he acted, I'm gonna keep pushing and continue contract app base jobs
DAMM HE DRIVING FAST...
:D
I’m holding onto my chair , my heart beating fast and I had to take a Anxiety pill... watching you drive fast..I still love your video..
You can't go over 65mph so on the highway your the slow one lol
How you know where u going 😒
@@gplay1349 FedEx drivers do the same route everyday unless you’re a swing driver
I pay Fed ex over night , big bucks and my package comes in 3 days , Gardwine Transport is the third party who delivers for Fed ex they lost my business , it happens all the time sometimes I wait 10 days .
Bro Let me tell you, First overnight? the most expensive option? I would sometimes deliver those 2 days late and at like.. 3pm. They would be SOO MAD. But the plane arrived at 1:30!! out of the station at 2:10. 40 minute drive away.. They never cared. "How could this be so late dude, what is wrong with you??" And!! we stopped doing refunds during COVID. Sometimes their WHOLE family would be outside waiting for it. They were always SO FKING MAD at me dude. So glad I pulled out my retirement funds. it was worth 5 grand when I did it. The same amount of shares is now worth 1.5K. That company is going down the drain.
@@beezymeech may package went from Winnipeg sort centre to the air port receiver back and forth , some guy Jeff signed for it they couldn’t seem to get it to my small town many times , Now Purlator over night the next day every time , Fed ex fails many times and was 60 bucks more !
No signatures. I like your style
this was during covid and they dropped the req for that during this time.
Make me love my jobs in logistic 😂❤
hey I'm gonna be a part time express driver next week is there some tips for working there?
Just do your best it’s pretty hard to get fired. Try not to get sucked into it long term.
I’m just happy that I can watch your video without some stupid audio track making my ears bleed
Yeah man some stuff just doesn't need music
Do you have to remember all your stops? Or you use like a device that’s helps you where to go?
I used a app called road warrior that you plug in all your stops in the morning and check them off one by one as you complete them
Been debating on a D3 position but not sure how good the hours will be. Work for aramark now as a route driver but its stressful and physical af compared to what this looks like
they will work you like a horse, so I wouldn't worry about hours. what is D3?
@@beezymeech Stands for 'dedicated delivery driver' its more contract based and smaller packages, its part time/casual and you bid on the shifts available first come first serve for a maximum of 40hrs a week
@@rappy90 Oh ok. yeah we had casuals at that station too. loved them. made my days shorter. Was never a fan working 7am-8pm. 5 days a week. they didn't pay enough
where are there yellow Amazon stickers on the boxes. Driver Aid
fedex express doesnt deliver amazon packages unless its a private seller
You deserve more views : )
Well thank you! I’m happy with whatever I get. Thanks for watching!!
Do they track how you drive ? Like hard braking /accelerating/speeding etc..
They do now!! Haven’t worked for them in years.
Which city are you in.
I drive for Amazon in San Francisco Bay Area only north bay and east Bay Area but Im also going to school so I can move on.
I always wonder how different is the setup and load compare to Amazon’s which I cannot complain. Also I seen how UPS and fedEx drivers get Amazon bigger boxes I witness that many times and make jokes with the other carriers drivers lol
So, what's the difference between driving for Express cs Ground? 🤔
Express is corporate ground is private contracted
How is it being a shuttle driver somebody please help I start tomorrow
you will either pick everything up at the airport and drive it to the station or pick everything up from a trailer truck, load it, and take it to the station.
Where is MRFA? but finally an express POV
southern oregon
Amazing stuff man. For how long ur driving with FedEx u got good control.
Do u have to do parallel parking alot?? That's the only thing am worried about if I passed my interview.
It’s rare. Just avoid it. Park farther down the street and walk. Always avoid putting yourself in bad positions. I’d walk up some driveways if I wasn’t sure there was a turn around.
@@beezymeech that's awesome if it's not mandatory. Hopefully I don't have to drive alot in shitty Toronto downtown.
