FedEx Route OWNERSHIPS; Best Kept Money Making Secrets!

Truck N' Hustle

Rahmel Wattley

Business, Investing, Entrepreneurship

4.9 • 678 Ratings

🗓️ 9 April 2026

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Create a Free TNHIQ Smart Plan Account ➡️ https://tnhiq.com Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1wBbajkdji5hoQJLPLTwVg/join ______ Live from the 2026 Route Consultant Expo, Rahmel sits down with Amy Byers, COO of Slicker Trucking. The company, founded by her husband David who began as a FedEx package handler, then invested in his own route and now the business has over 245 trucks. This interview explores the journey of FedEx route ownership, highlighting personal experiences, growth strategies, and the challenges faced by operators. It emphasizes the importance of hard work, effective management, and adaptability in an evolving industry, while also discussing FedEx's support for contractors and the future of delivery operations. #FedEx Route Ownership #Entrepreneurship #Business Growth Strategies #Delivery Operations #Contractor Support Special Thanks to Our Guest: AMY BYERS - COO, SLICKER TRUCKING https://www.slickertrucking.net/ https://www.facebook.com/Slicker-Trucking-Inc-789015611308180/ ________ 00:00:00 - 00:01:26 FedEx Operations and Growth 00:01:26 - 00:03:43 Interview with Amy from Route Consultant Expo 00:03:43 - 00:05:59 Dave's Journey to FedEx Route Ownership 00:05:59 - 00:08:14 Evolution of FedEx Routes and Management Philosophy 00:08:14 - 00:10:00 The Early Days of a FedEx Route 00:10:00 - 00:12:52 Business Expansion and Contingency Work 00:12:52 - 00:14:34 Expanding FedEx Route Ownership 00:14:34 - 00:19:25 Partnership Lessons and Growth 00:19:25 - 00:22:52 FedEx Support for Contractors 00:22:52 - 00:26:14 Operator's Role and Challenges in FedEx Routes 00:26:14 - 00:29:23 FedEx Route Ownership: Opportunities and Stability 00:29:23 - 00:37:00 FedEx Business Models and Operations 00:37:00 - 00:43:05 Driving Down Costs for Profitability 00:43:05 - 00:51:00 Future of FedEx Routes 00:51:00 - 01:00:52 The Best Kept Money Making Secrets!

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0:00.0	Express, seven-day operations, we have large operations, we have small operations, we have rural operations, we have
0:05.4	metro operations, we have line haul, we do line hall spot work, and now FedEx custom critical.
0:11.1	We've gone through all these iterations, right? He got his CDL to learn the business when we took
0:15.5	on line hall. So we can manage from a place that I've done that. FedEx gives you a ton of tools.
0:21.8	There's videos that they provide you now.
0:23.6	There's like a class that they give you on the P&D side
0:26.3	on how to be a contractor and what you should do.
0:28.5	It's literally there for you.
0:30.6	You just have to follow the instructions.
0:32.4	Going from one man, one truck, as you said, to now over, how many? 200.
0:41.3	Well, I think we hit 245-ish during peak.
0:42.3	245. Yeah, with part-time and full-time.
0:44.0	Yeah.
0:44.4	Whether it's FedEx or Amazon or bread, like, you have to be willing to do the work.
0:49.0	But the money is there, man, and the success and the growth.
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1:25.2	log in. Let's go.
1:34.3	All right, all right. Hustle fam. Hustle fam, we are back with another amazing episode. And we are here recording live in Nashville, Tennessee. We are at the Routkinsaw and Expo.
1:39.6	And I'm here with a superstar of the Expo. Amy, I've been seeing you everywhere. You've done like,
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