Express driver here. I so wish I could buckle my lap seatbelt for the whole day and just tuck it behind me, and leave the truck running for each stop! I gotta shut the truck off, open the bulkhead with a key, open the sliding door (Mercedes Sprinter) THEN find the package. So that time adds up quite a bit for doing 80-100 stops a day on a rural route. Really good tips about setting up the trucks. Us at Express who are using Forge can go by SID, but it doesn't differentiate time commits, so we have to load it a little different but overall the same that you did.
How they got you with 80 to 100 on rural? Our rural got stops spaced out 10 to 23 minutes. We got a good contractor though so at most we get 45 to 55 stops
Blows my mind how some guys just leave without organizing their truck first. I touch every single box/package/envelope etc. on my truck as I sort it by SID and type, and make sure all the pkgs are in the right spots (as much as possible). I'm the same way as you; grab and go. Never more than a couple seconds to locate my stop in the back of the truck. Not many things that drive me as crazy as having to stop and look for a package.
at my station certain package have the same Sid but different address which is really annoying, but coming in early and making sure your truck is organized is supper important.
@@AviatorGamer that’s common, especially in attached housing. Happens at apartments and quadriplexis all the time. Usually it happens at the same addresses consistently so you just kind of learn to keep track of them
Yo big boss I'm in training right now and I love your channel because it's helping me a lot. Why do you go up front and fumble it seems with your scanner then go back to organizing and then go up front again? I'm trying to figure that out. Also, do you count all your packages as your organizing and what if you have a different package total than on your scanner or phone.? Thanks, bro
@@regaldonneys876 so I’m doing stuff on the iPad there. Sometimes when the sid tag falls off a box I’ll get the number from the manifest and write it on the box. Or sometimes I’m checking to see what package I will be delivering first to determine if one box should be closer to the back than the other. So that’s just me using the iPad to check something
@@regaldonneys876 oh. And I don’t count my packages as I go. The iPad does that for me. I’m literally just grabbing each box, orienting it in a way that saves the most space, and putting the sid out front facing where I can see it.
@@ASMRrelaxationride-pf2pw how to use it? Like… scan stuff? It’s like a shotgun, point and shoot 😂 just remember, it hates the barcode you’re aiming for the most and will ignore it if any other illegitimate barcode is close by. Or do you mean the actual user interface?
Its impossible for me to do that many stops in a hour with having to do 10:30 p1s at a certain time after leaving the station. Then 12pm p1s which are spread out. I work for FedEx Express
love of your video and very quick and easy explanation, but it would be nice to see a POV of you delivering the packages with a GoPro or a insta360 GO which is the better smaller camera to be more discreet, if you don't want to look funny wearing a big camera around but yeah otherwise, I love the video keep up the good work.
what I meant was having a Pov makes it more interesting but just my two cents I would just like to see more of those :) cause I loved the other one too
@@feelingsugoi they’ve got better battery life? That surprises me with how much smaller they are 🤔 I’ll have to look into it. Any equipment I have now is because of my other channels 😂 I haven’t bought any equipment for this one yet 🤷🏻♂️
@@Deliverypros we are behind the times here, we don’t even do picture pod yet we still have to get signatures for everything., that’s why it takes me all day to do what you do in 1 hour
I have only been working for FedEx ground for three weeks, but I am having an issue when I am put in a very small truck on a very rural route, my packages fly everywhere. Any advice on keeping your packages where you put them?
It was incredibly tiring for me yesterday because after every single stop, I had to go searching and everything is in the middle of the aisle. They were all huge boxes also.
@@emilyparker4333 do your best to wedge things as much as you can. One of my coworkers stacks the boxes to wedge them between the lip of the shelf and the wall of the truck. I try to pile boxes up to the ceiling and use smalls and bags as wedges to pin them down. That’s the best I got for you
@@Zwazzeh hours haha I am not interested in a long term career as a delivery driver. And I’d never last in their system with how strict it is on everything
I just have done everything company ask to do like background checks and physical exam but still company isn’t contact to me ? It’s been about 2 months from applying the driver job at fedex so was that fake company or ??
