I hate driving besides a FedEx truck

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  1. a-trucker123

    a-trucker123 Light Load Member

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    I don't feel safe being around them. They love going 10+ mph above speed limit than it is safe to do so, they like cutting me off (I am using the space in front of me as a buffer and they will steal it so they can bunnyhop the lanes), and if given the opportunity will take a long time to pass me just because they are going 1-2 mph faster than me holding up a long line of traffic behind the FedEx driver. It's like the FedEx driver had food poisoning and has to take a #### really badly so he gotta rush to the nearest atop. It is easy to see why they are called FedWrex. I never see a cop pulling a FedEx over for doing something unsafe. Did FedEx and the cops made a special, secret agreement or something? I'd rather drive alongside UPS trucks. They are sooo much calmer and safer.

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  3. RoadRooster

    RoadRooster Road Train Member

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    They are a pain, but if they are hanging out to the left for too long, I slow down a couple of mph... This avoids the cut-off, and builds the safety gap that much faster. Then, switch back to cruise... my ETA never changed.
     
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  4. a-trucker123

    a-trucker123 Light Load Member

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    I should have posted this thread in "Report Bad Trucking Companies" subforum. My mistake. FedWrex still sucks. Hope people don't mind it being here.
     
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  5. Pedigreed Bulldog

    Pedigreed Bulldog Road Train Member

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    I don't have any of those problems. If FedEx is taking too long to pass me, that means I'm on a 60 mph road. Multi-lane 60 mph roads are few and far between...can't say I've ever seen one. 65-70 mph road, I'm passing them. 55 mph and below speed limit, they'll pass me. No big deal either way.
     
  6. Sho Nuff

    Sho Nuff Road Train Member

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    It depends on which Fed Ex your driving next to. Fed Ex Freight and Express are governed around 65 mph. Fed Ex Ground on the other hand (the ones with the "Ex" that's colored green) are the one's that give Fed Ex a bad reputation. And I personally avoid UPS drivers more than I do Fed EX. They're either driving WAAAY TOO SLOW or driving TOO FAST. Nothing in between.
     
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  7. JC1971

    JC1971 Road Train Member

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    Lift your foot off the accelerator. I don't understand why people want to get in snail races with wiggle wagons or anyone else for that matter.
     
  8. strollinruss

    strollinruss Road Train Member

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    I agree. Took this one cat 6 miles the other day to pass someone. I feel back about 1/4 mile and blew past them both just to show'em how it should be done.
     
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  9. win-some-loose-less

    win-some-loose-less Medium Load Member

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    I’m not a fan of the FedEx, the ones with the green letters are set at like 70mph but think they own the left lane and the hell with us who can do the speed limit, the ones in the red letters run 65mph and think they own the middle lane causeing folks to pass on the right in no Truck left lane zones, and it seems as soon as the weather turns its a fed ex race to the ditch since most aren’t smart enough to slow down with those wiggle wagons.. every now and then u meet a fed ex with sense but seems the company is a breeding ground for ingnorance.
     
  10. Sho Nuff

    Sho Nuff Road Train Member

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    Here's a way to separate Fed Ex's trucks.....

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    These are actual Fed Ex Employees...

    Fed Ex Freight - Red
    Fed Ex Express - Orange

    These are Contracted...

    Fed Ex Ground - Green
    Fed Ex Custom Critical - Blue or Red

    Fed Ex Freight and Fed Ex Ground are the only ones that pull doubles. Fed Ex Express and Custom Critical do not. If you see a Fed Ex Truck riding your ### going over 70 mph, it's probably this guy...

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  11. Gearjammin' Penguin

    Gearjammin' Penguin "Ride Fast-Truck Safe"

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    Problem is, they're changing all the logos to orange now. As if we didn't have enough problems being mistaken for Ground... :biggrin_25510:
     
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