I can say from my personal experience that everything Freddie says in the video is true... I bought a van and changed my job thanks to his video. And I am very grateful for what he does. It changed my life... thank you for helping people change life
Just watched your video … somewhat miffed this morning. My partner is working this weekend so I thought I’d jump onto cx to do some work. Got allocated a job to london from somewhere 15 miles down the road from me. Started heading over there and then 5 minutes from collection the job got cancelled (I accept this happens sometimes) but he then re-advertised the job. I rang them straight away and asked why he had done this and he tried to knock the price down by £10 … I refused as I knew what the minimum I was prepared to work this job for (and probably return empty due to it being a Saturday) Having spoke to a fellow courier on the cx , he did exactly the same to him … this company needs naming and shaming !!! Happy to reveal who they are but I also feel that as drivers , we need our own platform /forum to make other drivers aware of these unscrupulous shippers who want to take advantage of us. Regards
Yeah right until that day when you say you can't do it, they'll just use somebody else and won't call you again. Shippers have the upper hand on this platform and is more favoured for them.
I had 47 good feedback and did plenty of jobs for the same company never late never any mistakes. They don't use you first at all 😂 why would they when someone can under bid you on cx. It'd not a rocket scientist type job anyone can do it. They'll pick cheapest possible
I've only been on the CX for 18 months but what I've learnt in that brief time is everyday is different. You can easily go to a place which is usually good but get nothing. Whereas you could finish a job in a bad area but get another job within 15 minutes taking you towards home.
In Liverpool today , small van jobs were going for 60p a mile, and people bidding low, then that was not worth doing. They got a job back down south for 80p mile from the shipper . lots of work some shippers put the same job on 6 to 7 times to get the price down, and they said some prices they can't pay I worked for good feedback and do a good job
Yes, 8k drivers is over-saturated but how many driver's profiles are dormant because the platform didn't work for them? 🤔 The Courier Exchange is not a good platform. tbh. If you want to make money be prepared to drive 500 miles a day and stay away from home (tramping). DO NOT JOIN THE COURIER EXCHANGE!! That is all I am going to say.
Totally agree with you I sit at computer bidding for jobs for 15 lutons including you jobs today and got 6 jobs but bidded on 87 jobs today 11 th October great video and information
Needs a set minimum price per mile for different size vans. These companies are charging £2 plus per mile and then getting some poor desperate owner driver who has all the insurance in place and trying to run his vehicle to cover the job in a professional manner for 60p per mile. If the driver is in the right place at the right time then it should be his benefit not the shippers. It's criminal what the CX has done to degenerate the standard of living for drivers.
The CX is heavily saturated with too many drivers in my area - and not as much work as there was when I started several years ago. It's tough out there.
Well I’m shocked and stunned, a ginger beard, Well I never! Lol. You are quite right the number of drivers chasing the number of jobs really tells you everything you need to know. Drivers working for 60p per mile simply perpetuates the desperation that’s out there being taken advantage of by shippers. How can anyone run a van and turn a profit on 60p per mile?
I signed for a year after being a courier for 12 years. After 1 year I gave up 😂 last time I logged in honestly and please fgs believe me this isn't a lie... 57 drivers all green wanting work in that area..... 1 job 😂 safe to say I didn't renew my membership. And just to add btw im in the cx hottest area between sheff and leeds so...
In 2002 I could easily get £1.50 per loaded mile sub contracting work off courier companies with a lwb transit van. Today I cannot achieve £1.20 per mile. What's changed only one thing and that's most transport companies are using the CX to get driver's competing for the work and 20 years ago they weren't. Shippers know weather they pay 60p or £1.20 per mile they're still gonna get a fully insured professional all thanks to the CX vetting process. Everything is in place to help the shippers and nothing is done to protect the driver's from the unscrupulous shippers. It's not unreasonable to expect a minimum price per mile.
Unfortunately they’ll never be a minimum pricing structure on the CX. When I started about 14 years ago the company I worked for got £1.20 a mile for LWB’s and subbed out for 80p- £1. They were still doing that in 2021 when I left.
