What It's Really Like to Be a FedEx Ground Driver
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- Опубліковано 28 вер 2024
- Follow a FedEx driver and his trusty vehicle as they plunder through American suburbia, delivering package after package to the good citizens of Indiana.
TISX is just your average FedEx contractor trying to prove that FedEx is the best delivery service around! #FedexDeliveryDriver #FedexGround #Fedexdriver
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That's crazy he did all his deliveries in 7 minutes 🤯
😂😂
My husband leaves at 6 am and isn't home b4 8pm 90 percent of the time. Terrible trucks to drive and in the winter I have to help start the truck. They took money from his check stating he didn't have his seat belt on. Salary job so they can work u 12 hours
That's crazy
No wonder delivery drivers went on strike. No AC, shit equipment, heavy lifting that I've never even been asked to do in a factory. It's amazing you found someone who likes the job through all of it; imagine the kind of happy workers you would have if you did better.
Thanks for opinions, I hope you have a wonderful day
You have a great point. However, …possibly, someone finds this job fulfilling as a purpose beyond themselves by serving their community. Who doesn’t anxiously wait for their package? Literally, it’s true what they say…If trucking stops, everything stops. That’s no exaggeration and the truth is that all of us (myself included) take these folks/services for granted in no time flat. Additionally, compare the pay, conditions, and quality of life to 90 some percent of the rest of the world. That’s the perception I have earned in my deployments/military career.
They get paid over 100k a year they'll be ok
As a FedEx driver myself….I felt this!
@@HeNnEsSy_HiCcUpS
They certainly do not I work for ground and depending on the contractor and the pay you’re lucky if you make 60,000 you’re thinking of UPS
You guys work hard and don’t get any credit! Keep up the good work!
Preciate ya
he doesn't deserve credit he put one of the biggest boxes right in front of a door that opens outward
Bro you’re going to put your back out if you keep lifting like that. Use the dolly and take your time. No job is worth damaging your back and ruining your health. FedEx won’t care if you injure yourself and you end up on medical disability from an injury.
This
Did you just tell the buff ass dude how to lift properly? 😂
Dolly?😂
Wtf is that!?
My trucks usually so packed that I don't have room for a goddamn dolly!
@@37Sith^^^ this ….straight facts
I’ve worked for fedex 12 years and had countless injuries, the cart doesn’t waste time I promise. Our compromised bodies are what can waste time, hurt back equals slow driver.
Very well made!! I’m a new FedEx driver and I’m impressed with how many big packages you had 😮😮😮
is normally a lot of big packages?
Fedex wants to corner the market on IC/oversized. Ups is happy to allow them. Great for Fedex- not for contractors.
How you liking it so far? I’m kinda nervous about applying
I know this life 😅 I very rarely use the dolly, even for heavy stuff I’m usually carrying it. It’s pretty smooth overall. Unmanifested packages was a on going problem when I first started so I started scanning every package that I could at the warehouse before I take off. The best way to make your day quicker is to use the map on the scanner and get about 10-15 stops ready in advance so you can just grab & go.
All y'all commenting about getting ready to start working at ground gonna quit within 3 months once you see the bullshit you'll be delivering 😂. Shit ain't right with the stuff we have to deliver by ourselves. This dudes truck is nothing compared to what its really like. Light day my dude? Tell them like it really is 😂😂😂. My best advice to the noobs is to run and never look back. Go apply at a furniture store and have another hand on what your delivering cause thats what you'll be packing around by yourself and busting your body up.
Not wrong. I'm quitting after almost 4 months...job is definitely not worth it.
Especially when they slam u and pay u by the day
Facts lmaoo my truck be stuffed and they make us take everything too🤦🏾♂️ but long as you use good form when lifting this job easy. I be getting like 150ish stops everyday and I be done around 1:30🏃🏾♂️💨
@@babyyamesso only have 150 packages??? I’m a dot driver for Amazon. I have 160 to 188 stops but I’ll have 329 to 340packages……
Leaves an oversize package blocking the front door so the residents can't use their main exit in case of a fire at 4:23. Genius level stuff right there.
