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<blockquote data-quote="barnyard" data-source="post: 873234" data-attributes="member: 13921"><p>I have skimmed most of this thread......</p><p></p><p>I read in interesting article in the Journal of Commerce (I think that was it, it is an industry mag) the other day. the had a listing of the top 100 trucking companies in the US. UPS is #1 and the magazine considers Fed Ex a trucking company and listed it as #2.</p><p></p><p>Interesting stats listed that richochet covered regarding reported revenues.</p><p></p><p>The most interesting thing though was the number of truck drivers both companies reportedly employ.</p><p>UPS = 101,889</p><p>Fed Ex = 119,532</p><p></p><p>Wow.</p><p></p><p>Again, richochet went over the package volumes and then questioned why FedEx is not more profitable even though it has roughly 50% of the labor cost.</p><p></p><p>When actually, if you divide labor cost by the piece, UPS comes out cheaper on a per piece basis.</p><p></p><p>What that tells me is that Fed Ex should be able to lay off a significant portion of their driver/package handler force if they were to merge ground and express.</p><p></p><p>I read the article a couple of weeks ago and was trying to figure out where it was relevant and why it mattered. This thread ties it all together for me.</p><p></p><p>Thanks to those that contributed substance to the discussion. Very interesting.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="barnyard, post: 873234, member: 13921"] I have skimmed most of this thread...... I read in interesting article in the Journal of Commerce (I think that was it, it is an industry mag) the other day. the had a listing of the top 100 trucking companies in the US. UPS is #1 and the magazine considers Fed Ex a trucking company and listed it as #2. Interesting stats listed that richochet covered regarding reported revenues. The most interesting thing though was the number of truck drivers both companies reportedly employ. UPS = 101,889 Fed Ex = 119,532 Wow. Again, richochet went over the package volumes and then questioned why FedEx is not more profitable even though it has roughly 50% of the labor cost. When actually, if you divide labor cost by the piece, UPS comes out cheaper on a per piece basis. What that tells me is that Fed Ex should be able to lay off a significant portion of their driver/package handler force if they were to merge ground and express. I read the article a couple of weeks ago and was trying to figure out where it was relevant and why it mattered. This thread ties it all together for me. Thanks to those that contributed substance to the discussion. Very interesting. [/QUOTE]
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