Fred sells big.

[Fixxxer]

They did fine without us last peak.

We delivered for them last peak did we not? I’m quite certain our station did

 

[59 Dano]

And lowers Express margins, higher margins being the Gospel for over 20 years.

Density improves Express margins and frees up capacity in the Ground network for increases in volume due to growth and the integration of SmartPost.

 

[MAKAVELI]

We delivered for them last peak did we not? I’m quite certain our station did

Your one of few. They moved most of their freight through the USPS last peak.

 

[MAKAVELI]

Density improves Express margins and frees up capacity in the Ground network for increases in volume due to growth and the integration of SmartPost.

Your going to have to back that up with actual numbers. They are delivering 6 days now and soon 7 days. I just don't see the volume increasing that much to justify taking volume from ground.

 

[MAKAVELI]

Density improves Express margins and frees up capacity in the Ground network for increases in volume due to growth and the integration of SmartPost.

It's a desperation move. Too bad you can't see the writing on the wall.
Amazon is going to deliver a blow to FedEx, which just lost $2 billion

 

[vantexan]

It's a desperation move. Too bad you can't see the writing on the wall.
Amazon is going to deliver a blow to FedEx, which just lost $2 billion

A big chunk of that was an accounting charge due to them buying a huge annuity from MetLife to jettison their old traditional pension plan. Given that they are having trouble I'm glad they did that. Much more confident in MetLife handling my pension than FedEx.

 

[59 Dano]

Your going to have to back that up with actual numbers. They are delivering 6 days now and soon 7 days. I just don't see the volume increasing that much to justify taking volume from ground.

Estimates are that the SmartPost freight will account for an approximate increase of 2 million packages a day, and then increase from there.

It's a desperation move. Too bad you can't see the writing on the wall.
Amazon is going to deliver a blow to FedEx, which just lost $2 billion

I read the same thing a few years ago when all delivery jobs were in immediate peril because of drones. It's amazing how we can all look around and see how ecommerce is growing at rates that no one anticipated and then determine that it's harmful to package delivery companies, LOL.

 

[MrFedEx]

It's a desperation move. Too bad you can't see the writing on the wall.
Amazon is going to deliver a blow to FedEx, which just lost $2 billion

Yep. Fredward is protecting himself. The lies about Amazon and the general lying of FDX will continue unabated.

Situation Normal. Expect the hourlies to pay the price and see those 10 "steps" get extended substantially.

Winning!!! Not.

 

[Jkloc420]

Yep. Fredward is protecting himself. The lies about Amazon and the general lying of FDX will continue unabated.

Situation Normal. Expect the hourlies to pay the price and see those 10 "steps" get extended substantially.

Winning!!! Not.

Can you get @IVE GOTTA PACKAGE 4U a job at fedex or not

 

[bacha29]

Finally a lucid comment from you. Ground was built by express, express employees paid that price for years.
Express is now poaching lower margin packages they built a ground empire around to gain higher margins on.
I smell a shell game scam. I don't know much about ground, do you guys offer guaranteed commit times, backed by refund?
Help me on this, I'm trying to learn something.

" Ground was built by Express"? Hahaha! If that's the case how come Fat Freddy had to buy RPS/Caliber with Fedex stock rather than cash? It's because he didn't have it. In fact i was told by Roadway middle management that Roadway was trying to get RPS back from Freddy and was seriously considering restarting RPS. Fedex needed RPS a whole lot more that it needed him. Why? Simple. Has and probably always will be a money maker.

 

[Operational needs]

We delivered for them last peak did we not? I’m quite certain our station did

I delivered plenty last Peak.

 

[vantexan]

" Ground was built by Express"? Hahaha! If that's the case how come Fat Freddy had to buy RPS/Caliber with Fedex stock rather than cash? It's because he didn't have it. In fact i was told by Roadway middle management that Roadway was trying to get RPS back from Freddy and was seriously considering restarting RPS. Fedex needed RPS a whole lot more that it needed him. Why? Simple. Has and probably always will be a money maker.

For more than a decade Express employees got anemic raises if they got one at all while their benefits were substantially reduced. Where did that money go? To keep profits up while spending on Ground infrastructure. That how Express built Ground. FedEx might have bought RPS but they didn't have the infrastructure Ground has today.

 

[Cactus]

It just seems they are throwing on the wall, seeing what sticks.

^^^ THIS ^^^

Remember, Fred hasn't had any good ideas in over 35 years.

 

[Cactus]

Density improves Express margins and frees up capacity in the Ground network for increases in volume due to growth and the integration of StupidPost.

Fixed it for you.

 

[bacha29]

For more than a decade Express employees got anemic raises if they got one at all while their benefits were substantially reduced. Where did that money go? To keep profits up while spending on Ground infrastructure. That how Express built Ground. FedEx might have bought RPS but they didn't have the infrastructure Ground has today.

Blaming Ground for your stagnant wages. LOL A little thing your forgetting here. The worst recession in 80 years which saw X stock fall to $33 a share. The problem with Express is that it's in a bad position. It's a needed service but a service that is becoming too expensive to operate. What is happening now is that there's too many carriers and not enough profitable freight. if there's a good thing about is that it might delay the entrance into the business by people like Maersk and XPO who have been long rumored to possible future entrants.

 

[MAKAVELI]

Blaming Ground for your stagnant wages. LOL A little thing your forgetting here. The worst recession in 80 years which saw X stock fall to $33 a share. The problem with Express is that it's in a bad position. It's a needed service but a service that is becoming too expensive to operate. What is happening now is that there's too many carriers and not enough profitable freight. if there's a good thing about is that it might delay the entrance into the business by people like Maersk and XPO who have been long rumored to possible future entrants.

They really have painted themselves in a corner keeping the two networks separate. The move of taking ground freight to fill the planes in my opinion is inching them closer to a combined Network like the UPS system.

 

[Fixxxer]

They really have painted themselves in a corner keeping the two networks separate. The move of taking ground freight to fill the planes in my opinion is inching them closer to a combined Network like the UPS system.

If they do that either everything will be run by contractors or we would unionize. Unfortunately my moneys on the contractor option.

 

[MAKAVELI]

If they do that either everything will be run by contractors or we would unionize. Unfortunately my moneys on the contractor option.

Unions are weak right now and this administration is making them even weaker. At this point with Amazon in the game they have to think about survival not about Unionization.

 

[vantexan]

Blaming Ground for your stagnant wages. LOL A little thing your forgetting here. The worst recession in 80 years which saw X stock fall to $33 a share. The problem with Express is that it's in a bad position. It's a needed service but a service that is becoming too expensive to operate. What is happening now is that there's too many carriers and not enough profitable freight. if there's a good thing about is that it might delay the entrance into the business by people like Maersk and XPO who have been long rumored to possible future entrants.

Our raises were minimal and our benefits started being stripped almost 10 years before the recession. And Ground was nowhere as developed as it is now. They held money from us to build Ground and keep profits up enough to keep shareholders happy.

 

[59 Dano]

They really have painted themselves in a corner keeping the two networks separate. The move of taking ground freight to fill the planes in my opinion is inching them closer to a combined Network like the UPS system.

Please. They aren't taking anything from Ground. They are offering the Express 2D service at Ground prices. Shippers will decide if any Ground freight goes to Express.