It’s what I call BRILLIANCE
Very unlikely a fire is going to happen in the 30 seconds he's there🙄
I saw that too. 😂
Great video TISX! Very Informative and entertaining! You did a great job with this one; keep up the great work!
Wow thanks for watching! Rock on!
I was a driver helper one holiday season. It was so much fun. My driver loved to eat. We crashed so many Christmas office parties. He even cut me in on his cash gifts from his customers, even though I insisted he didnt need to do that since he works all year for those.
Did he weigh 400 pounds? lol
@@gmar7836 he was definitely over 300, but that didnt slow him down when it was time to hustle.
I drove Amazon Step Van for a while, lookin at either going back there are starting FedEx part time for a bit until I finish school. I learned not to park in front of people's driveways because on the few occasions I did, the resident will either decide to leave or return home at the exact same time I leave the truck,. They then proceed to immediately get pissed off and start honking.
Blocking the driveway is the safest option for the customer always, they knew they had a package being delivered.
@@Wjoethomas Yeah I know it is. Just to got to a point with people that if they have the audacity to honk at me while getting a package they know is theirs then too bad. Enjoy the wreck.
Not a lot of packages. Good thing you have an easy route
I worked for Amazon and hated it with a passion, I was treated like crap and over worked now I work for fed ex and love it, people are so nice and I do half the work I did at Amazon
They lose packages and FedEx claims it was delivered. 4 times now they lost expensive items being shipped to me. Yet they claim it was delivered with a blurry photo that shows nothing.
Sucks to suck
Just got hired on as a new driver. Had my first day today but mostly just shadowed the person I was with. Is it difficult driving that big of a truck?
Not at all, just gotta learn the pivot points and blind spots! It’s easier than driving a car
Really appreciate it bro. Your videos have been very informative! Thank you
PACKAGE INTENDED FOR A DIFFERENT STOP. Too real. 😂
I would love to see life as a fedex driver in a van... Its completely different than the trucks
im just here to see why it takes a package like 7 hours to arrive when it claims "out for delivery"
4:23 did you just lean that heavy ass box 📦 against the door trapping them inside?💀
I love working for UPS. I ain’t running like yall. No use in running if I get paid by the hour
But it’s such a great workout
@@Wjoethomas I use the gym for that
WATER IS YOUR BEST FRIEND unless you want to pass out
Gave me a good idea of what to expect, thank you👍
No problem 👍
Solid video. Would’ve loved to have a camera man!😅
Thanks for watching man! It definitely helps to have someone holding the camera.
and then you can promise delivery by 3:20 PM and take my hard earned money, then 4 hours later send me a notice of it being delayed til the next day.
Who cares
Drivers work hard
WOW! , THANKS YOU GOODNESS 🌟🙏 DAPHNE COTTON ALWAYS 💜
When did the gps guided map come ? Cuz when
I started I had to memorize my route like damn near 180 stops
Recently, it’s all Groundcloud and it makes the job so much easier
Does that mean the gos is accurate and dependable like you don't need to memorize streets very impressive 😅
These AI cameras are getting crazy. So the movements and focus are so human!
Leaving the giant heavy box in front of the front door so they can't even open the door haha get wrekt! If the customer is a douche I like leaving the heavy boxes flat on the ground so the customer has to struggle picking it up.
TIRED YOU FEX EX WOW! THANKS YOU GOODNESS 🌟🙏
You’re welcome 😊
“I don’t scan on the truck” proceeds to scan three boxes on the truck. Just like FedEx, this shits a joke
How many stops do you usually get per day and how much time do you finish each route per day depending on the stops?
Actually that dolly had two small wheels to function as a hand truck. He didn't have fumble. He didn't know how to use his dolly.
