More incompatibles coming?

[TooTechie]

Heard on the news this morning that Fedex ground is going to start charging not just based on overweight packages but large, long & irregular packages. Apparently they were only charging for overweights and not for irregs.

This is supposed to price them out on some larger packages so I wonder if we're going to start seeing more big stupid stuff.

 

[Future]

Heard on the news this morning that Fedex ground is going to start charging not just based on overweight packages but large, long & irregular packages. Apparently they were only charging for overweights and not for irregs.

This is supposed to price them out on some larger packages so I wonder if we're going to start seeing more big stupid stuff.

I think the big stupid stuff is already here,my resi pkgs are much bigger than my buisness stuff!

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

Ground is going to start charging dim weight.

We will not see a bump in volume as a result.

 

[Wally]

Pretty soon we will all be driving moving vans.

 

[TooTechie]

Ground is going to start charging dim weight.

We will not see a bump in volume as a result.

Why would you just dismiss the possibility that some shippers could move their shipping to us if the increase made our rates the more cost effective option?

 

[brownmonster]

We already have oversize, dim weight and additional handling charges. Sounds like fedex is playing catch up.

 

[Brownslave688]

I'm not sure I can take many more big boxes. I'm 6'2" 240 and had three boxes I could of napped in today.

On the flip side they sure filled up that p57 quick and made it look like I had more work than I did. Made those first stops of the day and the other 7 hours were smooth sailing.

 

[brown_2000]

I agree my pkgs are getting bigger but what's bad is the post office pkgs they started as smalls but are huge now I wish we had that work back we would have couple more routes in my center now!

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[Brownslave688]

I agree my pkgs are getting bigger but what's bad is the post office pkgs they started as smalls but are huge now I wish we had that work back we would have couple more routes in my center now!

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Uh did you read that contract you hopefully voted on?

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

Why would you just dismiss the possibility that some shippers could move their shipping to us if the increase made our rates the more cost effective option?

Because our rates will not be the more cost effective option.

 

[upschuck]

Because our rates will not be the more cost effective option.

Believe it or not, we beat the PO for anything over 5-10 lbs, or of any size. It is the small light boxes that they crush us on price.

 

[beentheredonethat]

Both FDX and UPS charges for Dim weight for pkgs over 3 cubic feet (for ground pkgs). The changes announced by FDX ground is that they will "dim out" pkgs under the 3 cubic foot threshold. Pkgs like diapers for example that are somewhat large but light will be charged additional rates. The question is if UPS follows suit and matches those rate increases, or if we do not and win over that new volume from FDX. This has nothing to do with irregs or what we consider Oversize packages.

 

[TooTechie]

Believe it or not, we beat the PO for anything over 5-10 lbs, or of any size. It is the small light boxes that they crush us on price.

When I used to buy and sell stuff online the break even point was 8lbs. Under 8 lbs usps ate our lunch.

 

[upschuck]

When I used to buy and sell stuff online the break even point was 8lbs. Under 8 lbs usps ate our lunch.

What about size? they don't like big stuff either.

 

[TooTechie]

The news story on the front page looks like people are saying we may also up our AH pricing to match them.

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-05-07/ups-may-follow-fedex-pricing-changes-for-revenue-gain.html