FedEx City Driver Does Rail Run Day After A Major Ice Storm

Ice removal, landing gear issues, rail container unable to lock, the rookie driver learns something new

[@duuuval181]

FedEx Freight where I’m at only has single axle tractors. Your video is the only tandem I’ve seen from FedEx Freight.

[@theblackstallion4912]

I work out of a hub and we take a lot of rail containers that are heavy. So to be legal with all the weight we have tandem tractors. We sometimes use them in the city too with volume trailers that are heavy

[@norcal6006]

Chassis suck some are very run down and old ….I feel ur pain tryna raise the landing legs . I have broken a few handles just kuz they weren’t moving at all even when I would put the handles in different gears it’s still would b stuck.. not to mention lights out/ not working, missing placards, flat tires or the trailers sitting on the front or rear locks. U gota have patience doing rails.

[@norcal6006]

P.S. if u move ur trailer tandems all the way to the back it raises ur chassis up and u can lock trailer afterwards..then move tandems back to its proper place and off u go.

[@theblackstallion4912]

@@norcal6006 yeah learned that trick that day. No one ever told me, trust me I will never forget it.

[@norcal6006]

@@theblackstallion4912 real Qwk what kind of camera do u use to record is it a go bro ? Like where do u attach it to, ur hat, chest? Kuz ur videos have very good view of everything like mirrors and cab.

[@theblackstallion4912]

@@norcal6006 I have a GoPro hero 9. I strap it to my head so it sees what I see. Voice activated so all I do is talk to the camera. It does everything else.

[@MsRicky42]

Hi I’m new to your channel I love it

[@theblackstallion4912]

Thank you

[@MsRicky42]

@@theblackstallion4912 I work for ups but I’m trying get my CDL now thank you for your videos looking forward for more

[@theblackstallion4912]

@@MsRicky42 look out this week I’ll be posting

[@peteralongi6375]

Great video

[@theblackstallion4912]

Thank you!!

[@marcosramirez8322]

👋🏻👋🏻🚛🚛 from Ecuador

[@theblackstallion4912]

Awesome! Hello.

[@okboi2513]

Good video

[@theblackstallion4912]

Thanks

[@TheLTLtrucker_BigMike]

slide you’re tandems all the way to the rear , your container would fall right into place😀

[@fcb5650]

Could you please let me know in average how much you guys make per year?

[@Snowbird_89]

Do your tandem axle trucks have power divider locks?

[@theblackstallion4912]

Yes they do

[@Snowbird_89]

@@theblackstallion4912 I hear the ones at ABF and Estes have dummy axles

[@joevelaz]

Wish the road drivers could make overtime.

[@theblackstallion4912]

Volunteer for the weekend. Do they offer it at your terminal?

[@joevelaz]

@@theblackstallion4912 yeah that is still straight pay. Would like to see that overtime pay. Lol. Mostly would have to drive to a different hub to get weekend work.

[@theblackstallion4912]

@@joevelaz true that’s the only difference. On the other hand it’s still a little extra

[@blacstxr8893]

FedEx Ground freight what

[@theblackstallion4912]

Freight

[@onequick5o]

What terminal are you out of?

[@theblackstallion4912]

NWB

[@joevelaz]

@@theblackstallion4912 that place gets crazy at nights somedays.

[@theblackstallion4912]

@@joevelaz it’s like a small city, forklifts coming and going up and down I still get amazed on how freight moves around.

[@HeyArnoldGotAFootballHead]

Is this a saturday run ?

[@theblackstallion4912]

Yes but strictly voluntary

[@HeyArnoldGotAFootballHead]

@@theblackstallion4912 nice. Wish we had some runs like this but i know top senority would eat them up

[@theblackstallion4912]

@@HeyArnoldGotAFootballHead funny you should say that. I’m pretty low on the list since I just started 7 months ago. Senior guys at my terminal like their days off, so it’s a win for me. Plus I work out of a hub

[@HeyArnoldGotAFootballHead]

@@theblackstallion4912 same. I guess i wouldnt say top senority cause those are getting 50-60 hours a week. But low senority has 9:30 start here u wont see the hours like that gotta be here a while to get earlier start time atleast 7-8 years

[@theblackstallion4912]

@@HeyArnoldGotAFootballHead I got 6a from a 930a start within 3 months. Do you work at a hub?