January and February and the 1st 2 weeks of march are quiet months so don't expect much work in these months plus we are going into the worst recession in history due to a variety of factors etc So if a person wants to try courier or driving work try working for a driving agency which is doing the exact work as the CX with none of the risks or upfront costs etc and when driving work goes quiet in January and February etc multidrop is still busy but not every driver likes or wants to do multidrop etc Hope this helps
@@mankomal1664 the only difference between CX and a Driving Agency is that on the CX they work for themselves and buy their own van and expenses etc but with a Driving agency a person doesn't need to buy their own van etc and they work direct for the driving agency direct so a person drives other companies vans and trucks etc all a driver needs to drive for an agency is an up to date current drivercpc and digital tacho for trucks and transport to get to an agency customers lace of work within 30 mins of an agency phone call
Honestly I’m the wrong person to ask, I’ve done 3 CX jobs this year. All my work is customer based. But if you have your own customers then yes it is possible.
about 9/10 years ago I noticed City Sprint subbies all appearing on the site. One of the metrics I noticed is the rate they disappeared off the map versus the lower rate of jobs coming in...it was obvious that they were all getting work from another source
Wish i would of seen this video 6 months ago. Cx sales team sold me a pack of lie,s. Things like 90 to 120 a mile for a small van. More like 70p a mile 😤🙃🤯🤯 and thats at a push. I didnt win a job for first 4 days of bidding then lowered my price and got most jobs. I got told shipers are all vet checked and pay thousands to use us on cx, but didnt get paid from 2 jobs that i did in first couple of months the company's had shut down then restarted again with a new name, i looked into them closer on google not just cx. Im not doing bad but no where near the thousands a month i was told i would get, especially with certain people doing jobs for 50 and 55p a mile just for the sake of it its totally bonkers. The main competition is thoses who work for £30 a day driving 12 hours in 20 year old vans
Yeh I’ve said it many times before they over sell it so much that’s there’s no competitive prices anymore you know no matter where you are the shippers going to wait to done cheap. Too many drivers not enough work. And then claiming 100,000 + jobs not sold each month id love to see the evidence behind that and I’ve asked for it but been denied.
@@JamesFletcherVlogs the unsold jobs will be 90 day payers 0miles helping people handballing 3 mile journeys with a congestion charge and 470 miles no stopping timed backload rate jobs 😂😂im finding it hard to believe how low the prices actually are atm
You only showed the live jobs? What about the inc sold button before 9am? Ive joined the system a year ago. im making good profit. And renewed. Just wondering HOW much youve made on the CX. Ive got 2 companies in the north east who come to me direct now. Both got through since joining CX. i had nothing before that. ITS BEEN HARD WORK BUT ITS PAYING OFF
@@JamesFletcherVlogs Maybe thats the problem mate, Its what you make from the tools you have i haven't posted a single job and In fairness to the CX and the bloke who signed me up, very clear and managed my expectations on how crucial getting the reviews were and the output needed from the get go. I made just over 51k last year on CX(of course my costs come out of that) but with my contacts on and off the CX this year i aim for more and gunning for that 2nd van. ID also like to post jobs like you pal and have my goals set.... LETS GO GET IT PAL....WATCH OUT ROYAL MAIL I'M COMING FOR YOU.
There’s a few other smaller apps but they just as oversaturated, in all honestly your best bet is to approach larger courier companies and try sub for them , or go down the route of trying to get your own customer.
@@emfestudios3631 depends what you want to do, there ok if you want to move parcels. But if you want distance approach. Speedy freight, Cal sameday, Haulage firms that needs vans to move goods aswell as trucks.
It doesn't help that cx also run stupid things like 'refer a friend for a £50 voucher' 🤦♂️ so you're already saturated and can't find a job, then you refer MORE drivers 😂 do the math
@@JamesFletcherVlogsI know James, only joking.. Been tough for everyone, hopefully things pick up.. Like your setup. I've got a hammock that I hang in the back of my van during the warmer months.
I can say from my personal experience that everything Freddie says in the video is true... I bought a van and changed my job thanks to his video. And I am very grateful for what he does. It changed my life... thank you for helping people change life
Brilliant I hope everything is going well for you 👌🏼
So the TH-camrs are adding to the saturation...🤔
Just watched your video … somewhat miffed this morning.
My partner is working this weekend so I thought I’d jump onto cx to do some work.
Got allocated a job to london from somewhere 15 miles down the road from me.
Started heading over there and then 5 minutes from collection the job got cancelled (I accept this happens sometimes) but he then re-advertised the job. I rang them straight away and asked why he had done this and he tried to knock the price down by £10 … I refused as I knew what the minimum I was prepared to work this job for (and probably return empty due to it being a Saturday)
Having spoke to a fellow courier on the cx , he did exactly the same to him … this company needs naming and shaming !!!
Happy to reveal who they are but I also feel that as drivers , we need our own platform /forum to make other drivers aware of these unscrupulous shippers who want to take advantage of us.
Regards
You should put a ticket in about this, he minimum should have give you a cancellation fee as your already set off to collect.
