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MrFedEx

Engorged Member
As for layoffs and/or reductions of hours, I do not like them at all. I don't even like them if they are justified by our volume levels. But if they are justified by our volume levels, they are going to happen no matter how much I don't like them.

The October restructuring hasn't been announced yet. (Pssst... it's not October yet). I know that you don't know what day it is, or month, but a calendar is your friend.

Just like me.

Your friend,
Dan.

Dear Dano,

You kind of evaded the question, since it's pretty obvious what is going to happen in October even though it isn't here yet. "Suppose" you get 10 hrs less per week, and "suppose" you have to take a 4 hr split more than twice a week because the limitation on the number of split days will probably be ended (along with the 35 hr minimum). Justified? Approved by Dano.

Love,
MrFedEx
 

Ricochet1a

Well-Known Member
R1a, got anything new from your sources ?

Nope...

I will say this, bbsam's "source" back in March nailed the impending October Surprise (without realizing it at the time). I spent a lot of time asking my sources back then regarding his information, and they didn't have anything come up that they were aware of (they KNEW the change was coming, just didn't know it was imminent). So the value of having multiple sources of information became quite evident from that series of events.

What is of relevance (with regards to bbsam's posting about a regional level meeting - maybe posted in another thread), is that the Ground network is getting ready to do some significant expansion. This has already been discussed in this forum earlier. If you were to go back in forum history (over 12 months ago, maybe as recent as March-April), one of the things I posted for all to be aware of (regarding part of the shifting of volume over to Ground) was a notification to Ground ISP/IC to get ready to make a significant expansion fo their capability. Well... I'll bet dollars to doughnuts, that this meeting is going to have a LOT to do with notifying ISP/IC to anticipate a 10-20% increase in volume over the next few months - and that they'd better be prepared for it.

Other than that, no "new" info. I have been doing some calling in regards to two other issues (two posters here know of one, one poster knows of the other - check gmail...), but nothing that warrants open public discussion.

There does seem to be a pattern within FedEx of having "bursts" of information every 3 months. Can't explain it, there just seems to be a quarterly pattern of info "dumps", then things get a bit quiet (then activity here starts to pickup as that advanced info starts getting implemented in the field).
 

CAFAL

Well-Known Member
I think it's time to pack up the troops, stop financing the UN and finally take care of America first for a few years and we would be good
 

Ricochet1a

Well-Known Member
As a general note...

I'll respond to Private Messages, but PLEASE make sure your "inbox" has room. I believe the limit is 50 messages, after that, any attempt to respond to a message will result in the message getting kicked back due to no room in the inbox.
 

59 Dano

I just want to make friends!
Dear Dano,

You kind of evaded the question, since it's pretty obvious what is going to happen in October even though it isn't here yet. "Suppose" you get 10 hrs less per week, and "suppose" you have to take a 4 hr split more than twice a week because the limitation on the number of split days will probably be ended (along with the 35 hr minimum). Justified? Approved by Dano.

Love,
MrFedEx

Sorry, but if there's not enough volume to support the hours, there's not enough volume. When you can do math, get back to us.
 

MrFedEx

Engorged Member
Sorry, but if there's not enough volume to support the hours, there's not enough volume. When you can do math, get back to us.

Here's my "math".
Former Express Volume - (Economic Downturn + Deliberate Upselling of Ground product)= Reduced Express Volume.

OR:

Fred's Desire for Profit + (Political Payoffs+ Lazy IBT+ Ground Scam)= Windfall Profits for Fred S

and always remember, there is nothing lower than a shill.
 

TUT

Well-Known Member
Question: Regarding all this talk of shifting volume from Express to Ground. Are you talking in full (meaning the Express Saver service in full) or part of it, like the long-hauling ? I spoke with an automation specialist at Fedex and even in their beta software for release this fall it has no Service/Labeling changes. To them they wouldn't know how an Ground person could pickup or delivery Express packages the way the labeling is done and stated it would be quite difficult to make these changes at the Op's level as well without a very large undertaking and they felt that transformation would be floating around since so many people would have to be involved, which it isn't.

So is this shift instead of flying freight across the US, they can truck it through the ground network, back to Express stations? Or are you thinking it's A to Z on the service, Express Saver becomes Ground for pick ups, moving and delivery? All your automation systems are saying no to a complete change over. To me it seems if anything its long hauling freight.
 

