What It's Really Like to Be a FedEx Ground Driver 

Bro you’re going to put your back out if you keep lifting like that. Use the dolly and take your time. No job is worth damaging your back and ruining your health. FedEx won’t care if you injure yourself and you end up on medical disability from an injury.

I work for FedEx ground on preloaded the trucks should be well organized when the drivers get there unless the driver loads their truck

That's crazy he did all his deliveries in 7 minutes 🤯

No wonder delivery drivers went on strike. No AC, shit equipment, heavy lifting that I've never even been asked to do in a factory. It's amazing you found someone who likes the job through all of it; imagine the kind of happy workers you would have if you did better.

I’m a preloader at UPS and the weight of some of these packages are absolutely ridiculous. I’ve loaded generators, refrigerators, couches, and arcade machines. There should be a weight limit.

Dam I need a break. I got tired watching you run lolz You need a raise my guy!

Felt that 140lbs pckg and unnerving tension with the dog so close to the heel. That, "packg intended for another stop," also hits different after making movement away from the truck too. Overall very well put together vid and gives a good day-in-the-life experience

Great video. Reminds me my days at FedEx

Great video TISX! Very Informative and entertaining! You did a great job with this one; keep up the great work!

You guys work hard and don’t get any credit! Keep up the good work!

This really grasp all the main important details!! The only thing that was missing is the unmanifested package 😂.

Great vid!!

I had recently gotten hired for FedEx delivery driver and I still have not had my first day yet. I am very nervous Thank you for this video now I know what to expect.

Remember years ago where you weren't required to take pictures ahh good times makes the day go by faster😅

Amazon DA here. I've been using that "Seatbelt Hack" for awhile now. Complete game changer. Good content and yes, our dollies are horrible too.

Gave me a good idea of what to expect, thank you👍

Your contractor must really like you guys. I've never seen a truck so clean. Inside or out. Just left FedEx Friday but all the drivers I've seen on RU-vid have sweet easy routes.

I know this life 😅 I very rarely use the dolly, even for heavy stuff I’m usually carrying it. It’s pretty smooth overall. Unmanifested packages was a on going problem when I first started so I started scanning every package that I could at the warehouse before I take off. The best way to make your day quicker is to use the map on the scanner and get about 10-15 stops ready in advance so you can just grab & go.

4:52 LoL. Impressive. ... This is why I love those customized cargo vans, by Utilimaster or I believe Rockport is another one that makes them. They turn nice cargo vans into walk-in box truck-like things, so the cab is super nice - which includes WORKING A/C - what a concept - and they even make the bulkhead door and walk-in door to have easy access. You can literally push a button and the bulkhead door opens. I hear the walk-in doors on the newest vans are also opened with a button, but I have not driven one of those. And when you are doing a lot of stops in one neighborhood, you can just leave the walk-in door (or bulkhead door) open the whole time for running in and out, back to the seat and going. Then when you need to cool off, just close it up and blast the A/C. ... granted that a lot of those custom vans don't have as much cargo space as the big step vans, but pretty close! And they can turn a Ford Transit 350 or a Ram Promaster 3500 into a pretty damn big box truck/van.

If you get a better dolly you can use it to deliver some of those heavier packages. I always leave monster sized packages by the garage.

Ive done this job about 5 years now. While FE consistently makes life exponetially more difficult for contractors and, in turn, drivers- I still mostly enjoy the solitude and adventure aspect. My breaking point will likely be the express integration as inefficency drives me nuts and driving the route over and over to meet times just bores and aggravates me. That and the impending requirement for us to run the route as DRO directs. The enjoyment factor is whittled away just a bit every year.

This was a very informative video! Ima start fedex soon and I’m scrawny so I gotta get some muscle for those 100 lb + packages lol

Package intended for another stop. I hate that when I’m moving fast. 😂 Great video, shared it with my son.

I was a driver helper one holiday season. It was so much fun. My driver loved to eat. We crashed so many Christmas office parties. He even cut me in on his cash gifts from his customers, even though I insisted he didnt need to do that since he works all year for those.

