FedEx Ground Barriers to Success…A Serious Matter.

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What do the FedEx Ground drivers think about this article? Accurate? What's not accurate?

FedEx Ground Barriers to Success…A Serious Matter.

In recent weeks, there has been a plethora of articles posted on UPS and FedEx going in different directions, with UPS reporting top-notch Q3 earnings and FedEx Ground floundering. A recent analysis on FedEx Ground from Seeking Alpha suggests that FedEx Ground is suffering from Post-COVID operation

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"In recent weeks, there has been a plethora of articles posted on UPS and FedEx going in different directions, with UPS reporting top-notch Q3 earnings and FedEx Ground floundering. A recent analysis on FedEx Ground from Seeking Alpha suggests that FedEx Ground is suffering from Post-COVID operational Inefficiencies. However, the problems at FedEx Ground may be more numerous than being reported and the capacity/labor issues may be more severe than being suggested."

 

[burrheadd]

@It will be fine
Where ya at on this

 

[ExizFed]

I would chime in but no longer with Ground.

 

[IVE GOTTA PACKAGE 4U]

What do the FedEx Ground drivers think about this article? Accurate? What's not accurate?

FedEx Ground Barriers to Success…A Serious Matter.

In recent weeks, there has been a plethora of articles posted on UPS and FedEx going in different directions, with UPS reporting top-notch Q3 earnings and FedEx Ground floundering. A recent analysis on FedEx Ground from Seeking Alpha suggests that FedEx Ground is suffering from Post-COVID operation

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"In recent weeks, there has been a plethora of articles posted on UPS and FedEx going in different directions, with UPS reporting top-notch Q3 earnings and FedEx Ground floundering. A recent analysis on FedEx Ground from Seeking Alpha suggests that FedEx Ground is suffering from Post-COVID operational Inefficiencies. However, the problems at FedEx Ground may be more numerous than being reported and the capacity/labor issues may be more severe than being suggested."

FedEx ground has been running helpers all year round and they have been working all their drivers 6 to 7 days a week with barely a day off and not making a lot of money.

 

[Serf]

FedEx ground has been running helpers all year round and they have been working all their drivers 6 to 7 days a week with barely a day off and not making a lot of money.

“A Race to the Bottom.”
Think about it, you have to work 60-70 hrs a week as a driver to earn a living. And the company comes back with a; “profits aren’t what they should be.” Hah….

 

[IVE GOTTA PACKAGE 4U]

“A Race to the Bottom.”
Think about it, you have to work 60-70 hrs a week as a driver to earn a living. And the company comes back with a; “profits aren’t what they should be.” Hah….

That's why UPS drops some of its shippers. If they are not making a certain amount of money they don't want the business

 

[bbsam]

What do the FedEx Ground drivers think about this article? Accurate? What's not accurate?

FedEx Ground Barriers to Success…A Serious Matter.

In recent weeks, there has been a plethora of articles posted on UPS and FedEx going in different directions, with UPS reporting top-notch Q3 earnings and FedEx Ground floundering. A recent analysis on FedEx Ground from Seeking Alpha suggests that FedEx Ground is suffering from Post-COVID operation

www.linkedin.com

"In recent weeks, there has been a plethora of articles posted on UPS and FedEx going in different directions, with UPS reporting top-notch Q3 earnings and FedEx Ground floundering. A recent analysis on FedEx Ground from Seeking Alpha suggests that FedEx Ground is suffering from Post-COVID operational Inefficiencies. However, the problems at FedEx Ground may be more numerous than being reported and the capacity/labor issues may be more severe than being suggested."

Incredibly accurate.

True story. A contractor in our building walked away from his contract in another building. Management there started threatening that they were at the point where they could take his contact. Finally he shrugged and said, “How’s 5pm tomorrow night sound?”

Lol. Talk about management squirming. But the guy was serious. He owned it as an investment and the investment wasn’t paying off. It’s going to continue to happen.

And yeah. What did Fedex make last quarter? $2 billion? And stock dropped because it didn’t meet forecast? Lol. Yeah. Whatever.

