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Beware - FedEx Drivers are forging signatures for delivery confirmation

In the span of 2 days I had 2 separate deliveries of expensive audio equipment delivered by FedEx. One on the east coast and one on the west coast. They were both insured for the full amount and high dollar values, which triggers FedEx required direct signature by the recipient. In one case the recipient let me know that the driver signed for him and left the package in the snow next to his mailbox. He never made contact with the driver nor signed for the package. In the second case the driver again signed for him and left the package on his porch, and never made contact with the recipient. In both cases everything turned out ok, but this terrible business ethics from FedEx employees.

It's blatant forgery by the drivers, and who is left holding the bag if the package is stolen? It's the driver's word against the recipient. I have a feeling the shipper (in both cases me) would be when I paid for full value insurance. What is the motivation of the driver, just laziness so they don't have to come back for another delivery attempt? I made a formal complaint with FedEx which supposedly they are going to trace down, but I have a feeling this is not going to make a difference.

Things are getting worse and worse these days!

mekong56
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nonoise
10,907 posts
 

Love hearing the stories of FedEx from those in the know. I knew someone who worked as a FedEx mechanic back in the ’80s in a leased building on Van Nuys Airport property. Everyone loved working there at the time. Great salary and benefits, opportunities to advance, and one could transfer to any location in the country on their dime, even in advance, to set things up and they paid for the expense of moving and helped in scouting a new home. It was one, big happy company.

Man, how times have changed, for the worse.

All the best,
Nonoise

aberyclark
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For anything of major value, I always have FEDex or UPS hold at one of their locations. I try to avoid the USPS for expensive items. By looking at this site, one would think the USPS is a giant crime ring

 

https://postalemployeenetwork.com/news/category/postal-crime/

deep_333
1,540 posts
 

This just happened to me right now with Fedex!!

No doorbell rang as i was sitting right there in the living room on an item that required my signature. I would have taken a video of the outside package and have him mark "damaged" on the packaging before his ass left.

But, the li’l weasel has very quietly slipped it on my driveway and left.

Fingers crossed...nothing broke on the inside

analog_tiffer
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@onhwy61 that’s the silliest post I’ve seen on here in quite awhile.   I’m one of those people who acknowledges that expecting perfect service from shippers (and many other service providers) is a lost cause and not realistic.    This topic is about Fedex (and others) fraudulently forging signatures on carriage contracts (and related stories of similar unauthorized, unacceptable, and sometimes even illegal behavior).

And, the 2023 UPS contract takes full-time drivers to $101,920 by year after next WITHOUT ANY OVERTIME.    With the overtime that every single full-time driver works, they are in the $170K+/yr range.    I can send the link to their Teamsters contract if you’d like.   And see USA Today article from August 2023 entitled “Full-time UPS drivers will earn $170,000 a year, on average, in new contract, CEO says”  for other contract details. (https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2023/08/10/ups-driver-pay-new-contract/70571518007/)

analog_tiffer
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With the 2023 UPS contract, Fedex is clearly behind UPS in salary/benefits packages, but a full-time driver, with the overtime they work, will easily break the $100K/yr mark.    USPS is another story altogether.    
 

FedEx actually has three distinct delivery arms — express, ground, and freight. Express and Freight drivers work directly for FedEx and receive the company’s typical employee benefits, whereas Ground drivers usually work for third-party delivery businesses that contract with FedEx, so their pay and benefits are determined by their employer.

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