How to Become a Successful FedEx Contractor: Options and Eligibility Requirements

If you’re an independent contractor looking to work with FedEx, you have a range of options available to you. The choice you make will depend on your interests as an entrepreneur. You can work with FedEx as a Custom Critical owner-operator, ground independent contractor, or home delivery independent contractor.

Here’s what you need to know about each opportunity:

Custom Critical Owner-Operator

Custom Critical owner-operators make up the entirety of FedEx’s Custom Critical fleet. If you own or plan to own your own vehicle, you might qualify for a FedEx owner-operator position.

Some eligibility requirements vary depending on whether you own a cargo van, small straight truck, large straight truck, or tractor-trailer, but the absolute must-have qualifications include:

• Three or fewer moving violations in the last three years
• A maximum of one moving violation in the last year
• Passing a physical and drug test from the U.S. Department of Transportation
• A proper class commercial driver’s license
• No record of a preventable accident resulting in death, serious injury, or payout greater than $100,000
• No record, citation, or conviction of using a hand-held mobile phone while driving in the last year
• No felonies whose clearance—completion of parole, probation, incarceration, or a court-ordered diversion program—occurred within the last seven years
• No DUIs or DWIs within the last five years
• No misdemeanors in the last three years

Ground Independent Contractor for FedEx

Ground contractors move packages on long-haul routes between FedEx ground locations. You need to provide your own tractor (or rig), but FedEx supplies the trailer. As a ground contractor, you’re responsible for your own business-related expenses.

The qualifications for work as an independent contractor for FedEx Ground include:

• At least one year of commercial driving experience within the last three years
• Have no record of positive alcohol or drug test
• Have a current commercial driver’s license
• Be able to cross the border into Canada

Home Delivery Independent Contractor

This opportunity involves picking up packages and delivering them to homes. You must lease your own delivery van and pay for expenses such as fuel, insurance, and other business-related expenses.

Other eligibility requirements for working as a home delivery contractor include:

• At least one year of commercial driving experience within the last three years
• Have no record of positive alcohol or drug test
• Have a current commercial driver’s license
• Be able to cross the border into Canada

Becoming a Contractor with FedEx

If you qualify for one of the above positions and are interested in pursuing a contract with FedEx, you’ll need to get in touch with a contractor sourcing specialist. You can do this by calling 1-866-711-3599 or filling out the contact form on FedEx’s website.

You’ll also need to fill out FedEx’s Custom Critical online form, which is also located on the website. The form will request information such as your:

• Social Security number
• Home address history for the last three years
• Current driver’s license number
• Driver’s license history for the last three years
• Employment history for up to 10 years
• History of traffic accidents, violations, and convictions from the last three years
• Criminal history
• Military history

In conclusion, becoming a successful FedEx Ground contractor requires meeting the eligibility requirements for the position you’re interested in and filling out the necessary paperwork. If you’re able to do these things, you can enjoy the benefits of being an independent contractor with FedEx.