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<blockquote data-quote="Brown287" data-source="post: 733506" data-attributes="member: 14940"><p>There are some decent ground opperations, the problem Bbsam is that there is very little oversite to require that all Ground opperations and employees are properly treated and compensated. You are only as good as your weakest link. Here in California we have two fly by night opperations(OnTrac & Golden State Overnight), both of which will never be of any threat to either UPS or FedEx. Its not due to the prices, their the cheapest in town, but its the level of service. Price is always important, but you Ground guys don't fool yourselves its the level of service you provide that will keep the business. </p><p> </p><p>Talk to a Ground driver and you will quickly see the truth. They are almost all nice and decent people, but they would jump ship in a heartbeat. Ask yourself why that is, they realize that for what they are asked to do on a daily basis they are not properly compensated. When the economy improves and there are other employement opportunities what is a Ground contractor to do I ask.</p><p> </p><p>I do not beleive that the Ground model will survive much longer, and it wont be thanks to the governments worry of how employees are treated. It will be tax revenue that will be its demise. The government will want to go after the tax revenue potential that they are missing out in due to the contractor setup. FedEx will then be forced to combine all opperations and at that point it employees will be in a position to demand better treatment. Good luck!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Brown287, post: 733506, member: 14940"] There are some decent ground opperations, the problem Bbsam is that there is very little oversite to require that all Ground opperations and employees are properly treated and compensated. You are only as good as your weakest link. Here in California we have two fly by night opperations(OnTrac & Golden State Overnight), both of which will never be of any threat to either UPS or FedEx. Its not due to the prices, their the cheapest in town, but its the level of service. Price is always important, but you Ground guys don't fool yourselves its the level of service you provide that will keep the business. Talk to a Ground driver and you will quickly see the truth. They are almost all nice and decent people, but they would jump ship in a heartbeat. Ask yourself why that is, they realize that for what they are asked to do on a daily basis they are not properly compensated. When the economy improves and there are other employement opportunities what is a Ground contractor to do I ask. I do not beleive that the Ground model will survive much longer, and it wont be thanks to the governments worry of how employees are treated. It will be tax revenue that will be its demise. The government will want to go after the tax revenue potential that they are missing out in due to the contractor setup. FedEx will then be forced to combine all opperations and at that point it employees will be in a position to demand better treatment. Good luck! [/QUOTE]
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