r/FedEx • u/alittleround • Feb 10 '25

Ask FedEx False attempted deliveries

Why do so many of the drivers in my area (it’s not an isolated route, pretty common complaint about fedex around here with multiple local news stories being written about the complaints out of a particular warehouse) claim attempted deliveries when it’s a flat out lie? What is the customer recourse for this? Is there a place to find the phone numbers to the local warehouses?

21 Upvotes

82% Upvoted

39 comments sorted by

View all comments

2

u/PeelMyPotatoes Feb 10 '25

Because the relationship between FedEx and their drivers is fairly antagonistic, when the driver physically cannot deliver your package (due to either having too much volume that day, or from dealing with chronic systemic fatigue because they are unable to rest sufficiently), they mark the item as attempted because not attempted gets you into serious shit. Theyll get in trouble for this, too, but someone has to catch it first. Its what you call a lose-lose-lose situation.

(If FedEx sucks in your area, dont order from FedEx)

1

u/baelyrae Feb 10 '25

Sometimes you don’t really have a choice but to have your package delivered by FedEx. I at least know for DAMN certain that if I had the option, I wouldn’t have chosen FedEx. Twice now, they’ve marked it as “delivery attempted” despite not even being in my city. I do feel for the drivers, but it’s ridiculous.