Duh. That happens every year in this industry and retail as well. What is your point?And now, all those extra drivers are looking for a job. Awesome.
Duh. That happens every year in this industry and retail as well. What is your point?And now, all those extra drivers are looking for a job. Awesome.
Yes. We do it better, cheaper.Your operation doesn't have aircraft. That's a big difference.
No point. Just an honest observation.Duh. That happens every year in this industry and retail as well. What is your point?
Your operation doesn't have aircraft. That's a big difference.
Yes. We do it better, cheaper.
It would seem like Fed Ex is looking at the trucking industry as a whole and saying, "Heck, we could do that."
Way back when, trucking was a regulated industry. It paid very well and was very hard to get into.
Then some geniuses decided that trucking needed to be deregulated and it was. Thanks to deregulation, rates were cut and they were cut at the expense of driver pay. In real dollars, OTR drivers have lost money since the late 80's. In 1988, I used to haul hay for some local farmers. I was paid $2/loaded mile. Fast forward to 2012 and I can have the same hay hauled for darn near the same money including FSC and someone would tell me they were well paid for that.
Fred is a smart student of history. He knows there is always someone around that will do it cheaper. As long as he pays just a little bit more than what a retail mallrat makes, he will have people standing in line to drive. There is nothing anyone can do about it because he has made it legislatively impossible for the people he is hurting the most, to do anything about it.
You can say it will not work all day long, but Schneider National, Werner Enterprises, Swift and a host of others are managing to make money in spite of 100-125% driver turnover. That kind of turnover is going to make it easier for UPS to pick up some accounts, but there will always be shippers that care about price over everything. It would appear that is who Fred wants to appeal to.
It is a sucky truth, but there you go.
And now, all those extra drivers are looking for a job. Awesome.
i'll still probably hang around with 1-2 contractors that paid me well in the past, but i'm done bending over for no pay for doing the other parts of the job for free...
Hey, you right!! I drive beeg reeg just like back home in Buttphukistan. Back home I get only 30 dreknars a month but heer I make BIG money drive for FedEx Ground. I work many hours for free and not use log book like supposed to but it all OK if not get caught. To save time, me and Hregnish cut big hole in bottom of traktor so we can take big dump or pee and not stop!!
The thing is, the big companies convinced Congress that OTR driving is a training option for people laid off from other industries. That means that a laid off employee can use Federal retraining money to get CDL training.
Look at how wages and work conditions have changed at any deregulated industry and you will see the future of Fed Ex. Fred is looking to eventually shed pensions as well as slashing payroll.
And when he does, he will dress it up with the use of contractors.Agreed. I see all benefits eventually going away.
Didn't stop people from shipping up 'til the 24th......and the cutoff time was not Dec 22 like it was for Express. Nice to have the last shipment cutoff some 4 or 5 days before Christmas.
I know you are bitter, and I know you are trying to be funny, but when you do this you only come off as an elitist ass. Quite surprising as well considering how quick you were to defend a gentleman out west with a thick Russian accent who was fired by a Ground contractor. Yet here you are insulting, degrading, and bigoted. Why?Hey, you right!! I drive beeg reeg just like back home in Buttphukistan. Back home I get only 30 dreknars a month but heer I make BIG money drive for FedEx Ground. I work many hours for free and not use log book like supposed to but it all OK if not get caught. To save time, me and Hregnish cut big hole in bottom of traktor so we can take big dump or pee and not stop!!
I know you are bitter, and I know you are trying to be funny, but when you do this you only come off as an elitist ass. Quite surprising as well considering how quick you were to defend a gentleman out west with a thick Russian accent who was fired by a Ground contractor. Yet here you are insulting, degrading, and bigoted. Why?
How are they being taken advantage of? They are all legal immigrants. They get paid at least minimum wage. They are covered under workers compensation. And they have the option to leave... Just like you do.
Hey, you right!! I drive beeg reeg just like back home in Buttphukistan.
Yet here you are insulting, degrading, and bigoted. Why?