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<blockquote data-quote="MrFedEx" data-source="post: 1678778" data-attributes="member: 12508"><p>I think we've all been hearing variations of this for years now. What I know is happening is that Express profits are getting slammed by all of the turnover and accidents. Their "answer" is to buy cheaper toilet paper, find cheaper gas etc. I <strong>always</strong> get the most expensive gas I can find, although we are limited to a list of providers we can use.</p><p></p><p>Fred can spend hundreds of millions on new airplanes and trucks that are more fuel efficient, but he can't stem the incredible number of people walking away, the increasing overall inefficiency of operations, and customer dissatisfaction with crappy service from poor quality employees. The fuel he saves by operating new Boeings can't offset the costs I just mentioned, and he still has to pay for them. Oh, and because the newer fleet actually has less lift, we leave freight behind...a lot. The TNT acquisition will be even more expensive than it would appear because TNT has to divest itself of it's aircraft fleet as a condition of the sale. That means Fred will be spending even more on new planes. The extensive TNT ground network is the real reason Fred bought them, and good luck on trying the contractor model in Europe.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Too bad, Fred. Good luck on making Express more profitable by increasing the pressure and instituting more takeaways.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MrFedEx, post: 1678778, member: 12508"] I think we've all been hearing variations of this for years now. What I know is happening is that Express profits are getting slammed by all of the turnover and accidents. Their "answer" is to buy cheaper toilet paper, find cheaper gas etc. I [B]always[/B] get the most expensive gas I can find, although we are limited to a list of providers we can use. Fred can spend hundreds of millions on new airplanes and trucks that are more fuel efficient, but he can't stem the incredible number of people walking away, the increasing overall inefficiency of operations, and customer dissatisfaction with crappy service from poor quality employees. The fuel he saves by operating new Boeings can't offset the costs I just mentioned, and he still has to pay for them. Oh, and because the newer fleet actually has less lift, we leave freight behind...a lot. The TNT acquisition will be even more expensive than it would appear because TNT has to divest itself of it's aircraft fleet as a condition of the sale. That means Fred will be spending even more on new planes. The extensive TNT ground network is the real reason Fred bought them, and good luck on trying the contractor model in Europe. Too bad, Fred. Good luck on making Express more profitable by increasing the pressure and instituting more takeaways. [/QUOTE]
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