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Hello everyone,
I am looking to buy a fedex route. I wanted to know the pros and cons for the ground route. What kind of expenses are expected? How much they reimburse for gas, maintenance or anything else? What kind of bonuses do they give out? Does fedex require to change vehicle on certain mileage? Do they regulate contractors for hiring drivers, etc?
I see alot of contractors selling their route, seems like there is a reason so many are for sale. Any other info will greatly be appreciated. Any comments can be emailed to Mtausif007@yahoo.com
Thanks
I have a FedEx home delivery route for sale located in the twin cities in Minnesota, very sweet easy route, runs in 3 zip codes in area called Eden Prairie (10th best suburb in the nation) AVG 80 miles driving a day, 90-130 stops, makes over 85K$ a year
this business is a great investment and its growing fast during our bad economy, why im selling it? I have 3 other routes in a different terminal and I want to focus in one place!!! I can be reached @ 612-803-1511 or email me at dontsendme777@hotmail.com
I wanted to know if you recieved any information on the questions you asked about the fex ex ground routes. If so can you send me some information. I am thinking about buying a ground route and would like to know as much as I can about this.
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Jimmy
I work for Fed Ex Express and have talked with several Ground drivers, both owners and subcontractors. Subcontractors pay for their own gas ($*GAS*$) and towing as far as I have heard. Part of my area includes very rural mountains. When you do not have the volume to cover expenses you still have to go out there and make the few deliveries you do have. A couple Ground people delayed things until they had more volume to justify sending a truck out and FedEx pressured them to get out there ASAP. I've heard from customers very dissatisfied with the service Ground provides and this is one of the reasons.
With Express there is ample training yet Ground people are winging it without thorough training. I had a Ground guy broken down in one of my customer's driveways. He did not have any form of tow insurance and he hit up the neighbors for help. This upset more than one resident in the area. This sort of thing gives a bad reputation to the company as a whole. The public does not and should not see that Ground really isn't as integrated with FedEx Corporation as it ought to be. FedEx basically purchased another small delivery company then segmented off the ground portion of their system to a bunch of franchisees. Billing and tracking runs through the same system (distinguished by different tracking numbers) but Express and Ground drivers do not use the same equipment and are unable to communicate with one another. Recently A seasoned Express executive was assigned to the Ground division. I have heard things are getting tighter now and more will be demanded of the Ground people. They will need to be more organized and to follow an established protocol more akin to what Express has been following successfully for years. The private contractors will be at a disadvantage because they are likely to perceive this as a one-sided agreement. There is an inherent independence built into the arrangement with these Ground franchises. FedEx will expect them to discipline themselves and shape up.
It isn't all bad however. I know an Express driver who came from Ground. He still owns a Ground route and just hired drivers to cover it while he gets the benefits of working with Express. Some people are good at operating a business. They attract good people and things run smoothly for the most part. They do not worry about things and everything gets taken care of. I know another family of brothers operating three Ground routes. They struggle and work very hard. They have felt that they had to eat it or lose their business. They are managing after compromising but they do not seem happy. They would still rather continue running their Ground businesses than get other jobs.
I am interested in buying a fed-ex route as well. Most of them are more then 25 Thousand so its kinda hard to buy. Just like every route in the route business you need awhole lot of money, At least 50 to put down. Average person like myself doesnt have 50 thousand to put down as a down payment(only about half). I am wondering if anyone knows any other ways of getting a down payment if you dont own a house? Also how did all these Fed-ex routes start? Can you get a route through Fed-ex if you have everything that goes along with it? truck, ins, etc... All these routes for sale had to start somewhere right?
Any contractors out there who enjoy owning multiple routes? I am looking at getting into this field and of course have aspirations of growing the business. Any words of wisdom or info is much appreciated.
I am interested in buying a fed-ex ground route in the Madison, WI area. Any idea as to how to go about getting in contact with current Fed-Ex independent contractors?
I work for fedex ground in milwaukee wisconsin. i work for a contractor. so here is what i know so far about his reimbursment. $1.29 per gallon of gas. he gets paid $1.49 per stop and 53 cents per box. (on a dailey basis i do 125 stops and deliver 275 boxes per day)wow i should look into it also. i haven't found out how much he gets paid for his pick ups. in milwaukee the have a in house diesel mechanics service.
You know, there are people in every business that do things right and people that go about it the wrong way. I can tell you of Express drivers and management that handled things improperly, and if you think about it you probably could also. Please don't stereotype all the professional contractors and drivers that work as hard as they can to deliver the Purple Promise. We are a team, and our goal is to service the customer in the best manner possible. Please remember this when you make comments about Ground. We are not all bad, just because you have seen a couple of bad things. What would you do if you were broke down in the middle of nowhere?
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