Good honest video mate, the cx will try and sell the dream without the facts
I really appreciate you doing this video. Great to see how it actually is. Respect for showing me thank you. Love your videos btw 👍
Remember a lot off jobs are given directly to drivers.
If you do a good job for your local shippers, they will contact you directly.
Yeah right until that day when you say you can't do it, they'll just use somebody else and won't call you again. Shippers have the upper hand on this platform and is more favoured for them.
I had 47 good feedback and did plenty of jobs for the same company never late never any mistakes. They don't use you first at all 😂 why would they when someone can under bid you on cx. It'd not a rocket scientist type job anyone can do it. They'll pick cheapest possible
I bidded for 63 jobs this morning - didn’t get one…busiest quarter of the year 😂😂😂
Looking well buddy hope all is well.Great video as always 👌🏼
Cheers pal
I've only been on the CX for 18 months but what I've learnt in that brief time is everyday is different. You can easily go to a place which is usually good but get nothing. Whereas you could finish a job in a bad area but get another job within 15 minutes taking you towards home.
That’s because busy areas are so massively oversaturated. Hope your doing well pal
It's tough down on the south coast. Had a good day today but nothing as yet for tomorrow.
In Liverpool today , small van jobs were going for 60p a mile, and people bidding low, then that was not worth doing. They got a job back down south for 80p mile from the shipper . lots of work some shippers put the same job on 6 to 7 times to get the price down, and they said some prices they can't pay
I worked for good feedback and do a good job
Yes, 8k drivers is over-saturated but how many driver's profiles are dormant because the platform didn't work for them? 🤔
The Courier Exchange is not a good platform. tbh. If you want to make money be prepared to drive 500 miles a day and stay away from home (tramping).
DO NOT JOIN THE COURIER EXCHANGE!!
That is all I am going to say.
Would they not cancel subscription if it’s dormant
Totally agree with you I sit at computer bidding for jobs for 15 lutons including you jobs today and got 6 jobs but bidded on 87 jobs today 11 th October great video and information
Hi I'm on cx and I think the works a bit slow with work and cheap hard to get back loads which work time wise.
Needs a set minimum price per mile for different size vans. These companies are charging £2 plus per mile and then getting some poor desperate owner driver who has all the insurance in place and trying to run his vehicle to cover the job in a professional manner for 60p per mile. If the driver is in the right place at the right time then it should be his benefit not the shippers. It's criminal what the CX has done to degenerate the standard of living for drivers.
The CX is heavily saturated with too many drivers in my area - and not as much work as there was when I started several years ago. It's tough out there.
Well I’m shocked and stunned, a ginger beard, Well I never! Lol. You are quite right the number of drivers chasing the number of jobs really tells you everything you need to know. Drivers working for 60p per mile simply perpetuates the desperation that’s out there being taken advantage of by shippers. How can anyone run a van and turn a profit on 60p per mile?
60p is a bare minimum backload price in my opinion. And that’s only if your getting really good morning going out.
I signed for a year after being a courier for 12 years. After 1 year I gave up 😂 last time I logged in honestly and please fgs believe me this isn't a lie... 57 drivers all green wanting work in that area..... 1 job 😂 safe to say I didn't renew my membership. And just to add btw im in the cx hottest area between sheff and leeds so...
In 2002 I could easily get £1.50 per loaded mile sub contracting work off courier companies with a lwb transit van. Today I cannot achieve £1.20 per mile. What's changed only one thing and that's most transport companies are using the CX to get driver's competing for the work and 20 years ago they weren't. Shippers know weather they pay 60p or £1.20 per mile they're still gonna get a fully insured professional all thanks to the CX vetting process. Everything is in place to help the shippers and nothing is done to protect the driver's from the unscrupulous shippers. It's not unreasonable to expect a minimum price per mile.
Unfortunately they’ll never be a minimum pricing structure on the CX. When I started about 14 years ago the company I worked for got £1.20 a mile for LWB’s and subbed out for 80p- £1. They were still doing that in 2021 when I left.
Great video mate was thinking to join it would cost me around 4k 😂 app in only around 2k plus vat so thanks again 👍
January and February and the 1st 2 weeks of march are quiet months so don't expect much work in these months plus we are going into the worst recession in history due to a variety of factors etc
So if a person wants to try courier or driving work try working for a driving agency which is doing the exact work as the CX with none of the risks or upfront costs etc and when driving work goes quiet in January and February etc multidrop is still busy but not every driver likes or wants to do multidrop etc Hope this helps
Which other driving agency give work like CX can u please give me some names?