@@Deliveryproswell, I did talk to the FedEx ground manager at my facility, and he says, the express is going to be just downsized to the point where they're only going to be delivering, express packages to ground facilities and do bulk pickups and deliveries at other businesses.
@@derikistheman8698our express and Santa Rosa Florida express is completely gone now. They were given a severance package and some got hired by contractors. Now we ground members have a bunch of time commits that cost a lot when you miss them
Great tips, appreciate the helpful content. Been delivery for about 4 months, trying to get better every day.
Express driver here. I so wish I could buckle my lap seatbelt for the whole day and just tuck it behind me, and leave the truck running for each stop! I gotta shut the truck off, open the bulkhead with a key, open the sliding door (Mercedes Sprinter) THEN find the package. So that time adds up quite a bit for doing 80-100 stops a day on a rural route.
Really good tips about setting up the trucks. Us at Express who are using Forge can go by SID, but it doesn't differentiate time commits, so we have to load it a little different but overall the same that you did.
@@nafgnikiv46 you should do a vlog for me on an express route 😁 I would be interested in watching that
How they got you with 80 to 100 on rural? Our rural got stops spaced out 10 to 23 minutes. We got a good contractor though so at most we get 45 to 55 stops
I love this channel, so new subscribers. Keep going your video with vlog FedEx. I always watch it.
Blows my mind how some guys just leave without organizing their truck first. I touch every single box/package/envelope etc. on my truck as I sort it by SID and type, and make sure all the pkgs are in the right spots (as much as possible). I'm the same way as you; grab and go. Never more than a couple seconds to locate my stop in the back of the truck. Not many things that drive me as crazy as having to stop and look for a package.
Very good! Thank you!!
at my station certain package have the same Sid but different address which is really annoying, but coming in early and making sure your truck is organized is supper important.
@@AviatorGamer that’s common, especially in attached housing. Happens at apartments and quadriplexis all the time. Usually it happens at the same addresses consistently so you just kind of learn to keep track of them
@ yeah I started two week ago so I’m still learning. I’m at 185 a day then $1 per stop after 125 stops.
@@AviatorGamer that’s a good setup!
So sid is what fedex uses, interesting, at amazon the term we use is driver aid number so basically serves the same purpose
Yo big boss I'm in training right now and I love your channel because it's helping me a lot. Why do you go up front and fumble it seems with your scanner then go back to organizing and then go up front again? I'm trying to figure that out. Also, do you count all your packages as your organizing and what if you have a different package total than on your scanner or phone.? Thanks, bro
@@regaldonneys876 so I’m doing stuff on the iPad there. Sometimes when the sid tag falls off a box I’ll get the number from the manifest and write it on the box. Or sometimes I’m checking to see what package I will be delivering first to determine if one box should be closer to the back than the other. So that’s just me using the iPad to check something
@@regaldonneys876 oh. And I don’t count my packages as I go. The iPad does that for me. I’m literally just grabbing each box, orienting it in a way that saves the most space, and putting the sid out front facing where I can see it.
I would like to see a video on how to use the LEO device ( forge) from beginning to finish, please
@@ASMRrelaxationride-pf2pw how to use it? Like… scan stuff? It’s like a shotgun, point and shoot 😂 just remember, it hates the barcode you’re aiming for the most and will ignore it if any other illegitimate barcode is close by.
Or do you mean the actual user interface?
@Deliverypros to show people the options on the device. I saw new drivers struggle at the beginning to use it .
I organize by street. (LA area driver ) narrow streets, people following you, heavy traffic. Burn too much time looking for it.
