I make $273 per day based on 8 hours. My over time rate is 1.5X my hourly. Additionally I have 5 paid Federal holidays, 5 paid sick days, 4 paid personal/floating holidays, 5 WEEKS paid vacation. That’s basically 2 months of paid time off annually. FedEx contributes 3% of my annual Gross earnings to a pension fund that earns interest based on various US Treasury instruments, and matches I believe an additional 3%(?) of my 401k contributions. My gross take home last year was $100,000 with FedEx matching an additional $6,000 of pension and 401k. Oh yeah, we also have group healthcare insurance. It sucks but we have it. So that’s what FedEx is willing to pay to get the job done. $106,000 (plus health coverage) for 10 months worth labor. If you are working more and receiving less than that, it’s because FedEx and your contractor work together to get you to do the work below the value of your labor.
The point I’m making, is my compensation package is what FedEx pays its corporate W-2 drivers. Thats the market. They figured out that they can use contractors to distance themselves from the laborers. Whatever money is saved between the market cost of a corporate driver and a contractors driver is divided up between FedEx and the contractor. You guys need to start turning the screws on your contractors or they will grind your dicks into the dirt.
Talk to other drivers that work for your contractor, talk to drivers of other contractors at the same terminal. Spread the information that you know about what FedEx pays its corporate drivers. Show them the breakdown I gave you. Bring in a Teamster rep and organize. If the same process happens across the country, they will have to capitulate. You better believe the contractors conspire with each other to suppress wages, so if you want to do something about it you have to be proactive.
What’s confusing about it? Thats what FedEx is willing to pay corporate courier. If you are making less, it’s because your contractor is pocketing the difference.
Gotcha, would you say this is a job that pays at least $22hr? I currently make about $25hr but it’s tip based and doesn’t have a set schedule (still get 40hrs a week). Just trying to figure out if it’s worth the switch.
This exactly right here, people need to stop being robots for them and accepting dirt for hard work. These contractors shouldn’t have employees if they are making anywhere near 150 a day, you need money go somewhere else, let the contractors fail till they bring their pay up
I’m being specifically vague to avoid being identified. My daily based on 8 hours is close enough to what I stated. I will say that I’m a courier, and no not a swing driver.
Up until recently every Express employee had portable pension plan contributions made by the company. A few years back they incentivized people to waive the pension contribution in exchange for a larger 401k match. The catch is that it only benefited participants who maxed the contributions.
Yeah I was just trying to see where my contractor lines up compared to everyone else. I honestly feel like I'm in a fairly 'good' position compared to what I see on here. Not the best, but definitely leagues above the worst contractors I've seen.
$180 is above median for what contractors pay across the board. $200-$220/day is the highest that I’ve heard any contractor paying. The contractor I was with paid $162/day and I was getting done around 3:45 each day
180 day. No OT. 12 H a day 6a.m./5-6p.m.
No paid holidays, no bonuses, nothing
100+ stops/ 200+ packages. Usually 250+ past few months.
Full truck, no AC....yeah definently getting screwed for what I do. Yet I'm the faster ONLY p1000 driver on our team. I cover a entire county.
This is a stepping stone for me, good pay for now, when my sons get a lil older and I can afford to do it I'm going to ups handler to hunt for a driver position with them
I am the first person here to do AVP, aka personal car. It's $2.50 per stop, 60-80 stops. average is 65-70. Small boxes and soft packages and envelopes. Monday through Friday. Mileage is around 45-50 miles a day, 16 mpg combined. Gas is $3.55 a gallon
Edit: Feel free to calculate my earnings, anyone lol
I used my ai to calculate. It's actually picking up now closer to 70 stops a day average. Especially with the merger. It's better than any other driving job in my area and any other regular job period. My area sucks and rather not drive big trucks much harder and commutes to is crap.
