Getting Into FedEx Linehaul: What New Contractors Should Know

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FedEx Ground linehaul is a contracting model: independent Transportation Service Providers (TSPs) move freight between FedEx hubs on contracted runs. Understanding how settlements, driver pay, and compliance work is the difference between a business that scales and one that just stays busy.

In the full post, cover the economics of a run, how weekly settlements are structured, what drivers actually get paid, and the compliance obligations (IVMR, BASIC) that come with holding the contract.