 

[bbsam]

That's why UPS drops some of its shippers. If they are not making a certain amount of money they don't want the business

But not Amazon?

 

[IVE GOTTA PACKAGE 4U]

But not Amazon?

That one I do not understand.

 

[bbsam]

That one I do not understand.

Me neither. Never have. Generally I think UPS is brilliantly managed. Brutally and ruthlessly but brilliantly.

Remaining loyal to Amazon is none of the above.

 

[IVE GOTTA PACKAGE 4U]

Me neither. Never have. Generally I think UPS is brilliantly managed. Brutally and ruthlessly but brilliantly.

Remaining loyal to Amazon is none of the above.

Maybe it's because of cash flow? Or maybe because of stop density?

 

[Working4the1%]

I would chime in but no longer with Ground.

Can only go up from here

 

[DriverNerd]

And yeah. What did Fedex make last quarter? $2 billion? And stock dropped because it didn’t meet forecast? Lol. Yeah. Whatever.

The whole stock vs income is some serious BS. Apple stock went down after they released their last quarter earnings which were......20 BILLION DOLLARS.

 

[Fred's Myth]

Everybody works for Wall Street.

 

[HedleyLamarr]

What happened to IWBF? I keep expecting another, "My business is amazing, no labor shortage here, this will be the easiest peak ever!!" post.

 

[Cactus]

What happened to IWBF? I keep expecting another, "My business is amazing, no labor shortage here, this will be the easiest peak ever!!" post.

With him you have to read between the lines. Easiest peak ever means for himself only. Sure is a great peak when you’re just laying on the couch playing video games, scratching your balls and drinking beer all day while the other guys do all the heavy lifting. It’d be funny if his crew all walked out at the same time.

 

[handlemypackage]

It will get to the point where Ground has to hire thousands of temps every year and keep maybe a couple hundred until they dip. Then rinse and repeat.

 

[Working4the1%]

It will get to the point where Ground has to hire thousands of temps every year and keep maybe a couple hundred until they dip. Then rinse and repeat.

Easier said then done when far easier and better paying temp available

 

[handlemypackage]

Easier said then done when far easier and better paying temp available

FedEx wouldn't be paying the temps at first. Keeping them after is the real issue. The Smartpost only hubs did this for years until their operations merged with Ground. Not it's an understaffed bloodbath

 

[bacha29]

What do the FedEx Ground drivers think about this article? Accurate? What's not accurate?

FedEx Ground Barriers to Success…A Serious Matter.

In recent weeks, there has been a plethora of articles posted on UPS and FedEx going in different directions, with UPS reporting top-notch Q3 earnings and FedEx Ground floundering. A recent analysis on FedEx Ground from Seeking Alpha suggests that FedEx Ground is suffering from Post-COVID operation

www.linkedin.com

"In recent weeks, there has been a plethora of articles posted on UPS and FedEx going in different directions, with UPS reporting top-notch Q3 earnings and FedEx Ground floundering. A recent analysis on FedEx Ground from Seeking Alpha suggests that FedEx Ground is suffering from Post-COVID operational Inefficiencies. However, the problems at FedEx Ground may be more numerous than being reported and the capacity/labor issues may be more severe than being suggested."

Simply reaffirms what some of us have known for quite some time. It's a poor setup to begin with. At the same time however Roadway knew the severe limitations that RPS had and operated within it's limited capabilities by staying strictly B to B.
When Fat Freddy got hold of it he tried to turn it into CHUPS. Which as you know stands for "Cheap UPS". Needless to say that it was only going to be a matter of time until you burn through your supply of cheap throwaway labor.
All the while the birth rate had been slowing combined with a growing unwillingness on the part of the smaller in number workforce to take labor intensive low paying service jobs. They wanted better more promising employment and set out to do what was necessary to become qualified for that better employment.

All the major carriers will bumble and stumble their way through another peak simply because shippers have no other options. The carrier who is best able to hold onto it's market share and find a way to best retain employees will come away just fine. The others? SOL.