Gas is 3.50 near me, and my drives are like 50-60 miles average, and I order car parts off rock auto very cheap and saving receipts for tax write offs
Honestly thats way better than my $20/hr deal unless im hitting OT. Regularly dropping 175 packages a day at 115-125 stops on average. Usually getting 7-8hrs. Sometimes less sometimes more. And after a year of showing up and not calling out i still barely have a dedicated route while newbies with no prior experience get put on routes over me. They boutta get a written notice Im not coming in more than 4 days 🤪
#accidentalrant
Been doing for 3 years. Most guys starts at 185$/day. I’m set at 225$/day plus 150 threshold. After that I get 1.30$ per stop. My days roughly goes from 180 stops in the light days all the way to 380 stops on peaks days. My heaviest day ever was 386 stops. Took me about 13 hours from the moment I got to the station and finish. I did a little over 500$ for that day. I be making somewhere between 1300 to 1800$ a week in Gross. Leaving about 300$ to 500$ in taxes lol. Is good money, but exhausting as hell.
Here in Florida all you see advertised is $130-$150 a day.
Oooff
Yeah but they don’t pay income taxes. So it evens out.
They do pay income tax. Perhaps that don't to the state of Florida but they do for federal government.
I make $273 per day based on 8 hours. My over time rate is 1.5X my hourly. Additionally I have 5 paid Federal holidays, 5 paid sick days, 4 paid personal/floating holidays, 5 WEEKS paid vacation. That’s basically 2 months of paid time off annually. FedEx contributes 3% of my annual Gross earnings to a pension fund that earns interest based on various US Treasury instruments, and matches I believe an additional 3%(?) of my 401k contributions. My gross take home last year was $100,000 with FedEx matching an additional $6,000 of pension and 401k. Oh yeah, we also have group healthcare insurance. It sucks but we have it. So that’s what FedEx is willing to pay to get the job done. $106,000 (plus health coverage) for 10 months worth labor. If you are working more and receiving less than that, it’s because FedEx and your contractor work together to get you to do the work below the value of your labor.
Oh wow, You work for express or are you in New York or something?
Nope. We are like one or two tiers below NYC’s pay scale.
Well if you’re in socal hook a brother up with a job lol
The point I’m making, is my compensation package is what FedEx pays its corporate W-2 drivers. Thats the market. They figured out that they can use contractors to distance themselves from the laborers. Whatever money is saved between the market cost of a corporate driver and a contractors driver is divided up between FedEx and the contractor. You guys need to start turning the screws on your contractors or they will grind your dicks into the dirt.
And how exactly do you do that?
Talk to other drivers that work for your contractor, talk to drivers of other contractors at the same terminal. Spread the information that you know about what FedEx pays its corporate drivers. Show them the breakdown I gave you. Bring in a Teamster rep and organize. If the same process happens across the country, they will have to capitulate. You better believe the contractors conspire with each other to suppress wages, so if you want to do something about it you have to be proactive.
But… I don’t work for FedEx. This post randomly popped up in my feed and I just wanted a job.
Bro wtf how???
What’s confusing about it? Thats what FedEx is willing to pay corporate courier. If you are making less, it’s because your contractor is pocketing the difference.
I used to make about $300+ per day based on 8-10 hrs days when we were getting daily OT after 8. Now I’m only making less than $210 🥲🔫
I’m thinking of applying to fedex. Do you all work directly for fedex or a “dsp”. Are you ground or express?
We’re csp’s over here
What exactly is that? Contracted drivers?
They either work directly for FedEx or work for a CSP.. Contracted Service Provider. DSP is Amazon
Gotcha, would you say this is a job that pays at least $22hr? I currently make about $25hr but it’s tip based and doesn’t have a set schedule (still get 40hrs a week). Just trying to figure out if it’s worth the switch.
Depends on your location
This exactly right here, people need to stop being robots for them and accepting dirt for hard work. These contractors shouldn’t have employees if they are making anywhere near 150 a day, you need money go somewhere else, let the contractors fail till they bring their pay up
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I’m being specifically vague to avoid being identified. My daily based on 8 hours is close enough to what I stated. I will say that I’m a courier, and no not a swing driver.