Dang, that looks like a super nice step-van. That's one lucky driver for sure

Im got my drivers test tomorrow morning @ 7am. This video has helped me stay more at ease.

this is such a sick vid

Very well made!! I’m a new FedEx driver and I’m impressed with how many big packages you had 😮😮😮

Damm, and I'm from Lafayette, Indiana...can't believe you are representing us drivers like this Bruh

Move around from contractor to contractor till you land a sweet route that your happy with along with sweet pay is my advice to all you new jacks out there getting into the game , it may take some time but it will be worth the wait 🤙

and half way up the driveway you scan and find there are 2 pkgs. always scan the first one when you grab it.

I got to work for ground for like 3 weeks until they stopped giving me hours. Anyways we had package handlers load up our trucks every morning. They were usually done by 7:30 am everyday except for busy days like Mondays.

1:41 What was that? 2:41 got ya! Naughty naughty 2:51 😂 it’s hard not to scan in the truck.

You and all of the others who provide this service are rock stars. But seriously bro, when you arrive to deliver my 262 Lb. SolarEdge battery, please ask for my help!

and then you can promise delivery by 3:20 PM and take my hard earned money, then 4 hours later send me a notice of it being delayed til the next day.

All y'all commenting about getting ready to start working at ground gonna quit within 3 months once you see the bullshit you'll be delivering 😂. Shit ain't right with the stuff we have to deliver by ourselves. This dudes truck is nothing compared to what its really like. Light day my dude? Tell them like it really is 😂😂😂. My best advice to the noobs is to run and never look back. Go apply at a furniture store and have another hand on what your delivering cause thats what you'll be packing around by yourself and busting your body up.

As a FedEx Express courier I feel bad for this dude. Normally my packages are light weight ( well at least on my route ) I've only had one package that was 140 pounds and it was a struggle getting it up to their porch because of their uneven walkway to the house and the I couldn't get the dolly up it. Never had to carry a package o. My shoulder thankfully. This guy is hot and strong 😂 Thank you for helping us out.

I just got a FedEx ground job, I have Delivery Experience from TForce, they basically are contractors for Amazon or w/e. They were hectic and made us load our own vans, but driving for FedEx doesn’t seem too bad.

I drove Amazon Step Van for a while, lookin at either going back there are starting FedEx part time for a bit until I finish school. I learned not to park in front of people's driveways because on the few occasions I did, the resident will either decide to leave or return home at the exact same time I leave the truck,. They then proceed to immediately get pissed off and start honking.

Jordan is 💯, for being a power lifter

“I don’t scan in the truck.” One minute later…scanning in the truck haha

This guy is my FedEx soulmate 😂

Love this job,nice workout while making money!

Come on dude, you know at 4:23 there is no way they can open the screen door.

That truckload and route be cake! Sign me up for wherever that one’s at

How many stops do you usually get per day and how much time do you finish each route per day depending on the stops?

2:51 didnt he just say he doesnt scan in the van? lol

Applied for FedEx delivery driver. Hopefully I get a call. This would be my dream job!!! Staying fit and lifting lol.

Solid video. Would’ve loved to have a camera man!😅

I just took my physical exam/dot today I believe I’ll be having my in person interview next week some time. I’m only 22 im young so I have time to see what I really want to do in life so I’ll give this job a try. But one thing I don’t want to do is destroy my back, so I’ll see how the first week goes then I’ll determine if this job is worth it.

I do 115 pick up and delivery x 400 packages everday. Very tiring. 80 percent ground.

I have a package that hasn't been updated in 2 days, si I came to see why lmao

Umm your truck leaving the building looks like mine at about 6 pm wow so light

Do u have to run like that also do u have to grab them bye hands u don't have tools to help u with heavy stuff

I prefer to scan in the truck in case theres multiple packages

lol I work for a fedex contractor and they don’t pay shit. The trucks are never that nice. You have dogs trying to attack you everywhere you go. Now they want us to show our faces for every delivery. I told my supervisor today the day the make it mandatory, I am out. She said ok. And that’s that.

Damn dude left with so much self space 😂. How many stops u had? Like 30?

How do you load your packages on your truck and know which one is the correct package for the stop ? Other than searching through hundreds of packages at each stop

I love working for UPS. I ain’t running like yall. No use in running if I get paid by the hour

They lose packages and FedEx claims it was delivered. 4 times now they lost expensive items being shipped to me. Yet they claim it was delivered with a blurry photo that shows nothing.