No. They actually advise against parallel parking unless absolutely necessary. They would prefer you stop with your hazards before putting you and your vehicle ina situation where any accidents or damage to property is higher.
Yeah I work for UPS and they advise against reversing at all if it’s unnecessary. Just park a little further away and walk it off. Also like the OP said, don’t go up unknown driveways. Last thing you want to do is reverse down them into traffic because they had no where to turn around
Cool vid man 👍🏻
what city is that, great view
ashland oregon
So I gotten a offer letter from FedEx Express? Does that mean I got the job? Later that day I got a email to do my background
ya you still gotta take a drug test and a background test but then you ar ein
@@beezymeech they told me Waiting for my background to finish processing and my physical to post to their system
@@beezymeech everything came back and start Friday
@@julianrodriguez9748 so hows it going then
How long was you under consideration before the interview. How, where do they interview. Do FedEx drivers train for 2 to 3 weeks before they can drive solo.
What is the ideal hourly pay rate for driving fedex express? Thanks in advance.
Around 18
Hey, how long did it take for you to become a driver, (Like the process)? and how much did you start out making?
I worked in the office for just over a year. I then applied for a driving position and got it. they flew me away to a bigger city to train for 3 days, then 1 day of driving tests then you're in.
What city is this?
So I got a interview with FedEx express next week for the casual courier non DOT position. Is it worth it?
yeah and you dont need to act desperate they are in desperate need of workers you only have to work once every 90 days. give short but concise answers. they dont like too much bullshit
@@beezymeech can you move up to be a full time driver? If so how long you gotta wait?
Is that Ashland, Oregon?
Yep!!
You must know your route, I didn’t see any ground cloud or a map, I work for ground and looking into express
My phone is in the cupholder with roadwarrior
Can't do this anymore with the cameras in now lol
Yeah I actually resigned about 2 months after I filmed this. Got a better paying job.
I love UPS
Hi bro, I am working for FedEx express too and I have a question: is it legal to use a GoPro while delivering? If I put it on my shoulders or my belly is it okay? Not distracting.
probably not man but who knows i dont work there anymore
@@beezymeech :( especially the dashcam on the windshield can catch no seatbelt or holding phone/leo while driving even though I cover my face.
@@BOLANGTHANG haha yep that company went down the drain so i left and cashed out
What's the pay like if working for 5 years
Idk man stopped working there 3 years ago it was ok but not that good
Fedex Express was hands down the worst job I've ever worked.
They treat you like a child/property/slave but expect you do work 12 hours a day and be happy/perfect about it
@@beezymeech Exactly. Don’t even get me started on Peak season. 6am to 7pm + 1 hour commute 7 days a week. Never saw my family around Christmas time.
@@OldieProductions I did 1 year october to august and it felt so good to quit on the spot, no two weeks, and cash out my retirement. It was like 5k that I didn't know I had. I came in on a monday and they tried to put me in the office to work as as a CSA (I had a year experience as a CSA) and I just walked.
@@beezymeech Pretty much the same experience for me. Found another job and quit after my route was finished. It was getting super bad after they switched to the whole AM and afternoon route setup. As a swing driver I was coming in at 6 to run an AM route, coming back to the station to run an afternoon route that always lasted until 6 or 7pm. It was like that for my last month there. Mon-Fri 6-6 roughly. I was hired for 8 hour shifts and it just got old working 12s.
Hey! ive been wanting to get into some type of job like this or at least similar. Could you please give me any rough estimate of the type of pay they give and how physically demanding it is? Its perfectly fine if not!! I really enjoyed the video. I like the insight of seeing what its like to be you! Its cool :)
Depends on state. 18-22 an hour if non dot courier with them. If you’re dot, much more.