Anyone switch from an accounting role to FedEx driver?
So i got a question ima about to start for the fedex in georgia for kennsaw will i be drivijg with someone
Awesome no benefits , bad pay, no insurance. UPS drivers get paid how much?
How much?
5:25 I felt that with my soul..that shit be annoying
Bro anyone look at that dog being fiesty to that guy? 🤣🤣
That Dog was SO FEISTY
Load it with the dolly laying down then all you need to to is left up and ur rolling. Ups baby
If you're paid by the hour, what is the incentive to rush?
QUESTION does fed express gives you a time frame to finish deliving packages..........i just quit amazon.......those fkrs kill you with the number of stops and they expect you to finish at a certain time.
No its much more laid back
I hear ya madnalab3901! I too work for an Amazon DSP. They work you to death for a shitty $19.00 per hour. There’s one young driver who shows up smelling like weed every morning so I told the owner. Many times this driver came back with the van smelling like weed so finally he confronted the kid who basically admitted he smoke weed earlier. Did he fire him? Hell no. He hasn’t gotten a route the past few days but he’s still employed which is bullshit. Amazon doesn’t care about their DSP drivers, they only care about how many stops and packages you can deliver on a shift. Don’t go to Amazon, you’ll regret it.
Im a girl and seeing if doing delivery driving for fedex would be good? Im like 5’2 and small body wise. Would it be more hard for me? Weight wise and items n what not.
This man is gonna be walking sideways when he’s older. No job is worth killing your back man. They won’t care about you.
😂😂
I’ve got an interview soon. How is working for FedEx? How bad is the labor? Do u like/mind working for them?
Been here for 3 years and honestly it’s a great gig! Berg flexible
Is this a good job for a female? whats the heaviest packages can get?
Yes several female work for FedEx, 150 lbs
in what world is a fedex route this light? my truck is full daily, to where i can't even walk in the back. does my company just suck or what? also no pick ups?
This was a bulk route
How's the pay and benefits?
How many deliveries do you average a day? How many hours? Is there some sort of training before they send you out on a solo route?
150-200
4-7 hours. Yes 3 day training
No ac is insane
i know your tired because no one appreciates these mail men and or women and delivery drivers they got the extra 100000 miles litteraly my package came from california to sc that’s a crazy drive
140, im right in tha driveway wit that
I worked there for 11 years and my body is shot! Double Hernia and a wrecked back
It is CERTAINLY VERY hard on the body
Homie… did you just wrap your seatbelt around your damn steering wheel? To “remind you to put it back on” ? Brother you gotta develop that seat belt quick draw
Why are there idiots that p/u packages over 150 lbs. Also, why when you find them do FedEx employees try to get you to deliver them. They treat the contractor model employees and contractors like crap.
Package 7567 you just blocked thier front door now they can't get out lol
You gotta use all 4 wheels on that dolly RIP😂
its fucking ass, there, saved us all 7 mins.
Never mind he brought out a dolly 😂🙃
Ok…ssssssssssoooo why no AC, especially in the summer!???…I mean it’s common sense especially in a metal vehicle smh. Gotta upgrade and update these delivery vehicles!
The doors are open 90% of the time
who let him out with that empty truck
Seatbelt around the wheel that’s lame. What you doing? 10 sph?
30-35
@@Wjoethomas I’m just messing with you. That’s respectable. I’m up to 32 after 2.5 months
Some days I got home before 3pm.
I wish our trucks were that clean. Each one of ours are coated with layers of dust. Its terrible. I just got a permanent route and truck so im cleaning asap
Oh wow
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What’s the pay rate for this job 😂
Are there benefits?
Depends on the contractor
Can this guy find a street address? If so he cannot be a FedEx driver.
Congratulations I'm your 100 Like and 60th Comment! what do I win?
A tootsie roll
So this guy is empty by 830...lol easy day. Also 930 is a good day. Shoes are not black, shorts are not proper attire and always use your truck to get heavy ICs on your shoulder. Do better.
