FedEx Ground Major Fail

	FedEx Ground Major Fail December 6th, 2012 at about 5:50 am., came up on this FedEx Ground Tractor-Trailer (trailer # 810695), traveling East on NC Hwy 64, from Raleigh, towards Zebulon, North Carolina. The Driver was either extremely intoxicated, or Sleeping quite soundly. Fortunately, God must had been his Co-Driver and kept him/her, or others from being killed or seriously hurt. I followed the truck for about nine miles, and the video is only a small representation since I spent most of the time on the phone with the Highway Patrol. Can't say I blame the Driver though. FedEx Ground uses Contractors only (no company drivers). And during the Holiday peak seasons (like now thru Xmas), Management pretty much forces Drivers to work way over the legal, DOT mandated hours of operation. The drivers use their package scanners to clock in and out, but are instructed not to clock in when they show up at the terminals at 4:30-5:00 in the morning to start setting up their loads for the days' route. Most days, they are out until late at night, (drivers are penalized monetarily for undelivered packages), sometimes just sleeping for a few hours, in their cars at the terminals. And they really do not have much choice, since once you have bought or leased your FedEx Ground Truck or Van, you either do what management tells you to do, or you can be ruined financially. How do I know this? ...been there, done that! Such a relief when I managed to get out with minimal damage. This was several years ago, but chatted <b>...</b>	From: hometechnc Views: 8 0 ratings
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