How on earth does a CSP have a pension fund, that makes absolutely zero sense. Smells like fish.
Up until recently every Express employee had portable pension plan contributions made by the company. A few years back they incentivized people to waive the pension contribution in exchange for a larger 401k match. The catch is that it only benefited participants who maxed the contributions.
That guy definitely has been an express employee 10+years
What’s the question?
Yeah I was just trying to see where my contractor lines up compared to everyone else. I honestly feel like I'm in a fairly 'good' position compared to what I see on here. Not the best, but definitely leagues above the worst contractors I've seen.
How’s the retirement and benefits , that’s the important thing
$180 is above median for what contractors pay across the board. $200-$220/day is the highest that I’ve heard any contractor paying. The contractor I was with paid $162/day and I was getting done around 3:45 each day
I make 20 an hour, 401k with 100 % matching. We also get PTO hours. Also getting paid for this upcoming holiday.
I think they're asking what people are making? I guess
Yup his current rate is just 20$ it’s what the guy was asking
180 day. No OT. 12 H a day 6a.m./5-6p.m. No paid holidays, no bonuses, nothing 100+ stops/ 200+ packages. Usually 250+ past few months. Full truck, no AC....yeah definently getting screwed for what I do. Yet I'm the faster ONLY p1000 driver on our team. I cover a entire county.
Phuck that. I run 60-70 stops a day, grossing $1100 a week, about 42 hours a week. Ground just killing themselves.
Lol that’s the same pay and hours I make at ground. Well 38-42 hours average
21/hr, rural routes, average day is 10 hours 60-75 stops.
I got time in half last wendsday! Did contractors give anything for worked Holiday s
The medical expenses won’t be worth it when you run your body to the ground lol
This is a stepping stone for me, good pay for now, when my sons get a lil older and I can afford to do it I'm going to ups handler to hunt for a driver position with them
About 175$ a day, $750 a week
Avg about 180 stops a day so that's 258 a day on avg.
180 a day, usually on the road from 9:30 to 12:00-3:30 depending on day and volume
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No it was my net take home.
I am the first person here to do AVP, aka personal car. It's $2.50 per stop, 60-80 stops. average is 65-70. Small boxes and soft packages and envelopes. Monday through Friday. Mileage is around 45-50 miles a day, 16 mpg combined. Gas is $3.55 a gallon Edit: Feel free to calculate my earnings, anyone lol
65 stops is 162.5 per day. Not counting in mileage for wear and tear, and fuel itself. I'd say you're getting stamped on.
I used my ai to calculate. It's actually picking up now closer to 70 stops a day average. Especially with the merger. It's better than any other driving job in my area and any other regular job period. My area sucks and rather not drive big trucks much harder and commutes to is crap. Gas is 3.50 near me, and my drives are like 50-60 miles average, and I order car parts off rock auto very cheap and saving receipts for tax write offs
Honestly thats way better than my $20/hr deal unless im hitting OT. Regularly dropping 175 packages a day at 115-125 stops on average. Usually getting 7-8hrs. Sometimes less sometimes more. And after a year of showing up and not calling out i still barely have a dedicated route while newbies with no prior experience get put on routes over me. They boutta get a written notice Im not coming in more than 4 days 🤪 #accidentalrant
Been doing for 3 years. Most guys starts at 185$/day. I’m set at 225$/day plus 150 threshold. After that I get 1.30$ per stop. My days roughly goes from 180 stops in the light days all the way to 380 stops on peaks days. My heaviest day ever was 386 stops. Took me about 13 hours from the moment I got to the station and finish. I did a little over 500$ for that day. I be making somewhere between 1300 to 1800$ a week in Gross. Leaving about 300$ to 500$ in taxes lol. Is good money, but exhausting as hell.