@@mankomal1664 the only difference between CX and a Driving Agency is that on the CX they work for themselves and buy their own van and expenses etc but with a Driving agency a person doesn't need to buy their own van etc and they work direct for the driving agency direct so a person drives other companies vans and trucks etc all a driver needs to drive for an agency is an up to date current drivercpc and digital tacho for trucks and transport to get to an agency customers lace of work within 30 mins of an agency phone call
Great Video and channel. Do you think its possible to net £190 per day as a large van courier driver?
Honestly I’m the wrong person to ask, I’ve done 3 CX jobs this year. All my work is customer based. But if you have your own customers then yes it is possible.
@@JamesFletcherVlogs thanks fella.
about 9/10 years ago I noticed City Sprint subbies all appearing on the site. One of the metrics I noticed is the rate they disappeared off the map versus the lower rate of jobs coming in...it was obvious that they were all getting work from another source
CX sales team should be done for false advertising
Wish i would of seen this video 6 months ago. Cx sales team sold me a pack of lie,s.
Things like 90 to 120 a mile for a small van. More like 70p a mile 😤🙃🤯🤯 and thats at a push. I didnt win a job for first 4 days of bidding then lowered my price and got most jobs. I got told shipers are all vet checked and pay thousands to use us on cx, but didnt get paid from 2 jobs that i did in first couple of months the company's had shut down then restarted again with a new name, i looked into them closer on google not just cx. Im not doing bad but no where near the thousands a month i was told i would get, especially with certain people doing jobs for 50 and 55p a mile just for the sake of it its totally bonkers. The main competition is thoses who work for £30 a day driving 12 hours in 20 year old vans
Yeh I’ve said it many times before they over sell it so much that’s there’s no competitive prices anymore you know no matter where you are the shippers going to wait to done cheap. Too many drivers not enough work. And then claiming 100,000 + jobs not sold each month id love to see the evidence behind that and I’ve asked for it but been denied.
@@JamesFletcherVlogs the unsold jobs will be 90 day payers 0miles helping people handballing 3 mile journeys with a congestion charge and 470 miles no stopping timed backload rate jobs 😂😂im finding it hard to believe how low the prices actually are atm
You only showed the live jobs? What about the inc sold button before 9am? Ive joined the system a year ago. im making good profit. And renewed. Just wondering HOW much youve made on the CX. Ive got 2 companies in the north east who come to me direct now. Both got through since joining CX. i had nothing before that. ITS BEEN HARD WORK BUT ITS PAYING OFF
Glad it’s paying off for you pal, for the first 2 years on CX I mainly posted jobs so didn’t really take much or make much off the platform
@@JamesFletcherVlogs Maybe thats the problem mate, Its what you make from the tools you have i haven't posted a single job and In fairness to the CX and the bloke who signed me up, very clear and managed my expectations on how crucial getting the reviews were and the output needed from the get go. I made just over 51k last year on CX(of course my costs come out of that) but with my contacts on and off the CX this year i aim for more and gunning for that 2nd van. ID also like to post jobs like you pal and have my goals set.... LETS GO GET IT PAL....WATCH OUT ROYAL MAIL I'M COMING FOR YOU.
Where/how else can you get work except for cx?
There’s a few other smaller apps but they just as oversaturated, in all honestly your best bet is to approach larger courier companies and try sub for them , or go down the route of trying to get your own customer.
@@JamesFletcherVlogs larger couriers as in Evri, DHL etc or privately owned smaller businesses?
@@emfestudios3631 depends what you want to do, there ok if you want to move parcels. But if you want distance approach. Speedy freight, Cal sameday, Haulage firms that needs vans to move goods aswell as trucks.
Hey, just started watching your videos, what would be the best way to get in contact with you personally. Thank you. Cammy
Message me on FB or Instagram pal
nice 1 im Carlisle absolutely nothing lol
Don't forget to tick jobs for TODAY not just anytime!!
Often when you have 650jobs total then there is about 350-400 just for today 😬😬😬
It doesn't help that cx also run stupid things like 'refer a friend for a £50 voucher' 🤦♂️ so you're already saturated and can't find a job, then you refer MORE drivers 😂 do the math
Why the left hand drive
It’s not, depends what camera I use to film, my phone flips the image for some reason and I occasionally forget to change it back.
Part of the problem is Freddie bidding 60p per mile 😂
Only out of Scotland 🏴 I’m called James btw 👌🏼
@@JamesFletcherVlogsI know James, only joking.. Been tough for everyone, hopefully things pick up..
Like your setup. I've got a hammock that I hang in the back of my van during the warmer months.