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<blockquote data-quote="MrFedEx" data-source="post: 897187" data-attributes="member: 12508"><p>I stayed up late last night and did some research on accidents involving FedEx. The vast majority of the bad ones involved Ground vehicles, especially tractor-trailers, but also local delivery vehicles. But there were also a lot of accidents involving Express, including several fatals where the courier was clearly at fault (e.g. running a light).</p><p></p><p>One has to wonder if the productivity push is also happening at Ground, which wouldn't be surprising given the Express-style management in the terminals. If and when the E2/XS changeover happens, FedEx management is going to want Express-level productivity as well. </p><p></p><p>I see safety violations every day, some of which are on the courier, not on the company. At my station, the managers have the cell numbers for most couriers and don't hesitate to call during the AA delivery cycle. Guess what? Couriers answer, even while they are driving,( a direct violation of policy) because they can't afford to lower SPH by pulling over. Yesterday, when I was leaving the building, I witnessed several people checking their PowerPads while driving, another violation. </p><p></p><p>Here's the deal. FedEx absolutely knows that they are pushing couriers to do more than is safely possible. This is especially true when there is late freight, a massive shipment of Apple products, Amazon etc. or during peak. If you know that your job is on the line or that you're going to get another OLCC for not making goal, maybe you are going to take that cell phone call while you are moving or look at the PowerPad. It's a risk that many will take, even if it's stupid. The same goes for speeding, trying to beat lights, and working through your break when you should be getting something to eat and getting out of the truck for awhile. Management expects you to do this is most locations, because they are under pressure from above to improve the numbers. My manager has actually told several couriers to be on "break" while they are returning to the station in traffic, and the couriers actually do it because they don't want the confrontation (and OLCC) for not making SPH.</p><p></p><p>Sooner or later, attorneys are going to see the pattern, and tag FedEx with more payouts. Eventually, the media will also get onboard when the number of accidents override FedEx's power as an advertiser. The general public just sees FedEx, and they can't distinguish between the opcos, which is completely understandable.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MrFedEx, post: 897187, member: 12508"] I stayed up late last night and did some research on accidents involving FedEx. The vast majority of the bad ones involved Ground vehicles, especially tractor-trailers, but also local delivery vehicles. But there were also a lot of accidents involving Express, including several fatals where the courier was clearly at fault (e.g. running a light). One has to wonder if the productivity push is also happening at Ground, which wouldn't be surprising given the Express-style management in the terminals. If and when the E2/XS changeover happens, FedEx management is going to want Express-level productivity as well. I see safety violations every day, some of which are on the courier, not on the company. At my station, the managers have the cell numbers for most couriers and don't hesitate to call during the AA delivery cycle. Guess what? Couriers answer, even while they are driving,( a direct violation of policy) because they can't afford to lower SPH by pulling over. Yesterday, when I was leaving the building, I witnessed several people checking their PowerPads while driving, another violation. Here's the deal. FedEx absolutely knows that they are pushing couriers to do more than is safely possible. This is especially true when there is late freight, a massive shipment of Apple products, Amazon etc. or during peak. If you know that your job is on the line or that you're going to get another OLCC for not making goal, maybe you are going to take that cell phone call while you are moving or look at the PowerPad. It's a risk that many will take, even if it's stupid. The same goes for speeding, trying to beat lights, and working through your break when you should be getting something to eat and getting out of the truck for awhile. Management expects you to do this is most locations, because they are under pressure from above to improve the numbers. My manager has actually told several couriers to be on "break" while they are returning to the station in traffic, and the couriers actually do it because they don't want the confrontation (and OLCC) for not making SPH. Sooner or later, attorneys are going to see the pattern, and tag FedEx with more payouts. Eventually, the media will also get onboard when the number of accidents override FedEx's power as an advertiser. The general public just sees FedEx, and they can't distinguish between the opcos, which is completely understandable. [/QUOTE]
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