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<blockquote data-quote="UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)" data-source="post: 730514" data-attributes="member: 12570"><p>You'd better be careful telling these tall tales as your nose may grow longer.<img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/FeltTip/wink.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":wink2:" title="Wink :wink2:" data-shortname=":wink2:" /></p><p> </p><p>The disparity in cost per package between our two companies is not nearly as great as you may think. Yes, we do carry much more volume, but our fixed costs per package, which include wages and benefits, are quite comparable to yours, so the difference in operatings costs are not that great. FedEx Ground is making strong gains and if they could ever get their act together on the service side would give us a run for our money. Express volume is up slightly but down from several years--I don't deliver nearly as much air as I used to. I think this recession has changed the thought process regarding shipping and level of service.</p><p> </p><p>UPS drivers at top rate will be just above $32/hr (plus benefits) by 2013. I would have to guess that there would be a $10/hr difference between our top rates. IMO a fair wage, with comparable benefits, would be $25/hr for FedEx and $30/hr for UPS. Why the difference? We do the same job but the production expectations are not comparable. </p><p> </p><p>It wouldn't surpise me at all to see FedEx Express change it's business model to more closely reflect that of the Ground folks.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="UpstateNYUPSer(Ret), post: 730514, member: 12570"] You'd better be careful telling these tall tales as your nose may grow longer.:wink2: The disparity in cost per package between our two companies is not nearly as great as you may think. Yes, we do carry much more volume, but our fixed costs per package, which include wages and benefits, are quite comparable to yours, so the difference in operatings costs are not that great. FedEx Ground is making strong gains and if they could ever get their act together on the service side would give us a run for our money. Express volume is up slightly but down from several years--I don't deliver nearly as much air as I used to. I think this recession has changed the thought process regarding shipping and level of service. UPS drivers at top rate will be just above $32/hr (plus benefits) by 2013. I would have to guess that there would be a $10/hr difference between our top rates. IMO a fair wage, with comparable benefits, would be $25/hr for FedEx and $30/hr for UPS. Why the difference? We do the same job but the production expectations are not comparable. It wouldn't surpise me at all to see FedEx Express change it's business model to more closely reflect that of the Ground folks. [/QUOTE]
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