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<blockquote data-quote="worldwide" data-source="post: 3002620" data-attributes="member: 2193"><p>Thinking about their customers? They are charging more for additional handling by $3 per package (UPS does not have this peak surcharge), oversize charge is an extra $25 per package (UPS charge is $24), and for unauthorized shipments by $300 per package (UPS charge is $249). Oversize packages make up 10% of FedEx Ground volume. UPS is charging for residential shipments during certain periods while FedEx is not, that is true. FedEx has a much lower percentage of residential packages in their system than UPS but a higher number of oversize and additional handling packages so they are simply putting in surcharges where it is beneficial to help them cover additional costs just as UPS is doing the same.</p><p></p><p>If you think FedEx is not thinking about their stockholders, you are mistaken. They are just better than UPS at spinning negative news and Fred S is the king of smoke & mirrors.</p><p></p><p>Apparently, however, some of their drivers were thinking of their customers (or maybe just themselves) when <a href="http://about.van.fedex.com/newsroom/global-english/fedex-freight-drivers-reject-teamsters-pennsylvania/" target="_blank">FedEx Freight drivers rejected the Teamsters </a>in Pennsylvania and <a href="http://about.van.fedex.com/newsroom/global-english/fedex-freight-drivers-vote-decertification-union/" target="_blank">voted to decertify in North Carolina</a>.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="worldwide, post: 3002620, member: 2193"] Thinking about their customers? They are charging more for additional handling by $3 per package (UPS does not have this peak surcharge), oversize charge is an extra $25 per package (UPS charge is $24), and for unauthorized shipments by $300 per package (UPS charge is $249). Oversize packages make up 10% of FedEx Ground volume. UPS is charging for residential shipments during certain periods while FedEx is not, that is true. FedEx has a much lower percentage of residential packages in their system than UPS but a higher number of oversize and additional handling packages so they are simply putting in surcharges where it is beneficial to help them cover additional costs just as UPS is doing the same. If you think FedEx is not thinking about their stockholders, you are mistaken. They are just better than UPS at spinning negative news and Fred S is the king of smoke & mirrors. Apparently, however, some of their drivers were thinking of their customers (or maybe just themselves) when [URL='http://about.van.fedex.com/newsroom/global-english/fedex-freight-drivers-reject-teamsters-pennsylvania/']FedEx Freight drivers rejected the Teamsters [/URL]in Pennsylvania and [URL='http://about.van.fedex.com/newsroom/global-english/fedex-freight-drivers-vote-decertification-union/']voted to decertify in North Carolina[/URL]. [/QUOTE]
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