Fedex Ground Vs Schneider Dedicated

Hey guys, I now have two jobs that are being offered to me as we speak I would like to hear others suggestion on it.

I already got my foot in the door for Schneider where I was told I'll be making .34 cents per mile and my miles are averaging up to 2400 -2800 a week and suppose to equal out to 53k - 58k a year. I'll be on a georgia pacific account where I'll be home every weekend and has benefits.

Fed Ex Ground, I was told I'll be making 90 or 100 dollars a day driving the small Fedex Box trucks running routes and delivering mail to ppl. They don't have no benefits but said they are working on getting some there so I'm not sure how long that will take. Not sure how much these ppl are averaging a year but I could imagine it'll be less than Schneider, plus I'll be home everyday.

I'm torn between the decision though, my mom passed 2 months ago and my dad is sick and has no one to provide care for him if I'm not home.

Any suggestions would be appreciated.

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Hey guys, I now have two jobs that are being offered to me as we speak I would like to hear others suggestion on it.

I already got my foot in the door for Schneider where I was told I'll be making .34 cents per mile and my miles are averaging up to 2400 -2800 a week and suppose to equal out to 53k - 58k a year. I'll be on a georgia pacific account where I'll be home every weekend and has benefits.

Fed Ex Ground, I was told I'll be making 90 or 100 dollars a day driving the small Fedex Box trucks running routes and delivering mail to ppl. They don't have no benefits but said they are working on getting some there so I'm not sure how long that will take. Not sure how much these ppl are averaging a year but I could imagine it'll be less than Schneider, plus I'll be home everyday.

I'm torn between the decision though, my mom passed 2 months ago and my dad is sick and has no one to provide care for him if I'm not home.

Any suggestions would be appreciated.

If you need to be home often to take care if your dad you might want to look into some other options honestly. The Schneider is almost definitely the better of the two. Is FedEx Ground offering to employ you directly or through an agency. Are you sure it's a permanent position? I also interviewed for a job with FedEx Ground last year and found out it was a seasonal position and I wouldn't be working directly for them. From what I understood even the full time drivers didn't work directly for FedEx but worked for third party companies.

To break it down..Schneider will pay better although you'll be working more. They also might eventually have options to have you home daily if you stick around. You will also get verifiable tractor trailer experience with them. Schneider is probably a better career choice, but what is best for you really depends on what you need.

Sorry for your loss. And your Dad's situation.

Only YOU can answer the deciding questions. Most important is MUST you be there every day for your Dad? If so, decision is made, right? If not, what's the plan to care for Dad?

Schneider has been good for me, but I'm OTR. $50k is probably more realistic for year two.

If you need to be home often to take care if your dad you might want to look into some other options honestly. The Schneider is almost definitely the better of the two. Is FedEx Ground offering to employ you directly or through an agency. Are you sure it's a permanent position? I also interviewed for a job with FedEx Ground last year and found out it was a seasonal position and I wouldn't be working directly for them. From what I understood even the full time drivers didn't work directly for FedEx but worked for third party companies.

To break it down..Schneider will pay better although you'll be working more. They also might eventually have options to have you home daily if you stick around. You will also get verifiable tractor trailer experience with them. Schneider is probably a better career choice, but what is best for you really depends on what you need.

The guy told me it's seasonal but if I put in better performance it could turn into full time, they seem like nice ppl even thought I'm leaning more towards Schneider for that experience just like you said and better pay. As look as they are willing to route me back home like they claim then I am more than happy with that.

I was surprised when the guy told me that FedEx Ground isn't actually employed under them, they are just contractors that work for them hence why they don't have no benefits.

Sorry for your loss. And your Dad's situation.

Only YOU can answer the deciding questions. Most important is MUST you be there every day for your Dad? If so, decision is made, right? If not, what's the plan to care for Dad?

Schneider has been good for me, but I'm OTR. $50k is probably more realistic for year two.

Thanks, it's a tough one but like I said I'm leaning towards Schneider because with me being gone for a week isn't bad but the 2-3 weeks of being away really got to me after the recent events that occurred.

Sorry for your loss. And your Dad's situation.

Only YOU can answer the deciding questions. Most important is MUST you be there every day for your Dad? If so, decision is made, right? If not, what's the plan to care for Dad?

Schneider has been good for me, but I'm OTR. $50k is probably more realistic for year two.

Thanks, it's a tough one but like I said I'm leaning towards Schneider because with me being gone for a week isn't bad but the 2-3 weeks of being away really got to me after the recent events that occurred.

Btw, what are some of the places Schneider goes to? My recruiter said I'll be hauling paper goods.

Sry fot the double post.

The guy told me it's seasonal but if I put in better performance it could turn into full time, they seem like nice ppl even thought I'm leaning more towards Schneider for that experience just like you said and better pay. As look as they are willing to route me back home like they claim then I am more than happy with that.

I was surprised when the guy told me that FedEx Ground isn't actually employed under them, they are just contractors that work for them hence why they don't have no benefits.

Sorry I didn't realize you already knew that about FedEx. If you were to get on full time it's a great job -- pretty steady work and you get your exercise. But no benefits sucks. Have you looked into FedEx Express? It's more or less the same thing (more residential deliveries rather than businesses) but they don't contract out like Ground does, so you'd get benefits and probably better pay. It's also not a bad plan if you want to get into semi-driving eventually since FedEx does have an apprenticeship program to get your cdl and drive 18 wheelers for them (FedEx Freight).

The guy told me it's seasonal but if I put in better performance it could turn into full time, they seem like nice ppl even thought I'm leaning more towards Schneider for that experience just like you said and better pay. As look as they are willing to route me back home like they claim then I am more than happy with that.

I was surprised when the guy told me that FedEx Ground isn't actually employed under them, they are just contractors that work for them hence why they don't have no benefits.

Sorry I didn't realize you already knew that about FedEx. If you were to get on full time it's a great job -- pretty steady work and you get your exercise. But no benefits sucks. Have you looked into FedEx Express? It's more or less the same thing (more residential deliveries rather than businesses) but they don't contract out like Ground does, so you'd get benefits and probably better pay. It's also not a bad plan if you want to get into semi-driving eventually since FedEx does have an apprenticeship program to get your cdl and drive 18 wheelers for them (FedEx Freight).

No problem man, I'll have to check into Express though because I didn't know they had route deliveries too, and the no benefits thing to me is a turnoff.

I thought you needed some years of exp before you can haul freight for Fedex? I got 8 months at most.

You wanna know where you'll go? I'm not sure. If they told you it's Georgia Pacific dedicated, the recruiter should be able to tell you.

I've only hauled a few GP loads and here's what I know; your trailer better be damage-free, clean and in GOOD repair. Some GP locations will reject a trailer >10 years old. I mean they even check the cross members underneath. Also, their drop lots (especially in the south) are horrendous mud puddles. But what's new, right?

Plan on finding the location in the middle of nowhere and sometimes very difficult in the dark.

If you plan for a crazy experience, you will probably do just fine. Like a lot of things in trucking, right?

No problem man, I'll have to check into Express though because I didn't know they had route deliveries too, and the no benefits thing to me is a turnoff.

I thought you needed some years of exp before you can haul freight for Fedex? I got 8 months at most.

It may vary depending on the area. Where I live when I applied I only had eight months of driving experience (didn't have a cdl at the time) and they were going to take me. I never ended up working for them but I really liked them. But it is a non-cdl job.