I disagree,I started in 1988,you know what the rumor was back then ? That Express would offer Ground Service. We till this day can still handle everything Fedex Ground has without a hiccup. We are not why ? You and everyone else on this board knows why,so I will not even get into he details.
Without a hiccup? How the hell would you pull that off? I know the operation locally and couldn't even fathom how they would process the extra 9500 pieces per day let alone what vehicles they would load them in.
The hell would be,we cover less area then Ground Does the way UPS covers less area then Fedex does on routes,meaning it would add maybe 15-20 extra stops. As far as flying it,no way. We would have had the same Ground Network that is in place today. UPS does it,and Express could have done it,but the reason they did not, again we all know why. Profit and the Contractor Scam they have. No offense to the Ground guys but you are a little sensitive these days and act like you bought Express not the other way around.
No, not sensitive. We're gloating. We didn't buy you, but we are going to profit off you.
I like that WE bit. Just wait until Fred & Co. are done with Express and go looking for some fresh meat to throw under the bus. Could it be Ground contractors? Well.....good chance. All in good time.
They are under the assumption that they are untouchable,or they profit off of Express. Again we can swallow the whole Ground Network with out a burp. Let's not forget that the contractor scam is still working it's way in the Courts and not over yet. What happens if Fedex loses and Ground Contractors really are employees ? Who goes Ground Or Express ? Me thinks it will be Ground. Sad that when this happens I'll probably be a few years from retirement.
LTekk I don't know where to begin. I think you should peruse the forums for a while. You have rehashed the same tired old blather from years gone by. The contractor model has made its way through courts, won some lost some. When they lose, they transition to the ISP model. Legally speaking, it is a model that can be tweaked to fit any regulatory environment. There has not been a single legal challenge that has resulted in fedex using company drivers for Ground and I doubt you will ever see such a scenario.
