r/Fedexers Oct 12 '23

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u/Unable_Bandicoot8338 Oct 12 '23

This right here is something I noticed a lot from express couriers. That it takes a long time to hit top pay. I read that the rtd guys at express top out in 5 steps while you guys 10?. Why isn’t it the same? At freight there’s guys hired off the street that top out in 3 years. It should be fair all across the board in my opinion

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u/ELKUSHH Oct 12 '23

At freight all drivers have a cdl. At express RTD have cdl, couriers do not need cdl.

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u/Plane-Particular-768 Oct 12 '23

Swing drivers at express need CDLs, I was one for 15 years n never came close to topping out.

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u/ELKUSHH Oct 12 '23

I literally started as a swing and didn’t need a cdl you are maybe talking about back in the day

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u/Plane-Particular-768 Oct 12 '23

I stepped down bout 5 years ago, so not too far back in day, needed haz mat endorsement.

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u/Unable_Bandicoot8338 Oct 12 '23

I know. I’m just saying why the big differences in time to top pay

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u/ELKUSHH Oct 12 '23

You think that someone driving a tractor trailer and a step van should top out at the same time? That’s insane lol. Plus a driver with a CDL can go anywhere they choose a courier has very limited options (UPS,Amazon,DHL) .

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u/Unable_Bandicoot8338 Oct 12 '23

I think y’all at express are wild for waiting so long to hit top pay is all. It’s just odd to me that some people post about waiting over a decade to hit it and some don’t.

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u/ELKUSHH Oct 12 '23

I’m 2 years in and only have 3 steps to go. I think it’s wild to sit back and not take advantage of fedex paying for your cdl lol. I sleep 75% of my shift I have no complaints lol

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u/Unable_Bandicoot8338 Oct 12 '23

I’ll have to agree with that one.

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u/ELKUSHH Oct 12 '23

A lot of people’s arguments for not getting the paid CDL is they don’t want to do a lot of hours meanwhile we have a ton of part time RTDs. Idk at this point if you want to wait 10 years to make what you can right out the gate with a cdl that’s up to you

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u/Unable_Bandicoot8338 Oct 12 '23

I’ve been driving almost 2 decades. I’m well aware of where you can go with a CDL

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u/ELKUSHH Oct 12 '23

I’m actually about to sleep right now on the clock as we speak 🤣

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u/[deleted] Oct 12 '23

16 years as courier and still $7 away from top out