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Message: <blockquote data-quote="bbsam" data-source="post: 5374127" data-attributes="member: 22662">The downside for FedEx is that Patton is leading by example.  He’s done seminars in the past about supplementing settlement with contingency.  It’s a lucrative business that has literally made millionaires.  He’s stepping away from that lucrative side of the business.  In his words, it’s propping Ground up in ways that are detrimental to the long term health of the company.  He doesn’t tell others what to do but he’s got the entire networks attention.  Friday after Thanksgiving will be interesting.  He openly says that if things can’t be addressed with the company by then, his financial health will require the sitting of line haul and P&D operations. He’s actually guiding them kicking and screaming to where they should want to be with contractors.</blockquote>