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<blockquote data-quote="bacha29" data-source="post: 5366587" data-attributes="member: 58386">Verizon wants to get out of the wired line business in the rural parts of my state. The state however won&#039;t permit it because their cell , mobile and internet service quality runs from unreliable to completely nonexistent . Sort of like FDX Ground. The problem guys with FDX Ground is that it&#039;s a damn poor setup to begin with . Dan Sullivan created an entity he called &quot;contractors&#039; to be somebody upon whom he could dump and much risk, liability and variable costs. In addition he expected him to haul it for nothing. Later on, Fat Freddy in order to try to stay one step ahead of the courts and the law created the multi route scale requirements which in addition to hauling his junk for nothing the contractor now had to go out and find somebody to work for nothing.The system was never designed to be what it is today. It could do a decent job provided that it stayed within the narrow market parameters it was designed for. It was NEVER designed to be a a multi market, multi services 7 day a week operation and they&#039;re starting to discover now that it will never be able to do all that. It&#039;s a system that is too fragile, too inconsistent&nbsp; too vulnerable and in too many markets.Last week CNBC had a discussion about truck transportation. The CEO&#039;s of the several trucking companies all said that their pricing power is now driven by&nbsp; their companies timeliness and reliability.Timeliness and reliability are likely places where Ground will continue to fall farther and farther behind and to think that despite those failings Fat Freddy expects it now to haul air box. Wonder if dementia is catching up with old Fat FreddyIn the meantime contractors should only do the minimum, don&#039;t be a hero in an effort to save a transportation network doomed to failure by means of it&#039;s own systematic deficiencies which remain unaddressed and unresolved.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="bacha29, post: 5366587, member: 58386"] Verizon wants to get out of the wired line business in the rural parts of my state. The state however won't permit it because their cell , mobile and internet service quality runs from unreliable to completely nonexistent . Sort of like FDX Ground. The problem guys with FDX Ground is that it's a damn poor setup to begin with . Dan Sullivan created an entity he called "contractors' to be somebody upon whom he could dump and much risk, liability and variable costs. In addition he expected him to haul it for nothing. Later on, Fat Freddy in order to try to stay one step ahead of the courts and the law created the multi route scale requirements which in addition to hauling his junk for nothing the contractor now had to go out and find somebody to work for nothing. The system was never designed to be what it is today. It could do a decent job provided that it stayed within the narrow market parameters it was designed for. It was NEVER designed to be a a multi market, multi services 7 day a week operation and they're starting to discover now that it will never be able to do all that. It's a system that is too fragile, too inconsistent too vulnerable and in too many markets. Last week CNBC had a discussion about truck transportation. The CEO's of the several trucking companies all said that their pricing power is now driven by their companies timeliness and reliability. Timeliness and reliability are likely places where Ground will continue to fall farther and farther behind and to think that despite those failings Fat Freddy expects it now to haul air box. Wonder if dementia is catching up with old Fat Freddy In the meantime contractors should only do the minimum, don't be a hero in an effort to save a transportation network doomed to failure by means of it's own systematic deficiencies which remain unaddressed and unresolved. [/QUOTE]

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