Its impossible for me to do that many stops in a hour with having to do 10:30 p1s at a certain time after leaving the station. Then 12pm p1s which are spread out. I work for FedEx Express
@@traww6346 speed doesn’t matter to express… ironically 😂
love of your video and very quick and easy explanation, but it would be nice to see a POV of you delivering the packages with a GoPro or a insta360 GO which is the better smaller camera to be more discreet, if you don't want to look funny wearing a big camera around but yeah otherwise, I love the video keep up the good work.
@@feelingsugoi did you watch the POV video I did? I had the camera strapped to my chest for a good bit of that.
what I meant was having a Pov makes it more interesting but just my two cents I would just like to see more of those :) cause I loved the other one too
@@feelingsugoi noted! I need more batteries for my camera 😂
@@Deliverypros 😂😂 that makes sense but that’s why I suggested the other cameras on my other comment
@@feelingsugoi they’ve got better battery life? That surprises me with how much smaller they are 🤔 I’ll have to look into it. Any equipment I have now is because of my other channels 😂 I haven’t bought any equipment for this one yet 🤷🏻♂️
You should make a video on tail swing. I’ve been driving a p1000 for a few month now but still end up being over cautious
There’s times where the same Sid for two different addresses I’ve had that. I watch addresses at the same time when I take them up
There’s days I take off and forget to sort it and I wish I did. It’s frustrating to hunt for stuff.
@@yearsofthesongs bro, just find a place to park and sort before you go to your first stop 😂
How do you get this fedex hoodies, shirts etc, thanks for the videos
Here in the uk our SIDS only have our route numbers on so we have to sort by address into stop order
@@phillipharris1036 woof… inefficiency to the max. That’s odd. You’d think that the system would be easily implemented world wide
@@Deliverypros we are behind the times here, we don’t even do picture pod yet we still have to get signatures for everything., that’s why it takes me all day to do what you do in 1 hour
@@phillipharris1036 😱
Are u doing Express Time commitment stops yet ??
@@davidandjodybyjim yes but none of them have an opening time. And the earliest deliver by time I’ve seen is 4 PM
Is the tablet provided by your contractor or is it something you bought for yourself and got permission to use it for the job?
@@Salesman the tablet is provided. All our trucks have one
I have only been working for FedEx ground for three weeks, but I am having an issue when I am put in a very small truck on a very rural route, my packages fly everywhere. Any advice on keeping your packages where you put them?
It was incredibly tiring for me yesterday because after every single stop, I had to go searching and everything is in the middle of the aisle. They were all huge boxes also.
@@emilyparker4333 do your best to wedge things as much as you can. One of my coworkers stacks the boxes to wedge them between the lip of the shelf and the wall of the truck. I try to pile boxes up to the ceiling and use smalls and bags as wedges to pin them down. That’s the best I got for you
what is stopping you from stepping up the game and going to UPS?
@@Zwazzeh hours haha I am not interested in a long term career as a delivery driver. And I’d never last in their system with how strict it is on everything
What are city do you work !
I just have done everything company ask to do like background checks and physical exam but still company isn’t contact to me ?
It’s been about 2 months from applying the driver job at fedex so was that fake company or ??
@@yogendragurung2143 🤷🏻♂️ I definitely didn’t have that experience 😂 it was two weeks from the first day I interviewed to the first day I was driving
Do u know if express is going away?
@@ajneshchand9160 I doubt it’s ever going away. It may just look very different
@@Deliveryproswell, I did talk to the FedEx ground manager at my facility, and he says, the express is going to be just downsized to the point where they're only going to be delivering, express packages to ground facilities and do bulk pickups and deliveries at other businesses.
@@derikistheman8698our express and Santa Rosa Florida express is completely gone now. They were given a severance package and some got hired by contractors. Now we ground members have a bunch of time commits that cost a lot when you miss them
4:30 - I see you too, utilize the tried and true method of using packaging tape to help rig your iPad into place XD
@@Bluebloods7 is there any other way?? 😂
What size truck do you have? Looks like a 1100 or 1200? Can't tell from the videos.