140, im right in tha driveway wit that

Hey man, is the job one of the reasons that you powerlift?

I was wondering do you guys typically do the same route every day?

Never run dude, and use the hand truck, or you're gonna burn out (or hurt yourself) before long.

Guy Mistretta Fed Ex is the only shipping company you can count on to be late 95% of the time…. I will ask in the future if merchants use them and will not buy from any companies that use them as shippers!

I do ground and express

5:25 I felt that with my soul..that shit be annoying

Actually that dolly had two small wheels to function as a hand truck. He didn't have fumble. He didn't know how to use his dolly.

When did the gps guided map come ? Cuz when I started I had to memorize my route like damn near 180 stops

Just curious. What vedr cameras you have on your truck?

Bro anyone look at that dog being fiesty to that guy? 🤣🤣

I have anything to take from FedEx but I have any doubts

How many packages did you deliver? Looks like a lighter route than I’m used to

Just got hired on as a new driver. Had my first day today but mostly just shadowed the person I was with. Is it difficult driving that big of a truck?

WATER IS YOUR BEST FRIEND unless you want to pass out

I don’t scan in the truck…then does it a minute later

So I got a question, is Ground the part of fed ex that delivers the bigger and heavier packages? Like TV screens and refrigerators???

I’m getting ready to go to work for a contractor. But I can’t run, I’m 55 years old. I have to walk at a decent pace.😢

What’s your average package delivery for the day? How many packages?

I want your contractor 😂😂

I wish my truck was that nice

I’ve got an interview soon. How is working for FedEx? How bad is the labor? Do u like/mind working for them?

Great job man! What is the average pay ?

Load it with the dolly laying down then all you need to to is left up and ur rolling. Ups baby

How many deliveries do you average a day? How many hours? Is there some sort of training before they send you out on a solo route?

QUESTION does fed express gives you a time frame to finish deliving packages..........i just quit amazon.......those fkrs kill you with the number of stops and they expect you to finish at a certain time.

Bro had no stops

Damn wish my truck was that light! I have more on my pick-ups then this.. That's a snack for me..

Dont make close to enough money to lift those big ass heavy boxes,the hand truck is there for a reason.i deliver on the weekends. It's an ok job for extra money but as soon as I walk in the terminal and go to my truck I get pissed off because of the stupidity of the loaders.

i just to work for fed ex and to be honest know that i work for DHL u can tell they were really over working and underpaying their employess I make twice as much and work twice as less

Fedex themselves put out this video to ratio all the negative onces lol

Never mind he brought out a dolly 😂🙃

5:16 I like getting dollies with that set of top wheels. you can roll it on four wheels while stacking up a ton of boxes on it. At the same time I hate those dollies that have a small platform or whatever its called - on the bottom - like the one you have. It also looks bent. BS.

How old is this video? There is no leaving the scanner behind now for pictures lol. I wish we had trucks like this. We run trucks that have a cab that we remove the passenger seat and it really sucks to hunch down to get in and out of the bulk head door.

This was me my whole FedEx time 8years to be exact lmao smh why we do that we forget all about our hand trucks … P.s NYC is 10 Times the work No shade to you but our truck when it left the terminal was 140 stops a day lol don’t even ask how much packages and then the pickups every day will fill up your truck double work Man He at a FedEx Ground and he didn’t have to do pickups smh lucky you

in what world is a fedex route this light? my truck is full daily, to where i can't even walk in the back. does my company just suck or what? also no pick ups?

I'll be able to chug energy drinks once it cools down in az, for now it's just a steady diet of water and liquid ivs 😂

I know what it’s like from the perspective of a customer, be late, lie about where the package is. Claim you attempted delivery when you didn’t. Repeat. I will never ever purchase from a company that only ships with FedEx. I will never use fed ex again in my life

i know your tired because no one appreciates these mail men and or women and delivery drivers they got the extra 100000 miles litteraly my package came from california to sc that’s a crazy drive

I’m about to start at fedEx can the scanners get online? I don’t think they have iPads.