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<blockquote data-quote="Anonymous Coward" data-source="post: 75099"><p>Cold,</p><p>Im not saying you have to like my post. You have an opinion that counts also.Did not want to hurt your feelings. Im sorry. I just dont see everything in Brown tint like you may. To answer your question I would have to say 5 years ago,(8 out of 10 would come over to UPS) I base my opinion on IC having initial expenses such as buying route and truck. With limited volume it would most likely be a struggle for most, if not all. I think that is what most if not all IC would expect starting up there own business. That would also go for IC in a trade. To answer your question in the present (4 out of 10 would switch over to UPS) I came up with that number because I Feel that the IC who own routes already have started to see the potential in there money making opportunities. The four who jumped ship are being hired by the IC to run the routes and are either being payed hourly or by the day, what ever the agreement. They have none of there own money vested in there routes so wont see the rewards that a IC would. I dont like making predictions but you asked my opinion. 5 years from now I see (0 out of 10 would switch over to UPS) I feel many IC will split there routes up as volume increases. I know that the ground division is limited to the amount of volume it can take on from one year to the next. there are many new hubs and and stations going up in the next few years which would tell me Fedex feels they have alot of volume coming there way. Only time will tell.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Anonymous Coward, post: 75099"] Cold, Im not saying you have to like my post. You have an opinion that counts also.Did not want to hurt your feelings. Im sorry. I just dont see everything in Brown tint like you may. To answer your question I would have to say 5 years ago,(8 out of 10 would come over to UPS) I base my opinion on IC having initial expenses such as buying route and truck. With limited volume it would most likely be a struggle for most, if not all. I think that is what most if not all IC would expect starting up there own business. That would also go for IC in a trade. To answer your question in the present (4 out of 10 would switch over to UPS) I came up with that number because I Feel that the IC who own routes already have started to see the potential in there money making opportunities. The four who jumped ship are being hired by the IC to run the routes and are either being payed hourly or by the day, what ever the agreement. They have none of there own money vested in there routes so wont see the rewards that a IC would. I dont like making predictions but you asked my opinion. 5 years from now I see (0 out of 10 would switch over to UPS) I feel many IC will split there routes up as volume increases. I know that the ground division is limited to the amount of volume it can take on from one year to the next. there are many new hubs and and stations going up in the next few years which would tell me Fedex feels they have alot of volume coming there way. Only time will tell. [/QUOTE]
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