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Originally Posted by blee256  Hey bob, you're in ONT? do you ever fly into FAT? well if ur ever stuck in so cal give me a call so i can return the favor.
Fedex has a direct DFW to ONT? I would think UPS has one too. |
Yeah... I'm in ONT now... and yes we fly into FAT. I'll have to remember that you are there next time I'm in!
Fedex goes direct from Fort Worth Alliance and UPS goes direct from DFW. For now... Fedex has a slightly better schedule for me and there is never any competition for the very uncomfortable JS on the 727 at 3:45 in the morning.
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Originally Posted by jtrain609 Is it possible to check loads on FedEx through that phone number? |
It's not like there's a lot of folks to compete with (depending on the route)... but like TallF said... they will let you know.
I'm not sure about Fedex... but I've been told that if you are confirmed in the JS on UPS then it's yours, and you can't get bumped even by a UPS JS'er. That's why it's so important to cancel it if you decide not to use it or you can be blacklisted for abusing their system. Maybe Don can shed some light on that one.
Also... one of the other issues with using either of the two is transportation. ie; You park your car at the UPS ramp at your airport and commute to work. On the way back... American looks like a better option. Now you have to figure out how to get from the pax terminal to the cargo ramp to get your car. Likewise... once you reached your base on the commute to work, you have to figure out how to get from the cargo ramp to your terminal so you can get to work.
Taxi's, hotel shuttles, rental car shuttles, & fuelers (if you have a sida badge) are all options... but it definately takes some pre-planning and maybe a few extra bucks.
Bob