Researched some of this. UPS and FEDEX pay more than USPS. And UPS pays most ot seems, although it depends on where you are in the company. In order to become a driver, you really need to be with the company for a while, they dont hire people off the street. The very top drivers in UPS earn around 95,000 USD a year, FedEx I've seen around maybe 60,000 or 70,000 at the tops, although at the very top like high 70s. I would search it up for more details, but this is what I have from what I have seen, and may not be fully accurate.
FedEx express courier pay varies by area, but generally speaking it’s around $20 an hour give or take to start. My station started off couriers at 20.45 an hour. After a year of service I was bumped up to 21.62. Raises happen annually at express typically within a dollar. Full time UPS drivers start off at $21 an hour with a 4 year progression to top rate. Top rate for full time UPS drivers is $39.xx. While FedEx express offered somewhat decent benefits, the benefits at UPS are unmatched, along with a pension plan. Generally speaking with the small annual raises at FedEx, it takes about 20 plus years to reach top rate, where at UPS it’s a 4 year progression. With that being said you have to start off as a part time handler at UPS and gain enough seniority to bid on a driver position. Some centers it can take several years while at others it can take 6 months or even hiring off the street. The biggest difference between UPS and express was the workload. Expect 60 hour work weeks as the norm while delivering for UPS with lots of heavy and awkward packages. Your truck will be loaded from top to bottom/front to back daily, especially when your low on the seniority list. The pay is excellent and the benefits are top notch but you WILL earn every penny that they pay you. A top rate UPS driver can clear 100k a year easily with the OT. You won’t get rich at FedEx express by any means or have great benefits but the workload was night and day when compared to UPS. Managers generally treated people a lot better at Express and I wasn’t in a mad dash to get stuff done right away. Not to mention heavy and awkward packages were far and few in between. Both jobs are good in my opinion with pros and cons. If you are a hard worker and want to make this kind of job a career, I would pick UPS because of the pay and benefits. If you want a more relaxed day and have more time with family at the house with less wear and tear on your body I would choose express.
Fedex express hired drivers with no previous experience. They hired people i know who worked at a bank previously and they were trained and learned how to drive the trucks and do the job very quickly. No need to be a package handler for months to years first with express. And a lot of your packages are envelopes and light small boxes. Rarely do you have a big heavy item. Meanwhile, the UPS guy is loading his truck full of massive heavy boxes grouped with 25 others. So that's the main difference in workload and experience.
@@willlima1297 True, but the difference is that a full time UPS driver makes $40 an hour with a pension and top tier benefits with union protection. Work hard and make a lot of money go UPS. Easier work, half the money go express.
I’m trying to transfer from Amazon over to FedEx. How many stops do you usually do when you first start compared to a usual day?.
They give you a light load for sure when you first start. You start doing about 80- 120 depending on the area.
I'm fedex ground so I'm always curious about the difference, how many stops? How many packages? Paid per hour or per day?
I was getting paid almost 19/hr and 28/h OT after 8 hrs and I was a swing so sometimes 40 stops but 200 miles or 40 miles and 120 stops
@@beezymeech dang. I've been doing close to 80 to 90 stops driving 200 plus miles. Takes me close to 10 hours to finish. That's including a 30 mins break. I'm in Syracuse NY.
I've been with Express fro about 8 yrs. Get $ 30.59 per hour. Do about 80 stops per day. Great company to work for IMO
Does express offer CDL training?
@@Christianmendez-ig8xg yes
this shows how bad these trucks are, having to climb in/out all day long, it's just stupid, and having to find packages in the back, and those dumb scanners are stupid, too many buttons and you have to hold it in one hand while carry packages. I drive for fedex ground, so inefficient, amazon with transit vans are even worse.
I love this video. My life in a nutshell lmao. 😎👍🏼
I wish I did this on every swing route. this one was one of the best ones.
Is this in Ashland?
yes!
@@beezymeech crazy! I'm a UPS driver in yreka. But I go up to Ashland and Medford all the time. You still a driver up there?
