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Is Ground really getting E2 and XS?
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<blockquote data-quote="TUT" data-source="post: 1096352" data-attributes="member: 29298"><p>I know. Fedex is going to provide any shipper a service of their choice. No duh Ground is cheaper than Express. Always has, always will, every carrier. They do not promote in general ground ahead of express, they however aren't stupid, if the job/customer needs ground over express, that is where they will go. Like a medical company needing express over ground. That is my point, sales knows the services and will help, but the shipper is giving their needs. Ground in general has more need than express. UPS has known this forever. Express was built on speed but at a price.</p><p></p><p>Example: A large customer has recently moved a ton of volume from Ground to Smart Post, solely because of price as the delivery times still fit their needs. So one can say there is a conspiracy against Ground delivery people as Fedex wants customers to use Smart Post instead. The thing is the service is satisfactory enough and it is driven by the shipper to want to save the extra buck or two, so Fedex abides, its one of their services for shippers to pick. There is no conspiracy, your shippers are dictating what they want to do and a lot of it is based around $$$, surprise.</p><p></p><p><strong>Do not dismiss Regionals. Shippers are also making UPS/Fedex act like regionals. In cost competitiveness and with all their regional hubs. Overnight Ground to 90% of the population in the US exists. Companies with many warehouses are doing this. Some are even dabbling in Same Day Ground, something Express cannot do. It's a new world. Change sucks....</strong></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TUT, post: 1096352, member: 29298"] I know. Fedex is going to provide any shipper a service of their choice. No duh Ground is cheaper than Express. Always has, always will, every carrier. They do not promote in general ground ahead of express, they however aren't stupid, if the job/customer needs ground over express, that is where they will go. Like a medical company needing express over ground. That is my point, sales knows the services and will help, but the shipper is giving their needs. Ground in general has more need than express. UPS has known this forever. Express was built on speed but at a price. Example: A large customer has recently moved a ton of volume from Ground to Smart Post, solely because of price as the delivery times still fit their needs. So one can say there is a conspiracy against Ground delivery people as Fedex wants customers to use Smart Post instead. The thing is the service is satisfactory enough and it is driven by the shipper to want to save the extra buck or two, so Fedex abides, its one of their services for shippers to pick. There is no conspiracy, your shippers are dictating what they want to do and a lot of it is based around $$$, surprise. [B]Do not dismiss Regionals. Shippers are also making UPS/Fedex act like regionals. In cost competitiveness and with all their regional hubs. Overnight Ground to 90% of the population in the US exists. Companies with many warehouses are doing this. Some are even dabbling in Same Day Ground, something Express cannot do. It's a new world. Change sucks....[/B] [/QUOTE]
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