Yes captain! I’ll do better
FedEx apparently has no hand carts or dollies. Lol
I’m a preloader at UPS and the weight of some of these packages are absolutely ridiculous. I’ve loaded generators, refrigerators, couches, and arcade machines. There should be a weight limit.
Preach
Pfft UPS weight limit is like 75 lbs. Fedex limit is 150 lbs. Get it straight, it make a differences. Guess what UPS get's paid by the hour , Fedex gets paid by the day no matter how long it takes, most packages banged up because they have kids load the trucks.
@@matticusminot8086the packages are banged up because trucks are overloaded and being on a time limit causes packages to fly around when driving
@@matticusminot8086ups is not 75 is 150 like FedEx lol
UPS weight limit is 150 son
“I don’t scan in the truck.” One minute later…scanning in the truck haha
Dam I need a break. I got tired watching you run lolz
You need a raise my guy!
Sheesh Preciate that my guy!
Should be 2 people in 1 truck 1 driver 1 helper for those kind of heavy and big packages
It wasn’t like that when I ran for FedEx. I guess it may be different for different contractors
It just depends on your route and experience. I just started and I’m a helper. I’ll be driving alone in the coming week.
Remember years ago where you weren't required to take pictures ahh good times makes the day go by faster😅
Yea simpler times for sure
The pictures are useless in finding a package that has been delivered to the wrong address and the photo consists of your package on a concrete slab taken from about a foot away, which is what happens in our area. The good thing is I get to know who all and I do mean all my neighbors are when I get their packages.
Back when you used those bulky Motorola scanners with crappy battery life 😂 good times
Great vídeo but you should stop trying to be the strong and use the dolly for those big boxes. As a ground driver believe me don't try to be the stronger 😂
Exactly! Those were the good ole days. Back when "the virus" first broke out and there was no traffic at all!
Your contractor must really like you guys. I've never seen a truck so clean. Inside or out.
Just left FedEx Friday but all the drivers I've seen on UA-cam have sweet easy routes.
It really depends based on cintractor
haha yeah my contractor keeps us at 150-180 daily for better bonuses and to keep peak easier in comparison
If I get a nice van, I will clean it up myself, with armor-all and everything! ... but that's mostly just when I get one of those custom delivery vans, Ford Transit or Ram Promaster walk-in vans. It's really nice to be driving in a pristinely detailed cab. Worth taking 15 minutes to clean it up. ... then again, I am kinda weird and I find it satisfying in a way to clean up dust and stuff.
I had recently gotten hired for FedEx delivery driver and I still have not had my first day yet. I am very nervous Thank you for this video now I know what to expect.
You still working as a driver or quit already?
Don't be nervous it's an easy job and once you learn your route and fine your own routine it's easy and fun job
This really grasp all the main important details!! The only thing that was missing is the unmanifested package 😂.
You are not wrong
This was a very informative video! Ima start fedex soon and I’m scrawny so I gotta get some muscle for those 100 lb + packages lol
Farmers are some of the most fit. You are likened to an urban farmer. Get fit using all of your muscles!
Move around from contractor to contractor till you land a sweet route that your happy with along with sweet pay is my advice to all you new jacks out there getting into the game , it may take some time but it will be worth the wait 🤙
Truth
Package intended for another stop. I hate that when I’m moving fast. 😂 Great video, shared it with my son.
Thanks for sharing it! We appreciate it
If you get a better dolly you can use it to deliver some of those heavier packages. I always leave monster sized packages by the garage.
True true
Felt that 140lbs pckg and unnerving tension with the dog so close to the heel. That, "packg intended for another stop," also hits different after making movement away from the truck too. Overall very well put together vid and gives a good day-in-the-life experience
Thanks for watching! But yes…thankfully the dogs ferociousness stopped at the bark
Hahahaha. This is such a joke. Been doing this job for over ten years and ground cloud is a joke. This route must not do all too much because all that open shelf space is practically unheard of.