MrFedEx

Engorged Member
Question: Regarding all this talk of shifting volume from Express to Ground. Are you talking in full (meaning the Express Saver service in full) or part of it, like the long-hauling ? I spoke with an automation specialist at Fedex and even in their beta software for release this fall it has no Service/Labeling changes. To them they wouldn't know how an Ground person could pickup or delivery Express packages the way the labeling is done and stated it would be quite difficult to make these changes at the Op's level as well without a very large undertaking and they felt that transformation would be floating around since so many people would have to be involved, which it isn't.



So is this shift instead of flying freight across the US, they can truck it through the ground network, back to Express stations? Or are you thinking it's A to Z on the service, Express Saver becomes Ground for pick ups, moving and delivery? All your automation systems are saying no to a complete change over. To me it seems if anything its long hauling freight.

You don't "get it".
 

Ricochet1a

Well-Known Member
Question: Regarding all this talk of shifting volume from Express to Ground. Are you talking in full (meaning the Express Saver service in full) or part of it, like the long-hauling ? I spoke with an automation specialist at Fedex and even in their beta software for release this fall it has no Service/Labeling changes. To them they wouldn't know how an Ground person could pickup or delivery Express packages the way the labeling is done and stated it would be quite difficult to make these changes at the Op's level as well without a very large undertaking and they felt that transformation would be floating around since so many people would have to be involved, which it isn't.

So is this shift instead of flying freight across the US, they can truck it through the ground network, back to Express stations? Or are you thinking it's A to Z on the service, Express Saver becomes Ground for pick ups, moving and delivery? All your automation systems are saying no to a complete change over. To me it seems if anything its long hauling freight.

Express Saver will be eliminated as a shipping option for customers. Customers who currently use Express Saver will have two options 1) Choose to utilize 2nd Day Express shipping, 2) Choose to utilize FedEx Ground.

In this "go around", there will be no FedEx volume shifting - THE CUSTOMER will be forced to "shift" how their volume is moved. In a couple of years time, when the DELIVERY of 2nd Day volume is shifted over to Ground, the Express line haul system will still be used for the movement of this volume, BUT it will be "shifted" over to Ground delivery ops for final delivery.

There isn't going to be any "cross utilization" between the opco's at this stage. Again, the CUSTOMER will make the decision as to how their current volume moving by Express Express Saver will be moved.

Express Saver WON'T "become" anything - it will simply disappear. Express Saver was initiated as an option back before Ground was owned by Express (fairly certain of this - the "old timers" can give a better date as to when Express Saver was implemented). Express did this in order to utilize their underutilized linehaul capacity at the time, and to grab some volume from UPS that Express otherwise didn't have a prayer of getting.

With FedEx's acquiring of Ground, the Express 3rd day product has become obsolete. 80% of actual shipment volume tendered to Ground can be delivered to its intended destination within 3 days - making the need to offer 3rd day service through Express redundant.

With the push to squeeze out capacity within the linehaul system of Express, the decision was made (will be publically announced shortly) to simply stop offering customers the option of 3rd day shipping through Express.
 

Cactus

Just telling it like it is
Express Saver was initiated as an option back before Ground was owned by Express (fairly certain of this - the "old timers" can give a better date as to when Express Saver was implemented).
Yes it was. 1997 and right before the UPS strike. Great timing there FedEx upper management.
 

59 Dano

I just want to make friends!
Here's my "math".
Former Express Volume - (Economic Downturn + Deliberate Upselling of Ground product)= Reduced Express Volume.

OR:

Fred's Desire for Profit + (Political Payoffs+ Lazy IBT+ Ground Scam)= Windfall Profits for Fred S

and always remember, there is nothing lower than a shill.

Sure there is. A guy whose math sucks, for example.
 

59 Dano

I just want to make friends!
Express Saver will be eliminated as a shipping option for customers. Customers who currently use Express Saver will have two options 1) Choose to utilize 2nd Day Express shipping, 2) Choose to utilize FedEx Ground.

In this "go around", there will be no FedEx volume shifting - THE CUSTOMER will be forced to "shift" how their volume is moved. In a couple of years time, when the DELIVERY of 2nd Day volume is shifted over to Ground,

So there will be, maybe, Ground doing the last mile delivery of 2D? And not for a couple of years?!!??!??!??!??

I was promised on this very board a dramatic change in relatively short order, not just the elimination of XS and the "shifting" of 2D another 2 years from now. For a company that is consumed with greed, it is taking its sweet time. I was also promised the widespread use of Express planes to fly Ground pkgs. Stop letting me down.
 
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