So are the vehicles at express in better condition than ground/home delivery? Some contractors are really cheap as in dirty dash ductape camer mounts
there were some vehicles at the medford express station that were almost 30 years old. but they worked fine. i actually prefer the older diesel trucks to deliver in. they are very reliable. no AC. but it just depends on how old the station is.
the station I transferred to in September had newer vehicles, but they weren't the box truck 700s. they were rental vans. they had AC but were very uncomfortable to be in.
It was difficult to follow not knowing the steps to take
sure but this really isn't supposed to be a how to, or training video. in fact, there is no "voice over" speaking during this video because I wanted the experience to speak for itself. every station is different, and only by becoming part of the team do you truly learn what it takes to work there.
Why you quit man? And what do you do now?
I quit for a ton of reasons. It just wasn't something I wanted to do for a long time. My dream is to make videos and one day make movies. I actually moved towns and am doing videography work for churches/businesses now.
What’s your average stop count and mileage per day?
when i worked there it ranged from 110-80-50 stops depending on the time of year and route, and the mileage varied from 250-100-50 depending on the route and day. some routes were long mileage and few stops, some were town routes with high stops but not much driving. i was a swing.
Great video
Where is this ?
ashland oregon
@@beezymeech looks lovely ..nice route
@@beezymeech I live in Medford oregon man I knew this looked familiar
@@keithlestrange4249 it was the best route in the entire station. i was a full time swing
Is it the that you people steal electronics?
yes
Did they give you any problem about this? I’d love to do the same thing but I don’t wanna get my balls broken about it… express courier in NYC
well if you notice i dont include any footage from the station. there were a bunch of boomers there. i would suggest keeping it as low key as possible. i never had a problem about this, but i didnt ask and i took the gopro off before coming back.
@@beezymeech those miserable boomers lol
How many stops did you have bro ?
I don't know bro I was a swing when I worked there. That route at that time of year was probably 80-90. Less rural routes could have 120 or more. Around Christmas two loads of 100.
what is your return to base
What do you mean
@@beezymeech what time do u have to be back with your ob
What does a casual courier does?
same thing no plane work just delivering no benefits no paid time off
@@beezymeech heard it’s part time only up to 24hours a week and not guaranteed hours
I don’t know if that’s worth it tbh
@@beezymeech do you think it’s worth it? If your looking for full time. Got a interview with them next week
How many packages did you open today 😂😂
Only the ones with weed in them
what state please
Southern oregon right by california
@@beezymeech thanks
Wait u can film urself working??? Lucky man.
I only did this one time.
You have time for lunch?!
no lol
@@beezymeech bahaha I drive for Amazon right now. Decided on whether to leave or not but just got sent my job offer..
@@beezymeech how long after you started did you get your badge, uniform and start driving?
My first day is the 8th!
Bro sounds stupid but i wish i could have this job, im sry americans, but i might end in your country doing this.
I still dream about it. It was super fun despite all the BS.
I bet he get home early too 😂
summer hours were like 8-7 on a good day
Fedx sucks driver just left my neighbor apartment I ask her to put package behind door she left it in front she said we are not to pass threshold ask so yal want packages stole all she said have a nice day left I put package behind stom door fedx sucks no wonder so many small packages stolen when I was a kid open door package was in between house door storm door now fedx driver tells me we can't do that
@@TerryGreene-gj1tz cool lol
I'm sure the new EV's will take these all out for good unfortunately
😂😂 wow what a view Home alone
No I’m not gonna give a stranger my first initial and last name.
then we keep the package and take it back to the station XD I had people do that when I worked there and I was like "alright"
uhh huuut
Fed ex is THE WORST
@Yumi❤️ u all suck packages always late, damaged , or thrown and how are you ON LA?
@@cullenw4077 what kind of name is "Cullen"?
Why did the lady call you a Karen? Lol
where?
@@beezymeech I think 9:28 lol
I think she said camera