Yeah, looks like a light route. I do a business route and groundcloud is wonderful though.
Come on dude, you know at 4:23 there is no way they can open the screen door.
Exactly!!
Who cares stop looking for shit to complain about it’s not the end of the world
FedEx is the worst courier in the United States. I had my package held at location and 8 minutes after it was delivered it was stolen, clearly signed for KDRAKE, stolen by the delivery driver. I had my package held at location so it wouldn't get stolen from my front porch. The driver delivered it and then stole it and took it home
Amazon DA here. I've been using that "Seatbelt Hack" for awhile now. Complete game changer. Good content and yes, our dollies are horrible too.
Glad to hear you are using the hack!
😂 they need to get with UPS on there dollies, they are amazing
I worked for Amazon last year we didn’t even get dollies lol
Ive done this job about 5 years now. While FE consistently makes life exponetially more difficult for contractors and, in turn, drivers- I still mostly enjoy the solitude and adventure aspect.
My breaking point will likely be the express integration as inefficency drives me nuts and driving the route over and over to meet times just bores and aggravates me.
That and the impending requirement for us to run the route as DRO directs. The enjoyment factor is whittled away just a bit every year.
I work for FedEx ground on preloaded the trucks should be well organized when the drivers get there unless the driver loads their truck
How many packages did you deliver? Looks like a lighter route than I’m used to
It was a bulk route
No hand cart! Your trying to hurt yourself?
@@Wjoethomas Boy, aint no way thats a bulk route.
@@Axiarus Bulk Route my A$$ he could've delivered that out of his Car..
That's not a bulk route wtf you talking about
It shows how much they care about your physical health when they can't even provide a handtruck....it's called modern age slavery
Tell your contractor he has to do better than a cheap ass Harbor Freight hand truck! Especially a job with no benefits!
Truth
I do 115 pick up and delivery x 400 packages everday. Very tiring. 80 percent ground.
BEAST
Hey man, is the job one of the reasons that you powerlift?
You know it
Fedex Ground independent contractor business model is a joke, and this is coming from someone who's been in the game for 13 years. If you all were smart, you'd be trying to get in UPS💯
Ups is much different
@TISX It may be different, but it pays a hell of a lot more, and you actually get kick-ass benefits!!!!!
@@noneofyourbusiness1282how much do UPS pays?
I’m getting ready to go to work for a contractor. But I can’t run, I’m 55 years old. I have to walk at a decent pace.😢
You don’t necessarily have to run. It just get your day over quicker.
Facts
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You and all of the others who provide this service are rock stars. But seriously bro, when you arrive to deliver my 262 Lb. SolarEdge battery, please ask for my help!
FedEx Ground caps weight at 150lbs. Anything larger than that will come by FedEx freight which will have additional helps.
@@Corderito72 I’m sorry,…I meant my 150lb S.E. Battery according to the paperwork. Hahaha
Great video. Reminds me my days at FedEx
Hey man thanks for watching!! Where are you based? Would love to do a collab!
@@Wjoethomas Jersey baby!
Umm your truck leaving the building looks like mine at about 6 pm wow so light
Dang, that looks like a super nice step-van. That's one lucky driver for sure
Yea I agree…. Mine is falling apart
@@PeterSampras-k2zI have a 16 foot budget truck with no shelves. Typically 150 stops and 350 plus packages a day with roughly 10 plus pickups a day.... fml
@@37Sithhow many hours you do with those 150 stops or does it vary?
@@RicardoLopez-ts3sr if it all goes smooth I'm usually doing 20-25 an hour. So a lot of stops with no hours really. That's why I just changed contractors last month. Come home exhausted and only worked maybe 6.5-7 hrs a day with drive time. And we are hourly....
Amazon made this same exact video and guess what... It only featured easy houses and not the actual bullshit you deal with on the daily 🤣